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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCouncil Actions 02-16-16ROANOKE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR SESSION FEBRUARY 16, 2016 2:00 P.M. CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER Call to Order - -Roll Call. Council Member Rosen was absent. The Invocation was delivered by Mayor David A. Bowers. The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America was led by Mayor David A. Bowers. Welcome. Mayor David A. Bowers. NOTICE: Today's Council meeting will be televised live and replayed on RVTV Channel 3 on Thursday, February 18 at 7:00 p.m., and Saturday, February 20 at 4:00 p.m.; and video streamed through CivicPlus at roanokeva.gov /councilmeetings. Council meetings are offered with closed captioning for the hearing impaired. ANNOUNCEMENTS: THE PUBLIC IS ADVISED THAT MEMBERS OF COUNCIL RECEIVE THE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA AND RELATED COMMUNICATIONS, REPORTS, ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS, ETC., ON THE THURSDAYPRIORTO THE COUNCIL MEETING TO PROVIDE SUFFICIENT TIME FOR REVIEW OF INFORMATION. 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ON THE SAME AGENDA ITEM, ONE TO FOUR SPEAKERS WILL BE ALLOTTED FIVE MINUTES EACH; HOWEVER, IF THERE ARE MORE THAN FOUR SPEAKERS, EACH SPEAKER WILL BE ALLOTTED THREE MINUTES. ANY PERSON WHO IS INTERESTED IN SERVING ON A CITY COUNCIL - APPOINTED AUTHORITY, BOARD, COMMISSION OR COMMITTEE MAY CONTACT THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE AT 853 -2541, OR ACCESS THE CITY'S HOMEPAGE TO COMPLETE AN ONLINE APPLICATION. THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROANOKE IS SEEKING APPLICATIONS FOR THE FOLLOWING CURRENT VACANCIES AND /OR UPCOMING EXPIRATIONS OF TERMS OF OFFICE: BUILDING AND FIRE CODE OF APPEALS /AT -LARGE - TWO VACANCIES TERM OF OFFICE ENDING JUNE 30, 2018 UNEXPIRED TERM OF OFFICE END JUNE 30, 2017 CITY OF ROANOKE FINANCE BOARD - ONE VACANCY UNEXPIRED TERM OF OFFICE ENDING JUNE 30, 2016 FAIR HOUSING BOARD — ONE VACANCY TERM OF OFFICE ENDING MARCH 31, 2019 PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD — ONE VACANCY UNEXPIRED TERM OF OFFICE ENDING MARCH 31, 2017 ROANOKE VALLEY - ALLEGHANY REGIONAL COMMISSION ONE VACANCY UNEXPIRED TERM OF OFFICE ENDING JUNE 30, 2018 HOTEL ROANOKE AND CONFERENCE CENTER COMMISSION ONE VACANCY FOUR -YEAR TERM OF OFFICE ENDING APRIL 12, 2020 EXPIRATION OF THE THREE -YEAR TERMS OF OFFICE OF SUZANNE P. MOORE AND ANNETTE LEWIS AS TRUSTEES OF THE ROANOKE CITY SCHOOL BOARD ENDING JUNE 30, 2016. TRUSTEE MOORE IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR REAPPOINTMENT. DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS IS THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 2016. APPLICATIONS, QUESTIONS AND /OR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT CITY CLERK'S OFFICE AT 853 -2541. 2. PRESENTATIONS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: A Proclamation honoring the 284'" birthday of the first President ofthe United States of America, George Washington on Monday, February 22, 2016. Mayor Bowers presented a ceremonial copy of proclamation to Phil Sheridan, First Vice President; and Al Linton, Secretary, Fincastle Resolutions Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution; and Dr. M. Rupert Cutler, Preston Memorial Committee Co- Chairman. A resolution memorializing the late Alphonzo L. Holland, Sr. Adopted Resolution No. 40433 - 021616 (6 -0) A resolution paying tribute to Police Chief Christopher Perkins. Adopted Resolution No. 40434-021616 (6-0). The Mayor presented a ceremonial copy of resolution and Key to the City to Chief Perkins. 3. HEARING OF CITIZENS UPON PUBLIC MATTERS: CITY COUNCIL SETS THIS TIME AS A PRIORITY FOR CITIZENS TO BE HEARD. ALL MATTERS WILL BE REFERRED TO THE CITY MANAGER FOR RESPONSE, RECOMMENDATION OR REPORT TO COUNCIL, AS HE MAY DEEM APPROPRIATE. Chris Craft, President, Wildwood Civic League, appeared before Council to request amenities in East Gate Park. 4. CONSENT AGENDA: (APPROVED 6 -0) ALL MATTERS LISTED UNDER THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE BY THE MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL AND WILL BE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION. THERE WILL BE NO SEPARATE DISCUSSION OF THE ITEMS. IF DISCUSSION IS DESIRED, THE ITEM WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA AND CONSIDERED SEPARATELY. Mayor called attention to three requests for Closed Meeting and an additional request for a Closed Meeting from the City Attorney. C -1 A communication from Mayor David A. Bowers requesting that Council convene in a Closed Meeting to discuss vacancies on certain authorities, boards, commissions and committees appointed by Council, pursuant to Section 2.2- 3711(A)(1), Code of Virginia (1950), as amended. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Concurred in the request. C -2 A communication fromthe City Manager requesting that the Council convene in a Closed Meeting to discuss the disposition of City -owned properties located at Jae Valley Road, Roanoke County, Virginia, bearing Roanoke County Official Tax Map Nos. 008900 -03 -2901 and 008900 -03 -2902, and adjacent to Back Creek, a tributary of the Roanoke River, where discussion in an open meeting would adversely affect the bargaining or negotiating strategy of the public body, pursuant to Section 2.2 -3711 (A)(3), Code of Virginia (1950), as amended. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Concurred in the request. C -3 A communication from the City Attorney requesting that Council schedule a public hearing for Monday, March 21, 2016, at 7:00 p.m., or as soon thereafteras a matter may be heard, with regard to the conveyance of a permanent sewer line easement and a temporary construction easement to the Western Virginia Water Authority. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Concurred in the request. C -4 Minutes of the regular meetings of City Council held on Monday, June 15, 2015; Monday, July 6, 2015; Monday, November 16, 2015; and the Special Session held on November 20, 2015. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Dispensed with the reading of the minutes and approve as recorded. C -5 A communication from the City Clerk advising that Jerry Smith has tendered his resignation as a City representative of the Roanoke Valley - Alleghany Regional Commission and as a member of the Building and Fire Code Board of Appeals, effective immediately. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Accepted the resignation and received and filed the communication. C -6 A communication from the City Attorney requesting thatthe Council convene in a Closed Meeting regarding consultation with the City Attorney and briefing by staff pertaining to actual litigation, where such consultation and briefing in open meeting would adversely affect the negotiating or litigating position of City Council. This request is made pursuant to Section 2.2- 3711.A.7, Code of Virginia (1950), as amended. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Concurred in the request. REGULAR AGENDA: 5. PUBLIC HEARINGS: NONE. 6. PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS: NONE. 7. REPORTS OF CITY OFFICERS AND COMMENTS OF CITY MANAGER: a. CITY MANAGER: BRIEFINGS: NONE. ITEMS RECOMMENDED FOR ACTION: Acceptance of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Title II Grant from the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services to be expended on the Roanoke City Public Schools to create and administer the Positive Alternatives to School Suspensions (PASS) Project. Adopted Resolution No. 40435-021616 and Budget Ordinance No. 40436. 021616.(6 -0)5 2. Acceptance from the Department of Criminal Justice Services, the 2016 Violence Against Women Act (V -STOP) Grant to employ the Police Department's full -time non -sworn Domestic Violence Specialist. Adopted Resolution No. 40437- 021616 and Budget Ordinance No. 40438 - 021616.(6 -0) 3. Appropriation of grant funds from the Environmental Protection Agency's National Clean Diesel Campaign for the City to purchase a propane powered box truck for use by the Transportation Division. Adopted Budget Ordinance No. 40439-021616. (6-0) 4. Appropriation of funding for tenant upfit and furniture, fixtures and equipment in connection with relocation of the General Registrar's Office to 317 Kimball Avenue, S. W. Adopted Budget Ordinance No. 40440 - 021616. (5 -1, with Mayor Bowers voting no). 5. Appropriation of Fleet Management Fund Retained Earnings for replacement of a ladder truck in the Fire -EMS Department. Adopted Budget Ordinance No. 40441 - 021616. (6 -0) 6. Authorization to issue and execute additional amendments to the City's Contract with Mattern & Craig, Inc., for additional professional services for the second year of the City's Transportation Structures Inspection Program 2014 — 2018. Adopted Resolution No. 40442-021616. (6-0) 7. Authorization to execute Amendment No. 4 with CONMED, Inc., for additional medical services for care of inmates housed at the City Jail, retroactive to July 1, 2015. Adopted Resolution No. 40443- 021616 and Budget Ordinance No. 40444- 021616.(6 -0) 8. Execution of an Amended and Restated New River Valley Commerce Park Participation and Revenue Sharing Agreement to reflect changes in the Commerce Park Project and to address other related provisions. Adopted Ordinance No. 40445- 021616(6 -0) 9. Execution of a regional agreement among and between the City of Roanoke, the County of Roanoke, and the City of Salem, jurisdictions to open a Regional Collision Reporting Center. Adopted Ordinance No. 40446-021616. (6-0) COMMENTS OF CITY MANAGER. The City Manager commented on the following items: • Deputy Chief Tim Jones will serve as Acting Police Chief, effective March 1, 2016. • The City will conduct a national search for anew police chief. Reception for Police Chief Chris Perkins • Friday, February 26 from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., in the Municipal North Lobbyto honor Chief Perkins. • Chris began working for the Roanoke Police Department in 1992, and his service has been an asset to our city and its leaders. • As Police Chief, he was one of my first hires when I arrived in Roanoke and I couldn't be more proud of the work he's done for our citizens. • He has initiated new methods and programs to make our city a safe place, and his efforts will have a lasting impact on not only the Police Department, but our entire city. • City Council and the public are invited to the reception to thank the Chief for his service and in wishing him well. George Takei Coming to Roanoke • Actor George Takei has accepted an invitation from Roanoke City Council and Local Colors of Western Virginia to come to Roanoke on May 4, 2016. • We are calling it "An Evening with George Taker On Inclusion and Diversity." • Mr. Takei will share remarks about his personal experience as a Japanese - American held in American internment camps with his family in World War II. • Admission to the event will be free and open to the public, but tickets will be required for entrance. • Staff is working with Local Colors to iron out details. • More information will be shared as the event date nears, so stay tuned.Voter Precincts Changes • The City of Roanoke has recently realigned its 32 precincts into 21 precincts. Many voters will now be voting in a different location than they have in previous elections. • New voter notices were sent in the mail to every registered voter in the city. • Each notice contains important precinct information and voting location with a map. If your address of record is not up to date, you may not receive this important notice. • To verify or to update your voter registration information, go to www.elections.virginia.gov, or call the Office of Voter Registration and Elections at 853 -2281. • The City of Roanoke will have four elections this year. Please take the time to review and update your voter registration information. 8. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES: A report of the Roanoke City School Board requesting appropriation of funds for various educational programs; and a report of the Director of Finance recommending that Council concur in the request. Donna Caldwell, Director of Accounting, Spokesperson. Adopted Budget Ordinance No. 40447 - 021616. (6 -0) 9. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: NONE. 10. INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS: a. A resolution honoring Frank Beamer, Virginia Tech Football Coach. Adopted Resolution No. 40448-021616. (6-0) 11. MOTIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS: a. Inquiries and /or comments by the Mayor and Members of City Council. Council Member Bestpitch made a motion to authorize Rob Catron, Legislative Liaison for the City, to represent the interest of the City in opposing legislation to (i) preempt local ordinances that regulate homestays or Air BnB operations; and (ii) exempt property of railroad corporations from stormwater utility fees assessed on all property owners within a locality. The motion was seconded by Council Member Ferris and adopted. b. Vacancies on certain authorities, boards, commissions and committees appointed by Council. NONE. 12. RECESSED - 3:50 P.M. 13. RECONVENED -4:37 P.M. CERTIFICATION OF CLOSED MEETING. (6 -0) 14. ADJOURNED - 4:37 P.M. INASMUCH AS THERE BEING NO PUBLIC HEARINGS SCHEDULED TO COME BEFORE THE COUNCIL, THE 7:00 P.M. MEETING WAS CANCELLED. February 16, 2016 The Honorable Mayor and Members of the Roanoke City Council Roanoke, Virginia Dear Mayor Bowers and Members of Council: Council Members William D. Bestpiteh Raphael R. "Ray" Ferris Sherman P Lea Anita J. Price Court G. Rosen David B. Trinkle This is to advise you that I will not be present at the 2:00 p.m. session of Council on Tuesday, February 16, 2016, inasmuch as I am out of town attending meetings of the Commonwealth Transportation Board. Best wishes for a successful meeting. Sincerely, 40WA401"'— Court G. Rosen Council Member CGR/ctw CITY OF ROANOKE CITY COUNCIL 2 15 Church Avenue, S W. '+w Nncl C.Tyl Wror,al Buildin, Suite 456 ” .._.l. Roanoke, Virginia 24011 -1536 5,. _ „/� _l Telephone (540)853-2541 DANIDA.BOWERS Fax: (540) 853 -1145 Ylav February 16, 2016 The Honorable Mayor and Members of the Roanoke City Council Roanoke, Virginia Dear Mayor Bowers and Members of Council: Council Members William D. Bestpiteh Raphael R. "Ray" Ferris Sherman P Lea Anita J. Price Court G. Rosen David B. Trinkle This is to advise you that I will not be present at the 2:00 p.m. session of Council on Tuesday, February 16, 2016, inasmuch as I am out of town attending meetings of the Commonwealth Transportation Board. Best wishes for a successful meeting. Sincerely, 40WA401"'— Court G. Rosen Council Member CGR/ctw Office of the Mayor CITY OF ROANOKE • REAS, George Washington bom on February 22, 1732, into a is planter family, he was educated and apprenticed with the lance and training in surveying, REAS, as a surveyor, Washington surveyed the Shenandoah lands d Fairfax and as a soldier, fought in the French and Indian War as a tissioned lieutenant colonel; .,REAS, from 1759 to the outbreak of the American Revolution, Washington managed his lands at Mount Vernon; served in the Virginia House of Burgesses, married Martha Dandridge Curtis, grew to believe that the British administration of the colonies to be unjust; and added his voice to the cause for American liberty; WHEREAS, when the Second Continental Congress assembled in Philadelphia in May 1775, as a delegate from Virginia, Washington was elected Commander in Chief of the Continental Army, took command of his ill- trained troops at Cambridge, Massachusetts, and embarked on a war that was to last eight grueling years; WHEREAS, finally in 1781 with the aid of French allies, Washington forced the surrender of General Lord Charles Cornwallis at Yorktown; WHEREAS, he was again called to service to preside over the Constitutional Convention at Philadelphia in 1787 and, when the new Constitution was ratified, was elected President; WHEREAS, on April 30, 1789, Washington, standing on the balcony of Federal Hall on Wall Street in New York, took his oath of office as the first President of the United States of America; WHEREAS, after two terms as President, Washington retired from public life, voluntarily relinquishing the Presidency and establishing the precedent for the peaceful transition of power in the fledgling American democracy; WHEREAS, the Revolutionary War hero, Henry Lee, would say of President George Washington that he was "first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen WHEREAS, the national organization Sons of the American Revolution, organized on the 100th anniversary of the inauguration of George Washington as our nation's first President, and its Roanoke -based unit, the Fincastle Resolutions Chapter, exist to keep alive their ancestors'story of patriotism and courage in the belief that the story of man's struggle against tyranny will continue to inspire and sustain succeeding generations in defending freedom; and WHEREAS, our nation celebrates the contributions of George Washington to the founding of our country on the third Monday of February. NOW, THEREFORE, 1, David A. Bowers, Mayor of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, do hereby recognize and celebrate the 284th birthday of President George Washington on February 22, 2016 throughout this great, six -time All- America City, as PRESIDENT GEORGE WASHINGTON DAY. GIVEN under our hands and seal of the City of Roanoke this sixteenth day of February in the year two thousand and sixteen. ATTEST. Stephanie M. Moon Reynolds City Clerk David A. Bowers Mayor Q STEPHANIE M. MOON REYNOLDS, MMC City Clerk CITY OF ROANOKE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK 215 Church Avenue, S. W., Room 456 Roanoke, Virginia 24011 -1536 Telephone: (540) 853 -2541 Fax: (540) 853-1145 E -mail rlerk @roanoke...... Sara Pettigrew Holland 3425 Kershaw Road, N. W. Roanoke, Virginia 24017 Ladies: February 18, 2016 CECELIA F. MCCOV Deputy City Clerk CECELIA C W EBB, CMC Assistant Deputy City Clerk Carrieoma Brooks 3801 Greenspring Avenue, N. W. Roanoke, Virginia 24017 I am enclosing ceremonial copies of Resolution No. 40433- 021616 memorializing the late Alphonzo L. Holland, Sr., 2003 Citizen of the Year and native of Roanoke. On behalf of the Mayor and Members of Roanoke City Council, I wish to express our sincerest condolences and deepest regret at the passing of your loved one, Alphonzo L. Holland, Sr., who has left an indelible legacy to Roanoke and its citizens. The abovereferenced measure was adopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke at a regular meeting held on Tuesday, February 16, 2016. Sincerely, 14", yn Stephanie M. Moon Re Ids� City Clerk Enclosure i Alphonzo L. Holland, Sr. IN THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROANOKE, VIRGINIA, The 16th day of February, 2016. No. 40433- 021616. A RESOLUTION memorializing the late Alphonzo LaSalle Holland, Sr., 2003 Citizen of the Year and a native of Roanoke. WHEREAS, the members of Council learned with sorrow of the passing of Mr. Holland on Saturday, December 12, 2015; WHEREAS, Mr. Holland graduated from Lucy Addison High School, attended Hampton Institute, and studied at La Salle University and the Philippines Golden State College; WHEREAS, Mr. Holland served in the U.S. Army, including tours of duty during World War 11 and the Korean War, and with his service in the Army Reserves until 1976, dedicated 30 years of service to his country; WHEREAS, Mr. Holland was employed by Norfolk and Western Railway in 1938 and, between tours of duty, worked as a freight handler, custodian, and assistant tariff supervisor until he retired in 1985, WHEREAS, Mr. Holland was a member of the Executive Board of the National D -Day Memorial Foundation, Central YMCA, WBRA -TV Advisory Committee, American Red Cross of Roanoke, Virginia Transportation Museum, National Council of Community Justice, Roanoke Valley Race Relations Committee, and Rebuilding Together With Christmas in April; WHEREAS, Mr. Holland was a member and past president of the Big Brothers /Big Sisters Organization; the League of Older Americans; the Roanoke Branch NAACP; past Regional Vice Chair, NAACP; and YMCA Family Center; WHEREAS, Mr. Holland volunteered his services to Lucy Addison Middle School and the Harrison Museum of African - American Culture and, as an active member of High Street Baptist Church, served as a member of its Board of Trustees for more than 50 years, its Brotherhood Ministry, and its Senior and Cathedral Choirs and Men's Chorus; WHEREAS, Mr. Holland was a life member of Delta No Alpha Transportation Fraternity, and was the first and only African- American to hold the office of president in this organization; WHEREAS, Mr. Holland was a member of the F &AAYM Masons, Sahara Desert; and a life member of VFW, American Legion Post 1444; WHEREAS, Mr. Holland was interested in making a better community for future generations of African - Americans and was known for working out discrimination issues between supervisors and employees, and for traveling to Selma, Alabama, to march for Civil Rights; WHEREAS, Mr. Holland was involved in the Norfolk & Western African - American Heritage Croup's efforts to publish "African American Railroad Workers of Roanoke: Oral Histories of the Norfolk & Western," a book documenting the oral histories of African- American railroad workers including Mr. Holland whose story is featured as Chapter 1; WHEREAS, Mr. Holland gave generously of his time and energy to make the Roanoke Valley a better place to live. THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Roanoke as follows: 1. City Council adopts this resolution as a means of recording its deepest regret and sorrow at the passing of Alphonzo LaSalle Holland, Sr., extending to his family its sincerest condolences, and recognizing the indelible legacy he left to Roanoke and his fellow citizens. Z The City Clerk is directed to forward an attested copy of this resolution to Mr. Holland's wife, Sara Pettigrew Holland, and his children Alphonzo, Jr., Carrieoma Brooks and Mary Ann Cummings all of Roanoke. APPROVED ATTEST: Stephanie Moon'Reyn lds, MMC City Clerk IN THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROANOKE, VIRGINIA, The 16th day of February, 2016. No, 40434 - 021616. A RESOLUTION paying tribute to Chief Christopher C. Perkins on the occasion of his retirement after 24 years of service with the City of Roanoke Police Department. WHEREAS, ChieJ Perkins, a native of Marion, Virginia, came to Roanoke in 1992 after receiving a Bachelor of Arts Degree with a major in Physical Anthropology from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee; WHEREAS, Chief Perkins began his career with the Roanoke Police Department as a Patrol Officer, was promoted to Sergeant in 2000 and served in Uniform Patrol, Accreditation, and Major Crimes; WHEREAS, Chief Perkins continued to ascend through the ranks of the Roanoke Police Department with promotions to Lieutenant in 2004, Captain in 2006, and Operations Deputy Chief in 2008; WHEREAS, Chief Perkins' achievements within the Roanoke Police Department culminated with his appointment as Chief of Police on October 13,2010; WHEREAS, during his tenure as Chief of Police, Chief Perkins reorganized the Roanoke Police Department and implemented the Geographic Policing 3.0 model, a more that decreased Part I violent crime by 53 %, property crime by 2396, and overall crime by 28 %; created a Citizen Advisory Board to the Chief ofPoliee; led the Roanoke Police Department through two perfect on -site assessments conducted by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc., in which the commission granted the Police Department Gold Standard Advanced Meritorious Accreditation; led the Police Academy to become the second independent municipal low enforcement training academy in the nation to achieve Public Safety Training Academy Accreditation through the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc; and increased the recruitment and promotion of female and minority officers; WHEREAS, Chief Perkins, as a graduate of many leadership training schools including the Professional Executive Leadership School, the National Criminal Justice Command College, the FBI National Academy, the Franklin Covey Diversity Centered Leadership training, and the FBI -LEEDA Executive Leadership Institute, utilized his additional training to lead the Roanoke Police Department in unparalleled service to the City; WHEREAS, Chief Perkins is the author of articles for international law enforcement publications; has received numerous departmental awards and recognitions throughout his career; and has received several awards from various organizations in his community, including the Roanoke Southern Christian Leadership Conference 2012 Community Service Award, the 2012 VFWNational Law Enforcement Public Servant Citation and Law Enforcement Award, and the 2014 Total Action for Progress Providing Youth a Second Chance Award; WHEREAS, Chief Perkins has been recognized as leader in his profession by his peers as demonstrated by the many leadership positions he has held, including Member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police Investigative Operations Committee, Vice President and President of the Blue Ridge Chiefs of Police Association, and Executive Board Member, Third Vice President, and Second Vice President of the Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police; WHEREAS, in addition to a Bachelor of Arts Degree, Chief Perkins holds a Master of Arts Degree, with a major in Interdisciplinary Studies from Hollins University, and a Graduate Certificate in Criminal Justice Education from the University of Virginia; WHEREAS, Chief Perkins is the husband of Lori Osborne Perkins and the proud father of Toni Perkins; and WHEREAS, City Council wishes to recognize, applaud, and express its appreciation to Chief Perkins far his service to the citizens of Roanoke. BEITRESOL VED by the Council of the City of Roanoke that: L City Council recognizes, applauds, and expresses its appreciation to Christopher C. Perkins for his distinguished and exemplary service to the City of Roanoke and its citizens over his 24 years with the Roanoke Police Department, including more than 5 years ofservice as Chief of Police. 2. City Council presents the key to the City in recognition of the extraordinary commitment Chief Perkins has made to our City and its citizens. 3. City Council wishes Chief Perkins continued success in his future endeavors and sends its best wishes and congratulations to his wife, Lori, and their daughter, Toni 4. City Council directs the City Clerk to provide Chief Perkins with a duly attested copy ofthis Resolution ATTEST: Stephanie Moon Reynolds, MMC City Clerk APPROVED David A. Bowers Mayor CITY OF ROANOKE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR � 315 CHURCH AVENUE, S.W,SUITE 452 ROANOKE, VIRGINIA 24011 -1594 TFITPHONO'. (040) 8512444 FAX 640)853.1145 DAVIDA. BOWERS M."., February 16, 2016 The Honorable Vice -Mayor David B. Trinkle and Members of the Roanoke City Council Roanoke, Virginia Dear Vice -Mayor Trinkle and Members of Council: This is to request a Closed Meeting to discuss vacancies on certain authorities, boards, commissions and committees appointed by Council, pursuant to Section 2.2- 3711(A)(1), Code of Virginia (1950), as amended. Sincerely, David A. Bowers Mayor Meeting: February 16, 2016 Subject: Request for Closed Meeting This is to request that City Council convene a closed meeting to discuss the disposition of City -owned properties fronting along Jae Valley Road (State Route 1 16), Roanoke County Official Tax Map Nos. 008900 -03 -2901 and 008900 -03- 2902, and adjacent to Back Creek, a tributary of the Roanoke River, in Roanoke County, where discussion in an open meeting would adversely affect the bargaining position or negotiating strategy of the public body, pursuant to §2.2- 3711.A.3, Code of Virginia (1950), as amended. 0 " /__' - 46-- _ - - - -- Christopher P. Morrill City Manager Distribution: Council Appointed Officers Brian Townsend, Assistant City Manager for Community Development Wayne Bowers, Director, Economic Development CITY OF ROANOKE OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY 464 Mt JN ICIPAL BUII -DING 215 C1 LURCH AVENUE, SW ROANOKE, VIRGINIA 240 11 -1 59 5 Daniel J. Callaghan City Attorney The Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council Roanoke, Virginia TELEPHONE 540.853 -2471 FAX 540. 853 -1221 EMAIL: ,mm,(@roa.... .Poe February 16, 2016 Timothy R. Spencer Steven J. Talevi David L. Collins Heather P. Ferguson Laura M. Curial Assistant City Attorneys Re: Authorization for Scheduling and Advertisement for a Public Hearing for Conveyance of Permanent Sewer Line Easement and Temporary Construction Easement to the Western Virginia Water Authority Across Roanoke Official Tax Map No. 1040202, Dear Mayor Bowers and Members of Council: BACKGROUND: The Western Virginia Water Authority ( "Authority ") has requested the City of Roanoke convey a permanent sewer line easement and a temporary construction easement to the Authority across City owned real estate designated as Roanoke Official Tax Map No. 1040202. Both casements are approximately 20' in width and collectively comprise approximately 15,600 square feet. The purpose of the casements are for the installation, maintenance, and operation of a sewer line to relocate an existing 8" sewer main that will be impacted by the Franklin Road bridge replacement, and to connect such sewer main to the existing sewer main located on the property. A public hearing is required pursuant to Section 15.2 -1800 of the Code of Virginia before City Council may authorize the conveyance of such easements. RECOMMENDATION: Authorize the City Manager to schedule a public hearing in Council Chamber for Monday, March 21, 2016, at 7:00 p.m., or at such time as the matter may be heard, or at such later date and time as the City Manager may determine, regarding the proposed conveyance of the permanent sewer line easement and temporary construction easement to the Western Virginia Water Authority. Sincerely, Daniel J. Ca an City Attorney DJC /lsc o.'s, a, e,,. a,, D. earn n, Considcmlan WA, see exemption belosc IIsla-11l 111 .. bol ,2,011 na,,,,ar .mu rznwamsumI also, ,m.10 1 Ta.0 Mar No 104020_ F,eri,r claimed_ Grantee is -san, form recordation weu and fees pursuant to Section 58.1- 811(A)(3) and u )(5) ord, Code at A5ryinia (1950), as amended. THIS EASEMENT AGREEMENT is made this day of 2016, by and between the CITY OF ROANOKE, VIRGINIA, a political subdivision of the Commons,cabli of Virginia ( "Grantor "), and the WESTERN VIRGINIA WATER AUTHORITY, a water and scwer authority created pursuant to Chapter 51 of Title 152 of the Code of V imimi i (1950), as amended ( "Granted') WI'fNESSETII - WHEREAS, the Grantor is the owner of real estate located in the City of Roanoke, Virginia, designated as Roanoke Official Tax Map No 1040202, known as 210 Reserve Ave SW, ( "Property'), WHEREAS, the Grantee desires to obtain o permanent sewerline casement and temporary construction easement over, under, and across the Property for the installation, maintenance, and operation of a scover line and conununication equipment, to relocate an existing S" sewer main that will be imputed by the Franklin Road Hridge replacement and connect such saver main to the existing sewer main located on the property, ("Project ") WHEREAS, Grantor desires to convey such casements to Grantor for such purposes underthe Icons and conditions contained herein, and NOW, THEREFORE, THAT FOR AND IN CONSIDERATION ofthe sum of OneDollar ($1.00), paid in hand at and with the execution and delivery of this Easement Agreement, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt, adequacy and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Grantor does hereby GRANT and CONVEY unto the Grantee it, successors .ad assigns, the following described casement, to -wit A new PERMANENT Twenty filet (20') RIGHT end SEWERLINE EASEMENT to construct, install, improve, operate, inspect, or, maintain, repair or replace a sewer line or lines, manholes, together with related improvements including slope(s), if applicable, together with the right of ingress and egress thereto from a public road, upon, over, under, and across those tracts or parcels of land belonging to the Grantor, acquired by decd dated March 15, 1941, and recorded in the Clerks Office for the Cil'con Court of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, as Deed Houk 1664, Page Number 54, and designated on the Land Records as Tax Map No 1040202 (the "Property ") The location of said casement is generally described on the exhibit tilted "Permanent 20 Sewerline Easement Being Granted to by City of Roanoke Weston Virginia Water Authority' attoched her to as "Exhibit A" dated December 25, 2015, prepared by the Western Virginia Water Authority, Engineering Services, and by this reference made a pan hereof, and more particularly described as being centered over the constructed sewer line or lines, TOGETHER WITH A TEN FOOT (10') TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMEN I; as mnher described on the attachad Exhibit A, for the purpose of construction and installation of the sewer line The tempuary construction onsairricat shall expire upon completion of the sewer line connection, at which time such interest shall amonmfieally raven to the Grantor and in no event shall the temporary construction easement continue bcynnd July 1 -2017 Page 1 of 3 The permanent sewer line easement and temporary construction easement are collectively referred to heroin as the "Essenent ' The Grantee agrees to restore and repair any actual damage to the Properly which may be caused by the construction, reconstruction, or maintenance of said Project except as hereinafter provided The Grantor agrees that the Grantee will not be expected to restore the Properly to the identical original condition, but rather as near thereto as is practicable to the cor itimh at the time the casement was granted, and that the Grantor will cooperate with the Grantee in effectuating such restoration. It is expressly agreed between the parties hereto Far the laterite and its agents shall have the right to inspect the Fasamenl heroin granted and to cut, clear, and remove all undergrowth, obstructions, or improvements lying within, upon, or adjacent to said Easement, that in any way endangers or interferes with the proper use of the seine. Thu Grantor covenants that no building or structure shall be erected upon or within the Easement herein granted or placed in such location as to render said Easement inaccessible. In the event that this covenant is violated, the Gmntee shall not be obligated to repeiu replace or otherwise be responsible for such improvements if damaged or removed. The Grantor acknowledges that the plans for the aforesaid Protect as tire, affect the Property have been fully explained to Grantor or Gu n ar's anthorned representative The fixtures, f ciline , lines, utilities, and any other tarpowenrems placed upon, under, or across the Property by the Grantee or its assigns and further grantees shall remain the properly of the Grantee or its assigns and further grantees- T he easement hcrcin granted is in addition to, and not in lieu of, any casement or right -of -way now in existence or which may be acquired in the future . The Grantor covenants and agrees for itself, and for it succe,ors. successors in title, executors, legal representaches and assigns that the considemdon aforemmnta ned and the covenants heroin shall be in lieu of any and all claims to compensation by reason of the location, construction, opeiLi tion, nhaintcnance, orrecrostruction efor within the Eascmmtit hcrcin granted To hmre and to hold unto the Grantee, its successors and assigns turnover Wit the following signature(s): GRANTOR: CITY OF ROANOKE, VIRGINIA, a political subdivision cfthe Commonwealth of Virginia By Title COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA COUNTY OF ROANOKE to wit: The foregoing instrunient was acknowledged before are this day of 20IB, by Christopher P, Morrill, the City Manager of the City of Roanoke, Virginia., for and nn behalfofthe City of Roanoke Nobly Public My Commission Expires: My Registration Number is Page 2 of 3 GRANTEE WESTERN VIRGINIA WATER ALIT[ ]OR II'Y By. Rohert Benninger Title: Dircctorofihozinccrice Services COMMONWEAL] H OF VIRGINIA CITY OF ROANOKE to wif The foregoing instrument was acknowledged befrsm me this _ day of 2016 by Robert Benninger, Director of Engineering Servic, for the Westem Virginia Water Authority, on behalf ofsaid comomtion. Grantee. Notary Poblic My Commission Expires: My Registration Number is Page 3 of 3 CITY OF ROANOKE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK 215 Church Avenue, S. W., Suite 456 Roanoke, Virginia 24011 -1536 Telephone: (540) 853 -2541 Fnx: (540) 853 -1145 STEPHANIE M. MOON REYNOLDS, MMC E-mail: rkrkeraanokeva.gov City Clerk February 16, 2016 The Honorable Mayor and Members of the Roanoke City Council Roanoke, Virginia Dear Mayor Bowers and Members of Council: CECF.LIA F. MCCOY Deputy City Clerk CECELIAT. WEBB, CMC A,skh.nt Deputy City Clerk This is to advise that Jerry Smith has tendered his resignation as a City representative of the Roanoke Valley - Alleghany Regional Commission and as a member of the Building and Fire Code Board of Appeals, effective immediately. Sincerely, r.T -"- Stephanie M. Moon Reynolds, MMC City Clerk Resignation Email 4Vr jsmith to: Daniel.Callaghan 02/05;201606:48 PM Cc: Stephanie.Moon History: This message has been replied to. Mr. Callaghan and Ms. Moon; I wish to resign effective immediately from the building and fire code board of appeals and the Roanoke allegreny regional commission. Regards Jerry Smith > On Feb 4, 2016, at 3:43 PM, Daniel.Callaghan @RoanokeVa.gov wrote: > Mr. Smith, • I am the Roanoke City Attorney. Stephanie Moon Reynolds, Roanoke City • Clerk, and I would like to meet with you at your earliest convenience. I • have tried to read you via telephone without success. Please call As • Moon Reynolds at 540.853.2541 or me at 540.853.5238 so that we can make an • appointment. > Thank you for attention to this matter. > Dan Callaghan > Roanoke City Attorney > 540.853.5238 �toF CITY OF ROANOKE c3' OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY 464 MUNICIPAL BUILDING 215 CHURCH AVENUE, SW ROANOKF, VIRGINIA 24011 -1595 Daniel J. Callaghan TELEPHONE 540.853 -2431 City Attorney FAX 540,353 -1221 EMAIL: cmnryC-)ro:mokeva.gov February 16, 2016 The Honorable David Bowers, Mayor and Members of City Council Roanoke, Virginia Re: Request for Closed Meeting Dear Mayor Bowers and Members of Council: Timothy R. Spencer Steven J. Talevi David L. Collins Heather P. Ferguson Laura M. Carini Assistant City Attorneys This letter is a request of the City Attorney for a closed meeting with City Council regarding consultation with the City Attorney and briefing by staff pertaining to actual litigation, where such consultation and briefing in open meeting would adversely affect the negotiating or litigating position of City Council. This request is made pursuant to Section 2.2 -3711. A.7, Code of Virginia (1950), as amended. Respectfully requested, Daniel allaghar City ttorney DJC /lsc 1> IN'FI IF' COUNCIL OP TI IP CITY 01: ROANOKE, VIRGINIA The 16th day of February, 2016. No. 40435- 021616. A RESOLUTION accepting the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Title II grant from the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services, and authorizing execution of any required documentation on behalf of the City. BE I I' RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Roanoke as follows: The City of Roanoke does hereby accept the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Title II grant from the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services in the amount of $73,408.00, with no local match from the City, for the term beginning January 1, 2016, to be expended on the Roanoke City Public Schools to create and administer the Positive Alternatives to School Suspension (PASS) Project, in accordance with all the terms, provisions and conditions relating to the receipt of such funds, as more particularly described in the City Council Agenda Report dated February 16, 2016. 2. The City Manager and the City Clerk are hereby authorized to execute, seal, and attest, respectively, the grant agreement and all necessary documents required to accept the grant, all such documents to be approved as to form by the City Attorney. 3. The City Manager is further directed to famish such additional information as may be required in connection with the City's acceptance of this grant. aJUVCniICIIISLICC& DClinq uenay Pre veil fion =doe TTEST: QQ City Clerk. IN THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROANOKE, VIRGINIA The 16th day of February, 2016. No. 40436 - 021616. AN ORDINANCE to appropriate funding from the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services forthe Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Grant, amending and reordaining certain sections of the 2015 -2016 Grant Fund Appropriations, and dispensing with the second reading by title of this ordinance. BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Roanoke that the following sections of the 2015 -2016 Grant Fund Appropriations be, and the same are hereby, amended and reordained to read and provide as follows: Appropriations Fees for Professional Services Administrative Supplies Expendable Equipment ( <$5,000) Program Activities Revenues Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention FY16 35- 630 - 5032 -2066 $ 2,891 35- 630 -5032 -2030 11,158 35- 630 -5032 -2035 2,358 35- 630 - 5032 -2066 57,001 35- 630 -5032 -5032 73,408 Pursuant to the provisions of Section 12 of the City Charter, the second reading of this ordinance by title is hereby dispensed with. ATTEST: WQn.�iv city aCITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT To: Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council Meeting: February 16, 2016 Subject: Acceptance and Appropriation of juvenile justice and Delinquency Prevention Title II Grant Funds for 2016. Background The Virginia Department of Criminal justice Services has awarded the City of Roanoke Federal funding from the juvenile justice and Delinquency Prevention Title II grant program. This funding will be used by Roanoke City Public Schools to create and administer the Positive Alternatives to School Suspension (PASS) Project. The amount of the grant is $73,408 for a one year term beginning January 1, 2016. The PASS Project provides interventions to prevent school discipline problems that can lead to school removals and early intervention with the juvenile justice system which contribute to the school -to- prison pipeline. Behavioral, social, and academic interventions are provided through restorative justice programming and supportive counseling targeted at Roanoke City Public Schools' most at -risk youth in grades six — eight. This Project provides academic and behavioral support to adolescents in a supportive and enriching environment with the ultimate goal of ensuring that school -aged youth "by- PASS" early law enforcement involvement and juvenile courts. Considerations: Roanoke City Public Schools has actively been engaged in activities to address the rates of school removals and associated law enforcement contacts. Across Virginia, often students are rapidly referred to law enforcement and the juvenile justice system with little or no process for interventions beforehand. This occurs frequently for students with behavioral, psychological, and academic challenges. The PASS Project seeks to divert juveniles from the juvenile justice system through a process of interventions before disciplinary issues require court or law enforcement attention. Recommended Action: Adopt a resolution accepting the juvenile justice and Delinquency Prevention Title II Grant funding from the Virginia Department of Criminal justice Services Grant # 16- A3230jjl 3 for the Positive Alternatives to School Suspensions (PASS) Project. Authorize the City Manager to execute any forms required by the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services in order to accept these funds; such documents to be approved as to form by the City Attorney. Adopt the accompanying budget ordinance to establish a revenue estimate for Federal grant funds of $73,408 and appropriate funding in the amount of $73,408 into expenditure accounts to be established by the Director of Finance. Christopher P. Morrill City Manager Distribution: Council Appointed Officers Brian Townsend, Assistant City Manager for Community Development Jane Conlin, Director of Human and Social Services Yolanda Conaway -Wood, Executive Director for Student Services, Roanoke City Public Schools James O'Hare, Youth Care Administrator IN I I IF COUNCIL OF Tlil? CITY OF ROANOKE, VIRGINIA The 16th day of February, 2016. No. 40437 - 021616. A RESOLUTION authorizing acceptance of the 2016 V -STOP Grant made to the City of Roanoke by the V irginia Department ofCriminal Justice Services, and authorizing execution of any required documentation on behalf of the City. 13E IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Roanoke as follows: The City Manager is hereby authorized on behalf of the City to accept from the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Service, the 2016 V -STOP Grant in the amount of $28,193.00, with a required local match of $9,398.00, and an additional local match of $14,040.00, making the total funding $51,631.00, to employ the Police Department's full -time non -sworn Domestic Violence Specialist, as more particularly described in the City Council Agenda Report dated February 16, 2016. 2. The City Manager and the City Clerk are hereby authorized to execute, seal, and attest, respectively, the grant agreement and all necessary documents required to accept the grant, all such documents to be approved as to form by the City Attorney, 3. The City Manager is further directed to furnish such additional information as may be required in connection with the acceptance of the foregoing grant. R -V -STOP GRANT -2 -1fi.16 d.c ATTEST: City Clerk. 0 IN THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROANOKE, VIRGINIA The 16th day of February, 2016. No. 40438 - 021616. AN ORDINANCE to appropriate funding from the Commonwealth of Virginia for the Police Department Domestic Violence Program Grant ( VSTOP), amending and reordaining certain sections of the 2015 -2016 Grant Fund Appropriations, and dispensing with the second reading by title of this ordinance. BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Roanoke that the following sections of the 2015 -2016 Grant Fund Appropriations be, and the same are hereby, amended and reordained to read and provide as follows: Appropriations Regular Employee Salary 35- 640 - 3122 -1002 $ 35,965 ICMA Retirement 35- 640 - 3122 -1115 5,686 401h Health Savings 35- 640 - 3122 -1117 360 FICA 35- 640 - 3122 -1120 2,751 Medical Insurance 35- 640 - 3122 -1125 6,048 Dental Insurance 35- 640 - 3122 -1126 350 Life Insurance 35- 640 - 3122 -1130 471 Revenues VSTOP Grant CY2016 - State 35- 640 - 3122 -3122 28,193 VSTOP Grant CY2016 - Local 35- 640 - 3122 -3123 23,438 Pursuant to the provisions of Section 12 of the City Charter, the second reading of this ordinance by title is hereby dispensed with. ATTEST: City Clzrk f CITY COUNCIL D. REPORT To: Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council Meeting: February 16, 2016 Subject: 2016 Violence Against Women Act: V -STOP Grant Background The Department of Criminal Justice Services of the Commonwealth of Virginia has awarded the Roanoke Police Department $28,193 in grant funding as part of the Violence Against Women Act (V- STOP). The Roanoke Police Department will use the award to fund its existing Domestic Violence Specialist position. Unfortunately, the 2016 V -STOP grant, like the 2015, 2014, 2013 and 2012 V- STOP grant awards, was 15% less than the 2011 grant award. To maintain current salary and benefit levels for the position, the City of Roanoke will be required to provide a total local match of $23,438. The Domestic Violence Specialist is an essential employee who is tasked with providing services to the victims of domestic violence. The Domestic Violence Specialist investigates domestic violence offenses, ensures that victims receive support services throughout their case, prepares cases for prosecution and directs police department resources towards apprehending the most dangerous offenders. Recommended Action: Accept the 2016 V -STOP Grant described above and authorize the City Manager to execute the grant agreement and any related documents, all such documents to be approved as to form by the City Attorney. Adopt the accompanying budget ordinance to establish a revenue estimate in the Grant fund for State grant funds of $28,193, transfer funding in the amount of $23,438 from account 35- 300 - 9700 -5415 to provide the local match funding, and appropriate total funding of $51,631 for salary and benefits into accounts to be established by the Director of Finance in the Grant Fund. A6� CHRISTOPHER P. MORRILL City Manager Distribution: Council Appointed Officers R. Brian Townsend, Assistant City Manager Barbara A. Dameron, Director of Finance Christopher C. Perkins, Chief of Police Amelia C. Merchant, Director of Management and Budget IN THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROANOKE, VIRGINIA The 16th day of February, 2016. No. 40439 - 021616. AN ORDINANCE appropriating funding from James Madison University for the National Clean Diesel Funding Assistance program funded by the Environmental Protection Agency, amending and reordaining certain sections of the 2015 -2016 Grant Fund Appropriations, and dispensing with the second reading by title of this ordinance. BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Roanoke that the following sections of the 2015 -2016 Grant Fund Appropriations be, and the same are hereby, amended and reordained to read and provide as follows. Fleet Management Fund Appropriations Fleet Replacement Transfer to Grant Fund Grant Fund Appropriations Vehicular Equipment Revenues Vehicle Emission Reduction FY16 -JMU Vehicle Emission Reduction FY16 -Local 17- 440 - 2642 -9010 ($ 56,233) 17- 250 - 9310 -9535 56,233 35- 440 - 5801 -9010 74,977 35- 440 - 5801 -5801 18,744 35- 440 - 5801 -5802 56,233 Pursuant to the provisions of Section 12 of the City Charter, the second reading of this ordinance by title is hereby dispensed with. ATTEST. City lClerk. �� CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT To: Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council Meeting: February 16, 2016 Subject: EPA Clean Diesel Cost Share Grant Acceptance Background The Fleet Management Division, in partnership with Virginia Clean Cities and James Madison University, has received approval of an application for funding from the Environmental Protection Agency's National Clean Diesel Campaign. This program will provide a twenty five percent matching contribution towards the City of Roanoke's purchase of a propane powered box truck for use by the Transportation Division. The City's share of funding amounts to $56,233. Considerations: Acceptance of this funding will increase the City of Roanoke's use of alternative fuels, which will provide cost savings as well as environmental benefits. Propane is a cleaner burning fuel than diesel which results in lower greenhouse gas emissions. The cost per gallon of propane at present is .60 cents per gallon as compared to diesel fuel at $1.97 per gallon. Propane fuel infrastructure is in place at the Public Works Service Center to support the use of this vehicle. Recommended Action: Adopt the accompanying budget ordinance, appropriating revenue and expenditure estimates in the amount of $18,744 into accounts established by the Director of Finance in the Grant Fund. Transfer funding in the amount of $556�6 ,2�233 from Fleet Management Fund - Fleet Replacement. UVu CHRISTOPHER P. MORRILL City Manager Distribution: Council Appointed Officers Barbara A. Dameron, Director of Finance Sherman Stovall, Assistant City Manager for Operations Michael Shockley, Director of General Services IN THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROANOKE, VIRGINIA The 16th day of February, 2016. No. 40440 - 021616. AN ORDINANCE to transfer funding from the Capital Improvement Reserve to the Registrar's Office Tenant Upfit and Furniture, Fixtures, and Equipment (FIFE) project, amending and reordaining certain sections of the 2015 -2016 Capital Projects Fund Appropriations, and dispensing with the second reading by title of this ordinance. BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Roanoke that the following sections of the 2015 -2016 Capital Projects Fund Appropriations be, and the same are hereby, amended and reordained to read and provide as follows: Appropriations Appropriated from General Revenue 08- 440 - 9466 -9003 $ 48,000 Appropriated from Contingency 08- 530 - 9575 -9220 (48,000) Pursuant to the provisions of Section 12 of the City Charter, the second reading of this ordinance by title is hereby dispensed with. ATTEST: ^ ' City Clerk. 0CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT To: Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council Meeting: February 16, 2016 Subject: Relocation of General Registrar's Office and Appropriation of Funding for Tenant Upfit and Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment (FFE) Background: For the past several months, City Administration has been working with the City Registrar, Andrew Cochran, on identified space needs. The current Registrar's Office, located on the first floor of the Municipal Building - North, has approximately 1,100 square feet of office space and 850 square feet of equipment storage space. The Registrar also rents 700 square feet of off -site storage space. The Registrar has identified the need for additional office space, space for absentee voting, equipment storage space, and training /meeting room space. The City's Engineering Office developed a renovation plan for the office space to meet the basic needs, including absentee voting; however, there is not sufficient space to address identified needs for storage, training, and meeting areas. Because of space constraints within the Municipal Building, the Registrar began looking at options outside of the Municipal Building. After considering several potential spaces, a vacant building at 317 Kimball Avenue, N.E., has been identified as the preferred site. The building is centrally located, one block east of the Wells Avenue /Williamson Road intersection, across the street from Member One Credit Union, and has off - street parking. It is also on the bus line. Considerations The Kimball Avenue space will allow the Registrar to better serve the citizens of the City of Roanoke. There is a tenant upfit cost of approximately $102,000. Additionally, a $48,000 funding need for furniture, fixtures, and equipment (FFE) has been identified. Funding is available in capital project contingency for tenant upfit and FFE. The cost of rent and other expenses is projected to be approximately $67,000 annually or $12 per square foot. Lease funding for the remainder of the fiscal year will be provided through City Manager Contingency once the City takes possession of the property. Relocating the office of the General Registrar will require establishing a new central absentee voting precinct. City Administration will present an ordinance for this new precinct location in accordance with applicable provisions of State Code for consideration by City Council. Recommended Action: Adopt the accompanying budget ordinance transferring funding in the amount of $150,000 from Capital Project Contingency into an account established by the Director of Finance for tenant upfit and FFE. ( -6 --- ( ---------------- CHRISTOPHER P. MORRILL City Manager Distribution: Council Appointed Officers Barbara A. Dameron, Director of Finance Sherman Stovall, Assistant City Manager for Operations IN THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROANOKE, VIRGINIA The 16th day of February, 2016. No. 40441 - 021616, AN ORDINANCE to appropriate funding from the Fleet Management Fund Retained Earnings for the replacement of a ladder truck, amending and reordaining certain sections of the 2015 -2016 Fleet Management Fund Appropriations, and dispensing with the second reading by title of this ordinance. BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Roanoke that the following sections of the 2015 -2016 Fleet Management Fund Appropriations be, and the same are hereby, amended and reordained to read and provide as follows: Appropriations Appropriated from General Revenue 17 -440- 2642 -9010 $ 978,000 Fund Balance Retained Earnings- Available 17 -3348 (978,000) Pursuant to the provisions of Section 12 of the City Charter, the second reading of this ordinance by title is hereby dispensed with. ATT T: CityClerk. aCITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT To: Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council Meeting: February 16, 2016 Subject: Appropriation of Fleet Management Fund Retained Earnings for Fleet Replacement Background Fleet Management, in conjunction with Fire /EMS, has created a replacement plan for fire apparatus and equipment. The current plan has identified the need to replace Ladder 2 in fiscal year 2017. However, this ladder truck has been out of service intermittently during the current fiscal year and has become a priority for replacement. Fire /EMS has identified an appropriate replacement vehicle which is available for delivery in March 2016. The estimated cost is $978,000. Considerations: Funding is available in Fleet retained earnings for the replacement of this ladder truck. By purchasing this vehicle now, the City will save on price escalations and repair expenditures for existing equipment. Additionally, this provides Fire /EMS with the needed resources to maintain service delivery times and reduce unneeded staff rotations based on equipment availability. Recommended Action: Adopt the accompanying budget ordinance to appropriate funding in the amount of $978,000 from Fleet Management Retained Earnings to Fleet Equipment - Maintenance (Account 017-440-2642-9015). CHRISTOPHER P. MORRILL City Manager Distribution: Council Appointed Officers Sherman M. Stovall, Assistant City Manager for Operations Michael B. Shockley, Director of General Services Michael Cosby, Fleet Manager 1 ' IN '1'I IF COUNCIL, OF THE CITY OF ROANOKE, VIRGINIA The 16th day of February, 2016. No. 40442 - 021616. A RESOLUTION authorizing the City Manager's issuance and execution of additional amendments to the City's Contract with Mattern & Craig, Inc., for additional professional services for the second year of the City's Transportation Structures Inspection Program (2014 - 2018); and authorizing the City Manager to take such actions and execute such documents as may be necessary to provide for the implementation, administration, and enforcement of such Contract, as amended. BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Roanoke that: 1. The City Manager is hereby authorized, for and on behalf of the City, to issue and execute additional amendments as may be necessary to the City's Contract with Mattem & Craig, Inc., in an amount not to exceed an additional $225,100, including Amendment No. 6 in the amount of $200,100, for additional professional services for the second year of the City's Transportation Structures Inspection Program (2014- 2018), which includes providing deck condition assessment and bridge design services of the Date Avenue Bridge over Tinker Creek and bridge design services for the replacement of the Berkley Road Bridge over Tributary A to Glade Creek, all as more £idly set forth in the City Council Agenda Report dated February 16, 2016. 2. The form of such Amendment No. 6 and any additional amendments shall be approved by the City Attorney. 3. Amendment No. 6, and such additional amendments, shall provide authorization for additions to the work, with an increase in the amount of the Contract, and provide that the total amount of Amendment No. 6 and such other amendments will not exceed an additional $225,100, all as set forth in the above mentioned City Council Agenda Report. 4. The City Manager is further authorized to take such actions and execute such documents as may be necessary to provide for the implementation, administration, and onforcement of the Contract, as amended by Amendment No. 6 and any such additional amendments. Such documents shall be approved as to form by the City Attorney. ATTEST: 4 �n City Cier R- Menem &CvigC,Wt UAmend,nenul- I5 -I6) 2 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT To: Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council Meeting: February 16, 2016 Subject: Authorization to Amend Contract with Mattern & Craig, Inc. for Transportation Structures Inspection Program 2014 -2018 Background: The City of Roanoke has approximately 11 5 bridges, culverts, and tunnels and 15 overhead signs that require periodic professional engineering inspections and reporting in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and City guidelines to determine the current structural and safety status of such items and if repair or replacement is required for any such items. The City entered into a contract with Mattern & Craig, Inc. dated July 8, 2014, to provide engineering services for proper inspections and reports to the City on 39 of the bridge structures, as well as other related services (Contract). The Contract was for a one -year period with the option of being extended for up to four additional one -year periods. The Contract and Amendments No. 1 through No. 4 were issued for the first year services. By Resolution No. 40291-070615, City Council authorized issuance and execution of Amendment No. 5 to the Contract for additional professional services for the second year. Considerations: The City desires to exercise its option to have Vattern & Craig, Inc. provide additional services as permitted under the Contract to include deck condition assessment and bridge design services of the Dale Avenue Bridge over Tinker Creek and bridge design services for the replacement of the Berkley Road Bridge over Tributary A to Glade Creek. Mattern & Craig, Inc. has submitted a proposal in the amount of $25,200 and $174,900 respectively for this work, which is acceptable to City staff, for a proposed Amendment No. 6 in the total amount of $200,100. In addition to the above fee, other project expenses connected with the project may involve encountering unexpected conditions that may necessitate Vattern & Craig, Inc. providing services over and above those stipulated above. Therefore, future amendments may be needed to the Contract to perform additional services as the project develops. The total of such other amendments is not expected to exceed an additional $25,000 over and above the previously referenced $200,100, for total new contract amendments not to exceed $225,100. Funding for Amendment No. 6 is available in account 08 -530 -9469, Dale Avenue over Tinker Creek Bridge Rehabilitation, and account 08-530 -9594, Berkley Road over Glade Creek Bridge Renovation. Council approval is required to amend the Contract. Recommended Action: Authorize the City Manager to execute additional amendments as described in this Council Report, approved as to form by the City Attorney, to the Contract in an amount not to exceed $225,100 for additional professional services, including Amendment No. 6 for a total of $200,100 as set forth above. Authorize the City Manager to take such actions and to execute such documents as approved as to form by the City Attorney, as may be necessary to provide for the implementation, administration, and enforcement of the Contract, as amended by all such amendments. CHRISTOPHER P. MORRILL City Manager Distribution: Council Appointed Officers Sherman M. Stovall, Assistant City Manager for Operations Barbara A. Dameron, Director of Finance Robert K. Bengtson, P.E., Director of Public Works Philip C. Schirmer, P.E., L.S., City Engineer c IN' I'll F COUNC11, OF If [F CfIY OF ROANOKE, VIRGINIA The 16th day of February, 2016. No. 40443 - 021616. A RESOLUTION authorizing the City Manager's issuance and execution of Amendment No. 4 to the City Contract with CONMED, INC., in an amount not to exceed $3,419,868.00 for additional medical services for care of inmates housed at the City Jail; and authorizing the City Manager to execute such amendment retroactive to July I, 2015. BF. IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Roanoke that The City Manager and the City Clerk are authorized to execute and attest, respectively, on behalf of the City of Roanoke, in a form approved by the City Attorney, the attached Amendment No. 4, substantially in the form attached hereto, retroactive to July 1, 2015, in an amount not to exceed $3,419,868.00 for additional medical services for care of inmates housed at the City Jail, all as more fully set forth in the City Council Agenda Report to this Council dated February 16, 2016. The City entered into the original Contract with CONMED, INC. on July I, 2010 (Contract). 2. The City Manager is further authorized to take such actions and execute such other documents as may be necessary to provide for the implementation, administration, and enforcement of Amendment No. 4 to the above mentioned Contract, as well as the Contract, as amended. The form of any such additional documents shall be approved by the City Attorney. ATT ST: City Clerk Reseluwien Aproving AnmidniemN.4- CONMED Conant Doe C IN THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROANOKE, VIRGINIA The 16th day of February, 2016. No. 40444 - 021616. AN ORDINANCE to increase the medical services expenditure for Roanoke Jail Inmates, amending and reordaining certain sections of the 2015 -2016 General Fund Appropriations, and dispensing with the second reading by title of this ordinance. BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Roanoke that the following sections of the 2015 -2016 General Fund Appropriations be, and the same are hereby, amended and reordained to read and provide as follows: Appropriations Fees for Professional Services 01- 140 - 3310 -2010 $1,039,956 Pursuant to the provisions of Section 12 of the City Charter, the second reading of this ordinance by title is hereby dispensed with. ATTEST: City Clerk. CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT To: Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council Meeting: February 16, 2016 Subject: Consider Approval of Amendment No. 4 to the Contract with CONMED, INC. Retroactive to July 1, 2015 for providing medical services to inmates housed in the City Jail. Background: CONMED, INC. ( "CONMED ") provides medical services to inmates housed in the City of Roanoke's Jail. The contract with CONMED was set to expire on June 30, 2015. However, CONMED and the Sheriff have been negotiating a new contract to begin on February 1, 2016. The City Jail has incurred medical expenses of $1,039,956.00 for the seven (7) months in which the parties operated under an extension to original contract. The rates during the extension period were the same as the original contract. Considerations: As previously noted, the Jail also contracts with CONMED, INC. to provide inmate medical services for all inmates at the City Jail. While the parties negotiated a new contract, the City Jail continued to incur medical cost for treatment of the inmates housed in the City Jail. The cost for these medical services over the seven (7) months during the contract extension is $1,039,956.00. The Sheriff has requested a $1,039,956.00 increase in the contract with CONMED, INC. to cover the existing charges due under the extension. The amount due will be paid out of the Sheriff's fund for Fees from Professional Services, account no. JA2- 0341 -01- 140 - 3310 -2010. Recommended Action: Authorize the City Manager to execute Amendment No. 4 retroactive to July 1, 2015, as mentioned above, approved as to form by the City Attorney, to the City's Contract with CONMED, INC. in an amount not to exceed $3,419,868.00 which is an increase of $1,039,956.00. Authorize the City Manager to take such actions and to execute such documents, as may be necessary to provide for the implementation, administration, and enforcement of Amendment No. 4 to the above - mentioned Contract with CONMED, INC., as well as the Contract itself. an pher P. Morrill l City Manager Distribution: Council Appointed Officers Honorable Tim Allen, Sheriff R. Brian Townsend, Assistant City Manager for Community Development Sherman M. Stovall, Assistant City Manager for Operations Michael Shockley, Director of General Services and Sustainability AMENDMENT NO. 4 This is Amendment No. 4 to Contract No. 86UHL6 dated July 1, 2010 that was extended through January 31, 2016, between the City of Roanoke, Virginia, (City) and CONMED, INC. (Contractor). The effective date of this Amendment is retroactively to August 1, 2015. This Amendment amends the above Contract as follows: 1. Section 2. Contract Amount: Change: The not to exceed amount set forth in Amendment No. 3 is hereby changed from $2,379,912.00 to $3,419,868.00, an increase of $1,039,956.00, as approved by City Council, by authorization by Resolution No. 39948- 051914. and such change is to be effective retroactively to August 1, 2015. Except as amended and /or modified above, all the terms and provisions of the above Contract, and any prior amendments thereto, shall continue in full force and effect. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties agree to the above Amendment and hereby sign such Amendment by their authorized representatives. CITY OF ROANOKE: By: Christopher P. Morrill, City Manager /Date Witness /Date Appropriation and Availability of Funds Required for this Contract Amendment Certified Director of Finance /Date Account #:01 -140- 3310 -2010 City Attorney (Approved as to Form) /Date CONMED, INC. President/Vice President/Date or Printed Name and Title Attest/Witness /Date City Attorney (Approved as to Execution) /Date Page 1 of 1 tip CITY OF ROANOKE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK 215 Church Avenue, S. W., Room 456 Roanoke, Virginia 24011 -1536 Telephone: (540)853 -2541 To.: (540)853 -1145 STEPHANIE M. MOON REYNOLDS, MMC E -moil derkairoanokevng °v CECELIA F. MCCOY City Clerk Deputy City Clerk CECELIA T. WEBB, CMC Assistant Deputy City Clerk February 18, 2016 Christy Straight Regional Planner II New River Valley Regional Commission 6580 Valley Center Drive Suite 124 Radford, Virginia 24141 Dear Ms. Straight: I am enclosing a copy of Ordinance No. 40445 - 021616 approving an Amended and Restated New River Valley Commerce Park Participation and Revenue Sharing Agreement (Restated Agreement); authorizing the Mayor and the City Clerk to execute and attest, respectively, such Restated Agreement; authorizing the Mayor and /or the City Manager to take such actions and execute such documents as necessary to implement, administer, and enforce such Restated Agreement. The abovereferenced measure was adopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke at a regular meeting held on Tuesday, February 16, 2016; and is in full force and effect upon its passage. Sincerely, rn Stephanie M. Moo �nOI s City Clerk Enclosure pc: Christopher P. Morrill, City Manager Daniel J. Callaghan, City Attorney Barbara A. Dameron, Director of Finance R. Brian Townsend, Assistant City Manager for Community Development Wayne Bowers, Director of Economic Development IN THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROANOKE, VIRGINIA The 16th day of February, 2016. No. 40445- 021616. AN ORDINANCE approving an Amended and Restated New River Valley Commerce Park Participation and Revenue Sharing Agreement (Restated Agreement); authorizing the Mayor and the City Clerk to execute and attest, respectively, such Restated Agreement; authorizing the Mayor and /or the City Manager to take such actions and execute such documents as necessary to implement, administer, and enforce such Restated Agreement; and dispensing with the second reading of this Ordinance by title. WHEREAS, the City entered into the New River Valley Commerce Park Project Participation Agreement - Initial Phase dated October 14, 1999 (Participation Agreement), which was authorized by Ordinance No. 34498- 100499, adopted October 4, 1999, by which the City became a participant in the New River Valley Commerce Park Project which was being undertaken by Virginia's First Regional Industrial Facility Authority (Authority); WHEREAS, by an Amendment to the Participation Agreement, authorized by Ordinance No. 35542 - 090401, adopted September 4, 2001, the City and the other parties to the Participation Agreement allowed the withdrawal of the County of Wythe, Virginia, from the Participation Agreement and the New River Valley Commerce Park Project; WHEREAS, by an Amendment to the Participation Agreement, authorized by Ordinance No. 38812- 051710, adopted May 17, 2010, the City and the other participating member jurisdictions, tlucugh the New River Valley Commerce Park Participation Committee and the Authority determined it necessary to amend the Participation Agreement further to reflect changes in the Commerce Park Project and to address other related provisions; WHEREAS, participating member jurisdictions, through the New River Valley Commerce Park Participation Committee and the Authority have determined that it is necessary to amend the Participation Agreement further to reflect changes in the Commerce Park Project and to address other related provisions, all as further set forth and outlined in the City Council Agenda Report dated February 16, 2016, and the proposed Restated Agreement attached to such report; and WHEREAS, the Authority has requested the City to authorize such Restated Agreement in order to address those items and matters set forth in such Restated Agreement. THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Roanoke as follows: 1. City Council hereby approves the provisions of the Restated Agreement as set forth in the City Council Agenda Report dated February 16, 2016, provided that such Restated Agreement will be the same or substantially similar to the one attached to such report. 2. The Mayor and the City Clerk are hereby authorized, on behalf of the City, to execute and attest, respectively, a Restated Agreement in a form substantially similar to the one attached to the above mentioned City Council Agenda Report, such Restated Agreement to be approved as to form by the City Attorney, 3. The Mayor and /or the City Manager are each authorized to take such actions and execute such documents as necessary to implement, administer, and enforce such Restated Agreement. 4. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 12 of the City Charter, the second reading of this Ordinance by title is hereby dispensed with. AT EST: J`'o r City CI rk. t(J 2 aCITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT To: Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council Meeting: February 16, 2016 Subject: Amended and Restated New River Valley Commerce Park Participation and Revenue Sharing Agreement Background: In September, 1998, in order to promote economic development opportunities at a multi - regional level, the City of Roanoke joined with fourteen other jurisdictions in the Roanoke and New River Valley regions to form "Virginia's First Regional Industrial Facility Authority" (Authority). The Authority was formed in order to provide the framework for the planning, development and implementation of specific economic development projects to benefit the member jurisdictions. One such project, The New River Valley Commerce Park (Commerce Park), located adjacent to the New River Valley Airport in Pulaski County, was initiated by twelve of the Authority's member jurisdictions through the execution of the "New River Valley Commerce Park Project Participation Agreement - Initial Phase" (Agreement), dated October 14, 1999. This Agreement established the initial scope of the Commerce Park project, outlined the investment to be made into the project by participating member jurisdictions and the Authority (through the purchase of shares), and addressed future revenue sharing from the Commerce Park to the participating member jurisdictions. The Agreement was amended in 2001 in order to provide for the withdrawal of Wythe County from the Agreement, and to provide for the purchase of Wythe County's shares in the Commerce Park project by some of the remaining participating jurisdictions. The Agreement was further amended in 2010 to update the definition of the Commerce Park's scope and future plans, to change how the Participation Committee voting procedures were administered, to update the Commerce Park's financing plan, and to update how future property tax revenues from the Commerce Park were to be shared with all participating jurisdictions. Considerations: Since Commerce Park's inception, the City of Roanoke has controlled approximately six percent (6%) of the shares in support of the original financing of the Commerce Park. By comparison, Pulaski County, the host locality, controls approximately forty -nine percent (49 %) of the shares, Ciles County approximately twelve percent (12 %), Montgomery County eleven and one half percent (11.5 %), and Roanoke County approximately six percent (6 %) of shares. Participating member jurisdictions, through the New River Valley Commerce Park Participation Committee and the Board of the Authority, have determined that further maturation of the Commerce Park, including a recently completed project, and consideration of future projects, necessitates further modifications to the Agreement governing the management and oversight of the Commerce Park. However, rather than further amend the Agreement as amended in 2001 and 2010, it was determined that it would be prudent to adopt an amended and restated Agreement to accurately reflect the contexts, conditions, and business practices of the Commerce Park as they are today and as they are anticipated for the future. The Amended and Restated New River Valley Commerce Park Participation and Revenue Sharing Agreement (Restated Agreement) (Attachment 1) addresses the following: • Acknowledges prior agreements; however consolidates the Agreement and all previous amendments into one new agreement thus simplifying the understanding of how the Commerce Park is to be managed and developed; • Updates the comprehensive project description and definition of the Commerce Park as they exist today, including the boundaries of the Commerce Park project, and provides flexibility for project changes in the future; • Updates the current distribution of shares held by the member jurisdictions; • Modifies the current governance structure by dissolving the New River Valley Commerce Park Participation Committee and thus streamlining the decision making process while preserving the rights and responsibilities of the member jurisdictions as originally intended; • Clarifies member jurisdiction voting procedures; • Updates the Commerce Park Financing Plan, • Updates and broadens revenue sharing provisions for member jurisdictions, and clarifies the revenue distribution process for member jurisdictions from developments in the Commerce Park; • Requires the execution of performance agreements with all future industries or businesses locating in the Commerce Park; and, • Clarifies that the relevant provisions of the Code of Virginia will govern the process for the future withdrawal of any member jurisdictions. The Restated Agreement does not change the extent or amount of the City of Roanoke's original, ongoing, or future financial obligations to the Commerce Park. Nor does the Restated Agreement change the City's membership role, responsibilities, or voting privileges for the Commerce Park project. The Restated Agreement was approved by the New River Valley Commerce Park Participation Committee and by the Board of the Authority on December 9, 2015. The Restated Agreement is now in the process of being approved by the governing bodies of the eleven currently participating jurisdictions. Recommended Action: Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute and attest, respectively, The Amended and Restated New River Valley Commerce Park Participation and Revenue Sharing Agreement, in a form substantially similar to the one attached hereto as Attachment 1, with the form of such Restated Agreement to be approved by the City Attorney. Authorize the Mayor and / or the City Manager to take such actions and execute such documents as necessary to implement, administer, and enforce such Restated Agreement, the form of all such documents to be approved by the City Attorney. Christopher P. Morrill City Manager Attachment Distribution: Council Appointed Officers Brian Townsend Assistant City Manager for Community Development Barbara A. Dameron, Director of Finance Wayne Bowers, Director of Economic Development AMENDED AND RESTATED NEW RIVER VALLEY COMMERCE PARK PARTICIPATION AND REVENUE SHARING AGREEMENT THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED PARTICIPATION AND REVENUE SHARING AGREEMENT ( "Agreement ") is dated this 9th day of December, 2015, between and among Virginia's First Regional Industrial Facility Authority and the Participants defined below. WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, the undersigned governing bodies are each member localities of Virginia's First Regional Industrial Facility Authority ( "Authority ") a body corporate, organized, and created pursuant to the Virginia Regional Industrial Facilities Act, Chapter 64 Title 15.2 of the Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended ( "Act ") and the Agreement Creating Virginia's First Regional Industrial Facility Authority dated September I, 1998; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the authority granted under the Act to enter into agreements for the development of regional economic development projects the Authority and the County of Craig, Virginia, the County of Giles, Virginia, the County of Montgomery, Virginia, the County of Pulaski, Virginia, the County of Roanoke, Virginia, the County of Wylhe, Virginia, the County of Bland, Virginia, the City of Radford, Virginia, the City of Roanoke, Virginia, the Town of Dublin, Virginia, the Town of Pearisburg, Virginia, and the Town of Pulaski, Virginia ( "Original Participants ") each entered into the New River Valley Commerce Park Project Participation Agreement — Initial Phase dated as of October 14, 1999 ( "Participation Agreement ") for the development of the Commerce Park Project; and WHEREAS, the Original Participants financed the acquisition of the Commerce Park Property and Initial Phase of the Commerce Park Project through the sale of shares which were financed by the Original Participants ( "Financed Shares'); and Iao��sme ooc i WHEREAS, on August 8, 2001, the Participation Agreement was amended whereby County of Wythe was allowed to sell its shares to the remaining participants and withdraw from the Participation Agreement leaving the County of Craig, Virginia, the County of Giles, Virginia, the County of Montgomery, Virginia, the County of Pulaski, Virginia, the County of Roanoke, Virginia, the County of Bland, Virginia, the City of Radford, Virginia, the City of Roanoke, Virginia, the Town of Dublin, Virginia, the Town of Pearisburg, Virginia, and the Town of Pulaski, Virginia as the remaining participants ( "Participants "); and WHEREAS, on December 31, 2010, the Participation Agreement was amended a second time to expand the scope of the Project Description; amend the voting approval required to lease, use or otherwise dispose of real or personal properly comprising the Commerce Park; amend the Finance Plan; and amend the revenue sharing provisions; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the Participation Agreement, the Commerce Park is undertaken in the name of the Authority, but the Project Participation Committee has the sole responsibility for decisions related to the construction, management, and overall implementation of the Commerce Park; and WHEREAS, the Participants are both members of the Project Participation Committee and members of the Authority; and WHEREAS, the Participation Agreement requires that the Authority approve the decisions of the Committee, which needlessly duplicates and complicates management and oversight of the Commerce Park; and WHEREAS, the Participants as members of the Participation Committee and as members of the Authority desire to dissolve the Committee and thereafter exercise their decision making responsibilities for the Commerce Park, as Participant shareholders and as members of the Authority; and �wnxmooc I Page 2 of 12 WHEREAS, the Authority and Participants desire to amend and restate the Participation Agreement to (1) expand the scope of the Project Description to include the overall management and development of the Commerce Park; (2) dissolve the Project Participation Committee ( "Committee "); (3) preserve the voting rights of the Participants as shareholders in the Commerce Park; (4) update the Finance Plan for the Commerce Park; (5) amend the original share payments to include only the payment of debt service; and (6) amend the Revenue Sharing provisions. NOW THEREFORE, the Authority and Participants acknowledge and agree that the original Commerce Park Project Participation Agreement and all subsequent Amendments thereto are hereby superseded by this Amended and Restated Participation Agreement as of the date of its adoption. I. COMMERCE PARK DESCRIPTION AND PURPOSE The Project shall be known as the New River Valley Commerce Park ( "Commerce Park "), which currently consists of approximately 973 acres located generally at VA -100 and Laboratory Drive (Route 790) in Dublin, Virginia (depicted on Exhibit A attached hereto), and shall include the management and development of the Commerce Park for the purpose of promoting economic and workforce development as authorized pursuant to the Virginia Regional Industrial Facilities Act, Chapter 64 of Title 15.2 of the Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended, and the Agreement Creating Virginia's First Regional Industrial Facility Authority. 11. COMMERCE PARK UNDERTAKEN IN THE NAME OF THE AUTHORITY The Authority shall hold title to and have the power to lease, use, sell, encumber, transfer, and dispose of any real or personal property comprising the Commerce Park and may exercise all powers vested to the Authority pursuant to Virginia Code § 15.2-6405 with respect to the Commerce Park, upon approval of the Board of the Authority and Participants as set forth herein. Financing for the Commerce Park shall be arranged in the name of the Authority but all loan obligations for the The actual property making up the Commerce Park may change from time to time upon approval of the Authority and Participants as set forth herein. rA„ —occ t Page 3 of 12 Commerce Park shall be the sole responsibility of those Participants who agree to take on debt through Project Agreements. 111. NEW RIVER VALLEY COMMERCE PARK PARTICIPATION COMMITTEE The New River Valley Commerce Park Participation Committee is hereby dissolved. The Authority assumes responsibility for all of the decisions related to the operation and development of the Commerce Park, subject to approval of the Board of the Authority and the Participants' Representatives as set forth in Section V herein. IV. SHARES There is no set number of authorized shares for the Commerce Park. The Authority may issue shares upon approval of the Authority and Participants asset forth in Section V herein. There is only one class of shares, the purchase of which may be financed or paid in full upon issuance. Each Participant's ownership interest in the Park is determined by the total number of shares owned by the Participant as a percentage of the total number of shares issued. For the Financed Shares, the annual payment by Participants shall include only the amount necessary for the payment of the annual debt service that was incurred for the purchase of land for the Commerce Park (not including the Red Sun Farms funding debt), the financing costs, and all expenses related to the debt. Upon payment in full of the debt, the Participants' annual payments for the Financed Shares shall cease. Payments for the Financed Shares are due to the Authority annually on or before September 30'x. Should any Participant fail or neglect to remit its share payment and such failure continues for more than forty -five (45) days following written demand by the Authority, such failure shall be considered a material breach of this Agreement and Participant shall forfeit all voting rights and rights to revenue sharing until all money due and owed by the Participant, including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys' fees and collection costs incurred by the Authority, is paid in full. The too.x <s voc t Page 4 of 12 Participant in default shall not be relieved of its portion of the Commerce Park debt and any request to withdraw from the Authority shall be subject to Section X of this Agreement. Participants may sell their shares to other Authority members subject to the approval of the terms of the sale by the Participants and the Authority, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. The Authority and each Participant acknowledges and agrees that it currently has an ownership interest in the Commerce Park as set forth in Exhibit B. V. VOTING Each Participant shall appoint one of its representatives on the Board of the Authority to vote its shares. Each share shall be entitled to one vote; however, Participants must vote all of their shares as a block. The Authority may not issue shares; incur debt; lease, sell, encumber, transfer, or dispose of any real or personal property comprising the Commerce Park; spend or distribute Revenue except as provided herein; or enter into any performance agreement or project agreement without an affirmative vote of both a majority of the shares entitled to vote and an affirmative vole of two- thirds of the Board Members of the Authority. In addition, no Participant may sell its shares without the approval of a majority of the shares and majority vote of the Board Members of the Authority. All other Commerce Park decisions may be made by a simple majority vote of the Board of the Authority. V1. COMMERCE PARK FINANCING PLAN The current Financing Plan for the Commerce Park is set forth in Exhibit C, which may be amended from time to time. In addition, upon approval of the Board of the Authority, the Authority may appropriate member dues from time to time to finance expenses related to the management, operation, and development of the Commerce Park. All financed debt obligations for the Commerce Park shall remain the responsibility of the Participants in the Commerce Park and not the Authority. With the exception of Authority dues, no Participant or Authority member shall be responsible for any monetary obligation or debt without its express consent. The Participants remain solely Nonmcoo« i Page 5 of 12 responsible for discharging the Authority's debt obligations in respect to the Commerce Park as set forth herein or in separate Project Agreements. VIL COMMERCE PARK BUDGET A proposed annual budget for the Commerce Park shall be developed by the Executive Director each year as part of the Authority's annual budget for each fiscal year beginning the following July I. The budget shall include all contemplated expenditures for operations, capital expenses, project expenses, and debt service, and all anticipated revenues from taxes, grants, and other sources. This annual budget shall be presented to the Participants and Board Members of the Authority in time for amendment and adoption prior to July I of each year. VIII. REVENUESHARING Pulaski County agrees to designate the following taxes received by Pulaski County from all business(es) and industy(ies) sited in the Commerce Park ( "Business ") as Revenue to be paid to the Authorty and distributed as set forth herein. Machinery and Tools Tax: Ninety -Five Percent (95 %) of the machinery and tools taxes collected by Pulaski County for each Business located in the Commerce Park, shall be paid to the Authority annually on or before December 31, in perpetuity, or until otherwise agreed to by the parties. Pulaski County shall retain Five Percent (5 %) of the machinery and tools taxes collected. In the event that the Machinery and Tools Tax is abolished by the General Assembly and replaced with an alternate tax structure, the alternate lax revenue collected from each Business in the Commerce Park shall be paid by Pulaski County to the Authority. Should the Machinery and Tools Tax not be replaced with an alternate tax, the parties agree to consider and negotiate a substitute source of Revenue to replace the Machinery and Tools Tax. Business Personal Property and Real Estate Tax: Pulaski County agrees to remit to the Authority a percentage of the business personal property and real estate taxes ( "Taxes ") collected from each Business sited in the Commerce Park as Revenue for fifteen (15) years from lire due date �comm�cooc Page 6 of 12 of each Business' first assessment. For years one (1) through nine (9), Pulaski County will pay the Authority One Hundred Percent (100 %) of the Taxes collected for each Business. Far years ten (10) through eleven (11), Pulaski County shall remit to the Authority Seventy -five Percent (75 %) of the Taxes collected. For years twelve (12) through thirteen (13), Pulaski County shall remit to the Authority 50% of the Taxes collected. Finally, for years fourteen (14) through fifteen (15), Pulaski County shall remit Twenty-five Percent (250ro) of the Taxes collected. If during the fifteen (15) years a Business leaves the Park and a new Business takes its place, the Taxes remitted shall he calculated on the new Business for the years remaining in the original fifteen (15) year period ( at minimum) according to the percentages noted above. However, the parties to this Agreement may negotiate an alternative arrangement as appropriate. Miscellaneous Revenue: Miscellaneous Revenue includes, but is not necessarily limited lo, Commerce Park land leases, business rent, land sale proceeds, revenue received from share purchases, and the discretionary appropriation of Authority dues to the Commerce Park. In addition, the Authority may add a water use surcharge of up to $1.00 per 1,000 gallons of water used by any Business in the Park. Miscellaneous Revenue may be used by the Authority and Participants to benefit the Commerce Park as negotiated in Project Agreements, in other financing arrangements, or in any lawful manner as determined by the Authority and Participants. Distribution of Revenue: All Revenue received from Pulaski County shall be distributed by the Authority as follows: Prior to any distribution of Revenue, the Authority shall retain One Percent (1 %) of all Revenue collected by Pulaski County and paid to the Authority as an administrative fee. Next, Revenue received by Pulaski County from each Business shall be used to pay off any debt incurred to facilitate the siting of that Business in the Park as memorialized in a Project Agreement or some other agreement (i.e. Red Sun Farms Grading Project Agreement). Any remaining Revenue may be �wnwnsooc Page 7 of 12 distributed to Participants based upon each Participant's percentage of Commerce Park shares owned or used for any other lawful purpose as approved by the Participants and Authority pursuant to Section V herein. Revenue Pavments Subject to Appropriation by Pulaski County: Notwithstanding the foregoing, Pulaski County's agreement to remit the Revenue described herein to the Authority is a moral obligation and not a legal debt of Pulaski County. The payment of the Revenue described herein to the Authority is subject to annual appropriation by the Pulaski County Board of Supervisors. IX. REQUIREMENTS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF THE COMMERCE PARK All businesses locating in the Commerce Park shall execute a Performance Agreement with the Authority subject to approval by the Authority and Participants as set forth in Section V. The Performance Agreement may contain such terms and conditions as the parties agree. Each business locating to the Commerce Park shall be responsible for meeting all applicable federal, state, and local laws and the Commerce Park Restrictive Covenants, as may be amended, whether or not recorded in the public records. X. WITHDRAWAL OF PARTICIPANT Participants in the Commerce Park may withdraw from the Authority only as set forth in Virginia Code § 15.2 -6415 or as the remaining Participants and the Authority may unanimously agree. The conditions of withdrawal must also be accepted by all secured debt and bondholders or their representatives. XI. LIMITATION OF LIABILITYIANNUAL APPROPRIATION The Participants are solely responsible for discharging the Authority's obligations for the Commerce Park. The Authority is not responsible for the financing and debts of the Commerce Park. The revenue sharing, payments, and contributions to the Authority as set forth herein are specifically authorized pursuant to Virginia Code §§ 15.2 -6406 and 15.2 -6407. In the event such code provisions are held invalid so that payments and contributions hereunder may be considered a debt of a local Page 8 of 12 government pursuant to Article VII, Section 10 of the Virginia Constitution, such payments and contributions shall not be debt of such participating local government, but shall be subject to and dependent upon annual appropriations being made from time to time by its governing body. Each participating locality agrees that its chief administrative officer shall annually request, using his or her best efforts, to secure the governing body's approval of such annual appropriations necessary to make the payments and contributions required by this Agreement. No provision herein shall be construed as a pledge of the full faith and credit of a participating local government. X11. COMMERCE PARK RECORDS All records of the Commerce Park shall be maintained with the records of Virginia's First Regional Industrial Facility Authority in the designated administrative office within a participating member locality. XIII. AMENDMENT This Agreement may be amended from time to time as the parties may agree, provided all amendments shall be in writing and shall require the unanimous consent of all Participants and the consent of the Authority. XIV. SEVERABILITY If any provision of this Agreement is held invalid by any court of compelentjurisdiction, such holding shall not invalidate the remaining provisions herein. XV. EXECUTION OF COUNTERPARTS This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts each of which shall be an original and together shall constitute but one and the same Agreement. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Governing Bodies identified, by authorized action, have caused this Agreement to be executed, and their respective seals to be affixed hereto and attested by their respective clerks or secretaries commencing this _ day of , 2016. �a��wns ooc Page of 12 VIRGINIA'S FIRST REGIONAL INDUSTRIAL FACILITY AUTHORITY Attest: Approved as to Conn: Secretary of the Attorney, VFRIFA Chairman Authority Board Authority Board COUNTY OF BLAND, VIRGINIA Attest: Approved as to form. Clerk, Board of Supervisors County Attorney Chairman, Board of Supervisors COUNTY OF CRAIG, VIRGINIA Attest: Approved as to form: Clerk, Board of Supervisors County Attorney Chairman, Board of Supervisors TOWN OF DUBLIN, VIRGINIA Attest: Approved as to fom- Clerk, Town Council Town Attorney Mayor COUNTY OF GILES, VIRGINIA Attest: Approved as to form. Clerk, Board of Supervisors County Attorney Chairman, Board of Supervisors �wuwcooc Page 10 of 12 COUNTY OF MONTGOMERY, VIRGINIA Attest: Approved as to farm: Clerk, Board of Supervisors County Attorney Chairman, Board of Supervisors TOWN OF PEARISBURG, VIRGINIA Attest: Approved as to form: Clerk, Town Council Town Attorney Mayor COUNTY OF PULASKI, VIRGINIA Attest: Approved as to Corm: Clerk, Board of Supervisors County Attorney Chairman, Board of Supervisors TOWN OF PULASKI, VIRGINIA Attest: Approved as to form: Clerk, Town Council Town Attorney CITY OF RADFORD, VIRGINIA Attest: Approved as to form: Clerk, City Council City Attorney ix„sa +s ooc Page 11 of 12 Mayor CITY OF ROANOKE, VIRGINIA Attest: Approved as to forth: Clerk, Gty Council City Attorney COUNTY OF ROANOKE, VIRGINIA Attest: Approved as to forth: Clerk, Board of Supervisors County Attorney Page 12 of 12 Chairman, Board of Suporvisors Virginia's First Regional Industrial Facility Authority May 2016 Boundary Mao ONRV Commerce Park NRV Airport -- 037 -1.1 /a 0365.3 036.3 -6 �r 037 -1 -21 076 -3 -5 036 -5-5 037.1.1 047-48 -10 047 -4e -11 d 047-46-4 eland County Craig County Giles County Montgomery County Pulski County R .... ke County Wythe County' City of Radford City of Roanoke Town of Dublin Town of Pearisbwg Town of Pulaski Stand County Craig County Giles County Montgomery County Pulskl County Roanoke County Wyche County• City of Ra Word City of Roanoke Town 41 Dublin Town of Peerisburg Town of Pulaski Virginia's First Regional Industrial Facility Authority New River Valley Commerce Park Shares and Owernship Percentage Orlpnal Steres(1999) CPPA Amendment Wonsian(2014) 1120111) Excess Ours Share Oflering (1031) N Shares $ /Share $Total Shares g5hara 5 / Share 5TOtal Shares #Shares 11 Star $Total Shares 2.000.00 $ 150000 195.53 $ 27S $ 400.19 681.82 $ 40.00 5 2],2]27 2.00006 S EJS $ 5.500.00 12500 $ 2J5 $ 3d375 000 $ 4000 $ 10,932.00 $ 2J5 5 52,063.00 1,3]760 $ 2.]5 $ 3,]8831 999.96 5 40.00 $ 39,99853 18.93200 5 2.75 5 52.06300 1.37760 5 2]5 1 3,]88.21 0.00 $ 4000 5 - 60.907.00 $ 225 $ 167,494.25 4,609.80 5 2J5 $ 12,6]6.63 999.% 5 4000 5 39,998.53 10.000.00 $ 2.75 S 27,500.00 636.30 S 275 5 1]55.00 0.00 $ 4000 $ - 900000 $ 275 $ 24,75000 .9,ifl10W $ 27S $ (2475000) 0.00 $ d0.00 $ - 7.959.00 $ 275 S 21,962.50 50]_44 $ 275 $ 1.395.00 68182 $ 40.00 $ 27.272.73 10000.00 5 275 $ 2],500.00 000 5 275 S - 681.82 S 40.00 $ 2],2]2.]3 1.00600 $ 2.75 $ 2,]66,50 73.20 S 27S S 201.]2 999.96 5 4000 5 39.998.53 2.00000 5 275 $ 5,500.00 14553 $ 275 5 400.14 68182 $ 40.00 $ ]7,2]273 ],2]3.00 $ 2J5 5 20,000.5 0.00 S 275 S 681.82 5 4000 $ 2],2]273 150,000.00 0.00 Wyche shares 6,408.98 RSS Gradin Anement(2014) Gas One Wonsian(2014) nal Blvd ROW SUrvey(2024) TOTAL CURRENT N Shares $ /%are $Total Shares #Shares $ /Share $Total Shares Shares $ /share STotal Shares XSM1ares %of Shares 000 $ 4000 5 000 $ 4000 $ - $ 40.00 $ 2.62].35 160% 000 S 40.00 $ 000 $ 4000 5 - $ 40.00 $ 2.125110 000 5 40.00 $ 000 5 4000 5 - $ 4000 $ - 21,309.56 12.04% 000 5 4000 5 - 200 $ 4000 $ 5 40.00 $ 20.309.69 1197% 30,000.00 $ 4000 S 400,00000 1050000 $ 4000 $ 420,000.00 $ 40.00 T- $ - 87,016]6 49.16% 000 5 40.00 S - 000 $ 4090 $ � 5 4000 5 - 10.638.30 6.01% 0.00 5 49.00 5 - 000 5 4000 S ODD $ 4009 5 � 0,700 000% 000 $ 40.00 $ - DOD 5 4000 5 - S 40 W $ � 9,139.26 5.16% O.00 $ 40,00 $ 000 5 4090 S 0 $ 4000 S - 10,68182 f..03% 000 5 4000 $ - DUO S 4000 $ - 0 $ 4000 $ - 2,079.16 1.17% 000 $ 4000 $ - 000 5 4000 $ - 0 5 4000 DWI $ - 2,827.35 1.60% 0.90 $ 40.00 $ 000 $ 4000 $ 0 5 4000 $ 400000 0,059.82 4.55% SO.W0.00 10.500.00 100.00 177,009.99 100.00%. Total distributed Wyche County withdrew from the Commerce Park Participation Committee and sold their 9,000 shares to other members Onvnat Shares +Amend #1(52,75/ ea) is basis for annual does Updated 513.2015 c CITY OF ROANOKE P OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK 215 Church Avenue, S. W., Room 456 '4 " Roanoke, Virginia 24011 -1536 6 Telephone: (540)853 -2541 Fax: (540)853 -1145 STEPHANIE M. MOON REYNOLDS, MMC E -mail: elerk@roanoke...... CECELIA F. MCCOY City Clerk Deputy City Clerk CECELIA C WEBB, CIVIC Assistant Deputy Cary Clerk February 18, 2016 Thomas C. Gates County Administrator Roanoke County Roanoke County Administration Center P. O. Box 29800 Roanoke, Virginia 24018 -0798 Dear Mr. Gates: I am enclosing a copy of Ordinance No. 40446- 021616 authorizing the City Manager to enter into a regional agreement among and between the City of Roanoke, the County of Roanoke, and the City of Salem to open a Regional Collision Reporting Center, upon certain terms and conditions. The abovereferenced measure was adopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke at a regular meeting held on Tuesday, February 16, 2016; and is in full force and effect upon its passage. ,,Sincerely, Stephanie M. Moon R Holds, MC C City Clerk Enclosure PC: Christopher P. Morrill, City Manager Daniel J. Callaghan, City Attorney Barbara A. Dameron, Director of Finance R. Brian Townsend, Assistant City Manager for Community Development Amelia C. Merchant, Director of Management and Budget Christopher C. Perkins, Chief of Police CITY OF ROANOKE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK 215 Church Avenue, S. W., Room 456 Roanoke, Virginia 24011 -1536 'telephone: (540)853 -2541 Fax: (540)853 -1145 STEPHANIE M. MOON REYNOLDS, MMC E -mail: clerk@',roanokcva.gov CECELIA F. MCCOY City Clerk Deputy Cily Clerk CECELIA T. WEBB, CMC Assistant Deputy City Clerk February 18, 2016 Kevin S. Boggess City Manager City of Salem 114 North Broad Street Salem, Virginia 24153 Dear Mr. Boggess: I am enclosing a copy of Ordinance No. 40446 - 021616 authorizing the City Manager to enter into a regional agreement among and between the City of Roanoke, the County of Roanoke, and the City of Salem to open a Regional Collision Reporting Center, upon certain terms and conditions. The abovereferenced measure was adopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke at a regular meeting held on Tuesday, February 16, 2016; and is in full force and effect upon its passage. Sincerely, Stephanie M. Moon Reykolds, I MM City Clerk Enclosure PC: Christopher P. Morrill, City Manager Daniel J. Callaghan, City Attorney Barbara A. Dameron, Director of Finance R. Brian Townsend, Assistant City Manager for Community Development Amelia C. Merchant, Director of Management and Budget Christopher C. Perkins, Chief of Police I I t, IN TI II. COUNCIL OF TI Ili CITY OF ROANOKF, VIRGINIA The 16th day of February, 2016. No. 40446- 021616. AN ORDINANCIS authorizing the City Manager to enter into a regional agreementamong and between the City of Roanoke, the County of Roanoke, and the City of Salem to open a Regional Collision Reporting Center, upon certain terms and conditions, and dispensing with the second reading of this Ordinance by title. BF. I'f ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Roanoke that: The City Manager and the City Clerk are authorized to execute and attest, respectively, on behalf of the City of Roanoke, in a form approved by the City Attorney, a regional agreement among and between the City of Roanoke, the County of Roanoke, and the City of Salem, jurisdictions to open a Regional Collision Reporting Center upon such terms and conditions, and as are more particularly described in the City Council Agenda Report dated February 16, 2016. 2. Pursuant to Section 12, Roanoke City Charter, the second reading of this Ordinance by title is hereby dispensed with. O- A tit it) rize Agreemurt i, Collision Cent« 2 16.16 doe ATTEST: City Clerk. �- City Lerk.- CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT To: Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council Meeting: February 16, 2016 Subject: Regional Collision Reporting Center Background The City of Roanoke, Roanoke County, and the City of Salem are partnering together to become the first jurisdictions in the United States to open a Regional Collision Reporting Center. Pursuant to the approval of this agreement, Accident Support Services International will open a Regional Collision Reporting Center in ajointly agreed upon location to provide collision reporting services to citizens with in the Roanoke Valley. Roanoke County is scheduled to approve the regional agreement at their next regularly scheduled board meeting on February 23, 2016. The City of Salem has yet to schedule approval of the agreement, however their City Council has been briefed on the issue at a work session. The Regional Collision Reporting Center will handle crash reporting, insurance company notification and insurance estimation on the majority of vehicular crashes that occur in the Roanoke Valley. The Regional Collision Reporting Center will handle only property damage claims. The Center will not settle or seek to resolve personal injury claims. Law enforcement agencies in the Roanoke Valley will still respond to crash locations to provide traffic safety and assist citizens involved in crashes. Referral to the Collision Reporting Center will be voluntary. Law enforcement agencies will still investigate all crashes that involve criminal activity, hazardous materials, and /or extenuating /unusual circumstances. Collision Reporting Centers are funded solely by insurance providers and result in significant cost savings to those insurance providers by reducing overhead and fraud. There will be no cost to the participating jurisdictions involved with Regional Collision Reporting Centers. Citizens will benefit from the establishment of the Regional Collision Reporting Center because they will receive professional streamlined customer friendly services and will only be required to travel to a single location to report a crash to their insurance company. Law enforcement agencies will benefit by a reduction in staffing commitments to these types of crashes, providing more time for active community based policing. Recommended Action: Approve the Regional Collision Reporting Center Agreement and authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement in a form substantially similar to that which is attached to this report, and any related documents, all such documents to be approved as to form by the City Attorney. R(e-iii.-M--0-R--R-I-L-L-- City Manager Attachment Distribution: Council Appointed Officers R. Brian Townsend, Assistant City Manager Christopher C. Perkins, Chief of Police Amelia C. Merchant, Director of Management and Budget ROANOKE VALLEY REGIONAL COLLISION REPORTING CENTER AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into on this day of 2016, by and between the City of Roanoke, ( "Roanoke City "); the County of Roanoke, ( "Roanoke County "); and the City of Salem, ( "Salem "), each of which is a political subdivision or municipality of the Commonwealth of Virginia (the "Participating Localities "), and Roanoke Accident Support Services Ltd., a corporation organized under the laws of Virginia ( "RASS "). WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, §46.2 -373 of the Code of Virginia requires every law- enforcement officer who in the course of duty investigates a motor vehicle accident resulting in injury to or death of any person or total property damage to an apparent extent of $1,500 or more to forward a written report of the accident to the Department of Motor Vehicles within twenty -four hours after completing the investigation; and WHEREAS, the governing bodies of Roanoke City, Roanoke County, and Salem have determined that it is in the best interest of their three jurisdictions to enter into an agreement with RASS to operate a Regional Collision Reporting Center ( "Center" or "Reporting Center ") to act as a clearing house for reporting on all such accidents that occur within the three jurisdictions; and WHEREAS, the Participating Localities are authorized to enter into this joint Agreement pursuant to §15.2 -1300 of the Code of Virginia; and NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council for the City of Roanoke, the Board of Supervisors of the County of Roanoke and the City Council for the City of Salem, Virginia, in consideration of the mutual obligations and mutual benefits accruing to their respective localities from this Agreement, have agreed upon the terms of a contract among themselves, and with BASS, which are as follows: ARTICLE 1. SERVICES Sec. 1 -1. RASS shall cooperate with the police officers of the Participating Localities in the discharge of their motor vehicle accident investigations and reporting mandates as required by the Code of Virginia. Sec. 1 -2. The Participating Localities agree to provide to RASS in printed or in electronic form all information relevant to RASS's lawful activities relating to motor vehicle accidents within their jurisdictions. RASS understands that the Participating Localities are obligated to disclose and provide public documents in accordance with the Virginia Freedom of Information Act. The Participating Localities shall allow RASS access to their records management systems in order to transmit completed reports to appropriate agencies. Sec. 1 -3. Obligation of RASS Regarding the Center. The location or relocation of any Reporting Center or a second Reporting Center must be approved by the Executive Committee. During the term of this Agreement RASS shall: a. provide all the equipment and staff necessary to provide accident reporting �oo,usaooa � services to customers at no cost to the Participating Localities at a Reporting Center selected, operated and maintained by RASS; b. pay all applicable taxes, including any Sales Tax, if applicable, rates, duties, levies, assessments and impositions whatsoever, whether county, municipal, State or otherwise levied, charged or assessed; c. pay all applicable business taxes, if any, in respect of the business carried on by RASS; d. comply with all federal, state, county and municipal laws, by -laws, rules and regulations affecting the Center; e. ensure that the Center is fully functional from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday of each week during the term of this Agreement, except for legal holidays, and that the determination of further days and times of operation be the discretion RASS. f. ensure that employees of RASS, while on duty at the Center, wear a uniform of a style to be approved by the Executive Committee, or an identification tag that indicates the name of the employee and the name of RASS; g. ensure that employees RASS act in a courteous and professional manner and maintain a neat and tidy appearance when providing services at the Center; h. ensure that all interior and exterior signage installed or in use at the Center is approved by the Executive Committee prior to installation or use; and i. operate the Center at no cost to the Participating Localities. Sec. 1 -4 Obligation of RASS Regarding Collision Reporting Services During the term of this Agreement RASS shall: a) provide only accident reporting services and information processing services at the Center and shall not allow any other services to be provided on the premises of the Center; b) only offer or make available to a customer of the Center the names of companies, groups, or individuals that are recommended by the insurance company of the customer, provided that RASS is not prohibited from contacting, on behalf of the customer, companies, groups or individuals that are recommended by such insurance company; c) respect the right of the customers of the Center to choose to avail or not avail themselves of any or all of the services of RASS provided on behalf of an insurance company and shall not, at any time, use unlawful or misleading information or tactics or pressure a customer, in order to convince the customer to use any of the offered services; 100115369 00CX d) comply with all applicable requirements set forth in Virginia Code §38.2 -510 and inform all customers that they have the right to seek repairs from their own repair shop, not just those facilities recommended by their insurance carrier. e) post signage, the content and location which shall be approved by the Executive Committee, advising customers of the Center of their right of choice regarding services offered by RASS on behalf of an insurance company and the independence of the services provided from that of the Participating Localities; f) be permitted to offer advice and assistance to a customer of the Center respecting matters arising from the incident being reported, but shall provide such advice and assistance only in accordance with the policy requirements of the insurance company of the customer and any other legal restrictions or requirements; g) not permit the display of advertising for any commercial vendors at the Center, but the foregoing shall not be construed to restrict the availability of materials provided by any governmental authority or the insurance industry or the advertising of the services provided by RASS on behalf of insurance companies; h) not permit commercial vendors to operate at the Center, but the foregoing shall not be construed to restrict the representation of an insurance company at the Center or the provision of services which an insurance company has purchased, and nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to prevent an insurance company from recommending the use of specific vendors which have been approved by the insurance company; i) ensure that the operating name of RASS shall not be a name that is likely to lead a person to reasonably believe RASS is an agency of the Participating Localities; j) report, in writing, monthly during the Pilot period and quarterly thereafter, to the Participating Localities on the activity of the Center during the preceding reporting period, which report shall include, but not to be limited to, information respecting the number of persons which have used the services of the Center, the range and type of services offered by the Center, the number and type of complaints received about service at the Center and any action taken in response to such complaints; k) notify the Participating Localities in writing of any oral or written complaints received from members of the public and customers of the Center ( "Customer Complaints "), about the operation or services of the Center within seventy -two hours of receipt of the complaint, each such notice to be accompanied by a copy of any materials submitted by the complainant; 1) attempt, in good faith, to resolve the matter giving rise to the Customer Complaint involving a property loss claim in accordance with any procedure for complaint resolution established by the Participating Localities, and resolve the matter giving rise to the Customer Complaint to the satisfaction of the Participating Localities; m) RASS will not attempt to resolve and/or settle any personal injury claims; mmzsssaooc 1 3 n) use any information, reports, data or material supplied by the Participating Localities only in accordance with the law or any restrictions imposed from time -to -time by any one of the Participating Localities on such use; however it is understood by the parties that any such restrictions will not prevent RASS from disclosing such information to insurance companies that is otherwise allowed by law. Sec. I -5 Conflict of Interests Obligations of RASS During the term of this Agreement RASS shall not: a) operate or have any direct or indirect interest in or control over any automobile body repair shop or automobile rental facility and shall ensure that no director, officer or employee of RASS or any of its affiliated companies operates or has any direct or indirect interest in or control over any automobile body repair shop or automobile rental facility; b) employ, or be wholly or partly owned by, an officer or employee of a police department, or any other municipal or state officer or employee, an officer or employee of an insurance company or an officer or employee of an automobile body repair shop or automobile rental facility; and c) replace any officers or directors of RASS, or add any additional officers or directors, without the prior written permission of the Executive Committee. Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to prevent or hinder RASS from being compensated by insurance companies in connection with RASS's operation of the Center. ARTICLE II. OPERATIONAL AND FISCAL MATTERS Sec. 2 -1. Participating Localities. The Participating Localities to this Agreement are the City of Roanoke, the County of Roanoke and the City of Salem. Sec.2 -2. Executive Committee. The Executive Committee shall serve as an advisory board to RASS for the Regional Collision Center. The Executive Committee shall consist of the Chiefs of Police of the Participating Localities, or their designees, and a non - voting member selected by RASS. Sec. 2 -7. Indemnification and Insurance. Each Participating Locality will maintain its own workers' compensation and public official's liability insurance coverage, and will retain its full legal responsibility for injuries or property damage arising from its employees' use of the Regional Collision Center ( "Retained Liability"). Nothing in this agreement shall be interpreted as an assumption of joint and several liability, a waiver of sovereign, governmental, or qualified immunity, or as an indemnification of any Participating Locality, by any of the others. Except with respect to Retained Liability, RASS shall at all times indemnify and save harmless the Participating Localities, and all their officers, employees, agents and representatives of and from any and all manner of claims, demands, losses, costs, charges, actions and other proceedings whatsoever, made or brought against, suffered by or imposed, on either or both mop =s363 00<. � of them in respect of any loss, damage or injury (including fatal injury) to any person or property directly or indirectly arising out of, resulting from or sustained as a result of RASS's willful wrongdoing or negligent occupation, use or operation ofthe Center. ARTICLE 111. OPERATIONS AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION Sec. 3 -1. Term. The term of this Agreement shall commence on June 1, 2016 and shall terminate on November 30, 2017, for an l8 month Pilot Project. Upon the approval of all parties to this agreement, the Term of this Agreement may be extended to terminate on November 30, 2021, unless sooner terminated or further extended as provided herein. If such extension occurs, as of each five (5) year anniversary date of November 30, 2021, the term of this Agreement shall automatically be extended for two additional five (5) year terms beyond the then existing date of termination, unless one or more of the Participating Localities chooses to withdraw from this Agreement in accordance with the process outlined Article IV. Sec. 3 -2. Operator. The day to day operation of the Center shall be performed by the vendor chosen to manage the Regional Collision Center on behalf of the Participating Localities. The Participating Localities have determined that the sole source available to provide these services in the United States is RASS. Sec. 3 -3. Executive Committee. The oversight of this Agreement regarding the location and operation of the Center shall be the responsibility of an Executive Committee as set forth herein. The composition and purposes of the Executive Committee are as follows: (1) Each Participating Locality shall appoint a member of the Executive Committee, and RASS shall provide one non - voting member for the Executive Committee. (2) The Executive Committee will meet at least quarterly, once the Center is established and becomes operational. Special meetings may be called by any two members by actual notice delivered to all members at least 48 hours prior to the meeting date, or may be held at any time upon attendance at meetings by all members. (3) A quorum necessary to take action at any meeting shall be two (2) members, or their officially- appointed designees. A majority vote of the members in attendance shall decide any issue presented unless otherwise set forth in this Agreement. (4) The members of the Executive Committee shall elect a chair and secretary from its members to serve for two years. (5) The meetings of the Executive Committee shall be conducted pursuant to the parliamentary procedures as set forth in "Roberts Rules of Order." ARTICLE IV. WITHDRAWAL AND /OR TERMINATION. Sec. 4 -1. Withdrawal. Any Participating Locality under this Agreement may withdraw and terminate such locality's participation in the Roanoke Valley Regional Collision Reporting Center Agreement by having its Chief Executive Officer deliver that locality's intent to withdraw by U.S. certified mail return receipt requested a formal written notice to the Chief Executive Officer of the other Participating Localities at least six (6) months prior to that localities anticipated date of withdrawal. The purpose of this notice requirement is to give the nonwithdrawing party or parties at least six (6) months' notice of the withdrawing locality's wog% :363 00�, 1 5 decision to no longer participate in the Executive Committee and Agreement. Sec. 4 -2. Responsibility of Compliance. Any Participating Locality who gives a notice of withdrawal shall be responsible for complying with such Agreement until the effective date of the withdrawal notice as referred to in Section 5 -1 above. Sec. 4 -3. Future Operation of Regional Collision Reporting Center. Upon receipt of a notification of withdrawal, the nonwithdrawing localities, in their sole discretion, may continue their participation in the operations of the Center with such modifications as they deemed appropriate. Sec. 4 -4. Cooperation upon Withdrawal. The withdrawing locality shall cooperate with the nonwithdrawing localities in order to provide for a smooth transition of operations of the Center, including, but not limited to, executing any documents and /or providing any information the nonwithdrawing localities may reasonably request. Sec. 4 -5 Termination. The Participating Localities may terminate this agreement with RASS upon three (3) month's written notice to PASS in the event that: a) legal requirements, in the Participating Localities' sole opinion, prohibit any Participating Locality from continuing its participation in the Center; or b) RASS makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or becomes insolvent or commits an act of bankruptcy as defined by the Bankruptcy Code (U.S.IIUSC), or if BASS is subject to voluntary or compulsory liquidation or winding -up, or if the Center becomes abandoned. The Participating Localities may terminate this Agreement following 30 days' written notice to RASS from any of the Chiefs of Police that RASS has breached any of the provisions of this Agreement; provided however, that RASS shall have the opportunity to correct the situation giving rise to the breach to the satisfaction of the Chief of Police within the 30 day notice period. Either the Participating Localities or RASS may terminate this Agreement on s i x ( 6) months' written notice to the other party, during which time RASS shall continue to operate the Center in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, provided however that the Participating Localities shall not terminate the Agreement under this subparagraph: a) for the sole purpose of entering into an arrangement or agreement with another person to operate a reporting center; and/or b) for the sole purpose of entering into an arrangement or agreement with another person to sell information to third parties; and/or c) to operate an information vending service; and /or 0011 s'..111 6 d) to operate a business which uses the information contained in the accident reporting computing records and produces reports which can be sold to third parties. ARTICLE V. MISCELLANEOUS Sec. 5 -1. Effective Date. The effective date of this agreement shall be January 1, 2016. Sec. 5 -2. Notices. Notices hereunder shall be sent by certified mail to the respective parties to the following officers or their successors: Thomas C. Gates, County Administrator COUNTY OF ROANOKE, VIRGINIA 5204 Bernard Drive Roanoke, Virginia 24018 Christopher P. Morrill, City Manager CITY OF ROANOKE, VIRGINIA P.O. Box 58 Roanoke, Virginia 24402 Kevin S. Boggess, City Manager CITY OF SALEM, VIRGINIA 114 North Broad Street Salem, Virginia 24153 ROANOKE ACCIDENT SUPPORT SERVICES LTD. Steve Sanderson 111 Toryork Drive Toronto, Ontario M9L 1X9 Sec. 5 -3. Captions and Headings. The section captions and headings are for convenience and reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. Sec. 5 -4. Counterpart Copies. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterpart copies, each of which shall be deemed an original, but which together shall constitute a single instrument. Sec. 5 -5. Severability. The invalidity, illegality or unenforeeability of any provision of this Agreement as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction shall in no way affect the validity, legality or enforceability of any other provision hereof. Sec. 5 -6. Waiver. No failure of any party to insist on strict observance of any provision of this Agreement, and no custom or practice of the parties at variance with the terms hereof, shall be deemed a waiver of any provision of this Agreement in any instance. Sec. 5 -7. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in .........." I accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Sec. 5 -8 Mandatory Virginia Public Procurement Provisions: During the term of this Contract, RASS agrees as follows: A. Pursuant to Virginia Code § 2.2- 4311.1, RASS does not, and shall not during the performance of this Contract for goods and services in the Commonwealth, knowingly employ an unauthorized alien as defined in the Federal Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986. B. Pursuant to Virginia Code § 2.2- 4311.2, BASS shall be authorized to transact business in the Commonwealth as a domestic or foreign business entity if so required by Title 13.1 or Title 50 of the Code of Virginia (1950), as amended, or as otherwise provided by law. RASS shall not allow its existence to lapse or its certificate of authority to be revoked or cancelled at any time during the term of this contract. The Participating Localities may void this Contract if RASS fails to remain in compliance with the provisions of this section. Sec. 5 -9. Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitute the full agreement among the parties. This agreement may only be amended in writing by written amendment. IN WITNESS WHEREOF the governing bodies of each locality listed below has duly authorized this Agreement to be signed on their behalf, by that locality's Chief Executive Officer, and BASS has caused this Agreement to be signed on its behalf by its duly authorized officer. CITY OF ROANOKE, VIRGINIA Attest: Clerk Christopher P. Morrill, City Manager Approved as to form: M (ooizs311 o.0 City Attorney Attest: Clerk Attest: 0111116111 d I COUNTY OF ROANOKE, VIRGINIA By: (S Approved as to form: By: County Attorney CITY OF SALEM, VIRGINIA By: (� Approved as to form 0 City Attorney ROANOKE ACCIDENT SUPPORT SERVICES LTD. By: Steven A. Sanderson, President CITY OF ROANOKE OFFICE. OF THE CITY CLERK 215 Church Avenue, S. W., Room 456 %' Roanoke, Virginia 24011 -1536 Telephone: (540)853 -2541 Fax: (540)853 -1145 STEPHANIE M. MOON REYNOLDS, MMC Email clerk@roanokeva.gov CECELIA F. MCCOY City Clerk Deputy City Clerk CEC'ELIA T. WEBB, CMC AWa.ut Deputy City Clerk February 18, 2016 Cindy Poulton, Clerk Roanoke City School Board 40 Douglass Avenue, N. W. Roanoke, Virginia 24012 Dear Ms. Poulton: I am enclosing copy of Budget Ordinance No. 40447 - 021616 to appropriate funding from the Federal Government and the Commonwealth grants and the Schools General Fund for various educational programs, amending and reordaining certain sections of the 2015 -2016 School Grant Fund Appropriations. The abovereferenced measure was adopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke at a regular meeting held on Tuesday, February 16; and is in full force and effect upon its passage. Sincerely, S�•� Stephanie M. Moon Rey olds City Clerk Enclosure PC: Dr. Rita Bishop, Superintendent, Roanoke City Public Schools, 40 Douglass Avenue, N. W., Roanoke, Virginia 24012 P. Steve Barnett, Assistant Superintendent for Operations, Roanoke City Public Schools, 40 Douglass Avenue, N. W., Roanoke, Virginia 24012 Kathleen M. Jackson, Chief Financial Officer, Roanoke City Public Schools, 40 Douglass Avenue, N. W., Roanoke, Virginia 24012 Christopher P. Morrill, City Manager Daniel J. Callaghan, City Attorney Barbara A. Dameron, Director of Finance IN THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROANOKE, VIRGINIA The 16th day of February, 2016. No. 40447- 021616. AN ORDINANCE to appropriate funding from the Federal Government and the Commonwealth grants and the Schools General Fund for various educational programs, amending and reordaining certain sections of the 2015 -2016 School Grant Fund Appropriations, and dispensing with the second reading by title of this ordinance. BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Roanoke that the following sections of the 2015 -2016 School Grant Fund Appropriations be, and the same are hereby, amended and reordained to read and provide as follows: Appropriations Prof Other Prof Services Tech Software /On Line Content Nan -Capt Tech Hardware Tech Infrastructure Additions Capital Outlay Additions Personal Services Professional Dev. Supplements Revenues Local Match Federal Grant Receipts Federal Grant Receipts State Grant Receipts 302-2 80-E RTE-0000-0000-68200-43313-2-01 $ 400,638 302-280-E RTE-0000-0000-682 00-46640-2-01 194,565 302 - 280 -ERTE- 0000 -0000- 68200- 46650 -2 -01 4,162 302- 280 - ERTE -0000- 0000- 68200- 48220 -2 -01 1,315,991 302 - 280 -ERTE- 0000 -0000- 68200- 48821 -2 -01 13,752 302 - 110- 0000- 0000 -132J- 61100- 41121 -3 -01 424 302 -210- 3300 - 0000 -362K- 62140- 41129 -9 -01 5,173 302 - 280 - ERTE -0000- 1000 - 00000- 72000 -9 -00 $ 251,622 302 - 280 -ERTE- 0000 -0000- 68200- 38515 -9 -00 1,677,486 302 - 000 -0000- 0000 -132J- 00000- 38010 -0 -00 424 302 - 000 -0000- 0000 -362K- 00000- 32291 -0 -00 5,173 Pursuant to the provisions of Section 12 of the City Charter, the second reading of this ordinance by title is hereby dispensed with. ATT T: City Clerk. (F� E.;TY CLELi4:'ti�. F _Fi 1t1 Fhlb.i�`✓ =4 ��� ROANOKE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS February 16, 2016 school Board Suzanne P. Moore Chairman The Honorable David Bowers, Mayor and Members of Roanoke City Council Lori E. Vaught Roanoke, VA 24011 Vice Chairman Mark K. Cathey Dear Members of Council: William B. Hopkins, Jr. Annette Lewis As a result of official School Board action on Tuesday, February 9, Laura D. Rottenborn 2016, the Board respectfully requests that City Council approve the Dick Willis following appropriation requests: Dr. Rita D. Bishop New Appropriation Award Superintendent Universal Service Schools and Libraries, E -rate Program Cindy H. Poulton 2015 -2016 $1,929,108.65 Clerk of the Board Revised Appropriations Additional Award Title I, Part A Improving Basic Programs 2014 -2015 $424.18 New Teacher Mentor Program 2015 -2016 $5,172.97 On behalf of the School Board, thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Cindy H. Poulton Clerk pc: Dan Callaghan Rita D. Bishop Chris Morrill Kathleen Jackson Barbara Dameron Acquenatta Harris (w /details) Suzanne P. Moore www.rcps.info p: 540.853.2381 L 540.853.2951 P.O. Box 13145 Roanoke VA 24031 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT To: Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council Meeting: February 16, 2016 Subject: School Board Appropriation Request Background: As the result of official School Board action at its February 9, 2016 meeting, the Board respectfully requested that City Council appropriate funding as outlined in this report. The Universal Service Schools and Libraries, E -rate Program 2015 -16 grant of $1,929,109 provides funds to help ensure that schools and libraries can obtain high -speed internet access and telecommunications at affordable rates. This program will be fully reimbursed by federal and local match funds. The grant period will end September 30, 2016. The Title I, Part A Improving Basic Programs 2014-2015 grant of $424 provides financial assistance for high numbers or percentages of children from low- income families to help ensure that all children meet state academic content and achievement standards. This is a revision to the original award allocation, will be reimbursed by federal funds and will end September 30, 2016. This is a continuing program. The New Teacher Mentor Program 2015-2016 grant of $5,173 provides funding to support the school division in enhancing its mentor teacher program. Funding is provided based on the number of teachers with zero years of teaching experience. This is a revision to the original award allocation, will be reimbursed by state funds and will end June 30, 2016. This is a continuing program. Recommended Action: We recommend that Council concur with this report of the School Board and adopt the attached budget ordinance to establish revenue estimates and to appropriate funding as outlined. r Barbara A. Dameron Director of Finance Distribution: Council Appointed Officers Rita D. Bishop, Superintendent, RCPS P. Steve Barnett, Assistant Superintendent for Operations, RCPS Kathleen M. Jackson, Chief Financial Officer, RCPS STEPHANIE M. MOON REYNOLDS, MMC City Clerk CITY OF ROANOKE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK 215 Church Avenue, S. W., Room 456 Roanoke, Virginia 24011 -1536 Telephone: (540) 853 -2541 Fax: (540) 853 -1145 E -mull: elerkQn ronnakeve.gov February 18, 2016 CECELIA F. MCCOY Deputy City Clerk CECELIA T. WEBB, CMC Assistant Deputy City Clerk Coach Frank Beamer 1700 Mountainside Drive Blacksburg, Virginia 24060 Dear Coach Beamer: I am enclosing a copy of Resolution No. 40448- 021616 paying tribute to you on the occasion of your retirement as head football coach at Virginia Tech following the completion of your 290 season of Hokie football. On behalf of the Mayor and Members of Roanoke City Council, I wish to extend its best wishes to you and your wife for a healthy, happy retirement and much success in your future endeavors. The abovereferenced measure was adopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke at a regular meeting held on Tuesday, February 16, 2016. Sincerely, Stephanie M Moon R . ynolds, C City Clerk Enclosure Cam% 'A"Oh l olt IN THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROANOKE, VIRGINIA, The 16th day of February, 1016. No. 40448 - 021616. A RESOLUTION saluting the career and contributions of Coach Frank Benner on the occasion of his retirement. WHEREAS, Frank Reamer announced his retirement as head football coach at Virginia Tech following the completion of his 29th season as head coach of Hokie football; WHEREAS, Coach Beamer completed his career at Virginia Tech by leading his Hokies to victory in the 2015 Independence Bowl against the University of Tulsa, the 23rd consecutive bawl gwne appearance by the Virginia Tech football ham; WHEREAS, as head coach at Virginia Tech, Coach Beamer amassed an overall record of 238 victories, 111 losses, and 2 ties as he led the Virginia Tech program into national prominence and perennial national rankings; WHEREAS, as head coach at Virginia Tech, Coach Beamer led his Hakies to four ACC Conference Championships, three Big East Conference Championships, and one appearance in the national championship game; WHEREAS, Coach Beamer amassed 280 victories over his 35 year career as a head coach and earned eight national coach ofthe year awards during his distinguished career; WHEREAS, Coach Beamer was an innovative inspirational leader, introducing the concept of `Beamer Bali" to emphasize the importance that every player on the field has a role in contributing to the success ofthe town; WHEREAS, Coach Beamer maintained an active, positive, and influential presence throughout the Southwest Virginia community; and WHEREAS, recognition of Coach Beamer's accomplishments and contributions is an appropriate salute to his distinguished career. THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council ofthe City of Roanoke as follows: 1. City Council salutes the career, accomplishments, and contributions of Coach Frank Beamer as head football coach at Virginia Tech for 29 years. 2. City Council extends their best wishes for Coach Beamer and his wife, Cheryl, for a healthy, happy, and relaxing retirement 3. City Council directs the City Clerk to provide Coach Beamer with an attested copy of this Resolution. APPROVED ATTEST: J'l�I Ig'y/y� t te�haat MootAReyn�o7ds, MMC City Clerk David A. Bowers Mayor CITY OF ROANOKE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK 215 Church Avenue, S. W., Room 456 Roanoke, Virginia 24011 -1536 'Telephone: (540)853-2541 Fax: (540)853 -1145 STEPIIANIE M. MOON REVNOLDS, MMC E -nmll: eIe,kpmonnokeva'8p4 CECELIA F. MCCOV City Clerk Deputy Cuy Clerk (- LCELIA T. W EBB, CMC Assismnt Deputy City Clerk February 19, 2016 Robert J. Catron, Legislative Liaison Alcalde & Fay 2111 Wilson Boulevard, 8th Floor Arlington, Virginia 22201 Dear Mr. Catron: At the regular meeting of Council held on Tuesday, February 16, 2016, Council Member William D. Bestpitch made a motion to authorize you to represent the interest of the City of Roanoke in opposing legislation to (i) preempt local ordinances that regulate homestays or Air BnB operations; and (ii) exempt property of railroad corporations from stormwater utility fees assessed on all property owners within a locality. The motion was seconded by Council Member Raphael E. Ferris and adopted. Sincerely, M . � Stephanie M. Moon R ynolds, MC City Clerk PC: Christopher P. Morrill, City Manager Daniel J. Callaghan, City Attorney