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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCouncil Actions 04-17-23 PRIDDY 42632-041723 City of Roanoke, Virginia CITY COUNCIL April 17, 2023 2:00 PM ROAN O KE City Council Chamber 215 Church Avenue, S.W. AGENDA The City of Roanoke is a safe, caring and economically vibrant community in which to live, learn, work, play and prosper. A vibrant urban center with strong neighborhoods set amongst the spectacular beauty of Virginia's Blue Ridge. NOTICE: Council meetings will be televised live and replayed on RVTV Channel 3 on Thursdays at 7:00 p.m., and Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; and video streamed through Facebook Live at facebook.com/RoanokeVa. Council meetings are offered with closed captioning for the deaf or hard of hearing. 1. CALL TO ORDER - ROLL CALL. All Present. The Invocation was delivered by The Reverend Susan E. Bentley, Rector, St. James Episcopal Church. The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America was led by Mayor Sherman P. Lea, Sr. Welcome. ANNOUNCEMENTS: 2. PRESENTATIONS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: Recognized Steve Martin, Director, Human/Social Services and thanked him for all his hard work and commitment to the citizens of Roanoke. 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. Anthony Ferguson, 1647 Center Hill Drive, S. W., appeared before the Council and spoke with regard to an expanded parking plan for Edinburgh Street, to positively impact the River's Edge Park patrons. Freeda Cathcart, 2516 Sweetbrier Avenue, S. W., appeared before the Council and announced an Earth Day event on Saturday, April 22, from 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., at 1707 Cove Road. She also spoke with regard to climate change, endangered species, and protecting water streams. John Lugar, 102 Edinburgh Street, S. W., appeared before the Council and spoke with regard to limited parking at Varsity Park and asked Council to add additional parking on Edinburgh Street. Paul Kelly, 515 8th Street, S.W., appeared before the Council and spoke in support of new sparking spaces at River's Edge. Elizabeth Vail, 2840 Longview Avenue, appeared before the Council to request additional parking on Edinburgh Street and suggested parking on the grassy area at the old Ramada hotel site. Barbara Duerk, 2607 Rosalind Avenue, S. W., appeared before the Council and announced the "Love Thy Neighbor Prayer Walk" would be held on Saturday, April 29, at 9:30 a.m., departing from Loudon Avenue Christian Church. 4. CONSENT AGENDA: APPROVED, AS AMENDED. (7-0, Item C-1 was considered separately.) All matters listed under the Consent Agenda are considered to be routine by the Members of City Council and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of the items. If discussion is desired, the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered separately. C-1. Minutes of the regular meetings of City Council held on Monday, February 6, 2023 and on Tuesday, February 21, 2023. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Dispensed with the reading of the minutes and approved as recorded. C-2. A communication from the City Manager, requesting that Council convene in a Closed Meeting to discuss the disposition of publicly-owned property located at 339 Salem Avenue, S. W., 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. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Concurred in the request. C-3. A communication from the City Clerk advising of the resignation of Betsy Whitney as a member of the Roanoke Arts Commission, effective May 1, 2023. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Accepted the resignation and received and filed the communication. C-4. Revision to the Adoption of Calendar of Events for Budget Development Activities for FY 2023-2024. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approved the attached revised Calendar of Events for Budget Development Activities for FY 2023-2024. C-5. Reports of qualification of the following individuals: Todd Putney as a member of the Virginia Western Community College Local Advisory Board for a four-year term of office, commencing July 1, 2023 and ending June 30, 2027; Marina Trejo Perez as a member of the Youth Services Citizen Board for term of office ending June 30, 2025; Frank Rogan as a member of Personnel and Employment Practices Commission to replace Heather Davenport for a three-year term of office commencing July 1, 2023 and ending June 30, 2026; Yen Ha as a member of the Personnel and Employment Practices Commission to replace Donna St.Clair for a three-year term of office commencing July 1, 2023 and ending June 30, 2026; Michael Waldvogel as a member of the Blue Ridge Behavioral Healthcare, Board of Directors to fill the unexpired term of office of Lew Bishop ending December 31, 2024; Phazon Nash as a member of the Equity and Empowerment Advisory Board for an initial term of office commencing March 1, 2023 and ending December 31, 2025; and John Hitchins, Jr., as a member of the Roanoke Arts Commission for a three- year term of office, commencing July 1, 2023 and ending June 30, 2026. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Received and filed. REGULAR AGENDA: 5. PUBLIC HEARINGS: NONE. 6. PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS: 1. Presentation of the Williamson Road Area Business Association "State of the Road" report. Valerie Brown, Executive Director, Spokesperson. (Sponsored by the City Manager) Received and filed. At 3:07 p.m., the Council meeting recessed for a brief break. The meeting reconvened at 3:43 p.m., with all Members of Council in attendance. 7. REPORTS OF CITY OFFICERS AND COMMENTS OF CITY MANAGER: 1. CITY MANAGER: BRIEFINGS: Recommended Fiscal Year 2023 — 2024 Budget- 30 minutes FY23 Budget- March Monthly Budget Report- 15 minutes Received and filed. HUD Community Resources PY 2023 Annual Action Plan Received and filed. ITEMS RECOMMENDED FOR ACTION: A. Amendment of the City Code with regard to parking for persons with disabilities. Adopted Ordinance No. 42632-041723. (7-0) B. Acquisition of Real Property Rights for Stormwater Drainage Improvement Project— FY23 Curb and Gutter Project. Adopted Ordinance No. 42633-041723. (7-0) COMMENTS OF THE CITY MANAGER. NONE. 2. CITY ATTORNEY: A. Adoption of an Ordinance granting and extending the deadline for payment of real estate taxes through April 14, 2023 and waiving penalty and interest under City Code Section 32-19. Adopted Ordinance No. 42634-041723. (7-0) 8. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES: 1. A report of the Roanoke City School Board requesting appropriation of funds for various educational programs; and a report of the City Manager recommending that Council concur in the request. Donna Caldwell, Director of Accounting, Spokesperson. Adopted Budget Ordinance No. 42635-041723. (7-0) 2. A report of certain Authorities, Boards, Committees and Commissions in which City Council serve as liaisons or appointees. Vice-Mayor Cobb advised that Greyhound will be providing onsite services at the new transfer facility on Campbell Avenue. 9. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: NONE. 10. INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS: NONE. 11. MOTIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS: 1. Inquiries and/or comments by the Mayor and Members of City Council. Council Member Moon Reynolds asked that the Library of Virginia meet with Roanoke libraries and follow up meeting with Council to provide a review of the libraries' visit. 2. Vacancies on certain authorities, boards, commissions and committees appointed by Council. NONE. 12. SCHOOL BOARD INTERVIEWS: City Council conducted the following interviews in connection with Roanoke City School Board upcoming vacancies, effective July 1, 2023. Elizabeth C.S. Jamison — 5:34 p.m. - 5:52 p.m. Natasha N. Saunders — 5:53 p.m. - 6:09 p.m. 13. RECESSED - 6:10 P.M. THE COUNCIL MEETING WILL STAND IN RECESS; AND THEREAFTER RECONVENE AT 7:00 PM, IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, ROOM 450, NOEL C. TAYLOR MUNICIPAL BUILDING. City of Roanoke, Virginia CITY COUNCIL 7:00 PM ROANOKE City Council Chamber 215 Church Avenue, S.W. 14. CALL TO ORDER - ROLL CALL. All Present. The Invocation was delivered by Mayor Sherman P. Lea, Sr. The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America was led by Mayor Lea. Welcome. CERTIFICATION OF CLOSED MEETING. (6-0, Council Member Priddy abstained from the vote, was not present at the Closed Meeting) 15. PRESENTATIONS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: Presentation of the Youth Services Citizen Board - "Update on Youth Activities and Youth Summit." Youth representatives of the Youth Services Citizen Board, Spokespeople. (Sponsored by the City Manager) Received and filed. 16. PUBLIC HEARINGS: 1. Request of Star City Real Properties, LLC, to rezone a portion of property located at 2733 and 2739 Orange Avenue, N. E., Official Tax Map Nos. 7070111 and 7070112, from MX, Mixed Use District, to CG, Commercial- General District, with conditions. Chris Burns, Balzer and Associates, Inc., Spokesperson. Adopted Ordinance No. 42636-041723. (7-0) 2. Receive views of citizens regarding appointment of two Roanoke City School Board Trustees for three-year terms of office, each, commencing on July 1, 2023. The candidates are Elizabeth C.S. Jamison, Jacqueline W. Moon, Auraliz C. Quintana, Christopher T. Link and Natasha N. Saunders. No action taken. 17. OTHER BUSINESS: 1. Petition for Appeal filed by Christina Skillin appealing a decision of the Architectural Review Board denying a request for approval of a historical style fence that was built prior, due to limited knowledge regarding the Architectural Review Board process for property located at 529 Day Avenue, S. W. Christina Skillin, Owner, Spokesperson. City Council affirmed the decision of the Architectural Review Board that no Certificate of Appropriateness be issued. (5-2, Vice-Mayor Cobb and Council Member Priddy voted no) A report of the Architectural Review Board recommending that City Council affirm its decision to deny the request, which is not consistent with H-2 Guidelines. Bill Mason, Chairman, Spokesperson. 18. HEARING OF CITIZENS UPON PUBLIC MATTERS: City Council sets this time as a priority for citizens to be heard. If deemed appropriate, matters will be referred to the City Manager for response, recommendation or report to the Council. Laura Hartman, 1209 Campbell Avenue, S. W., appeared before the Council to request more bus service and City funding for Valley Metro. Ashley Curtice, 4515 Rosecrest Road, S. W., appeared before the Council in support of public transportation. Jamie Fain Brooks, 1680 Standiford Road, Union Hall, Virginia, appeared before the Council in support of Bus Riders of Roanoke Advocacy group and public transportation. RECESSED - 8:54 P.M. THE COUNCIL MEETING WILL STAND IN RECESS UNTIL THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2023, IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONDUCTING PUBLIC HEARINGS ON THE CITY OF ROANOKE RECOMMENDED FISCAL YEAR 2023 - 2024 BUDGET AT 7:00 P.M.; 2023 ANNUAL PLAN UPDATE TO THE 2020 - 2024 HUD CONSOLIDATED PLAN; AND PROPOSED REAL ESTATE TAX INCREASE AT 7:10 P.M. lIhiUirginian pilot THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc. DATE: Sunday, February 12, 1995 TAG: 9502110038 SECTION: FRONT PAGE: A10 EDITION: FINAL SOURCE: BY TONI WHITT, STAFF WRITER DATELINE: ROANOKE LENGTH: Medium: 73 lines SHE REALIZED SHE COULD CLOSE HER EYES NO LONGER It was one ordinary woman with an extraordinarily simple request of City Hall that helped turn around a blighted block and a troubled neighborhood, and changed how this city interacts with its citizens and, possibly, how America will reconnect with its government. Florine Thornhill, 73. had no intention of causing such a stir. She just decided to do something small to make her block better. So she marched down to City Hall and asked a suspicious official if she could borrow a lawn mower to clean up one abandoned and overgrown lot. For years. she had walked her neighborhood with blinders to the blight, stepping past the decaying homes, drug deals and derelicts. One Sunday in 1979, on her way to the church choir. she passed an unconscious woman in the overgrowth of a nearby lot. Thornhill assumed it was a drug addict and walked on. But she couldn't dismiss the woman from her mind. What, she found herself wondering. would Jesus have her do? So she turned back home and got her son to help her get the woman to safety. Thornhill never learned the woman's name, or why she was unconscious. But the encounter opened her eyes to the sadness and poverty she had spent so much time blocking out. The mother of nine - including one child with mental disabilities - decided to do what she could. She borrowed that mower and cleaned one lot. Her neighbors became curious, then joined in. On weekends, 15 middle-aged and elderly residents soon were picking up trash and mowing vacant lots. In City Hall, officials noticed that the once-decrepit neighborhood had begun to shine. In 1980. Roanoke asked Thornhill and her Gilmer neighbors to join in a pilot project with three other city neighborhoods. It would allow them to help set goals for the city. to show the officials how to turn their poor. urban areas around. The experiment was successful, thanks to Thornhill and other ordinary people like her. Today. 25 neighborhoods are working in the system to improve Roanoke. �,t i 1. _..._ C_/1_.... .1 17_.,.__1..r_ i,_a A— .1... D.,....-1•.. nnrncc A ma.•inn nc rtrtxranrimant Last year, Thornhill and her group, the Northwest Neighborhood Environmental Organization, won the 1994 President's Volunteer Action Award presented by President Clinton for volunteer efforts that change a community. But Thornhill said her real measure of success is not in White House recognition. It is in the children playing at a fully equipped park that was once an open-air market for drug dealers.It is in the homes that her group has been able to buy and rebuild with housing grants they tracked down and won with some city help. It is in the professionals they have been able to entice back to Gilmer with low-interest loans, and it is in the part-time worker they have been able to hire to help organize neighborhood activities and get more grant money. "It's just so wonderful to see the children coming home,"Thornhill said.."I know they care. They will keep this neighborhood going long after I'm gone."ILLUSTRATION:Photo FLORINE THORNHILL The 73-year-old Roanoke woman started with a simple goal: She wanted to do something to make her block better.In 1979, she borrowed a lawn mower to clean up one abandoned,overgrown lot. Soon, 15 middle-aged and elderly residents were picking up trash and mowing vacant lots.In 1980,three neighborhoods were cleaning up. 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The entire community is extremely grateful for this progress and commends the City for taking this initiative. In 2019,our company purchased the former Graves Humpheys Building with plans to build a new,innovative storage project and revitalize the old eyesore.The Graves Humphreys was in significant disrepair and was largely dormant.There were only a handful of tenants and very limited economic activity. Over the past four years,we and our tenants have invested countless hours and approximately$14 million in Varsity Park,as the two-building complex is now known.Everything we have done has been in a first-rate manner,and we have helped revitalize this important Roanoke gateway.The Varsity Park complex now pays over$115,000 annually in real estate taxes. This Varsity Park business community is now home to the following businesses:Johnson Granite,Appliance Studio,Kitchen TuneUp,Goosehead Insurance,Favor Engineering,Ferguson Fitness,Virginia Varsity Storage,Blue Ridge Cancer Care,and Varsity Park Studios.We have additional,remodeled office space available to serve the area's expanding needs,and leasing efforts continue to be successful. Edinburgh Street, SW plays a critical role in serving the River's Edge Sports Complex(the tennis facilities,the playground,the fields)and Varsity Park.Long before Varsity Park,Edinburgh Street was chronically crowded and regularly exceeded capacity. Further complicating the ongoing parking problem is it being a dead-end public street,without a turnaround. When there are multiple soccer/lacrosse/football/tennis games,fitness events,City events or just a beautiful afternoon,there is NOWHERE to park.The only legal,reasonably accessible options are Edinburgh and Wiley Drive.As soon as Edinburgh is at capacity,people park on both sides of the road-illegally-and at the end of the street,illegally.Meanwhile,cars continue to pour into the now congested,single lane road while others are backing out-often at high speeds as parents are rushing to find parking for their kids' game.Cars and pedestrians are intermixed and chaotically scrambling to get places.Under these conditions, emergency vehicles would almost certainly find it very difficult to respond quickly to any medical situation. In consultation with Balzer and Associates and the City of Roanoke,there is a sensible option to add 18 parking spaces, immediately opposite the existing 90-degree parking on the first half of Edinburgh Street,on the park side.This simple,but important,solution is greatly needed to help with this serious parking problem. We respectfully request that Roanoke City approve,fund and construct this parking expansion.It will greatly benefit all who use the park-tennis players and teams,families,event visitors,and the businesses and their employees who have chosen to locate here. It will also significantly enhance public safety. Your consideration is greatly appreciated. Kind regards, John D.Lugar CC:Michael Clark,Director of Parks&Recreation,City of Roanoke Marc Nelson,Director of Economic Development,City of Roanoke Lisa Soltis,Economic Specialist,City of Roanoke ROANOKE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT To: Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council Meeting: April 17, 2023 Subject: A communication from the City Manager, requesting that Council convene in a Closed Meeting to discuss the disposition of publicly-owned property located at 339 Salem Avenue, S. W., 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. Background: The City Manager requests a Closed Meeting to discuss the disposition of publicly-owned property located at 339 Salem Avenue, S. W., 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. Recommended Action: Concur in the request. ''11(f2 Bob Cowell, City Manager Distribution: p1 CITY OF ROANOKE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK 215 Church Avenue,S.W.,Suite 456 Roanoke,Virginia 24011-1536 t r- Telephone:(540)853-2541 Fax:(540)853-1145 CECELIA T.WEBB,CMC CECELIA F.MCCOY,CMC E-mail: clerk@roanokeva.gov Deputy City Clerk City Clerk RUTH VISUETE-PEREZ Assistant Deputy City Clerk April 17, 2023 The Honorable Mayor and Members of the Roanoke City Council Roanoke, Virginia Dear Mayor Lea and Members of Council: This is to advise that Betsy Whitney has tendered her resignation as a member of the Roanoke Arts Commission, effective May 1, 2023. Sincerely, Catt-ed4d, Cecelia F. McCoy, CMC City Clerk Cecelia Webb From: Ruth Visuete Perez Sent: Thursday, April 6, 2023 9:24 AM To: Cecelia Webb Subject: FW: [EXTERNAL] Arts Commission Hi Cece, Please see the resignation from Betsy Whitney below. Best regards, Ruth Visuete Perez Assistant Deputy City Clerk City Clerk's Office 215 Church Avenue, S.W. Suite 456 Roanoke,Virginia 24011 540-853-2541 ruth.visueteperez@roanokeva.gov From: Cecelia Mccoy<susie.mccoy@roanokeva.gov> Sent:Thursday,April 6, 2023 9:06 AM To: Ruth Visuete Perez<ruth.visueteperez@roanokeva.gov> Subject: FW: [EXTERNAL]Arts Commission Susie Aeoro City Clerk Ext. 6358 From: Betsy Whitney<btsywhitney@gmail.com> Sent:Thursday,April 6, 2023 8:59 AM To: Cecelia Mccoy<susie.mccoy@roanokeva.gov>; Douglas C.Jackson<douglas.jackson@roanokeva.gov> Subject: [EXTERNAL] Arts Commission CAUTION: This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or on clicking links from unknown senders. Hello Susie, i With regret, I must resign from the arts commission and April will be my last active month. It's been such a rewarding experience for me. Thanks to all for the opportunity. Betsy Whitney 540-354-8355 Betsy Whitney 2 Pri.7111w, ROANOKE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT To: Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council Meeting: April 17, 2023 Subject: Revision to the Adoption of Calendar of Events for Budget Development Activities for FY 2023-2024. Background: Annually, City Council approves the Calendar of Events for Budget Development Activities for the upcoming fiscal year. On December 19, 2022 City Council approved a recommended Calendar of Events for FY 2023-2024. Considerations: Due to advertising of the Public Hearing for the Real Estate Tax and HUD funding allocations, the date of the public hearing included in the prior calendar needs to be adjusted to Thursday, April 27, 2023 at 7:00 PM. Recommended Action: Approve the attached revised Calendar of Events for Budget Development Activities for FY 2023-2024. "40 Bob Cowell, City Manager Distribution: Council Appointed Officers W. Brent Robertson, Assistant City Manager/ Director of Finance Amelia C. Merchant, Deputy Director of Finance Angie O'Brian, Assistant City Manager CALENDAR OF EVENTS FOR BUDGET DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES FISCAL YEAR 2023 - 2024 Date Budget Preparation Activities January 3, 2023 Financial/Budget Planning Work Session (During 2:00 p.m. Afternoon Briefing Session) February 6, 2023 Financial/Budget Planning Work Session (During 9:00 a.m. Morning Briefing Session) March 6, 2023 Financial/Budget Planning Work Session (continued) (During 9:00 a.m. Morning Briefing Session) April 3, 2023 Financial/Budget Planning Work Session (continued) (During 9:00 a.m. Morning Briefing Session) April 1 7, 2023 Recommended budget presented to City Council at regularly scheduled meeting April 27, 2023 Public hearings on recommended budget and tax rates (Thursday) at 7:00 p.m. May 1 , 2023 Budget Study May 8, 2023 City Council adopts General Fund, School Fund, Proprietary Fund budgets and an Update to the HUD Consolidated Plan and approves an annual appropriation ordinance at a 2:00 p.m. Special Session. 1 ot c 110 . : h CITY OF ROANOKE ,Air-r OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK ` 1._` 215 Church Avenue,S.W.,Suite 456 __' '' Roanoke,Virginia 24011-1536 NCITO Telephone: (540)853-2541 Fax: (540)853-1145 CECELIA F.MCCOY,CMC E-mail: clerkCroanokeva.gov CECELIA T.WEBB,CMC City Clerk Deputy City Clerk RUTH VISUETE PEREZ Assistant Deputy City Clerk April 18, 2023 Amy Balzer Board Secretary Roanoke, Virginia Dear Ms. Balzer: This is to advise you that Todd Putney has qualified as a member of the Virginia Western Community College Local Advisory Board for a four-year term of office commencing July 1, 2023 and ending June 30, 2027. Sincerely, 6A-4124.1td J7 CO24&IV- Cecelia F. McCoy, CMC City Clerk CITY OF ROANOKE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK 215 Church Avenue,S.W.,Suite 456 Roanoke,Virginia 24011-1536 Telephone: (540)853-2541 Fax: (540)853-1145 CECELIA F.MCCOY,CMC E-mail: clerkCroanokeva.gov CECELIA T.WEBB,CMC City Clerk Deputy City Clerk RUTH VISUETE PEREZ Assistant Deputy City Clerk April 18, 2023 Angie O'Brien Assistant City Manager Roanoke, Virginia Dear Ms. O'Brien: This is to advise you that Marina Trejo Perez has qualified as a member of the Youth Services Citizen Board for a term of office ending June 30, 2025. Sincerely, Cecelia F. McCoy, CMC City Clerk r 644 14 CITY OF ROANOKE ..�r- ;.`- OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK . i-4,---,:-. :, 215 Church Avenue,S.W., Suite 456 Roanoke,Virginia 24011-1536 t Telephone: (540)853-2541 Fax: (540)853-1145 CECELIA F.MCCOY,CMC E-mail: clerkCroanakeva.gov CECELIA T.WEBB,CNIC City Clerk Deputy City Clerk RUTH VISUETE PEREZ Assistant Deputy City Clerk April 18, 2023 Angelia Vernon Director of Human Resources Roanoke, Virginia Dear Ms. Vernon: This is to advise you that Frank Rogan has qualified as a member of the Personnel and Employment Practices Commission to replace Heather Davenport for a three-year term of office commencing July 1, 2023 and ending June 30, 2026. Sincerely, 6-e-e-g24: J Viz ' Cecelia F. McCoy, CMC City Clerk Oath or Affirmation of Office Commonwealth of Virginia, City of Roanoke, to-wit: I, Frank Rogan, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support the Constitution of the United States of America and the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Virginia, and that I will faithfully and impartially discharge and perform all the duties incumbent upon me as a member of the Personnel and Employment Practices Commission to replace Heather Davenport for a three-year term of office commencing July 1, 2023 and ending June 30, 2026; according to the best of my ability. (So help me God.) FRANK ROGAN The foregoing oath of office was taken, sworn to, and subscribed before me by Frank Rogan this / day ofA 2023. Brenda S. Hamilton, Clerk of the Circuit Court By , Clerk CITY OF ROANOKE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK 215 Church Avenue,S.W.,Suite 456 Roanoke,Virginia 24011-1536 &Wit Telephone: (540)853-2541 Fax: (540)853-1145 CECELIA F.MCCOY,CMC E-mail: clerkCroanokeva.gov CECELIA T.WEBB,CMC City Clerk Deputy City Clerk RUTH VISUETE PEREZ Assistant Deputy City Clerk April 18, 2023 Angelia Vernon Director of Human Resources Roanoke, Virginia Dear Ms. Vernon: This is to advise you that Yen Ha has qualified as a member of the Personnel and Employment Practices Commission to replace Donna St. Clair for a three-year term of office commencing July 1, 2023 and ending June 30, 2026. Sincerely, 42- id- Cecelia F. McCoy, CMC City Clerk Oath or Affirmation of Office Commonwealth of Virginia, City of Roanoke, to-wit: I, Yen Ha, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support the Constitution of the United States of America and the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Virginia, and that I will faithfully and impartially discharge and perform all the duties incumbent upon me as a member of the Personnel and Employment Practices Commission to replace Donna St. Clair for a three-year term of office commencing July 1, 2023 and ending June 30, 2026; according to the best of my ability. (So help me God.) HA The foregoing oath of office was taken, sworn to, and subscribed before me by Yen Ha this I I day of Apn I 2023. Brenda S. Hamilton, Clerk of the Circuit Court By`iel 1 Y r ► ►-4 u - , Clerk 160‘ CITY OF ROANOKE .r m- OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK r 1 t _-4 215 Church Avenue,S.W.,Suite 456 ` ' Roanoke,Virginia 24011-1536 .041040 Telephone: (540)853-2541 Fax: (540)853-1145 CECELIA F.NICCOY,CMC E-mail: clerkCroanokeva.gov CECELIA T.WEBB,CMC City Clerk Deputy City Clerk RUTH VISUETE PEREZ Assistant Deputy City Clerk April 18, 2023 Chasity Means Board Secretary Roanoke, Virginia Dear Ms. Means: This is to advise you that Michael Waldvogel has qualified as a member of the Blue Ridge Behavioral Healthcare, Board of Directors to fill the unexpired term of office of Lew Bishop ending December 31, 2024. Sincerely, 2 6.e.e.ez; : (102-e-&14d- Cecelia F. McCoy, CMC City Clerk Oath or Affirmation of Office Commonwealth of Virginia, City of Roanoke, to-wit: I, Michael Waldvogel, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support the Constitution of the United States of America and the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Virginia, and that I will faithfully and impartially discharge and perform all the duties incumbent upon me as a member of the Blue Ridge Behavioral Healthcare, Board of Directors to fill the unexpired term of office of Lew Bishop ending December 31, 2024, according to the best of my ability. (So help me God.) /961 MICHAE 1 WALDVOGEL The foregoing oath of office was taken, sworn to, and subscribed before me by Michael Waldvogel this I ' day of 2023. Brenda S. Hamilton, Clerk of the Circuit Court , Clerk 01 : CITY OF ROANOKE r«`. OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK ; 215 Church Avenue,S.W.,Suite 456 Roanoke,Virginia 24011-1536 Telephone: (540)853-2541 Fax: (540)853-1145 CECELIA F.MCCOY,CMC E-mail: clerkCroanokeva.gov CECELIA T.WEBB,CMC City Clerk Deputy City Clerk RUTH VISUETE PEREZ Assistant Deputy City Clerk April 18, 2023 Angie O'Brien Assistant City Manager Roanoke, Virginia Dear Ms. O'Brien: This is to advise you that Phazhon Nash has qualified as a member of the Equity and Empowerment Advisory Board for an initial term of office commencing March 1, 2023 and ending December 31, 2025. Sincerely, 'm 6ex—eic Cecelia F. McCoy, CMC City Clerk { Oath or Affirmation of Office Commonwealth of Virginia, City of Roanoke, to-wit: I, Phazhon Nash, do solemnly swear(or affirm) that I will support the Constitution of the United States of America and the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Virginia, and that I will faithfully and impartially discharge and perform all the duties incumbent upon me as a member of the Equity and Empowerment Advisory Board for an initial term of office commencing March 1, 2023 and ending December 31, 2025; according to the best of my ability. (So help me God.) ?Ig,CON, PHAZH N NASH The foregoing oath of office was taken, sworn to, and subscribed before me by /I Phazhon Nash this `�-" day of Apr, l 2023. Brenda S. Hamilton, Clerk of the Circuit Court By , Clerk anal° r, CITY OF ROANOKE AMP' OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK 215 Church Avenue,S.W.,Suite 456 Roanoke,Virginia 24011-1536 Telephone: (540)853-2541 Fax: (540)853-1145 CECELIA F.MCCOY,CMC E-mail: clerkCroanokeva.gov CECELIA T.WEBB,CMC City Clerk Deputy City Clerk RUTH VISUETE PEREZ Assistant Deputy City Clerk April 18, 2023 Melissa Murray Board Secretary Roanoke, Virginia Dear Ms. Murray: This is to advise you that John Hitchins, Jr., has qualified as a member of the Roanoke Arts Commission for a three-year term of office commencing July 1, 2023 and ending June 30, 2026. Sincerely, Cecelia F. McCoy, CMC City Clerk Oath or Affirmation of Office Commonwealth of Virginia, City of Roanoke, to-wit: I, John Hitchins, Jr., do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support the Constitution of the United States of America and the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Virginia, and that I will faithfully and impartially discharge and perform all the duties incumbent upon me as a member of the Roanoke Arts Commission for a three-year term of office, commencing July 1, 2023 and ending June 30, 2026; according to the best of my ability. (So help me God.) C.X1;Ja- JOHI I i CHINS, . The foregoing oath of office was taken, sworn to, and subscribed before me by John Hitchins, Jr., this itt-nday ofApt] ( 2023. Brenda S. Hamilton, Clerk of the Circuit Court BY k p , Clerk April 17, 2023 The Honorable Sherman P. Lea, Sr. & Members of City Council Noel C. Taylor Municipal Building 215 Church Ave. SW Roanoke, VA 24011 via hand delivery, 4th Floor City Council Chambers LU K E Re: Approval of Minutes from February 6, 2023 PRI D D ■ Mayor Lea & Members of City Council: ROANOKE CITY COUNCIL The letter regards dispensing with the reading and approval of Pronouns(he/him) the minutes of the regular meeting of City Council held on (540)798-6531 Monday, February 6, 2023. Iuke.priddy@roanokeva.gov P.O.Box 2796 I'd like to bring your attention to page 26 of the aforementioned Roanoke,VA 24001 minutes, page 31 of 135 of the agenda packet for today's meeting. In my judgment, when Council recessed at 4:03 p.m. for continuation of a closed meeting under the guise of discussing a personnel matter, the substance of the meeting centered on the scope and appropriateness of an audit of funds award by the American Rescue Plan Act and of funds administered through the Gun Violence Prevention Commission, rather than mid-year performances of Council-Appointed Officers pursuant Virginia Code § 2.2-3711 (A)(1). When Council reconvened at 5:09 p.m., indication of a departure from clauses (i) and (ii) of§ 2.2-3712 (D) should have been made prior to voting on certification of the closed meeting. Since minutes represent what occurred at a meeting, I am not contesting that the minutes accurately reflect what occurred. However, it is my judgment that indication of a departure should have occurred. Therefore, I submit this letter today so that some reflection of it may be made in the record and the minutes for Monday, April 17, 2023. Sincerely, s(n Luke Priddy April 17, 2023 The Honorable Sherman P. Lea, Sr. & Members of City Council Noel C. Taylor Municipal Building 215 Church Ave. SW Roanoke, VA 24011 via hand delivery, 4th Floor City Council Chambers LU K E of Minutes from February Re: Approval 6, 2023 PRIDDYMayor Lea & Members of City Council: ROANOKE CITY COUNCIL The letter regards dispensing with the reading and approval of Pronouns(he/him) the minutes of the regular meeting of City Council held on (540)798-6531 Monday, February 6, 2023. Iuke.priddy@roanokeva.gov P.O.Box 2796 I'd like to bring your attention to page 26 of the aforementioned Roanoke,VA 24001 minutes, page 31 of 135 of the agenda packet for today's meeting. In my judgment, when Council recessed at 4:03 p.m. for continuation of a closed meeting under the guise of discussing a personnel matter, the substance of the meeting centered on the scope and appropriateness of an audit of funds award by the American Rescue Plan Act and of funds administered through the Gun Violence Prevention Commission, rather than mid-year performances of Council-Appointed Officers pursuant Virginia Code § 2.2-3711 (A)(1). When Council reconvened at 5:09 p.m., indication of a departure from clauses (i) and (ii) of$ 2.2-3712 (D) should have been made prior to voting on certification of the closed meeting. Since minutes represent what occurred at a meeting, I am not contesting that the minutes accurately reflect what occurred. However, it is my judgment that indication of a departure should have occurred. Therefore, I submit this letter today so that some reflection of it may be made in the record and the minutes for Monday, April 17, 2023. Sincerely, Luke Priddy The Greater Williamson Road Area Business Association Presentation to City Council April 17, 2023 Valerie A. Brown Executive Director 1 , Good afternoon. And thank you Mayor Lea and members of City Council for this opportunity to talk with you again about the Greater Williamson Road Area Business Association. On my last visit I shared a recent video we had put together about Williamson Road. I don't have a video today so in lieu of a video I would like to take a moment to share a bit of "Williamson Road's rich and colorful — and fascinating— history". The first real settler in our area was Mark Evans — granted he was running from the authorities in Pennsylvania and Maryland as he had a price on his head for being a "plotter" — that is, someone who lives on disputed land. The important note for us is that he built his home beside what he called "Evans' Spring" — and what is now the Williamson Road area. His acreage of choice land and gushing springs totaled 1,910 acres. We also have history on top of history: George Washington did in fact sleep in Roanoke --- in the home of Widow Evans in 1756 while he was in the area inspecting forts; and in 1769 one 2 of Williamson Road's predecessors, William Christian, married the daughter of THE Patrick Henry. All of this historical color led to the birth of Williamson Road and the development of businesses. The dream back then, and still true today, was for The Road to become a strip of attractive and successful business places --- it was hoped to be an asset to the Williamson Road Community and the City of Roanoke. Now to bring us to today. As many of you may know, with January 2, 2023, I began year five as the Executive Director for the Greater Williamson Road Area Business Association. Today I would like to share with you what we have accomplished particularly in just a few short years; and then some of our plans moving forward. The Williamson Road Area Business Association, or WRABA as it has been known, was begun almost 42 years ago with the intention to help pursue endeavors to improve the economic strength and enhance the quality of life of the Williamson Road Area Business corridor and surrounding areas. We have come a 3 long way in 42 years but never so far as we have come in the past 5 years. As an example, we are now known as the Greater Williamson Road Area Business Association or GWRABA or even better, just Williamson Road. During this time we have also added, as a further incentive for what we do, the provision to provide added assistance to foster business recruitment and retention, as well as plan for the development and revitalization of the area that brings us into Roanoke City. These past almost five years added to the forty years before have clearly evidenced Williamson Road's commitment to the areas of economic development, City beautification, strategic planning, and public safety. The image and reputation of the Williamson Road Area Business Association has continued to grow stronger. As a solid example, and in recognition that Williamson Road is truly a microcosm of the world with so many international 4 County. This space acts as a brewing ground for the next generation of business owners by offering start-up businesses with both training and networking opportunities. > The plan, the hope, is that once these businesses are ready to be store front owners/renters, they will look to locate in the Greater Williamson Road Area. ➢ For the first time Williamson Road took part in National Night Out this past August. We had well over 1,000 people enjoy Williamson Road, meet and visit with our First Responders as well as members of our Military — children and adults of all ages took part in rock wall climbing and hoola-hoop contests — and all walked away with smiles. These past four plus years were certainly successful — and fun. Now for the next: > First, just to go back to The Williamson for a minute — our co-lab, shared office workspace has been and continues to be a very successful endeavor. Our private offices are full, 7 several of our open-air desk areas are being used as are our conference rooms. We have inquiries from all over Virginia — people passing through who need an office space for a day, a week or longer; in fact, someone was coming to Roanoke for a family event but needed to work -- so she rented out our conference room --- all the way from Tampa FL! Long live Google! ! Rest assured I will be seeking additional funding from the Department of Housing and Community Development to help us further grow and expand. People often hear me talk of the diversity and international flavor of Williamson Road. 2023 is the year to celebrate this honor and to work with and for our businesses and owners. And much of this celebration will be events — we want to include all those who make up our greater Williamson Road Area as well as those who support us. We work hard in meetings but a lot of work does get done in "play". Please mark your calendars: ➢ In May, actually on Cinco de Mayo, we will be hosting our first golf tournament — Swing for the Green — please plan to 8 join us. The purpose of the tournament is first of all, to have fun, and second of all to help us raise money to support a new endeavor we are initiating this year. With 2023 we are initiating a Mini Façade Grant Program — this program will allow us to help our business owners — I truly believe that if we take our businesses seriously so will they. With this grant we will be offering business owners the opportunity to apply for a small façade grant (range is between $500 and $3,000) for improvements to the entrance of their business (landscape, painting, awnings, windows, doors, etc.) — to help make the front more attractive, inviting --- pretty. If chosen, we will work directly with a contractor to complete whatever work is being done. There is more to this program that I would like to share with you at a later date at your convenience — I'm pretty excited about this opportunity — but the important thing for now is to share that all net proceeds from our events will go to help fund and continue this grant program —one that we want to continue and to grow for many years into the future. 9 ➢ From the beginning when I first became Executive Director I had three areas I wanted to focus on: safety, crime, and the support of businesses. With regards to safety I think you all are aware of my partnership with the City's transportation department on behalf of WRABA and the motorists, cyclists, and pedestrians on Williamson Road. In this area I am unwavering — we need to make the road safe for all. I will continue to work with Dwayne and his Team as well as VDOT to arrive at the best solutions for the road and residents. ➢ I am also committed to helping to solve the problem with the homeless population. I was recently invited to join with area church pastors and the Rescue Mission so that we can (a) identify the issues surrounding homelessness on Williamson Road and nearby areas as well as (b) how the churches and businesses might be able to come together and answer --- and in a perfect world ----solve some of the homeless issues on the road. 10 > We are considering, once again, taking part in the National Night Out. Our plan this year will be to invite area neighborhoods to join us with their celebrations as well. We want our celebration of neighborhoods and First Responders to be one of both/and not either/or. And in this case, bigger IS better! Mark your calendars for August 1St! > And lastly, please mark your calendars for Saturday, October 21 St — when we will be partnering with the Berglund Center and hosting our first annual International Wine and Food Festival to be held in the Bella Vista Room at the Berglund Center where we will be celebrating our diversity in not only food and wine, but in all that makes up all of Williamson Road. More information to follow. > We continue to work with the City's Department of Transportation and VDOT to address road and sidewalk safety concerns and issues on Williamson Road. 11 ➢ Further, we are working with the Roanoke City Police Department and the City Manager's Office and other City offices to address the crime on the Road. ➢ This area (crime), along with road and sidewalk safety as well as growing our businesses are our priorities moving forward. Many would say that the Greater Williamson Road Area Business Association is comprised of a close-knit community — and we are, but at the same time we want to continue to grow as many businesses as possible. Williamson Road, Hershberger Road, and area side roads are all areas that we are excited to work with the City on to help grow and prosper. Truly one of our big 2023 goals! We are grateful for our partnership with the City with regards to their support of our work through SSD funding. Thank you! With regards to our membership — our biggest asset — our goal is to increase our footprint — we want businesses to be aware of 12 who we are, what we can do to help them — whether it be big or small — to connect area businesses into a powerful network through opportunities such as leadership sessions, advocacy programs and mentorship. We have accomplished a great deal and there is so much more to do. I am told I have a new idea every day — and maybe I do — but it's because there are so many people and business owners who love Roanoke City and Williamson Road and who want to work hard — and do work hard for what they want. Both I and my Board look forward to working with and for our business owners — and with all of you in the City to make our Road a better — and the best — road in which to live and work. We look forward to our collaborations and opportunities with and for the City in the coming days, weeks, months, and years. Thank you. Valerie Brown Executive Director The Greater Williamson Road Area Business Association April 2023 13 ROANOKE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT To: Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council Meeting: April 17, 2023 Subject: Presentation of the Williamson Road Area Business Association "State of the Road" report. Valerie Brown, Executive Director, Spokesperson. (Sponsored by the City Manager) I would like to sponsor a presentation of the Williamson Road Area Business Association "State of the Road" report presented by Valerie Brown, Executive Director. Bob Cowell, City Manager Distribution: BUDGET AT A GLANCE City of Roanoke FY 2024 Proposed Operating & Capital Improvement Budgets HIGHLIGHTS: • Proposed FY 2024 General Fund Budget: $355,400,000— an increase of $30.6 million or 9.42%. • Balanced Budget addressing Council's priority areas: Education, Community Safety, Human Services, Infrastructure, Good Government, Livability, Economy. • Fees adjustments: Building Inspection Fees, Fire/EMS Fees and EMS Stand-by Fees, Monthly Parking Fees. • Overall key strategies for the FY2024 Budget Process: Prioritize,Take Strategic Action, Seek and Enhance Collaborative Partnerships, Innovate, Empower the Organization. Education: Increased funding for Roanoke City Public Schools based on formula. Community Safety:Within the Community Safety, enhancements for FY 2024 include but not limited to Juvenile Detention, Sheriff's Women Behind the Badge Program, support for part-time public safety officers,addition of a medic unit and staffing for Station 14. Human Services: Increased Alternative/Private Day School and overtime for Adult Protective Services. Infrastructure: Several technology contract costs are increasing as well as parts,fuel,cleaning services,costs for additional panic buttons, expansion of electronics recycling,costs for fleet parts,sublet repair services,contracted cleaning services and other security services. Good Government: Increase for technology costs,training and development, addition of an Assistant City Manager position,addition of a Youth and Gang Violence Coordinator(formerly grant funded)position, insurance premiums including property and flood. Livability: Increase funding for environmental clean-ups due to homeless encampments, addition of a Permit Technician for customer service,addition of a position to support care of trees, expansion of funding for contracted mowing services and additional funding for library cleaning contractual services. Economy: Decrease in funding for performance agreements offset by slight increase for staff training. Reserved Allocations: Increased salary lapse expectations,employee compensation includes movement toward full implementation of the step plan for public safety and movement towards the new pay grade minimum for most other employees. Select"HeadStart" employees will move to their new minimum;all other General employees will move toward new minimum but with a 7%increase cap.All employees will receive at least a$2,000 increase. Directors, Elected and Appointed Officials will receive a 3%increase. Revenues Estimates (in millions) Expenditure Priority Allocations Charges for Intergovernmental Current Revenue- Infrastructure $2 Livability vabilit Services State/Federal $35.172.047 8813148 517,736,000 $81,899,000 9.90% Non- Revenue-Use 4.99% 23.04% Departmental of Human $21,312,023 Permits,Fees -- / / 8.00% Money/Property Services VI,738.000 �� � &Licenses $49,120.809 $1,932,500 13.82% , / 0.49% � � 0.54% -, Forfeitures r Revers ues Community er ,, `§ , `«�_� Safety $0 22%0 �.> 6' $995,100 $87.844.872 a 0.28% Good 24.72% Government $25,923,953 Other Local 7.29% Education Economy Taxes General $108,340 288 $8.073,080 $93,903,900 Property Taxes 29.92% 1.71% 28.42% $158,428,500 44.01% To view the FY 2024 Proposed Operating &Capital Improvement budgets online,visit https:llwww.roanokeva.gov19041Management-Budget BUDGET AT A GLANCE (continued) City of Roanoke FY 2024 Proposed Operating & Capital Improvement Budgets .11111111119 x Capital Improvement Program Provides funding to maintain current capital assets and infrastructure investment through annual issuances of bonds, through revenues generated annually from taxes and/or through grant funding sources. A detailed Capital Improvement Program section will be included in the Adopted Budget Document as well as a standalone more detailed version later in the Summer. FY 2023-2024 Bond funding for projects: • RCPS: $12.855 million—New school construction to replace Preston Park Elementary(year 2), Lincoln Terrace Elementary (HVAC replacement), Patrick Henry High School(regrade and sod practice field), Hurt Park Elementary(new playground), Fishwick Middle(roof replacement). • Bridge Renovation: $1.5 million—Wiley Drive Low Water Bridge. • Parks and Recreation Master Plan: $3.9 million—Washington Park Pool, Richardson Wayland Building Renovation, Skate Park. • Berglund Center:$1.5 million-Berglund Performing Arts Theatre(BPAT) restroom remodel and roof replacement,Annex 4th Floor FF&E, parking lot gates installation. • Stormwater Improvements: $3.0 million-A wide range of work including Flood mitigation and drainage projects, and water quality/stream restorations. • Curb, Gutter and Sidewalk:$2.5 million—Continued installation of new curb, gutter, and sidewalks and maintenance of existing projects based on priorities and project requests. • Streetscapes Improvements: $1.5 million—Streetscape improvement projects include street paving and ADA ramps. • Fleet Capital Replacements:$2.03 million—Replacement of Fire Hazmat truck and trailer, ambulance, police units and K9 unit. • Technology Capital: $2.6 million—ERP Financial System upgrade, Global HR Migration, Global Payroll, Talent Management. • Fire Facility Master Plan: $1.85 million—Land and Architectural and Engineering(A&E)for Fire Station#2. • Public Work Service Center: $0.345 million—A&E for Wash House/Refueling Station • Capital Building Maintenance: $1.17 million—HVAC, electrical and lighting projects, underground storage tank replacement. • Office Renovations:$1.05 million-A&E and construction for Magistrate's Office renovation and A&E for Commonwealth Attorney's Office renovation. FY 2023-2024 Cash funding for projects: • Annual Bridge Maintenance$0.42 million • Annual Street Paving and ADA Improvements$4.3 million Important Dates! • Fleet Capital Replacements$2.2 million • Technology Capital Improvements$1.0 million April 27, 2023 7 pm —Budget Public Hearing • Capital Building Maintenance$0.27 million May 1, 2023 9 am — Budget Study • Stormwater Improvements$1.5 million May 8, 2023 2 pm— FY2024 Budget Adoption • Curb, Gutter and Sidewalks$0.355 million FY 2023-2024 Grant funding for projects: • Wiley Drive Low Water Bridge-$2.5 million • SmartSCALE(VDOT)-Orange Avenue Improvements at King Street and Blue Hills-$13.8 million Federal/No Local Funds • RSTP(VDOT)Aviation/Valley View Blvd Ped Improvements-$7.1 million Federal/No Local Funds • RSTP(VDOT) Roanoke River Greenway—Underhill Connection, SE (Design Only)-$0.835 million Federal/No Local Funds • RSTP(VDOT) Riverland Road Greenway Connection to Star Trail—$1.2 million Federal/No Local Funds • Local Rev(VDOT)—Wasena Bridge Replacement-$3.4 million State/$23 million Local Funds For more information, call the Department of Finance at(540)853-6800 Or view the Recommended Budget Document at https://www.roanokeva.gov/904/Management-Budget Cecelia Mccoy From: Stephanie Moon Sent: Monday, April 17, 2023 7:03 PM To: Cecelia Mccoy Subject: Fw: Real Estate Tax Relief FYI. This was shared with the Council and referred to during the budget presentation. Please include in the record. Ms. Moon Reynolds Stephanie Moon Reynolds, Member Roanoke City Council stephanie.moon@roanokeva.gov (540) 580-2176 From: Ryan LaFountain <ryan.lafountain@roanokeva.gov> Sent: Monday,April 17, 2023 12:14 PM To: Stephanie Moon <stephanie.moon@roanokeva.gov> Cc: Bob Cowell <bob.cowell@roanokeva.gov> Subject: Real Estate Tax Relief Good afternoon Stephanie, Article 2 of Chapter 32 of Title 58.1 of the Code of Virginia establishes the authority for localities to offer real estate tax relief to elderly and disabled persons. Localities may opt to establish an exemption (as we and most other localities have) or a deferral program (58.1-3211.1). Localities are further authorized to establish income limits and net worth limits for qualification for the program (58.1-3212).The state code does not set limits on the amount that localities set to qualify taxpayers for this relief. Qualifications for households in the city of Roanoke are as follows: (h)For the tax year commencing July 1, 2009, and for subsequent tax years, the total combined income as defined in subsection (a) above of any owner claiming an exemption under this division as of the thirty-first day of December of the immediately preceding calendar year shall not exceed forty-two thousand dollars ($42,000.00), and the net combined financial worth as defined in subsection (a) above as of the thirty-first day of December of the immediately preceding calendar year shall not exceed one hundred sixty thousand dollars ($160,000.00). (Code of the City of Roanoke, Chapter 32, Article II, Division 4—32-84 et seq.) The code also provides for the exemption of income for the purposes of the calculation of total combined income for the household.The first $4,000 of each relative living in the dwelling house other than the spouse of the owner shall not be included in the total and the first$7,500 of any income received by the owner of the dwelling as compensation for permanent disability shall not be included. It is worth noting that the program in the City of Roanoke is in effect a tax freeze,fixing the amount that taxpayers owe in real estate taxes to the amount that they owed when they first qualified for the program. (Code of Roanoke, Sec 32- 90.) 1 For comparison, here are comparable and neighboring localities,their program types, and their limits: Locality Income Threshold Income Exemptions Net Worth Threshold Program Type Roanoke City $42,000 $4,000 per non- $160,000 Freeze spouse relative household member, 15`$7,500 of disability income Roanoke County $56,566 $10,000 per non- $200,000 Freeze spouse relative household member. Bedford County $37,500 N/A $100,000 "Partial exemption" Botetourt County $50,000 $8,500 per non- $185,000 Not specified. spouse relative household member. Franklin County $25,000 N/A $80,000 Percentage of tax relieved (from 10 to 90%) based upon combined factors of net worth and household income. Montgomery County $51,000 $10,000 per non- $150,000 Percentage of tax spouse relative relieved (from 40 to household member. 100%) based upon household income Salem City $50,000 $6,500 per non- $100,000 Freeze spouse relative household member. Lynchburg City $42,400 $4,000 per non- $100,000 Not specified. spouse relative household member. Charlottesville City $60,000 N/A N/A Percentage of tax relieved (from 40 to 100%) based upon household income I hope this addresses some of your questions. Thank you, Ryan IRyan S LaFountain Alip. Commissioner of the Revenue " Room 251,Roanoke Municipal Building 1te a 215 Church Ave SW, Roanoke,VA 24011 o: 540 853 5256/c: 706 424 6561 ROANIONLryan.lafountain@roanokeva.gov 2 rn N p c w 0.1 n , 1:1;, -- ' ,,11.4._ - 7,-..1,,,- t4- 2: o0 m r � ,- z It11III,,;,!,•,i;IN, I I E,�� li:1 1! °i '!4 MO 141 1Ilia'!, 1II B® oa, 111111111 0 g: 0 - 0 3 s -. CI (0 T � 9 d , R m _ - `m o c., ao v a -i -n co z - n I^ m A v v A A : I0 00 .. .. 3 N 3 o a o o 0 0 3 c o o m c m m d m 0.!• o « . H c 3 a 3 3 3 a 3 0 0 IIWUUUI o ' ° ill m 00 0 y D " " m o 0 0 a O <0! 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W 01 W NJ NJ W W V -< W A N A IV O W F+ F+ V -I C. to 00 01 00 i+ A 00 Cn V V CO t0 0000 VI VIt0 Imo-+ IV-, V1 Co C- o tto Q1 `0�no0 I�-G `�-G `NC to `0 O �0o1 `�GG � C., 00 o 'z V V V V V V V V V fD V1 In In In In V1 In in Lt.! , o oe * Zg \ * 0 ROANOKE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT To: Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council Meeting: April 17, 2023 Subject: HUD Community Resources PY 2023 Annual Action Plan Background: Roanoke is classified by the US Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) as an entitlement community and thus receives an annual allocation of funding based on factors such as population, incomes, and housing conditions. For the fiscal year July 2023 through June 2024, Roanoke will receive an allocation of$2,640,142. These funds are provided in three grant programs: Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG). CDBG eligible activities are further classified as either Community Development or Public Services. The Annual Plan specifies how new funds and reprogrammed funds from previous years will be spent on eligible programs. It includes special funding sources received through the CARES Act (designated as CDBG-CV) and the American Rescue Act (designated as HOME- ARP). The plan is developed through a collaborative process that involves HUD Community Resources staff (HCR), other city staff, non-profits, community funding partners, citizen review teams, and citizen stakeholders. The plan is available for review at 2023 Annual Plan for Public Comment. A list of activities recommended for funding begins on page 49. Considerations: The City's 2023-2024 Annual Plan outlines the use of over $5.7 million in CDBG, HOME, ESG, CDBG-CV and HOME-ARP funding, including carry-over and program income. These funds will support an array of programs and services: Homeless Services -- $148,031 for homeless prevention and rapid re-housing through ESG funds for programs benefiting the homeless or those at-risk of becoming homeless. Housing Development -- $2,930,541 in CDBG, HOME and HOME-ARP funds for new construction and housing rehabilitation for homeownership, the rehabilitation of owner- occupied homes, and future housing services to address homelessness. Public Services -- $432,836 in CDBG and CDBG-CV funds for services such as social services for at-risk children, academic enrichment and youth and family programs to benefit low to moderate income families, physical/mental health services, and eviction prevention programs to avoid homelessness. Neighborhood Development — $776,478 which includes bus shelters for BFTA. S100,000 for ADA curb ramps in the Belmont/Fallon Target Area. S191,232 to fund a portion of City code inspectors to serve conservation and rehabilitation low-mod neighborhoods. and $400,000 to begin engineering and other costs associated with a 9th Street SE street improvement project for BFTA targeted for FY 24-25. Planning and Administration -- $733,450. for staffing, operating costs. training and outside consulting and professional services incurred by the City to administer CDBG. HOME. ESG. CDBG-CV and HOME-ARP funds. HOME ARP Support Services - $734,801 for non-administrative and non-housing development funds from HOME ARP program grant funds set aside for supportive services, non-profit operations and non-profit capacity building. Recommended Action: Receive the proposed Annual Action Plan. Bob Cowell. City Manager Distribution: Council Appointed Officers Brent Robertson. Assistance City Manager/Director of Finance Angela O'Brien. Assistant City Manager Chris Chittum. Executive Director of Community Development and Placemaking Jillian Papa Moore, Acting Director of Planning, Building, and Development Keith Holland, Community Resources Program Administrator IN THE COUNCIL FOR THE CITY OF ROANOKE, VIRGINIA The 17th day of April 2023. No. 42632-041723. AN ORDINANCE amending and reordaining Section 20-76, Parking Spaces reserved for persons with disabilities, Section 20-115.5, Parking beyond legal parking time prohibited, Section 20-115.13, Four hours' free parking exemption, and Section 20-115.18, Failure to initiate meter, Division 1, Generally, Article IV, Stopping, Standing and Parking, Chapter 20, Motor Vehicles and Traffic, of the Code of the City of Roanoke; providing for an effective date; and dispensing with the second reading by title of this Ordinance. BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Roanoke that: 1. Section 20-76, Parking Spaces reserved for persons with disabilities, Section 20- 115.5, Parking beyond legal parking time prohibited, Section 20-115.13, Four hours' free parking exemption, and Section 20-115.18, Failure to initiate meter, Division 1, Generally, Article IV, Stopping, Standing and Parking, Chapter 20, Motor Vehicles and Traffic, of the Code of the City of Roanoke are amended and reordained to read and provide as follows. Sec. 20-76 - Parking spaces reserved for persons with disabilities. * * * (c) A disabled person, vehicle owner or volunteer for an institution or organization to which disabled parking license permits, organizational removable windshield placards, permanent windshield placards or temporary windshield placards are issued or any person to whom disabled parking license plates have been issued under § 46.2-739, Code of Virginia (1950), as amended, shall be allowed to park the vehicle on which such license plates or placards are displayed for up to but not exceeding four ('I)10 hours in a 24-hour time period, in parking zones restricted as to length of parking time permitted and in parking meter zones. In addition, such parker is allowed to park in a parking meter zone without initiating the parking meter as required by Roanoke City Code Sec. 20-115.18. This subsection shall not apply to any provision of this chapter which creates parking zones for special types of vehicles nor shall it apply to any provision of this chapter which prohibits parking during heavy traffic periods, during specified rush hours or where parking would clearly present a traffic hazard. Sec. 20-115.5. - Parking beyond legal parking time prohibited. (a) It shall be unlawful and a violation of this section for any person to cause, allow, permit, or suffer any vehicle to be parked overtime or beyond the period of legal parking time established for any parking meter zone provided for in this division. (b) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this division, and whether or not payment has been deposited in a parking meter or multi-space parking meter, no person shall park a vehicle in any parking space in a parking meter zone established by this division for longer than three (3) hours at any one time,. unless Roanoke City Code Sec. 115.13 Parking for persons with disabilities applies. * * * Sec. 20-115.13. - Parking for persons with disabilities ' ems. (a) Section '16.2 1245 of the Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended, providing for four e1j zioursL_ee king f,- the-discabl erson, vehicleownr ceez yr an institution or organization to which disabled parking license plates, organizational removable windshield placards, permanent windshield placards, or temporary removable windshield placards are issued or any person to whom disabled parking license plates have been issued under subsection B of section /16.2 739, Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended, shall not apply within the boundaries of the City of Roanoke parking meter zones as defined in the city's fee compendium. The disabled are subject to the time restrictions and fees applicable to parking meter zones.A disabled person, vehicle owner or volunteer for an institution or organization to which disabled parking license permits, organizational removable windshield placards, permanent windshield placards or temporary windshield placards are issued or any person to whom disabled parking license plates have been issued under 46.2-739, Code of Virginia (1950), as amended, shall be allowed to park the vehicle on which such license plates or placards are displayed for up to but not exceeding 10 hours in a 24- hour time period, in parking meter zones. In addition, such parker is allowed to park in a parking meter zone without initiating the parking meter as required by Roanoke City Code Sec. 20-115.18. (b) There shall be posted within the city signs or other means of giving reasonable notice that the provisions of section-46 21 do not apply—wTthin the fee compendium. Such signs or other m ns of notice shall include the following: FREE PARKING FOR THE DISABLED LIMITED TO POSTED TIME. SECTION 46.2 1215 DOES NOT APPLY WITHIN DESIGNATED PARKING METER ZONES IN THE CITY OF ROANOKE. * * * Sec. 20-115.18. - Failure to initiate meter. (a) No person shall park any vehicle in any parking meter zone, unless Roanoke City Code Sec. 20-115.13 Parking for persons with disabilities applies and except as otherwise permitted by this division, without immediately setting in operation the timing mechanism thereof in accordance with the directions on the meter or multi-space meter. Such initiation of the meter's timing mechanism allows the space to be lawfully occupied by the vehicle during the period of parking time calculated at an hourly rate in an amount to be determined by the city manager or his or her designee, not to exceed, however, the maximum time prescribed by section 20-115.5 (B). (b) A vehicle may be parked and remain parked in a parking meter zone without initiating the meter's timing mechanism in accordance with the directions on the meter or multi-space meter during hours other than those designated by the city manager as hours during which such payment and deposits are required. 2. This Ordinance shall take effect on and after July 1,2023. 3. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 12 of the City Charter, the second reading of this ordinance by title is hereby dispensed with. ATTEST: - - C1 City Clerk. �. ROANOKE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT To: Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council Meeting: April 17, 2023 Subject: Amendment of the City Code with regard to parking for persons with disabilities. Background: PARK Roanoke manages and enforces time-limited and metered on-street parking spaces. In response to the request of a citizen advocate, the City and PARK Roanoke developed a proposal to provide for extended on-street parking for citizens and visitors who have disabled parking plates or hang tags. Park Roanoke and City Staff briefed City Council on the proposed changes at its April 3, 2023, regular meeting. Considerations: Implementation of extended disabled parking requires an amendment to the City Code. The proposed amendment will increase the time allowed for disabled parking on-street up to 10 hours in a 24-hour period for either limited or metered spaces. The amendment also eliminates the need for a person with a disabled parking placard or plate from having to register at a meter station if parked in a metered parking zone. Recommended Action: Adopt the attached ordinance amending several sections of City Code regarding Parking for persons with disabilities. Bob Cowell, City Manager Distribution: Council Appointed Officers Angie O'Brien, Assistant City Manager Brian Mann, Enterprise Administrator PARK Roanoke IN THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROANOKE, VIRGINIA The 17th day of April 2023. No. 42633-041723. AN ORDINANCE providing for the acquisition of real property rights needed by the City in connection with the Stormwater Drainage Improvement Project— FY23 Curb and Gutter Project ("Project"); authorizing City staff to acquire such property rights by negotiation for the City; authorizing the City Manager to execute appropriate acquisition documents; and dispensing with the second reading of this Ordinance by title. BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Roanoke as follows: 1. The City wants and needs certain real property rights, to include temporary construction and/or permanent easements of variable length and width, and such other real property interests as needed, as set forth in the City Council Agenda Report dated April 17, 2023, for the Project, in the general vicinity of 851 Woods End Lane, S.W., Roanoke, Virginia, and surrounding streets. The proper City officials and City staff are hereby authorized to acquire by negotiation for the City the necessary real property interests and appropriate ancillary rights with respect to the real property parcels referred to in the above mentioned City Council Agenda Report, and any other real property interests that may later be determined by City as needed for the Project. All requisite documents shall be approved as to form by the City Attorney. 2. The City Manager is further authorized to execute appropriate acquisition documents for the above mentioned parcels for such consideration as deemed appropriate for the necessary interests, provided, however, the total consideration offered or expended, including costs, title search fees, appraisal costs, recordation fees, and other related costs shall not exceed the funds available in the Project's account for such purposes, without further authorization of Council. Upon the acceptance of any offer and upon delivery to the City of appropriate acquisition documents, approved as to form by the City Attorney, the Director of Finance is authorized to pay the respective consideration to the owner of the real property interests conveyed, certified by the City Attorney to be entitled to the same. 3. 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. 2 PPPIPP711.1.0-74-71 ROANOKE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT To: Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council Meeting: April 17, 2023 Subject: Acquisition of Real Property Rights for Stormwater Drainage Improvement Project— FY23 Curb and Gutter Project. Background: A number of stormwater improvement projects being constructed by the City of Roanoke include the installation of new curb and gutter at various locations throughout the City. Once complete, these projects will help keep stormwater runoff within the right of way and reduce runoff onto private property. These improvements include and are not limited to, installation of concrete curb and gutter in the public right-of-way. In order to construct, operate, and maintain the proposed improvements, the City will need to acquire real property rights from one or more property owners. Considerations: City Council action is necessary to authorize the acquisition of real property rights needed for the FY23 Curb and Gutter Project. The real property rights needed are outlined below, but are subject to minor variation of location and extent pending final engineering design. Funding for acquisition of the real property rights will be available in the ICIP account (Acct 03- 530-3978). A temporary construction easement of variable length and width and acquisition of a portion of real property are required to accommodate construction activities and will affect one (1) property. The City may also need to acquire various other property rights involving the property listed below and other properties which have not yet been identified for this project. The property that has been identified so far is as follows: Tax Map Address Owner Required Property Rights parcel Number 11300524 851 Woods End Ln SW Christian, Chris Temporary Construction Easement I and Portion of Real Property Recommended Action: Authorize the acquisition of any real property rights needed to construct the proposed FY23 Curb and Gutter Project, including but not limited to the specific property rights identified in the City Council Agenda Report, by negotiation and execution of the appropriate acquisition documents by the City Manager or his designee, such documents to be approved as to form by the City Attorney. '70 Bob Cowell, City Manager Distribution: Council Appointed Officers Amelia C. Merchant, Deputy Director of Finance Ian Shaw, P.E., Acting Director of Public Works Michael Venable, Acting Stormwater Manager Cassandra L. Turner, Economic Development Specialist Elizabeth Paden, P.E., Stormwater CIP Program Manager IN THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROANOKE, VIRGINIA The 17th day of April 2023. No. 42634-041723. AN ORDINANCE granting and extending the deadline for payment of the second installment of real estate taxes for the 2022-2023 fiscal year without penalty and interest through April 14, 2023, pursuant to Section 32-19, City Code; providing for an effective date; and dispensing with the second reading by title of this Ordinance. WHEREAS, Section 32-18, City Code, requires that payment of the second installment of real estate taxes by owners of real property be made on or before April 5; WHEREAS, Section 32-19, City Code, provides that any person who shall fail to pay to the city treasurer the second installment of real estate taxes due on or before April 5 shall be assessed by the city treasurer and shall pay along with such tax, a penalty of two (2)percent of the amount of such unpaid tax installment if the tax is paid in full within fifteen (15) days of the original date due, but if any amount of such installment remains due and owing on or after the sixteenth day after the original date due, an additional eight (8) percent penalty will be assessed on the remaining amount due, within interest commencing the month thereafter; WHEREAS, due to issues with the City of Roanoke's on-line payment portal, many taxpayers were unable to pay the second installment of real estate taxes for the 2022-2023 tax year on or before April 5, 2023; and WHEREAS, the City Treasurer desires that for the 2022-2023 tax year only, the deadline for payment of the second installment of real estate taxes without penalty or interest be extended through April 14, 2023. 1 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Roanoke that: 1. For the 2022-2023 tax year only, and for the reasons stated in the City Attorney's letter to City Council dated April 17, 2023, the deadline for payment of the second installment of real estate taxes without penalty or interest pursuant to Section 32-19, Penalty and interest on delinquencies—Generally, Division I, Generally, Article II, Real Estate Taxes Generally, Chapter 32, Taxation, Code of the City of Roanoke (1979), is extended through April 14th 2023. Any person who shall fail to pay to the city treasurer on or before April 14th 2023 the second installment of real estate taxes becoming due on April 5th 2023, as provided by Section 32-18, City Code, shall be assessed by the treasurer and shall pay, along with such tax, a penalty of two (2)percent of the amount of such unpaid tax installment if the tax is paid in full within fifteen(15) days of April 14, 2023, but if any amount of such installment remains due and owing on or after the sixteenth day after April 14th, an additional eight (8) percent penalty will be assessed on the remaining amount due. 2. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect on and after April 17, 2023. 3. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 12 of the City Charter, the second reading of this ordinance by title is hereby dispensed with. ATTEST: J-. Y72,6-e-glet, City Clerk. - - 2 ROANOKE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT To: Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council Meeting: April 17, 2023 Subject: Adoption of an Ordinance granting and extending the deadline for payment of real estate taxes through April 14, 2023 and waiving penalty and interest under City Code Section 32-19. Background: At the request of the City Treasurer, I recommend that City Council adopt an ordinance providing that penalty under Section 32-19, Code of the City of Roanoke ("City Code") for late payment of the second installment of real estate taxes due on or before April 5, 2023, will only be applied if payment of such tax is not paid on or before April 14, 2023. The reason for this recommendation is due to issues the City has experienced with its new online payment portal (Sturgis), which integrates with the tax and treasury software platform (PCI) that was recently implemented. Pursuant to Section 32-18, City Code, real estate taxes for the second installment of the 2022-2023 fiscal year were due on April 5, 2023. Per Section 32-19, City Code, all taxes not paid on or before that date are assessed a penalty. Sturgis allows taxpayers to view and pay their taxes online, however, there have been several unexpected software malfunctions that have prevented many taxpayers from successfully accessing the on-line payment portal and timely paying their real estate taxes on or before the April 5, 2023 due date. The PCI software automatically adds a penalty to taxpayers accounts for all real estate tax payments received after April 5, 2023. The vendor under contract with the City for the online payment portal is working to correct this malfunction and prevent it from recurring in the future. In the meantime, the City Treasurer recommends that the date on which penalty is applied for the second installment of real estate taxes due on April 5, 2023, be changed such that the penalty will only be applied if the second installment of real estate taxes is not paid on or before April 14, 2023. This change is in the best interests of the City and its citizens as it will give the taxpayers time to get their payments made without penalty. Recommended Action: For the aforementioned reasons, I recommend that City Council adopt the attached ordinance providing that the penalty under Section 32-19, Penalty and interest on delinquencies— Generally, Division I, Generally, Article II, Real Estate Taxes Generally, Chapter 32, Taxation, Code of the City of Roanoke (1979) as amended, will only be applied if the second installment of real estate taxes due for the 2022-2023 tax year is not paid on or before April 14, 2023. Timothy Spencer, City Attorney Distribution: Evelyn Powers, Treasurer Robert S. Cowell, Jr., City Manager Amelia Merchant, Deputy Director of Finance Drew Harmon, City Auditor Cecelia F. McCoy, City Clerk Tasha Burkett, CISA, Information Systems Auditor Tim Spencer, City Attorney David L. Collins, Senior Assistant City Attorney IN THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROANOKE, VIRGINIA The 17th day of April 2023. No. 42635-041723. AN ORDINANCE to appropriate funding from the Commonwealth, federal and private grant for various educational programs, amending and re-ordaining certain sections of the 2022-2023 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 2022-2023 School Grant Fund Appropriations be, and the same are hereby, amended and re-ordained to read and provide as follows: APPROPRIATIONS Original Budget Changes Requested Final Budget Personal Services 302- 110- 0000- 0000- 138Q-61100- 41138- 9-01 $ 95,901.00 $ - $ 95,901.00 Benefits 302- 110- 0000- 0000- 138Q-61100- 42201- 9-01 14,994.00 - 14,994.00 Professional Development 302- 110- 0000- 0000- 138Q-61100- 43313- 9-01 29,800.00 - 29,800.00 Professional Purchased Services 302- 110- 0000- 0000- 138Q-61100- 43381- 9-01 279,141.79 13,622.83 292,764.62 Travel 302- 110- 0000- 0000- 138Q-61310- 45551- 9-00 18,900.00 - 18,900.00 Instructional Material 302- 110- 0000- 0000- 138Q-61100- 46630- 9-01 102,068.93 - 102,068.93 Teachers 302- 110- 1102- 0350- 123S- 61100- 41121- 2-05 15,150.43 - 15,150.43 Program Coordinator/Site Manager 302- 110- 1102- 0350- 123S- 61100- 41124- 2-05 25,302.29 - 25,302.29 Activity Assistants 302- 110- 1102- 0350- 123S- 61100- 41141- 2-05 19,547.28 - 19,547.28 Social Security 302- 110- 1102- 0350- 123S- 61100- 42201- 2-05 3,396.06 - 3,396.06 Medical/Dental 302- 110- 1102- 0350- 123S- 61100- 42204- 2-05 1,193.94 - 1,193.94 Professional Contracted Services 302- 110- 1102- 0350- 123S- 61100- 43313- 2-05 12,491.47 - 12,491.47 Professional Transportation 302- 110- 1102- 0350- 123S- 61100- 43343- 2-05 7,508.53 - 7,508.53 Miscellaneous Other 302- 110- 1102- 0350- 123S- 61100- 45586- 2-05 1,000.00 - 1,000.00 Educational&Recreational Supplies 302- 110- 1102- 0350- 123S- 61100- 46614- 2-05 1,818.00 - 1,818.00 Teachers 302- 110- 1102- 0350- 139S- 61100- 41121- 2-05 12,892.26 - 12,892.26 Program Coordinator/Site Manager 302- 110- 1102- 0350- 139S- 61100- 41124- 2-05 22,179.86 - 22,179.86 Activity Assistants 302- 110- 1102- 0350- 139S- 61100- 41141- 2-05 14,927.88 - 14,927.88 Social Security 302- 110- 1102- 0350- 139S- 61100- 42201- 2-05 3,212.10 - 3,212.10 Medical/Dental 302- 110- 1102- 0350- 139S- 61100- 42204- 2-05 612.90 - 612.90 Professional Contracted Services 302- 110- 1102- 0350- 139S- 61100- 43313- 2-05 13,934.41 - 13,934.41 Professional Transportation 302- 110- 1102- 0350- 139S- 61100- 43343- 2-05 16,065.59 - 16,065.59 Miscellaneous Other 302- 110- 1102- 0350- 139S- 61100- 45586- 2-05 1,000.00 - 1,000.00 Educational&Recreational Supplies 302- 110- 1102- 0350- 139S- 61100- 46614- 2-05 4,564.00 - 4,564.00 Teachers 302- 110- 1102- 0420- 141S- 61100- 41121- 2-05 21,613.00 - 21,613.00 Program Coordinator/Site Manager 302- 110- 1102- 0420- 141S- 61100- 41124- 2-05 21,724.76 - 21,724.76 Activity Assistants 302- 110- 1102- 0420- 141S- 61100- 41141- 2-05 16,662.24 - 16,662.24 Social Security 302- 110- 1102- 0420- 141S- 61100- 42201- 2-05 3,901.84 - 3,901.84 Medical/Dental 302- 110- 1102- 0420- 141S- 61100- 42204- 2-05 688.16 - 688.16 Professional Contracted Services 302- 110- 1102- 0420- 141S- 61100- 43313- 2-05 22,286.46 - 22,286.46 Professional Transportation 302- 110- 1102- 0420- 141S- 61100- 43343- 2-05 16,108.54 - 16,108.54 Miscellaneous Other 302- 110- 1102- 0420- 141S- 61100- 45586- 2-05 1,000.00 - 1,000.00 Educational&Recreational Supplies 302- 110- 1102- 0420- 141S- 61100- 46614- 2-05 5,000.00 - 5,000.00 Teachers 302- 110- 1102- 0350- 142S- 61100- 41121- 2-05 26,228.59 - 26,228.59 Program Coordinator/Site Manager 302- 110- 1102- 0350- 142S- 61100- 41124- 2-05 30,431.42 - 30,431.42 Activity Assistants 302- 110- 1102- 0350- 142S- 61100- 41141- 2-05 23,339.99 - 23,339.99 Social Security 302- 110- 1102- 0350- 142S- 61100- 42201- 2-05 5,198.92 - 5,198.92 Medical/Dental 302- 110- 1102- 0350- 142S- 61100- 42204- 2-05 921.08 - 921.08 Professional Contracted Services 302- 110- 1102- 0350- 142S- 61100- 43313- 2-05 26,883.89 - 26,883.89 Professional Transportation 302- 110- 1102- 0350- 142S- 61100- 43343- 2-05 33,116.11 - 33,116.11 Miscellaneous Other 302- 110- 1102- 0350- 142S- 61100- 45586- 2-05 1,000.00 - 1,000.00 Educational&Recreational Supplies 302- 110- 1102- 0350- 142S- 61100- 46614- 2-05 12,667.00 - 12,667.00 Teachers 302- 110- 1102- 0220- 148S- 61100- 41121- 2-05 32,419.50 - 32,419.50 Program Coordinator/Site Manager 302- 110- 1102- 0220- 148S- 61100- 41124- 2-05 32,587.14 - 32,587.14 ActiHty Assistants 302- 110- 1102- 0220- 148S- 61100- 41141- 2-05 24,993.36 - 24,993.36 Social Security 302- 110- 1102- 0220- 148S- 61100- 42201- 2-05 11,803.29 - 11,803.29 Medical/Dental 302- 110- 1102- 0220- 148S- 61100- 42204- 2-05 2,081.71 - 2,081.71 Professional Contracted Sersices 302- 110- 1102- 0220- 148S- 61100- 43313- 2-05 40,040.42 - 40,040.42 Professional Transportation 302- 110- 1102- 0220- 148S- 61100- 43343- 2-05 29,959.58 - 29,959.58 Miscellaneous Other 302- 110- 1102- 0220- 148S- 61100- 45586- 2-05 1,000.00 - 1,000.00 Educational&Recreational Supplies 302- 110- 1102- 0220- 148S- 61100- 46614- 2-05 9,082.00 - 9,082.00 Teachers 302- 110- 1102- 0340- 149S- 61100- 41121- 2-05 35,129.26 - 35,129.26 Program Coordinator/Site Manager 302- 110- 1102- 0340- 149S- 61100- 41124- 2-05 35,963.96 - 35,963.96 Activity Assistants 302- 110- 1102- 0340- 149S- 61100- 41141- 2-05 28,553.78 - 28,553.78 Social Security 302- 110- 1102- 0340- 149S- 61100- 42201- 2-05 14,315.78 - 14,315.78 Medical/Dental 302- 110- 1102- 0340- 149S- 61100- 42204- 2-05 2,295.22 - 2,295.22 Professional Contracted Ser ices 302- 110- 1102- 0340- 149S- 61100- 43313- 2-05 25,420.14 - 25,420.14 Professional Transportation 302- 110- 1102- 0340- 149S- 61100- 43343- 2-05 36,761.86 - 36,761.86 Miscellaneous Other 302- 110- 1102- 0340- 149S- 61100- 45586- 2-05 1,000.00 - 1,000.00 Educational&Recreational Supplies 302- 110- 1102- 0340- 149S- 61100- 46614- 2-05 10,540.00 - 10,540.00 Teachers 302- 110- 1102- 0060- 150S- 61100- 41121- 2-05 32,419.50 - 32,419.50 Program Coordinator/Site Manager 302- 110- 1102- 0060- 150S- 61100- 41124- 2-05 32,587.14 - 32,587.14 ActiHty Assistants 302- 110- 1102- 0060- 150S- 61100- 41141- 2-05 24,993.36 - 24,993.36 Social Security 302- 110- 1102- 0060- 150S- 61100- 42201- 2-05 5,852.77 - 5,852.77 Medical/Dental 302- 110- 1102- 0060- 150S- 61100- 42204- 2-05 1,032.23 - 1,032.23 Professional Contracted SeNces 302- 110- 1102- 0060- 150S- 61100- 43313- 2-05 27,808.83 - 27,808.83 Professional Transportation 302- 110- 1102- 0060- 150S- 61100- 43343- 2-05 22,191.17 - 22,191.17 Miscellaneous Other 302- 110- 1102- 0060- 150S- 61100- 45586- 2-05 1,000.00 - 1,000.00 Educational&Recreational Supplies 302- 110- 1102- 0060- 150S- 61100- 46614- 2-05 3,427.00 - 3,427.00 $ 1,511,633.72 $ 13,622.83 $ 1,525,256.55 REVENUE Original Budget Changes Requested Final Budget Federal Grant Receipts 302- 000- 0000- 0000- 138Q-00000- 38186- 0-00 $ 540,805.72 $ 13,622.83 $ 554,428.55 Federal Grant Receipts 302- 000- 0000- 0350- 123S- 00000- 38287- 0-00 87,408.00 - 87,408.00 Federal Grant Receipts 302- 000- 0000- 0350- 139S- 00000- 38287- 0-00 89,389.00 - 89,389.00 Federal Grant Receipts 302- 000- 0000- 0420- 141S- 00000- 38287- 0-00 108,985.00 - 108,985.00 Federal Grant Receipts 302- 000- 0000- 0350- 142S- 00000- 38287- 0-00 159,787.00 - 159,787.00 Federal Grant Receipts 302- 000- 0000- 0220- 148S- 00000- 38287- 0-00 183,967.00 - 183,967.00 Federal Grant Receipts 302- 000- 0000- 0340- 149S- 00000- 38287- 0-00 189,980.00 - 189,980.00 Federal Grant Receipts 302- 000- 0000- 0060- 150S- 00000- 38287- 0-00 151,312.00 - 151,312.00 $ 1,511,633.72 $ 13,622.83 $ 1,525,256.55 Pursuant to the provisions of Section 12 of the City Charter, the second reading of this ordinance by title is hereby dispensed with. ATTEST: CI f", f�' _. City Clerk rt ROANOKE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS Office of the School Board April 17, 2023 The Honorable Sherman P. Lea Sr., Mayor And members of Roanoke City Council Roanoke, Virginia 24011 Dear Mayor Lea and Members of Council: As a result of official School Board action on Tuesday, April 11, 2023,the Board respectfully requests that City Council approve the following appropriation requests: Revised Appropriation(s) Award Title IV,Part A,Student Support and Academic Enrichment 2020-21 $13,622.83 New Appropriation(s) Award Title IV-B Garden City Elementary School Community Learning Center 2022-23 $87,408.00 Title IV-B Lucy Addison Middle School Community Learning Center 2022-23 $89,389.00 Title IV-B Hurt Park Elementary School Community Learning Center 2022-23 $108,985.00 Title IV-B Westside Elementary School Community Learning Center 2022-23 $159,787.00 Title IV-B Roanoke Academy for Mathematics and Science Elementary School Community $183,967.00 Learning Center 2022-23 Title IV-B Lincoln Terrace Elementary School Community Learning Center 2022-23 $189,980.00 Title IV-B Morningside Elementary School Community Center 2022-23 $151,312.00 On behalf of the School Board, thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, 7 Rita S. Huffman, M.Ed. School Board Clerk pc: Tim Spencer Bob Cowell Amelia Merchant Cecelia Webb Maryna Mabes Erik Reinartsen(w/details) Eli Jamison, Chairperson • Joyce Watkins, Vice Chairperson Mary "Franny" Apel • Diane Casola • Mark Cathey • Michael Cherry II • Natasha Saunders Rita Huffman, Clerk of the Board www.rcps.info p: (540)853.2381 f: (540)853.2951 P.O. Box 13145 Roanoke VA 24031 ROANOKE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT To: Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council Meeting: April 17, 2023 Subject: A report of the Roanoke City School Board requesting appropriation of funds for various educational programs; and a report of the City Manager recommending that Council concur in the request. Donna Caldwell, Director of Accounting, Spokesperson. Background: As the result of official Roanoke City School Board action on Tuesday, April 11, 2023, the Board respectfully requests that City Council appropriate funding as outlined in this report. The 2020-21 Title IV, Part A, Student Support and Academic Enrichment Federal Programs grant provides federal assistance to Roanoke City Public Schools for improving students' academic achievement. The program aids in increasing the capacity of the school division to provide all students with access to a well-rounded education, to improve school conditions for student learning, and to enhance the use of technology in order to improve the academic achievement and digital literacy of all students. This appropriation of$13,623 aligns the total with the revised award amount of $554,429. The grant period will end September 30, 2023. This is a continuing program. This 21st Century Community Learning Center grant (year three of a possible three year award) supports the development of the Garden City Elementary School Community Learning Center (CLC) in an effort to address the critical attendance, academic, and parental involvement needs of the school in a safe, supervised, and nurturing environment. The Garden City CLC is designed to provide significant expanded learning opportunities after school and during the summer that contribute to reducing violence and drug use while assisting students to meet or exceed local and state standards in core academic subjects. The program will be fully reimbursed by federal funds in the amount of $87,408 and will end August 31, 2023. This is a continuing program. This 21st Century Community Learning Center grant (year three of a possible three year award) supports the development of the Lucy Addison Middle School Community Learning Center (CLC) in an effort to address the critical attendance, academic, and parental involvement needs of the school in a safe, supervised, and nurturing environment. The Lucy Addison CLC is designed to provide significant expanded learning opportunities after school and during the summer that contribute to reducing violence and drug use while assisting students to meet or exceed local and state standards in core academic subjects. The program will be fully reimbursed by federal funds in the amount of $89,389 and will end August 31, 2023. This is a continuing program. This 21st Century Community Learning Center grant (year two of a possible three year award) supports the Hurt Park Elementary School Community Learning Center (CLC) in an effort to address the critical attendance, academic, and parental involvement needs of the school in a safe, supervised, and nurturing environment. The Hurt Park CLC is designed to provide significant expanded learning opportunities after school and during the summer that contribute to reducing violence and drug use while assisting students to meet or exceed local and state standards in core academic subjects. The program will be fully reimbursed by federal funds in the amount of$108,985 and will end August 31, 2023. This is a continuing program. This 21st Century Community Learning Center grant (year three of a possible three year award) supports the development of the Westside Elementary School Community Learning Center (CLC) in an effort to address the critical attendance, academic, and parental involvement needs of the school in a safe, supervised, and nurturing environment. The Westside CLC is designed to provide significant expanded learning opportunities after school and during the summer that contribute to reducing violence and drug use while assisting students to meet or exceed local and state standards in core academic subjects. The program will be fully reimbursed by federal funds in the amount of$159,787 and will end August 31, 2023. This is a continuing program. This 21st Century Community Learning Center grant (year two of a possible three year award) supports the Roanoke Academy for Mathematics and Science Elementary School Community Learning Center (CLC) in an effort to address the critical attendance, academic, and parental involvement needs of the school in a safe, supervised, and nurturing environment. The Roanoke Academy for Mathematics and Science CLC is designed to provide significant expanded learning opportunities after school and during the summer that contribute to reducing violence and drug use while assisting students to meet or exceed local and state standards in core academic subjects. The program will be fully reimbursed by federal funds in the amount of$183,967 and will end August 31, 2023. This is a continuing program. This 21st Century Community Learning Center grant (year three of a possible three year award) supports the development of the Lincoln Terrace Elementary School Community Learning Center (CLC) in an effort to address the critical attendance, academic, and parental involvement needs of the school in a safe, supervised, and nurturing environment. The Lincoln Terrace CLC is designed to provide significant expanded learning opportunities after school and during the summer that contribute to reducing violence and drug use while assisting students to meet or exceed local and state standards in core academic subjects. The program will be fully reimbursed by federal funds in the amount of$189,980 and will end August 31, 2023. This is a continuing program. This 21st Century Community Learning Center grant (year two of a possible three year award) supports the Morningside Elementary School Community Learning Center (CLC) in an effort to address the critical attendance, academic, and parental involvement needs of the school in a safe, supervised, and nurturing environment. The Morningside CLC is designed to provide significant expanded learning opportunities after school and during the summer that contribute to reducing violence and drug use while assisting students to meet or exceed local and state standards in core academic subjects. The program will be fully reimbursed by federal funds in the amount of$151,312 and will end August 31, 2023. This is a continuing program. Considerations: 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. Bob Cowell, City Manager Distribution: Council Appointed Officers Verletta White, Superintendent, RCPS Chris Perkins, Chief Operations Officer, RCPS Kathleen M. Jackson, Chief Financial Officer, RCPS Amelia C. Merchant, Deputy Director of Finance David L. Collins, Senior Assistant City Attorney ROANOKE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT To: Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council Meeting: April 17, 2023 Subject: Presentation of the Youth Services Citizen Board - "Update on Youth Activities and Youth Summit" Youth representatives of the Youth Services Citizen Board, Spokespeople. (Sponsored by the City Manager) I would like to sponsor a presentation of an update on Youth Activities and Youth Summit by the Youth Services Citizen Board, youth representatives of the Youth Services Citizen Board. Spokespeople. Bob Cowell. City Manager Distribution: .,,, ,,,, _ , ciii) _ , ,,,. , , ,,,. ci‘kii 0 id .11.11 >11, E 4.110 ill. Cii) kg. 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WHAT DOES ROANOKE NEED? • Box lunch, clothing store • Medical Detectors, take all guns away, decrease in gun violence/community • Unity • A Life • Harry Styles 101 • Better food for kids in school • More Teen Events- Roanoke doesn't have a lot • Water Pool • More involved—community activities • Six Flags • Love and support for all • Teen Hangouts, Places teens can go after school and weekends • Wing Stop • Dave and Busters • Top Golf • More Places for Kids to Hang Out • More clothing shops • Center for young people to get together socialize supervise • Medical detectors so not shooting happens • More Youth Summits • Better School Bathrooms • Better Mental Help Resources • A Safe Place for Kids/teens to let their emotions out • Safe Spaces For Teens to Hang Out • Less Litter Everywhere • Respect Love, Safety, Kindness—This is a big commodity to safer for kids and teens and adults • Kids need and parents, dad, mom and grand, you need to have fun and safety March 4, 2023 - Youth Summit March into your Future! 10:00— 10:30 Registration and Opening 10:35— 11:20 Workshop 11:25 — 12:05 Workshop 12:10— 12:55 Workshop 1:00—2:00 Lunch, vendors and giveaways! Workshops: 1. "Cutting Confidence"— how do you create your own brand?! Get to know more of your true self, where are you headed and how to overcome some of today's concerns. Room 112 2. "The It Girl": B— an honest conversation about face care (includes a link for your unique skin care analyzer) Room 117 3. "Youth Circle"—an opportunity to practice mindful meditation and affirmations and to discuss relative topics. The youth circle encourages community, communication, and the power of listening without judgement. Black Box 4. "Help Save the Next Girl"—vital tips on how to keep your self and your friends safe. Offered only once—at 12:10!!! Choir Room 5. "Making waves in our Neighborhoods"— how art can reveal the gunfire epidemic in our neighborhoods and imaging a better and safer community. Room 114 CITY OF ROANOKE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK 215 Church Avenue, S.W.,Suite 456 Wig_s Roanoke,Virginia 24011-1536 It `` Telephone: (540)853-2541 Fax: (540)853-1145 CECELIA F.MCCOY,CMC E-mail: clerk@roanokeva.gov CECELIA T.WEBB,CMC City Clerk Deputy City Clerk RUTH VISUETE PEREZ Assistant Deputy City Clerk April 18, 2023 Chris Burns Balzer and Associates, Inc. 1208 Corporate Circle Roanoke, Virginia 24018 Dear Mr. Burns: I am enclosing copy of Ordinance No. 42636-041723 rezoning certain property located at 2733 and 2739 Orange Avenue, N. E., a portion of Official Tax Map Nos. Tax 7070111 and 7070112, from MX, Mixed Use District, to CG, Commercial-General District, subject to certain conditions proffered by the applicant, as set forth in the Zoning Amendment Amended Application No. 1 dated March 17, 2023. The abovereferenced measure was adopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke at a regular meeting held on Monday, April 17, 2023, and is in full force and effect upon its passage. Sincerely, . Cecelia F. McCoy, CMC City Clerk Enclosure pc: Star City Real Properties, LLC, 2804 Matthew Drive, Vinton, Virginia 24179 Bradley V. Thomas, 3618 Wellington Drive, S. E., Roanoke, Virginia 24014 The Casey D. Marshall Trust, 106 Inlet Court, Clarksville, Virginia 23927 Frank A Pividal, III, 1024 Goodland Drive, N. E., Roanoke, Virginia 24012 Rebecca Sue Hudson Snyder, 1025 Goodland Drive, N. E., Roanoke, Virginia 24012 BRC Orange Avenue, LLC, 5826 Samet Drive, Suite 105, High Point, North Caroline 27265 Wallace A. and Jacqueline B. Reed, 2842 Orange Avenue, N. E., Roanoke, Virginia 24012 The Honorable Brenda Hamilton, Circuit Court Clerk Chris Burns, Agent Balzer and Associates, Inc. Page 2 Pc: Robert S. Cowell, Jr., City Manager W. Brent Robertson, Assistant City Manager/ Jillian Papa Moore, Acting Director, Planning Building and Development Timothy Spencer, City Attorney Laura Carini, Assistant City Attorney Susan Lower, Director of Real Estate Valuation Luke Pugh, City Engineer Tina Carr, Secretary, City Planning Commission IN THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROANOKE, VIRGINIA The 17th day of April 2023. No. 42636-041723. AN ORDINANCE to rezone a portion of certain property located at 2733 and 2739 Orange Avenue, N.E., from MX, Mixed Use District, to CG, Commercial-General District, subject to certain conditions proffered by the applicant; and dispensing with the second reading of this ordinance by title. WHEREAS, Star City Real Properties, LLC has made application to the Council of the City of Roanoke, Virginia ("City Council"), to have a portion of the property located at 2733 and 2739 Orange Avenue, N.E., bearing Official Tax Map Nos. 7070111 and 7070112, rezoned from MX, Mixed Use District, to CG, Commercial-General District subject to certain conditions; WHEREAS, the City Planning Commission, after giving proper notice to all concerned as required by §36.2-540, Code of the City of Roanoke (1979), as amended, and after conducting a public hearing on the matter, has made its recommendation to City Council; WHEREAS, a public hearing was held by City Council on such application at its meeting on April 17, 2023, after due and timely notice thereof as required by §36.2-540, Code of the City of Roanoke (1979), as amended, at which hearing all parties in interest and citizens were given an opportunity to be heard, both for and against the proposed rezoning; and 1 WHEREAS, this Council, after considering the aforesaid application, the recommendation made to City Council by the Planning Commission, the City's Comprehensive Plan, and the matters presented at the public hearing, finds that the public necessity, convenience, general welfare and good zoning practice, require the rezoning of the subject property, and for those reasons, is of the opinion that the hereinafter described property should be rezoned as herein provided. THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Roanoke that: 1. Section 36.2-100, Code of the City of Roanoke (1979), as amended, and the Official Zoning Map, City of Roanoke, Virginia, dated December 5, 2005, as amended, be amended to reflect that a portion of Official Tax Map Nos. Tax Map Nos. 7070111 and 7070112 located at 2733 and 2739 Orange Avenue, N.E., be, and is hereby rezoned from MX, Mixed Use District, to CG, Commercial-General District, subject to certain conditions proffered by the applicant, as set forth in the Zoning Amendment Amended Application No. 1 dated March 17, 2023. 2. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 12 of the City Charter, the second reading of this ordinance by title is hereby dispensed with. ATTEST: Cf-w•C�-C-t-�L s (1 City Clerk: 2 44°1 1-t°44% CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT To: Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council Meeting: April 1 7, 2023 Subject: Application by Star City Real Properties, LLC to rezone a portion of property located at 2733 and 2739 Orange Avenue, NE, Official Tax Map Nos. 7070111 and 70701 12, from MX, Mixed Use District, to CG, Commercial-General District, with conditions. Summary: By a vote of 4-0, with Commissioners K. Atwood, F. Martin, and P. Smith absent, the Commission recommends approval of the rezoning request, finding that the Amended Application No. 1 is consistent with the general principles within the City's Comprehensive Plan, Hollins/Wildwood Area Plan, and Zoning Ordinance as the property will be developed in a manner appropriate to the surrounding area. Application Information: Request: Rezoning to CG, with conditions Applicant/Owner: Star City Real Properties, LLC Agent: Chris Burns, Balzer and Associates, Inc. City Staff Person: Katharine Gray, Land Use and Urban Design Planner Address: 2733 and 2739 Orange Avenue, NE (portion) Official Tax No: 7070111 and 7070112 (portion) Site Area: +/-1 .258 acres Relevant Plans: Hollins/Wildwood Area Plan Proposed Land Use: Contractor or tradesman's shop, general or special trade Future Land Use: Mixed Use Filing Date: Original Application: January 30, 2023 Amended Application No. 1 : March 1 7, 2023 Background: The owner of the subject property desires to develop a portion of the property at 2733 and 2739 Orange Avenue, NE, for a contractor and tradesman's shop and other commercial use. The current zoning of the property is MX, Mixed Use District, and that use is not permitted. Therefore, the owner has proposed to rezone to CG, Commercial-General District, with conditions. Proposed Use/Development: The non-binding concept plan shows new parcel boundaries proposing to create three parcels from the two existing parcels. The two new parcels along Orange Ave are proposed to be zoned CG, Commercial-General District, with conditions, while the third parcel created from the rear of the existing parcels would remain MX, Mixed Use District. The entrance/exit from Orange Avenue is reduced to one shared entrance and a sidewalk is added along the Orange Avenue frontage. If the zoning amendment were approved the development of the property would be subject to the proffered conditions, standards of the CG, Commercial - General District, and supplemental regulations and development standards of the zoning and subdivision ordinance. The applicant is aware that all existing non-conforming buildings remain non-conforming in the CG District and that proposed development is required to meet the development standards of the zoning and subdivision ordinance. The applicant has proffered conditions related to the uses, parking area screening, reducing the entrances for the parcels to one shared entrance, and adding a sidewalk along the Orange Avenue frontage that would further regulate development of the property. Proffered Conditions Requested to be Adopted: The applicant has requested the following proffered conditions be adopted as they pertain to the portion of Official Tax Nos. 7070111 and 7070112, as described by the metes and bounds description defining the subject area: 1 . Only the following uses will be permitted on the property: Uses that are permitted in both the MX and CG districts, as listed below. These uses are allowed by the current zoning. o Dwelling, multifamily with 10 or fewer units o Dwelling, townhouse or rowhouse o Medical clinic o Office, general or professional o Live-work unit o Mixed-use building o Studio/multimedia production facility o Personal service establishment, not otherwise listed in use table o Community center o Park or playground o Community garden o Day care center, adult o Fire, police, or emergency services 2 o Government offices or other government facility, not otherwise listed in use table o Library o Museum o Parking, off-site o Utility distribution or collection, basic o Wireless telecommunications facility, small cell on existing structure o Wireless telecommunications facility, stealth o Accessory uses, not otherwise listed in use table o Solar energy system In addition to the uses that are permitted in both the MX and CG districts listed above, the following CG only uses shall also be permitted on the site: o Business service establishment, not otherwise listed o Contractor or tradesman's shop, general or special trade o General service establishment, not otherwise listed o Retail sales establishment, not otherwise listed o Workshop o Club, lodge, civic, or social organization o Artist studio 2. A 10' landscape buffer consisting of deciduous trees and shrubs shall be planted along the southern and eastern sides of new parking areas where parking spaces are located closer than 50' to those property lines. If property to the east on Tax Parcel 7070113 is modified to a commercial use in the future, then the buffer along the eastern side of the parking area will no longer be required. 3. The existing vehicular entrance on Tax Parcel 7070111 will be closed and a shared entrance will be provided to serve both properties. 4. New sidewalk shall be constructed along the frontage of Orange Avenue. Considerations: Compatibility with Surrounding Land Uses: The property is located on Orange Avenue NE approximately 600 feet west of the intersection with Mecca Street NE. The surrounding properties consist of multifamily dwellings, property recently rezoned for commercial uses, single- family detached dwellings, and a motor vehicle repair and service establishment: ■ To the northwest are a large apartment complex and another property recently rezoned for another large apartment complex with commercial uses along Orange Avenue in MXPUD, Mixed Use Planned Unit Development Districts. 3 ■ To the northeast are single-family detached dwellings in MX, Mixed Use District with property recently rezoned for commercial uses along Orange Avenue in MXPUD, Mixed Use Planned Unit Development District, beyond. ■ To the southeast are single-family detached dwellings in R-5, Residential Single-Family District. ■ To the southwest is a motor vehicle repair and service establishment and other commercial uses beyond in property zoned CG, Commercial- General District. The future land use plan from City Plan 2040 designates this area for Mixed Use. Applicability/Appropriateness of Proposed Zoning District: The purpose of the CG District is to permit motor vehicle dependent uses that are generally developed as single use developments on individual lots, subject to landscaping, access, and signage standards. Such development is generally characterized by individual curb cuts, access drives, and signage. It is intended that this district be applied primarily along heavily traveled arterial streets, with an emphasis on clustering such development at major intersections. While recognizing the motor vehicle traffic generated by the uses permitted in this district, it is the intent of the regulations of the district to encourage and recognize pedestrian access and public transit forms of transportation by locating parking to the side and rear of buildings and minimizing conflict through landscaping and signage standards. The uses permitted in this district generally require a high volume of traffic along the frontage of the establishment and include horizontally oriented buildings. Such permitted uses include general retail establishments, offices, service establishments, motor vehicle related sales and service, eating establishments, and entertainment uses. The CG District is also intended to accommodate travel-oriented uses such as hotels, motels, and gasoline stations. The proposed CG District, with conditions, allows the applicant to develop the property in keeping with the commercial property to the west along Orange Avenue. Availability of Other Property: The property sits in a commercial corridor along Orange Avenue NE that has seen reinvestment in the past few years. Other commercial properties of the size required in the immediate vicinity zoned appropriately for a contractor or tradesman shop are not available at this time. Consistency with Comprehensive Plan: Both City Plan 2040 and the Hollins/Wildwood Area Plan recognize that it is important that the overall development of the community reflect the urban design standards of a city in the commercial corridors within the City. 4 Policy/Action Plan Applicability to matter Livable Built Environment Comprehensive The proposed development Priority Two:Complete Neighborhoods Plan', pg. 80 would allow the intensification • Require all new and major of use and development of the redevelopment of commercial property along Orange corridors and commercial Avenue while preserving the centers to compliment and zoning of the portion of the transition well into the property adjoining the single- surrounding neighborhoods family detached neighborhood • Allow a wide variety of uses that to the south. The proffered serve surrounding neighborhoods conditions offered add a along with the broader community sidewalk along the property • Provide multimodal connections frontage where no pedestrian from neighborhoods to, along, and accommodations currently through the commercial corridor exist. and/or large commercial center Character District: Suburban Comprehensive The proffered conditions Neighborhoods: Design Principles Plan , pg. 143 offered require a sidewalk New development should incorporate along the entirety of the urban neighborhood principles rather Orange Avenue frontage and than replicate suburban principles. the multiple entrances will be reduced to one shared Character District: Urban entrance. The design of such Neighborhoods: Design principles items will be required to meet Corridor improvements within urban city standards for neighborhoods should focus on development and will provide streetscape enhancements with pedestrian accommodations greater pedestrian, bicycle, and mass where none exist today. transit amenities. Vehicular entrances to property should be defined Design: Future commercial Neighborhood The proffered conditions development should adhere to the Plan 2, p.46. offered require a sidewalk design principles of (the Comprehen- along the entirety of the sive Plan) for commercial corridors: Orange Avenue frontage o Concentrations of higher-density, require the consolidation of mixed use development and live/work multiple entrances to a single space at key intersections. entrance on Orange Ave. o Curb, Gutter and Sidewalk Improvements: New developments and arterial and collector streets should have urban amenities such as sidewalks and curb and gutter. Appropriate species of trees should be planted as a part of such improvements. ' City Plan 2040, City of Roanoke, 2020 2 Hollins/Wildwood Area Plan, City of Roanoke, 2005 5 Comments on Application: Planning Commission Work Session: Several items were discussed at the Planning Commission work session including: revisions to the list of permitted uses for clarity and correctness, clarification of plantings required at future parking area, and development standards within city right-of-way. Interdepartmental Comments: General comments were provided from the Fire, Stormwater, Transportation, Planning Building and Development Departments, and the Western Virginia Water Authority related to: fire code; stormwater; building, zoning, and subdivision requirements; permitting process; and water/sewer availability. Public Comments: None received. Public Hearing: No comment received. Conclusions and Recommendations: The proposed development allows an appropriate intensification of development on the front portion of the existing commercial property, while reducing multiple entrances into the site to one, and adding pedestrian mmodations along the property frontage. Sa a Glenn, Chair City Planning Commission Enclosure: Attachment A, Zoning District Map Distribution: Robert S. Cowell, Jr., City Manager W. Brent Robertson, Assistant City Manager Jillian Papa Moore, Acting Director Planning Building & Development Katharine Gray, Planning Commission Agent Timothy Spencer, City Attorney Laura Carini, Senior Assistant City Attorney Tammy Conner, Star City Real Properties, LLC Chris Burns, Balzer and Associates, Inc. 6 Q lii ss. r " . S � r 0)w n4 ryE r `ct �` 0 CC ryyOh666L ; 07 � � d &° , 5t � 0 �r C.,,_ �a fc CD AC . to �t^�� u 4:44.O q it o o A. 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Roanoke,Virginia 24011 Click Here to Print Phone: (540)853-1730 Filing Date:Mar 17,2023 Submittal Number: Amended Application No.1 ❑ Rezoning,Not Otherwise Listed ❑Amendment of Proffered Conditions ® Rezoning,Conditional ❑Amendment of Planned Unit Development Plan ❑ Rezoning to Planned Unit Development ❑Amendment of Comprehensive Sign Overlay District El Establishment of Comprehensive Sign Overlay District 1ta°�'7 XP1�l Y'a)SfFi iYl'l+I Address: 2733&2739 Orange Avenue,NE Official Tax No(s).: 7070111 &7070112 Existing El Without Conditions Ordinance Zoning: MX,Mixed Use El With Conditions No(s).(If N/A ❑ Planned Unit Development applicable): Requested ❑ Without Conditions Proposed Zoning: CG,Commercial-General El With Conditions Land Use: Allowable uses outlined In proffered conditions. El Planned Unit Development Name: Star City Real Properties,LLC Phone Number: +1 (540)798-9301 Address: 2804 Matthew Dr! ,Vinton,VA 24179 E-mail: darinconner@aol.com OM A it C proccrty {{ _ lf)re1 4ik � � �_ 'St! �Y�{�7 Y 11, e1��4R� � i , Name: Phone Number: Address: E-mail: wads sianat. ' `t�.Ei L L s ' r �. i J 1'1 i '��t• 1 ) i )j_I .0 Name: Balzer and Associates,Inc.-Chris Burns Phone Number: +1 (540)772-9580 Address: 1208 Corporate Circle,Roanoke,Va 24018 E-mail: cburns@balzer.cc rp At i ,ed Agent's Signet:*: ZONING AMENDMENT REQUEST NARRATIVE: Zoning Request: The purpose of this request is to rezone a portion of existing Tax Parcels 7070111 and 7070112 from the existing MX (Mixed Use District) to CG (Commercial General District) with conditions. The properties are located at 2733 and 2739 Orange Avenue within the City of Roanoke. The property currently consists of two vacant single-family residential buildings with other access and miscellaneous improvements. The properties are bordered on the north by Orange Avenue public right-of-way, on the west by McCarthy Tire Service, on the east by a residential house, and on the south by an existing public alley. The location of the property is compatible with the surrounding zoning districts as many of the parcels along the south side of Orange Avenue are already zoned CG. There are a few residual parcels that are zoned MX, but the proposed rezoning will make this property consistent with the majority of the existing parcels along this side of Orange Avenue. The preservation of the rear of the property as MX zoning, as well as the proposed buffering, serves to provide a layering of zoning districts between the proposed CG zoning and the adjacent residential development. The owner intends to utilize the existing house on Tax Parcel 7070111 for a contracting business (plumbing), which is not allowed in the current MX zoning district. The existing house on Tax Parcel 7070112 is currently vacant, but the owner has plans to convert this space in the future to a commercial use or a mix of residential and commercial uses. The rear of the property will remain zoned MX as it is today to provide a zoning transition between the proposed commercial property and the existing residential property to the south. A Conceptual Site Plan has been included with the zoning amendment application to illustrate the vision for the property. Proffered conditions are proposed to ensure that the uses on the property will be compatible with the surrounding area, but also to provide the owner with flexibility moving forward with the intended uses. It should be noted that the owner plans to phase the proposed improvements based on available funds, growth of the business, and future commercial users. At this time, it is anticipated that the improvements that are shown on the Concept Plan will not all be implemented at one time. Buffer trees and shrubs will be installed where proposed parking areas abut residential uses and will be installed in accordance with Section 36.2-648 of the Zoning Ordinance. This project furthers the Transportation initiatives of the City with the commitment to close the existing entrance to Tax Parcel 7070111 and create a shared access point for the two commercial parcels. In addition, sidewalk will be installed along the frontage of these two parcels adjacent to Orange Avenue. 1 ! Page Comprehensive Plan Conformance: The Future Land Use map identifies this property as Mixed Use. Mixed Use "combines residential and light commercial uses like offices and limited retail and restaurant. Commercial buildings assume residential scales and form." The proposed rezoning provides appropriate commercial development along the frontage of Orange Avenue, while preserving the rear of the property adjacent to the existing neighborhood with the existing MX zoning. It is important to note that City Plan 2040 outlines many themes that are in parallel with the goals but the most impactful is a resilient economy with local business. Neighborhood Plan Conformance: The property is located within the Mecca Gardens neighborhood, along the commercial corridor of Orange Avenue. This is part of the Hollins/Wildwood Neighborhood Plan. Access to this parcel is appropriate in its location and supports the zoning request for the property. As a business looking to operate within the City of Roanoke, the economic development benefit furthers the neighborhood plan. This project will be developed in accordance with applicable regulations including the Roanoke City Zoning Ordinance. 21Page PERIMETER LEGAL DESCRIPTION: PORTION OF CITY OF ROANOKE TAX IDs 7070111 AND 7070112 BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE SOUTH LINE OF ORANGE AVENUE, BEING THE COMMON CORNER OF TM#7070112 AND TM#7070113; THENCE DEPARTING THE SOUTH LINE OF ORANGE AVENUE, WITH THE EAST LINE OF TM#7070112,ALSO BEING THE WEST LINE OF TM#7070113, S37°36'06"E 209.76 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE DEPARTING SAID LINE, WITH A NEW LINE THROUGH TM#7070112 AND TM#7070111, S53°31'38"W 253.48 FEET TO A POINT ON THE WEST LINE OF TM#7070111, ALSO BEING THE EAST LINE OF TM#7070110; THENCE WITH SAID LINE N38°19'08"W 220.47 FEET TO A POINT ON THE SOUTH LINE OF ORANGE AVENUE, BEING THE COMMON CORNER OF TM#7070111 AND TM#7070110; THENCE WITH THE SOUTH LINE OF ORANGE AVENUE, ALSO BEING THE NORTH LINE OF TM#7070111 AND TM#7070112, N55°54'09"E 256.67 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. CONTAINS 54,797.5 SQUARE FEET OR 1.258 ACRES OF LAND, MORE OR LESS. PROFFERED CONDITIONS: The applicant hereby agrees to proffer the following conditions as they apply to the area to be rezoned (portion of Official Tax Numbers 7070111 and 7070112): 1. Only the following uses will be permitted on the property: • Uses that are permitted in both the MX and CG districts, as listed below. These uses are allowed by the current zoning. o Dwelling, multifamily with 10 or fewer units o Dwelling, townhouse or rowhouse o Medical clinic o Office, general or professional o Live-work unit o Mixed-use building o Studio/multimedia production facility o Personal service establishment, not otherwise listed in use table o Community center o Park or playground o Community garden o Day care center, adult o Fire, police, or emergency services o Government offices or other government facility, not otherwise listed in use table o Library o Museum o Parking, off-site o Utility distribution or collection, basic o Wireless telecommunications facility, small cell on existing structure o Wireless telecommunications facility, stealth o Accessory uses, not otherwise listed in use table o Solar energy system • In addition to the uses that are permitted in both the MX and CG districts listed above, the following CG only uses shall also be permitted on the site. o Business service establishment, not otherwise listed o Contractor or tradesman's shop, general or special trade o General service establishment, not otherwise listed o Retail sales establishment, not otherwise listed o Workshop o Club, lodge, civic, or social organization o Artist studio 2. 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N •• d a_ x x M tf) Q 0 LL O a — u) a N O ti < a U U U o z z a 2 w rt D U N O — The Roanoke Times I Account Number Roanoke,Virginia 6011439 Affidavit of Publication Date CITY OF ROANOKE-PBD Attn TINACARR RECEIVED April 04,2023 215 CHURCH AVE ROA OOKEE,VA24011 APR 1 0 REC'D CITY OF ROANOKE_ PLANNING BUILDING L•DEVELOPU,�Ei T T _ Date Category Description Ad Size Total Cost 04/05/2023 Legal Notices PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE 2 x 12.00 IN 4,017.60 Publisher of the Roanoke Times I,(the undersigned)an authorized representative of the Roanoke Times,a daily newspaper published in Roanoke,in the State of Virginia,do certify that the annexed notice PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE was published in said newspapers on the following dates: 03/28,04/04/2023 The First insertion being given... 03/28/2023 Newspaper reference: 0001410775 Billing R-prese Sworn to and subscribed 'efore me this 4th Day of April 2023 Notary Public State of Virginia Richard A.Hundley County of Hanover Notary Public My Commission expires Commonwealth of Virginia 904041 Commission Exp.Jan 31,2024 THIS IS NOT A BILL. PLEASE PAY FROM INVOICE. THANK YOU PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE Any public hearings advertised herein wtll be held in the City Council Chamber, fourth floor,Room 450,Noel C.Taylor Municipal Balding,215 Church Avenue SW, Roanoke,Virginia All persons shal be afforded an opportunity to speak and state their views concerning all aspects of these matters. Any uppfsatios wit be digitally available for review online at bliparcarmdkeva govy01 wrommissiors or maybe obtained digitally by emaili g aamingOroanolcevagov. If you are a person with a disability who needs accommodations for any public hearings advertised herein,please contact the City Clerk's Office,(540)853-2541, by noon,April 7. Cecelia E McCoy,CMC,City Clerk The City of Roanoke Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on Apr110, 2023,at 1:30 p.m.,or as soon thereafter as the matters may be heard,to consider the following matter An persons wishing to address the Planning Commission must sign-up with the Secretary to the Planning Commission by emaiing planningaroanokevegov or by calling(540)853-1330 by noon,April 5,2023. Written comments of interested persons will be received by the Secretary to the Planning Commission at planningOroanokeva,uov by noon,April 5,2023. Appication by Star City Real Properties,LLC,to rezone a portion of property located at 2733 and 2739 Orange Avenue NE,Official Tax Map Nos.7070111 and 7070112,from MX,Mixed Use District,to CG,Commercial-General District, • with conditions.The land use categories permitted in the CG District incude residential;accommodations and group living;commercial;industrial;warehousing and distdhution;assembly and entertainment public,institutional and community fealties;transportation;unity;agricultural;and accevsory,with no maximum density specified and a maximum floor area ratio of 5.0.The comprehensive plan designates the property for mixed use.The proposed use of the property is contractor or tradesman's shop,general or special trade. Tina M.Can,Secretary,City Flaming Commission City Caunc0 will hold a public hearing on the aforesaid matter on April 17,2023, at 7:00 p.m.,or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard,in the City Council Chamber,fourth floor,Room 450,Noel C.Taylor Municipal Building,215 Chumh Avenue SW,Roanoke,Virginia Al persons wishing to address City Could may sign-up online at www.roernokeva vgg/cor_Md.In order to sign up,the farm to speak before City Council may be accessed under the tab'Sign Up Form to Speak Before Councl'on the left of the screen.Sign up fours must be received by noon on April 17,2023.In the event the public hearing is conducted by electronic communication means due to the COVID-19 pandemic disaster,you will be notified by the City Clerk's Office.For further intonation,you may contact the Office of the City Clerk at(540)853-2541. Cecile F.McCoy,CMC,City Clerk The City of Roanoke Board of Zoning Appeals wi hold a public hearing on Apri 12,2023,at 1:00 p.m.,or as soon thereafter as the matters maybe heard, to consider the following application.Al persons wishing to address the Board of Zoning Appeals must sign-up with the Secretary to the Board of Zoning Appeals by emalrng planningOroanokeva.gov or by calling(540)853-1730 by noon,Apnl 5,2023.Written comments of interested persons wit be received by the Secretary to the Board of Zoning Appeals at planningOroenokevegov on or prior to noon, April 5,2023. Application by Jennifer Hanger for property located at 206 and 0 9th Street SE, bearing Official Tax Map Nos.4111107 and 4111106,respectively,zoned I-1, Light Industrial District,for a special exception pursuant to Section 36.2-316, Zoning,Code of the City of Roanoke(1979),as amended,to permit an Outdoor Storage Lot. Appication by Jami Stour on behalf of Janilco,Inc.,for properly located at 1021 Ginter Avenue NW,bearing Official Tax Map No.2110812,zoned RM-1, Residential Mixed Density District,for a special exception pursuant to Section 36.2-311,Zoning,Code of the City of Roanoke(1979),as amended,to permit a Dwding,Two-family. Application by James and Laura Barton for property located at 1402 and 1404 Daleton Avenue NE,bearing Official Tax Map Nos.3210817 and 3210818, respectively,zoned I-1,Light Industrial District,fora special exception pursuant to Section 36.2-316,Zoning,Code of the City of Roanoke(1979),as amended,to permit a Borrow or Ft Site. Appication by George Aznavorian on behalf of Latitude 37 Appomattox,LLC, for property located at 3441 Brandon Avenue SW,bearing Official Tax Map No. 5210105,zoned CG,Commercial-General District,fora special exception pursuant to Section 36.2-313,Zoning,Code of the City of Roanoke(1979),as amended,to permit a Self-Storage Building. Tina M.Carr,Acting Secretary,City Board of Zoning Appeals The City of Roanoke provides interpretation at no cost for al pubic meetings,upon request.If you would like to request an interpreter,please let us know at least 24 hours in advance by carting(540)853-1283. La Ciudad de Roanoke proporciona hterpretacibn sin costo pin lochs cites piiblicas,previa seicitud.Si usted desea solicitor un interprete,haganoslo saber con al menos 24 horns de antelacidn pot lanar(540)853-1283. Jai la Roanoke linatoa huduma ya u kalimani bile maipo katika mkutano yote ye urrna,inapoombwe Iwapo ungependa kuomba mkalmani,tafadhai tujuishe angalon sea 24 labia kwa kupiga simu(54Q)853-1283. �rPv.'d��?Jg.r Jid�Jw%J+3W1+��u+rr��+�x-•+t.+�arrsfu ar AAA*Pmjt(540)853-1283wskx.J•%v.+4,yiJaic•4.24.A+.lakyu�u J.y PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE Any public hearings advertised herein will be held in the City Council Chamber, fourth floor, Room 450,Noel C. Taylor Municipal Building, 215 Church Avenue SW, Roanoke, Virginia. All persons shall be afforded an opportunity to speak and state their views concerning all aspects of these matters. Any applications will be digitally available for review online at https://roanokeva.gov/2019/Commissions or may be obtained digitally by emailing planning@roanokeva.gov. If you are a person with a disability who needs accommodations for any public hearings advertised herein, please contact the City Clerk's Office, (540)853-2541, by noon, April 7. Cecelia F. McCoy, CMC, City Clerk The City of Roanoke Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on April 10, 2023, at 1:30 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matters may be heard, to consider the following matter. All persons wishing to address the Planning Commission must sign-up with the Secretary to the Planning Commission by emailing planning@roanokeva.gov or by calling (540)853-1330 by noon, April 5, 2023. Written comments of interested persons will be received by the Secretary to the Planning Commission at planning@roanokeva.gov by noon, April 5, 2023. Application by Star City Real Properties, LLC, to rezone a portion of property located at 2733 and 2739 Orange Avenue NE, Official Tax Map Nos. 7070111 and 7070112, from MX, Mixed Use District, to CG, Commercial-General District, with conditions. The land use categories permitted in the CG District include residential; accommodations and group living; commercial; industrial; warehousing and distribution; assembly and entertainment; public, institutional and community facilities; transportation; utility; agricultural; and accessory; with no maximum density specified and a maximum floor area ratio of 5.0. The comprehensive plan designates the property for mixed use. The proposed use of the property is contractor or tradesman's shop, general or special trade. Tina M. Can, Secretary, City Planning Commission City Council will hold a public hearing on the aforesaid matter on April 17, 2023, at 7:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard, in the City Council Chamber, fourth floor, Room 450,Noel C. Taylor Municipal Building, 215 Church Avenue SW, Roanoke, Virginia. All persons wishing to address City Council may sign-up online at www.roanokeva.gov/council. In order to sign up, the form to speak before City Council may be accessed under the tab "Sign Up Form to Speak Before Council" on the left of the screen. Sign up forms must be received by noon on April 17, 2023. In the event the public hearing is conducted by electronic communication means due to the COVID-19 pandemic disaster, you will be notified by the City Clerk's Office. For further information, you may contact the Office of the City Clerk at (540)853-2541. Cecelia F. McCoy, CMC, City Clerk The City of Roanoke Board of Zoning Appeals will hold a public hearing on April 12, 2023, at 1:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matters may be heard, to consider the following application. All persons wishing to address the Board of Zoning Appeals must sign-up with the Secretary to the Board of Zoning Appeals by emailing planning@a,roanokeva.gov or by calling (540)853-1730 by noon, April 5, 2023. Written comments of interested persons will be received by the Secretary to the Board of Zoning Appeals at planning@roanokeva.gov on or prior to noon, April 5, 2023. Application by Jennifer Hanger for property located at 206 and 0 9th Street SE,bearing Official Tax Map Nos. 4111107 and 4111106, respectively, zoned I-1, Light Industrial District, for a special exception pursuant to Section 36.2-316, Zoning, Code of the City of Roanoke (1979), as amended, to permit an Outdoor Storage Lot. Application by Jamil Srour on behalf of Jamilco, Inc., for property located at 1021 Gilmer Avenue NW, bearing Official Tax Map No. 2110812, zoned RM-1, Residential Mixed Density District, for a special exception pursuant to Section 36.2-311, Zoning, Code of the City of Roanoke (1979), as amended, to permit a Dwelling, Two-family. Application by James and Laura Barton for property located at 1402 and 1404 Daleton Avenue NE,bearing Official Tax Map Nos. 3210817 and 3210818, respectively, zoned I-1, Light Industrial District, for a special exception pursuant to Section 36.2-316, Zoning, Code of the City of Roanoke(1979), as amended, to permit a Borrow or Fill Site. Application by George Aznavorian on behalf of Latitude 37 Appomattox, LLC, for property located at 3441 Brandon Avenue SW, bearing Official Tax Map No. 5210105, zoned CG, Commercial-General District, for a special exception pursuant to Section 36.2-313, Zoning, Code of the City of Roanoke (1979), as amended, to permit a Self-Storage Building. Tina M. Carr, Acting Secretary, City Board of Zoning Appeals The City of Roanoke provides interpretation at no cost for all public meetings,upon request. If you would like to request an interpreter, please let us know at least 24 hours in advance by calling(540) 853-1283. La Ciudad de Roanoke proporciona interpretacion sin costo por todas citas publicas, previa solicitud. Si usted desea solicitar un interprete, haganoslo saber con al menos 24 horas de antelacion por llamar(540) 853-1283. Jiji la Roanoke linatoa huduma ya ukalimani bila malipo katika mikutano yote ya umma, inapoombwa. Iwapo ungependa kuomba mkalimani, tafadhali tujulishe angalau saa 24 kabla kwa kupiga simu (540) 853-1283. IS�y a �l.o jS1 JI.Z L°)Lint )��eLa.y jl j,a ja vl jyi, °9�r uL J�aas j1 LI13 J-.)4_03 J " I,L.(540) 853-1283 us?1.J1. Az. 24 Please publish in newspaper on Tuesday, March 28, 2023, and Tuesday, April 4, 2023. Please bill and send affidavit of publication by USPS and via email to: Tina M. Carr Acting Secretary to the Board of Zoning Appeals Planning, Building, & Development City of Roanoke Noel C. Taylor Municipal Building 215 Church Avenue, SW, Room 170 Roanoke, VA 24011 540/853-1730 tina.carr(aro anokeva.gov Tina M. Carr Secretary to the Planning Commission Planning, Building, & Development City of Roanoke Noel C. Taylor Municipal Building 215 Church Avenue, SW, Room 170 Roanoke, VA 24011 540/853-1730 tina.carrAroanokeva.gov Please send affidavit of publication to: Cecelia F. McCoy, CMC, City Clerk 215 Church Avenue SW, Suite 456 Noel C. Taylor Municipal Building Roanoke, Virginia 24011-1536 540/853-2541 susie.mccoy@roanokeva.gov AFFIDAVIT REQUEST: Application by Star City Real Properties, LLC, to rezone a portion of property located at 2733 and 2739 Orange Avenue NE,Official Tax Map Nos. 7070111 and 7070112,from MX, Mixed Use District,to CG,Commercial-General District, with conditions.The land use categories permitted in the CG District include residential; accommodations and group living; commercial; industrial; warehousing and distribution; assembly and entertainment; public, institutional and community facilities;transportation; utility; agricultural; and accessory; with no maximum density specified and a maximum floor area ratio of 5.0.The comprehensive plan designates the property for mixed use.The proposed use of the property is contractor or tradesman's shop,general or special trade. COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA ) TO-WIT: CITY OF ROANOKE The affiant,Tina M. Carr, first being duly sworn,states that she is Secretary to the Roanoke City Planning Commission,and as such is competent to make this affidavit of her own personal knowledge.Affidavit states that, pursuant to the provisions of Section 15.2-2204,Code of Virginia, (1950),as amended, on behalf of the Planning Commission of the City of Roanoke, she has sent by first-class mail this 1400/1 ` '2- 2023, notices of a public hearing to be held on this •T O t 10 , 2023, on the request captioned above to the owner or agent of the parcels as set out on the attached. (IfilACOA1 Tina M. Carr /�- SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me,a Notary Public, in the City of Roanoke,Virginia,this 2 t day of , 2023. m t ,`mac. Gp tttt tE.C(,9 . �, .•'�`� • •��,, ' 'F- '- N ary Pub ••soli C •••••• s : RAG#7M1O14Z= z ti‘r �yno.%:••�j301202 . ii,,NWEAI.SN,,,, c�. 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 CECELIA F.MCCOY,CMC E-mail: clerkCroanokeva.gov CECELIA T.WEBB,CMC City Clerk Deputy City Clerk RUTH VISUETE PEREZ April 05, 2023 Assistant Deputy City Clerk Chris Burns Balzer and Associates, Inc. 1208 Corporate Circle Roanoke, VA 24018 Dear Mr.Burns: A public hearing has been advertised to be heard by the City Planning Commission on Monday, April 10, 2023 at 1:30 p.m. in the City Council Chamber, fourth floor, Room 450, Noel C. Taylor Municipal Building, 215 Church Avenue., S. W., Roanoke, Virginia, in regard to a request by Star City Real Properties, LLC, to rezone a portion of property located at 2733 and 2739 Orange Avenue NE, Official Tax Map Nos. 7070111 and 7070112, Mixed Use District, to, Commercial-General District, with conditions. The land use categories permitted in the Commercial-General District include residential; accommodations and group living; commercial; industrial; warehousing and distribution; assembly and entertainment; public, institutional and community facilities; transportation; utility; agricultural; and accessory; with no maximum density specified and a maximum floor area ratio of 5.0. (See copy of the Public Hearing Notice attached.) Pursuant to provision of Resolution No. 25523 adopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke on Monday, April 6, 1981, a public hearing also has been scheduled to be held on Monday, April 17, 2023 at 7:00 p.m., pending formal action by the City Planning Commission, which may be viewed on the City's webpage, www.roanokeva.gov, under "Roanoke Planning Commission News", following its meeting on Monday, April 10, 2023. If you have questions regarding the Planning Commission public hearing, please contact Tina Carr, Secretary to the City Planning Commission at (540) 853-1730. Questions regarding the City Council public hearing may be directed to the City Clerk's Office at (540) 853-2541. Sincerely, ei24,02-i-4.j: ullik(I/ Cecelia F. McCoy, CMC City Clerk Enclosure c: Tina Carr, Secretary to the City Planning Commission ` CITY OF ROANOKE '"r"r ` OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK ti`-vim 215 Church Avenue,S.W.,Room 456 Roanoke,Virginia 24011-1536 r,4, Telephone: (540)853-2541 Fax: (540)853-1145 CECELIA F.MCCOY,CMC E-mail: clerk@roanokeva.gov CECELIA T.WEBB,CMC City Clerk Deputy City Clerk April 05, 2023 RUTH VISUETE PEREZ Assistant Deputy City Clerk Dear Ladies and Gentlemen: A public hearing has been advertised to be heard by the City Planning Commission on Monday, April 10, 2023 at 1:30 p.m. in regard to a request by Star City Real Properties, LLC, to rezone a portion of property located at 2733 and 2739 Orange Avenue NE, Official Tax Map Nos. 7070111 and 7070112, from MX, Mixed Use District, to CG, Commercial-General District, with conditions. The land use categories permitted in the CG District include residential; accommodations and group living; commercial; industrial; warehousing and distribution; assembly and entertainment; public, institutional and community facilities; transportation; utility; agricultural; and accessory; with no maximum density specified and a maximum floor area ratio of 5.0. (See copy of the Public Hearing Notice attached.) Pursuant to provision of Resolution No. 25523 adopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke on Monday, April 6, 1981, a public hearing also has been scheduled to be held on Monday, April 17, 2023 at 7:00 p.m., pending formal action by the City Planning Commission, which may be viewed on the City's webpage, www.roanokeva.qov, under "Roanoke Planning Commission News", following its meeting on Monday, April 10, 2023. This letter is provided for your information as an interested party and/or adjoining property owner. If you have questions regarding the Planning Commission public hearing, please contact Tina Carr, Secretary to the City Planning Commission at (540) 853-1730. Questions regarding the City Council public hearing may be directed to the City Clerk's Office at (540) 853-2541. Sincerely, eg-tLef-a-, Cecelia F. McCoy, CMC City Clerk Enclosure c: Tina Carr, Secretary to the City Planning Commission Adjoining Property Owners and Interested Parties April 05, 2023 Page 2 pc: D WHITE PROPERTIES LLC WHITE TIRE DISTRIBUTORS NAPLES FL 34105 STAR CITY REAL PROPERTIES LLC 2804 MATTHEW DR VINTON VA 24179 BRADLEY V THOMAS 3618 WELLINGTON DR SE ROANOKE VA 24014 THE CASEY D MARSHALL TRUST 106 INLET CT CLARKSVILLE VA 23927 FRANK A PIVIDAL III 1024 GOODLAND DR NE ROANOKE VA 24012 REBECCA SUE HUDSON SNYDER 1025 GOODLAND DR NE ROANOKE VA 24012 BRC ORANGE AVENUE LLC 5826 SAMET DR STE 105 HIGH POINT NC 27265 WALLACE A & JACQUELINE B REED 2842 ORANGE AVE NE ROANOKE VA 24012 The Roanoke Times Account Number Roanoke,Virginia 6010771 Affidavit of Publication Date ROANOKE COUNTY-PLANNING April 21,2023 5204 BERNARD DR ROANOKE,VA 24018 Date Category Description Ad Size Total Cost 04/15/2023 Any-Virginia ROA NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR ROANOKE CITY SCHC 2 x 8.00 IN 1,174.76 Publisher of the Roanoke Times I,(the undersigned)an authorized representative of the Roanoke Times,a daily newspaper published in Roanoke,in the State of Virginia,do certify that the annexed notice NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING was published in said newspapers on the following dates: 04/07/2023 The First insertion being given ... 04/07/2023 Newspaper reference: 0001412428 1) !ling Repress ve Sworn to and subscribed before me this 21st Day of April 2023 V:.\'' N PUbilay ohnson NOTAR BLIC State of Virginia Commonwealth of Virginia County of Hanover Registration No.8004299 My Commission expires My Comm.Exp.March 31,2026 THIS IS NOT A BILL. PLEASE PAY FROM INVOICE. THANK YOU NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR ROANOKE CITY SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEES Pursuant to Section 9-24,Code of the City of Roanoke(1979),as amended,and Section 22.1-29.1,Code of Virginia(1950),as amended, the Roanoke City Council will hold a public hearing to receive the views of citizens regarding appointment of Roanoke City School Board Trustees at its regular meeting on Monday,April 17,2023,at 7:00 p.m.,or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard.The candidates are Elizabeth C.S.Jamison,Arualiz C.Quintana,Jacqueline W.Moon,Christopher T. Link and Natasha N.Saunders. Citizens interested in presenting their views at this public hearing should register to speak by contacting the City Clerk's Office by telephone at(540)853-2541,by accessing the form to sign up to speak located on the City Council's webpage at www.roanokeva.gov,or by email at clerkcroanokeva,gov by 4:00 p.m.,on Monday,April 17,2023. The City Council will elect and appoint two School Board Trustees for three-year terms of office,commencing July 1,2023 and ending June 30,2026,at a subsequent session of City Council. If you are a person with a disability who needs accommodations for the public hearing,please contact the City Clerk's Office at (540)853-2541,by Thursday,April 13, 2023, at 12:00 p.m. GIVEN under my hand this 3rd day of April, 2023. Cecelia F McCoy,CMC City Clerk City Of Roanoke Attn: Cecelia F. McCoy 215 Church Ave. SW, Rm 212 The RQ T�WIC' TRJI3 Ili iC Roanoke, VA 24011 1�V/"1!V\J1�L. L)lrtl ill. 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JN121d3H 31�8nd •Aio aq;ui jM o i t APPT )uRui LuPTP KR Xvig iieouo;siq s2uiip aqi o;;iuxgroo o;Pa11: AO 33IION MI mg` lode:M zaq;o pus uomuntu ue Jo Quaid`sung des snidgxayq in szaquxaux I toga Ig2nsa SIM Aapuag sag1Sf uopuezg ;1Sul 3"IOp1'O 'momSugs;ssnap s ro;;vs ( O t1l):L'�a�nxg as put`mon aum.uo7 aql le pal �7� non T.I i4 4/% T T T l /i '8!PAT zo Poi 7L- NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR ROANOKE CITY SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEES Pursuant to Section 9-24, Code of the City of Roanoke (1979), as amended, and Section 22.1-29.1, Code of Virginia (1950), as amended, the Roanoke City Council will hold a public hearing to receive the views of citizens regarding appointment of Roanoke City School Board Trustees at its regular meeting on Monday, April 17, 2023, at 7:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard. The candidates are Elizabeth C.S. Jamison, Arualiz C. Quintana, Jacqueline W. Moon, Christopher T. Link and Natasha N. Saunders. Citizens interested in presenting their views at this public hearing should register to speak by contacting the City Clerk's Office by telephone at(540)853-2541, by accessing the form to sign up to speak located on the City Council's webpage at www.roanokeva.gov, or by email at clerk(a�roanokeva.gov by 4:00 p.m., on Monday, April 17, 2023. The City Council will elect and appoint two School Board Trustees for three-year terms of office, commencing July 1, 2023 and ending June 30, 2026, at a subsequent session of City Council. If you are a person with a disability who needs accommodations for the public hearing, please contact the City Clerk's Office at (540) 853-2541, by Thursday, April 13, 2023, at 12:00 p.m. GIVEN under my hand this 3rd day of April, 2023. Cecelia F. McCoy, CMC City Clerk NOTE TO PUBLISHER: Publish in full once in The Roanoke Times in the non-classified Virginia Section on Friday, April 7, 2023. BLOCK STYLE (HEADING FONT SIZE 16 AND BODY FONT SIZE 12) Send publisher's affidavit and bill to: Cecelia F. McCoy, CMC, City Clerk Room 456, Noel C. Taylor Municipal Building 215 Church Avenue, S. W. Roanoke, Virginia 24011-1536 (540) 853-2541 CITY OF ROANOKE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK _ 215 Church Avenue, S.W., Suite 456 Roanoke,Virginia 24011-1536 r 3$} Telephone:(540)853-2541 Fax:(540)853-1145 CECELIA F.MCCOY,CMC E-mail: clerk@roanokeva.gov CECELIA T.WEBB,CMC City Clerk Deputy City Clerk RUTH VISUETE PEREZ Assistant Deputy City Clerk April 18, 2023 Christina Skillin 529 Day Avenue, S. W. Roanoke, Virginia 24016 Dear Ms. Skillin: Your Petition for Appeal in connection with the decision of the Architectural Review Board at its meeting on February 9, 2023, denying your Certificate of Appropriateness for approval of a historical style fence that was built prior for property located at 529 Day Avenue, S. W., which is not consistent with the H-2 Guidelines, was before the Council of the City of Roanoke at its regular meeting held on Monday, April 17, 2023. Based upon the evidence (testimony and documents) presented to this Council at its April 17 meeting, the decision of the City of Roanoke Architectural Review Board on February 9, 2023, was affirmed that no Certificate of Appropriateness be issued to allow the approval of a historical style fence that was built prior for property located at 529 Day Avenue, S. W., as set forth in the Application for Certificate of Appropriateness. Sincerely, Cecelia F. McCoy, CMC City Clerk Enclosure pc: Robert S. Cowell, Jr., City Manager Timothy R. Spencer, City Attorney Parviz Moosavi, Agent, Architectural Review Board Tina Carr, Secretary, Architectural Review Board 44 1.,,A `~ AGENDA REPORT �°- = CITY COUNCIL i To: Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council Meeting: April 1 7, 2023 Subject: Appeal of the decision of the Architectural Review Board to deny a Certificate of Appropriateness request to retain the wooden fence installed in the front and side yards of the property located at 529 Day Avenue SW Background: The H-2 Historic Neighborhood District provides that ordinary maintenance or in-kind replacement with the same materials, proportions, and design does not require a Certificate of Appropriateness. In such cases, the Architectural Review Board Agent authorizes such work by having the owner or contractor complete a simple "In-Kind Replacement/Repair Form." The owner or contractor provides a statement of the work to be performed and is released to proceed (and get a building permit if necessary). Any work that constitutes a change in materials, proportion, and design of a structure or property within the H-2 Overlay requires a Certificate of Appropriateness (COA), issued by either the ARB Agent or the Architectural Review Board (ARB). In late December 2022, the property owner installed a wooden fence in the front and side yards of the subject property without ARB review and approval and without a building permit (Exhibit A). On December 31 , 2022, a Notice of Violation was sent to the property owner because a Certificate of Appropriateness was not obtained (Exhibit B). In January 2023, a COA application was submitted (Exhibit C). Staff advised the applicant that the fence installed was inconsistent with the H-2 Design Guidelines and staff would not be able to sign off on the COA application. The COA application was placed on the February 9, 2023, ARB agenda. On February 9, 2023, the ARB considered the staff report (Exhibit D) and the testimony of the property owner in review of the proposed COA application. The ARB determined that the request to retain the already-installed wooden fence in the front and side yards was inconsistent with H-2 Guidelines. The ARB, City Council Agenda Report 529 Day Avenue SW April 17, 2023 by vote of 2-4, denied the COA. On February 14, 2023, the Applicant was notified in writing of the COA denial. (Exhibit E). On March 1 , 2023, staff received a copy of the appeal of the ARB's decision filed with the City Clerk (Exhibit F). Considerations: City Council established the ARB with the stated purpose of protecting designated historic properties against destruction or architecturally incompatible alterations to buildings and structures. The ARB's review criteria are based on the standards set forth in the Zoning Ordinance and, where applicable, its adopted Architectural Design Guidelines (Guidelines). The Guidelines adhere to the Secretary of Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation, which are federal criteria for appropriate treatment of historic buildings. Certificate of Appropriateness applications are reviewed by the ARB in accordance with the applicable guidelines in its decision to issue or deny a Certificate of Appropriateness. Accordingly, the H-2 Guidelines on Walls and Fences include the following: Walls and fences are traditional ways of defining residential yards by delineating property lines and of separating public and private outdoor space. These may take the form of retaining walls, low stone walls, wrought-iron fences, wood picket fences, many of which are important in helping to define the character of the H-2 District. IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS Walls and fences provide an opportunity to extend the architectural style or character of a building into the surrounding landscape. Other Design Considerations • Choose a fence design that relates to character of your house or building. • Respect the character of the streetscape when deciding: - what materials are appropriate to your house and neighborhood, and the height, location, and design of the wall or fence. • Give fencing in front yard an open design by using a simple iron or wood picket design. 2 City Council Agenda Report 529 Day Avenue SW April 17, 2023 tt i g{t t I t 3 L Shown are examples of appropriate wooden picket fences • Size picket fence elements appropriately. vV tv/2 r b'V W i j ( 11 Shown is appropriate picket spacing. • Metal pickets should be spaced 3" to 6" apart. Wood picket slats should be 1 1/2" to 3 %z" wide with a space between the pickets ranging from one-half to equal to the picket width. The H-2 Guidelines on walls and fences include clear illustrations regarding wood picket fences and their appropriate styles and distance between vertical slats. All wooden fences within the front yards of the properties within the Old Southwest Historic Neighborhood District include vertical slats pickets and are in compliance with the H-2 Design Guidelines, approved by the City Council (Exhibit G). However, the design of the wooden fence already installed in front and side yards of the subject property include horizontal slats and are inconsistent with the H-2 Design Guidelines. Recommendation: The Architectural Review Board recommends that City Council affirm its decision to deny the issuance of a Certificate of Appropriateness to retain the wooden fence. elitt)4Mt .� Bill Mason, Chair �i,'L Architectural Review Board Enclosures: Exhibit A through Exhibit G Public Comment, Lynn Speno, Board of Old Southwest 3 City Council Agenda Report 529 Day Avenue SW April 17, 2023 c: Robert S. Cowell, Jr., City Manager Clarence Grier, Deputy City Manager Brent Robertson, Assistant City Manager Chris Chittum, Assistant City Manager Jillian Papa Moore, Acting Director of Planning, Building & Development Phillip Moore, Zoning Administrator Parviz Moosavi, Historic Preservation Planner Timothy Spencer, City Attorney Laura Carini, Senior Assistant City Attorney Christina Skillin, Applicant 4 .11.„AV‘.- ---- .. b 4141007.,...MP,0-‘-r. 4$1' - ''',?'-WIS. ;::‘,Ptit,,?.. A if4":i 1:41 it if 4k•",,v• 'IL- iiiiiiiihn s -a- ' • \��; � �W. 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'' '. . T• - Planning Building& Development Code Enforcement Division Noel C.Taylor Municipal Building IOW 215 Church Ave SW,Room 312 ROANOKE Roanoke,Virginia 24011 NOTICE OF ZONING VIOLATION December 30, 2022 Certified Mail No: 7021 0950 0001 8801 2237 and regular mail Z00O22-0664 CHRISTINA SKILLIN 529 DAY AVE SW ROANOKE,VA 24016 Dear CHRISTINA SKILLIN Subject: 529 DAY AVE SW Property Zoning: RM-1: Res Mixed Density Parcel: 1120322 Legal Description: W 25FTL 20 BLK 4 LEWIS A recent inspection of the above-referenced property has determined that there exists a violation of the Code of the City of Roanoke(1979), as amended, in regards to: 36.2-331(c)Historic Neighborhood Overlay District(H-2). Certificate of Appropriateness. In the H-2 Overlay District, a Certificate of Appropriateness shall be required for the erection of any new structure, the demolition, moving, reconstruction, alteration, or restoration of any existing structure or historic landmark, including the installation or replacement of siding, or the reduction in the floor area of an existing building, including the enclosure or removal of a porch.A Certificate of Appropriateness shall not be required for ordinary maintenance, as defined in Section 36.2-530(b)(4), or in kind replacement with the same materials,proportions, and design. The Zoning Administrator, in consultation with the Agent to the Architectural Review Board, shall determine whether an activity requires a Certificate of Appropriateness. Please obtain a Certificate of Appropriateness for you newly constructed front fence. In order to avoid further action by this department,the violation must be removed or corrected within 10 days of receipt of this letter. If you are aggrieved by this notice of zoning violation and order to comply with the above-cited Code provision, you are hereby notified that you have the right to appeal this order to the City of Roanoke's Board of Zoning Appeals within 30 days of receipt of this letter. If not appealed within 30 days the Zoning Violation and notice to comply shall be final. The filing fee is $250 plus the cost of the legal advertisement for the public hearing. If you have any questions about this matter, including the appeal process, please contact this office at(540) 853-2344. Sincerely, Brad Wilson EXHIBIT Codes Compliance Inspector 3 H-2, Historic NeighberhocC Overlay District Application for Certificate of Appropriateness J,3t0 at A.4A aticn r01:03207 Scr,Address !S29 Dr)°Me Etopal r 4hrmm. Name Christina skiumn Aod 529 Day Ave SW -- Ceti ,Roaruke State IVA Lq ^,cue 12:0 tti 1't it t;u'rOer 1 el (828)545 9970 E-Mai sk1 arc prolcrirnail a>T NMI'S ReveserAalne CtiaRAFcat4e). Ne ne I Adlress Oty Stale lip Code I Pliant Numbar- �_ E!►tai Applicat r Prapxed By': I Current Use 6Z Sir e4 army r Two-Family(Dup eA) r- Mubifaruy r roAnt .A0 ( Cerrrnemat C rtrr 1.Descnbe_USLe: I Project Type: [ Roof r- Porch r Wndows end Doors r New C trt *an r Signs lR WaJie aid rr :o r Perking and Paving r pomoincn r OW 'Pi EASE USE ATTACHED SHEET FOR PROJECT DESCRIPI10t+. Aamtedgertlent d ReiS0 .1:1:41i1161 understand ttat a1 aPphc bons requrng reMw by the N B must be armlet')and must be s:fimitted bchxe&pplicatixr:dcuaitines; ot.trerwe oor deralictn u+nl►be deterred to r e totcwving meeting. 1 agree to eornpty with the concibons d the corer-8w and all other applicable ay regdadons and to pusue this project in strict conformance with the pterts approved by to ARB. I understand that rr changes Fie ppermilted withWt prior axxoval by the Oty. _ Signature or Property Owner: Dale I / of/. SecfrM BEi w to be Caned by Staff Cent state nutter APPraid By: r ARt3 r Agen• Other approvals needed Tax Parcel Nutrtt�es- r. Zoning Permit r BZNP1anntrtg Commission Base zoning!)sria� r` B ruding Permit r Other _.. , ,Arttti Review Board Date EXHIBIT H-2 Historic Neighborhood Overlay District Detailed Project Description 529 Day Ave SW Propely Oil ,i. rzt Skits) Good afternoon. I am nee;to t he area and rec e, ed a Not ke of Toni nil Violat► n after having built a fence around the front of my home to Join the back I have a n ekder ly cbg who struck les w ith stairs and was unable to go doe.,n to the back ya td. !apologize for not completingaCertificateofAp plop r teness but had noI,nowkch-oft1:•process.Ici receive Project apciticr;ncftIe 1Districtmarxrrlregaidngthefencingg.rideline.It 'ur.t i(JII•.1IImritti�� ter• ,auctureby the rated regwt ements cf h2rving boards no wader than 3S inches with sp.-, ingot t ;inches and cf a fence herlat Desot on rrs more than 4/inches.The structure is made cf natural wood and slopes aEprolxrately with the proper ty.I also Towered a caste attached to my house which was noted to be cf an exceeding height.I.awe sincerely apolocjze and will sees to follow through with any additional paperwork. Thank you for your under standing and cooperation. Add4 r ra!inbr"atrvi 10 sutxrted X Prox •aprs Sle Plan Eevat>in Dray gs flSarnpfc R otograph,or Ca-Wog Prdures of Proposed Ma ram. 1 ,. AGENDA ITEM IV. C. PLANNING BUILDING AND DEVELOPMENT Noel C. Taylor Municipal Building 215 Church Avenue, SW, Room 166 Roanoke, Virginia 24011 ,44011114 '!..;73'fll 540 853.1730 ROAN O K E planninq(a�roanokeva.gov February 9, 2023 Mr. Bill Mason, Chair, and Members of the Architectural Review Board Roanoke, Virginia Dear Members of the Board: Subject: 529 Day Avenue, S.W. (Tax Map No. 1120322) Request from Christina Skillin, to maintain the wooden fence installed in front yard, that is inconsistent with the H-2 Design Guidelines. The subject site is an interior lot and includes a 2-Y2 story single family structure constructed in 1910. The property is located within the Historic Neighborhood Overlay District (H-2). All exterior alterations including new fences are subject to compliance with the H-2 Design Guidelines. The applicant is requesting a review and approval of the following: 1 - Retain the fence installed in front yard as constructed. Background: The property owner purchased the property in November, 2022, and put up a wooden fence in front yard without obtaining a Certificate of Appropriateness. A Notice of Zoning Violation was issued/delivered to the property owner by the City Inspector for failing to obtain a Certificate of Appropriateness (COA). The property owner contacted staff to obtain information on a COA process for the fence. Staff provided the information requested and provided a copy of the COA application. However, staff advised the property owner that the fence installed was inconsistent with the H-2 Design Guidelines, and the COA application would not be approved administratively. Staff also provided the property owner with a copy of the H-2 Design Guidelines Sections related to "Fences and Walls" and suggested to take the fence down and propose a picket fence consistent with the H-2 Design Guidelines. However, the property owner disagreed and 4 decided to appeal the staff decision to the ARB. EXHIBIT Architectural Review Board Staff Report Page 2 of 5 529 Day Avenue, S.W. February 9, 2023 Findings: Walls and Fences Walls and fences are traditional ways of defining residential yards by delineating property lines and of separating public and private outdoor space. These may take the form of retaining walls, low stone walls, wrought-iron fences, wood picket fences, many of which are important in helping to define the character of the H-2 District. IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS Walls and fences provide an opportunity to extend the architectural style or character of a building into the surrounding landscape. Hedges and other plant materials often can help soften the enclosure provided by a wall or fence. Materials • Do not use incompatible fencing such as split rail, plastic, fiberglass or plywood fences, or concrete or concrete block walls within the historic district. The use of chain link fences at rear yards is acceptable as long as the fence is coated. The installation of chain link fencing on front yard or side yard in prohibited, as is the installation of "raw" or untreated chain link fencing, regardless of location. Where incompatible fence materials exist, owners are encouraged to remove them whenever feasible, either when making repairs or undertaking a comprehensive rehabilitation. The fence installed in front yard is incompatible in design with the surrounding properties and the fences within the historic district. Other Design Considerations • Choose a fence design that relates to character of your house or building. In addition, if both picket and privacy fences are used, make sure that the designs relate to each other. • Respect the character of the streetscape when deciding: - whether or not use a wall or fence. - what materials are appropriate to your house and neighborhood, and the height, location, and design of the wall or fence. • Give fencing in front yard an open design by using a simple iron or wood picket design. 4 4 Architectural Review Board Staff Report Page 3 of 5 529 Day Avenue, S.W. February 9, 2023 nil 11 111 21. Shown are examples of appropriate wooden picket fences. • Size picket fence elements appropriately. t' w/2 w w i i i C I Shown is appropriate picket spacinn. • Metal pickets should be spaced 3" to 6" apart. Wood pickets should be 1 Y2" to 3 /2" wide with a space between the pickets ranging from one-half to equal to the picket width. The wooden fence installed in front yard is inconsistent with the above-mentioned statements and illustrations. Staff Comments: The applicant has installed a wooden fence in front yard without obtaining an approved COA. Wood picket fences normally include vertical slats spaced at 1 /2" to 3 /z"; however, the fence installed includes horizontal slats, and is not a picket fence in design and is incompatible with the statements/illustrations noted in H-2 Design Guidelines. The proposed work is inconsistent with the H-2 Design Guidelines and staff recommends denial of the COA application. Parviz Moosavi, ARB gent k rem n _ __.4 f. IP'. Architectural Review Board Staff Report Page 4 of 5 529 Day Avenue, S.W. February 9, 2023 .. a +, #•. ! •- 4 t }e .4 t '+�. t s ,a !;•. P - • y i - Wit" {{-" ° y} e 1} ti'E j� l. - __.` _ "-�_ .• +,ram. z awe , ary�,� of 4 1 �� a f .{•A *.r r t.' • iT i____ -,m= y iitill v- ', ,' - .:.-:11.1- 'it . . ti A • .itfill lis Is' ' r ` • ry ell.`- iiileit, , N ....„0144,7liali,,, ,, ,K,,,,A,,,,,(41,,,,,-,,,, , , ,1 p'i4..- ,f,.ir / Alftfir 4 jib*. \\ � ,� f .e- '\L fd�r2 !tko��-„ �7` �/ �''�. '�L*�ss• t \� ep ,yr�!>'/ I + /f'' P a` 1 i4. Aye! it t� alk` t2���� —_ 4 ..S-.o ), 2e Alf : a ,g s d „ _ 'a R-` ii®® ya, i p - ems, 'I_ " �_ �t Architectural Review Board Staff Report Page 5 of 5 529 Day Avenue, S.W. February 9, 2023 ...:: .. •; " 0 -1 it • yM.,..,;;;.: 3-1,...."1".!-" • -bAft...........„....-,77tio ' I I -gig tiotit. _ LL .yE "4_ --1""4"140re ,. f'�s --A-. * 'tea cas .n .. �_. -`.`. y 1P s ' y t } 1.0,40°-::.041'' ,i-- - ' '141k4ktopti: . 't ,E^.fie _ 'f �+ "s, 'Y i i • 'aigs ,ii, me. ,... ..- , 1. iv, I i41._:- '.i '.4,4_*-'._11-1 ---/-4 -7--:'::.'r _''''.-.;--- '.:1'; _ ,. ':'4-1".'-'*' '1 4 7::tic.:IS tl:.:;I' 1 f i , _ y O PLANNING BUILDING AND DEVELOPMENT Noel C. Taylor Municipal Building 215 Church Avenue SW, Room 170 Roanoke, Virginia 24011 540.853.1730 ROAN O K E planning a(�.roanokeva.gov February 14, 2023 Ms. Christina Skillin 529 Day Avenue SW Roanoke, VA 24016 Via email skillin(c�protonmail.com Dear Ms. Skillin, Subject: ARB DENIAL: Application for Certificate of Appropriateness Certificate No. COAB23-0004 529 Day Avenue SW, Official Tax Map No. 1120322 On February 9, 2023, the Architectural Review Board (ARB) of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, denied your COA application. The Board found that the request to maintain the wooden fence installed in the front yard was not consistent with the H-2 Architectural Design Guidelines. The ARB bases its review on adopted guidelines that generally follow the Secretary of Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation, which are recognized criteria for appropriate treatment of historic buildings and contexts. The guidelines that specifically apply to this work proposed at 529 Day Avenue SW were discussed at its public meeting on February 9, 2023, and ARB members expressed concern that the proposed work was not in keeping with these Design Guidelines. If you are aggrieved by this decision of the Architectural Review Board, you have the right to appeal the Board's decision to City Council within 30 calendar days of the date of the decision, per City Code Section 36.2-530. Please contact Parviz Moosavi at 540-853-1522 if you have additional questions. Very truly yours, Tina M. Carr, Acting Secretary to the Architectural Review Board c: Cecelia F. McCoy, CMC, City Clerk EXHIBIT „,„ e D 000E OF THE MY OF ROANOKE(1979) Sec.36.2.630.•Certificates of appropriateness. (6)Any property owner aggrieved by any dedsion of the Architectural Review Board may present to the City Council a petition appealing such decision,provided such petition is filed within thirty(30)calendar days after the decision is rendered by the Board.The City Council shall schedule the matter fora public meeting and render a decision on the matter within sixty(60)calendar days of the receipt of the petition,unless the property owner and the Agent to the Architectural Review Board agree to an extension.The City Council may affirm the decision of the Board,reverse or modify the Board's decision, in whole or in part,or refer the matter back to the Board. (5)Upon approval by the Architectural Review Board,or the City Council on appeal,of any erection, reconstruction,alteration,restoration,or demolition,a Certificate of Appropriateness shall be made available to the applicant. (6)in the event City Council denies an appeal of a decision of the Architectural Review Board,the applicant may file an appeal in Circuit Court pursuant to subsection(d),below. (d)Appeals from City Council decision.Any property owner aggrieved by any final decision of the City Council pursuant to this section may present to the Circuit Court of the City of Roanoke a petition setting forth the alleged illegality of the action of the City Council,provided such petition is filed within thirty(30)calendar days after the final decision Is rendered by the City Council.The filing of such petition shaf stay any action pursuant to the decision of the City Council pending the outcome of the appeal to the court,except that the filing of such petition shall not stay any action pursuant to the decision of the City Council if such decision denies the right to demolish a structure or historic landmark.The court may reverse or modify the decision of City Council,in whole or in part,if it finds upon review that the decision of the City Council is contrary to law or that its decision is arbitrary and constitutes an abuse of discretion,or the court may affirm the decision of the City Council. RECEIVED MAR 01 REC'D CITY OF ROANOKE . *dl%EUILDING&OEVEi..OPMTN r EXHIBIT VIRGINIA: IN THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROANOKE IN THE MATTER OF ) ) PETITION FOR APPEAL ) ) This is a Petition for Appeal from a decision of the Architectural Review Board under Section 36.2-530(cx5)of the Zoning Ordinance of the Code of the City of Roanoke(1979),as amended. 1. Name of the Petidoner(s): Christina Skillin 2. Doing business as(if applicable): 3. Street address of property which is the subject of this appeal: 529 Day Ave SW Roanoke, VA. 24016 4. Overlay zoning(H-1, Historic Downtown Overlay District, or H-2, Historic Neighborhood Overtay District)of property(ies)which is the subject of this appeal: H-2 5. Date the hearing before the ArchiteCburat Review Board was held at which the decision being appealed was made: February 9, 2023 6. Section of the Code of the City of Roanoke under which the Certificate of Appropriateness was requested from the Architectural Review Board (Section 36.2 330, If H-1 or Section 36.2-331, if H•2): 36.2-331 7. Description of the request for which the Certificate of Appropria was sought from the Architectural Review Board: To approve the historical style,fence that was built prior due to limited knowledge regarding the ARB process of apprnvat 8, Grounds for appeal: I feel that the fence was denied based off of opinion and not I li5turical accuracy. The fencc abides by the specific guidelines as nofed m the H-Z Manual. The manual is arhi0i ini is racerding the direction of the boards/pickets and nothing is explicitly stated. T fence is of historical character and was utilized by neighborhoods during the 1800' 9. Name,title, address and telephone number of person(s)who will represent the Petitioner(s)before City Council: WHEREFORE,your Petitioner(s)requests that the action of the Architectural Review Board be reversed or modified and that a Certificate of Appropriateness be granted. Signature of Owner(s) Signature of Petitioners)or (If not Petitioner): representative(s),where applicable:Name: Christina Skillin Name: (print or type) (print or type) Name: Name: (print or type) (print or type) TO BE COMPLETED BY CITY CLERK: Received by: Date: a - H � n � I t : * n, -- i0111111111 11if1NM1f - -'''-.': .'. -' . ?7,47'---• ''' i .. • 'i ; . .. .... . f..:' '-. .: ,. . 5.-"3. •.:.`,"-' ' .1 7-,-..f.' - ----- . , .IT , _. , i 4 - . f.,‘-41.:;..-'-.. 111011•111•Ms, N . ".^...." ' A - '-'"---- .,'.*;,.;. t':"-Ii .,., 1 I h •./A/#,'''', : ,r y ~' j 0 .a✓""`�`'`'',-r'"."'* -Y xt , �. a... , • _ .ram e? . ,-.wt• _!,� a i Historical References Taken from Article: Partitioning the Landscape: The Fence in Eighteenth-Century Virginia https://research.colonialwilliamsburg.org/DigitalLibrary/view/index.cfm ?doc=Research Reports%5CRR0134.xml&h ighlight=#p20 Excerpt from: https://research.colonialwilliamsburg.org/DigitalLibrary/view/index.cf m?doc=Research Reports%5CRR0134.xml&highlight=#p20 • THE POST AND BOARD FENCE Horizontally applied planks characterize what is undoubtedly the world's most famous fence: "Tom appeared on the sidewalk with a bucket of whitewash and a long-handled brush. He surveyed the fence, and all gladness left him and a deep melancholy settled down upon his spirit. Thirty yards of board fence, nine feet high. Life to him seemed hollow, and existance but a burden. Sighing, he dipped his brush and passed it along the topmost plank; repeated the operation; did it again; compared the insignificant whitewashed streak with the far-reaching continent of unwhitewashed fence, and sat down on a tree-box discouraged." The post and board or board fence was employed during the eighteenth century, both in England and America, though its use appears to have increased during the nineteenth century (figure 23) Figure 23. "A View of Chelsea Water Works," by John Boydell, 1752. Horizontal board and paled fences. Graphics Files, Department of Research, Colonial Williamsburg. ssi 1111-1191114712Z4i Figure 24. "The House Intended for the President of the United States," Philadelphia by W. Birch & Son, 1799. Graphics Files, Department of Research, Colonial Williamsburg. Rqq.A Examples of Fencing in H -2 District Wattle Fence (4th stand Mountain) ti .».1+'►+ or t . . r '"r Split Rail Fence (Elm St) i --_-_-_-: _, .... i� r Split Rail Fence (Ferdinand St) ii.L.r.,,,, ...,:::,,, ,,...:1:::::„:.,..i.s....11,,...w.„..-:),:;\i'c,,.. ::,..„, 1, A L i Multiple Chain Link Fences `!"" a .j , f - I'J t _ 'i 4sue �Y y� a 't.'r K • : .. Alternative Fencing (Ferdinand St) Aso } r t 4. � ,1k114. 9 Examples of Fencing Language S-ae • .. ..* y � PVC Horizontal Wide Picket -Taft: FOrl%R PrOnt wed.f,-kri��,,,, c:ft�Iltrk•;:I i3t' V4r t1a;:: .7•r. Y f.. :Jo aritti 1 1 ..,_.,,11111004b4. a. f . _...„.....(..,,, ,-„ ., _. r IIit �� x__ __ _ .,.. ____ , _. _ _____ , 111 if , , ' III 1 r � I ! ! 'r r ... w .a ,iy . .. i I i; _ iF Wood Picket fence in front yard of a similar style home as the subject property within the Old Southwest Historic Neighborhood District EXHIBIT t -2 _____Gp aR In re : Appeal of the decision of the Architectural Review Board to deny a Certificate of Appropriateness request to retain the wooden fence installed in the front and side yards of the property located at 529 Day Avenue SW Attached : --REVISED STATEMENT, OLD SOUTHWEST, INC., dated April 14, 2023 --Initial Statement, Old Southwest, Inc., dated March 17, 2023 REVISED STATEMENT Tina Carr OLD SOUTHWEST, INC. From: Lisette Stone <lisettejstone@gmail.com> Sent: Friday, April 14, 2023 1:16 PM To: Tina Carr Cc: Parviz Moosavi; Mary Anne Mather;Terry McGuire; Lynn Speno;Annmarie Drake; Richard NORMAND; David Jeavons;Julie Mugford; Elaine Fleck; Mark Hostetter; Bill Dandridge Subject: [EXTERNAL] Revised Letter from OSW re:the fence at 529 Day Avenue CAUTION: This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or on clicking links from unknown senders. On behalf of the Board of Directors of Old Southwest, I'm including our revised official statement below: Old Southwest, Inc. supports the Architectural Review Board in its efforts to interpret and uphold the guidelines as they are currently written. Should City Council deny the homeowner's appeal, we would like to offer our assistance to the applicant in removing the current fence and constructing one that is in keeping with the guidelines. We understand that property owners are often not fully knowledgeable regarding the ARB process, and as a gesture of good will toward a neighbor, v.'e would like to assist in whatever way we are able. Thank you, Board of Directors of Old Southwest, Inc. I Initial Statement Tina Carr Old Southwest, Inc. Subject: 529 Day Avenue From: Lynn Speno<Iynn@oldsouthwest.org> Sent: Friday, March 17, 2023 11:41 AM To:Trish White-Boyd<trish.white-boydProanokeva.gov>; Peter Volosin<peter.volosin@roanokeva.gov>;Joseph L. Cobb<joseph.cobb@roanokeva.gov>;Stephanie Moon<stephanie.moon@roanokeva.gov>; Luke Priddy <Iuke.priddy@roanokeva.gov>;Vivian Sanchez-Jones<vivian.sanchez-Jones@roanokeva.gov>; Mayor <mayorProanokeva.gov> Cc: Parviz Moosavi<parviz.moosavi@roanokeva.gov>; bill.mason@trane.com Subject:[EXTERNAL] 529 Day Avenue CAUTION: This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or on clicking links from unknown senders. The Board of the Old Southwest neighborhood organization and its Historic Preservation Committee wish to support the recent decision of the Architectural Review Board (ARB) regarding the fence that was installed without a Certificate of Appropriateness (COA) at 529 Day Avenue. We believe that the ARB was correct in its denial of approval of the fence. We applaud the work of the ARB in its efforts to maintain the look and feel of Roanoke's historic neighborhoods. Thank you. 1 I - " N ,, ' CITY OF ROANOKE r OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK j bs- 215 Church Avenue,S.W.,Suite 456 t: -- } Roanoke,Virginia 24011-1536 -,_ r; Telephone: (540)853-2541 CECELIA T.WEBB,CMC Fax: (540)853-1145 Deputy City Clerk CECELIA F.MCCOY,CMC E-mail: clerk@roanokeva.gov City Clerk RUTH VISUETE PEREZ Assistant Deputy City'Clerk March 6, 2023 The Honorable Mayor Sherman P. Lea, Sr. and Members of the Roanoke City Council Roanoke, Virginia Dear Mayor Lea and Members of Council: I am enclosing a copy of a Petition for Appeal filed by Christina Skillin, regarding a decision of the Architectural Review Board at its meeting on February 9, 2023, denying a request for the approval of a historical style fence that was built prior, due to limited knowledge regarding the Architectural Review Board process of approval, which is not consistent with the H-2 Guidelines. The petition was received in the City Clerk's Office on Monday, March 6, 2023. Section 36.2-530(c)(5), Certificate of Appropriateness, Code of the City of Roanoke (1979), as amended, provides that any property owner aggrieved by any decision of the Architectural Review Board may present to the City Council a petition appealing such decision, provided such petition is filed within 30 calendar days after the decision is rendered by the Board. The Council shall schedule a public meeting and render a decision on the matter within 60 calendar days of receipt of the petition, unless the property owner and the Agent to the Architectural Review Board agree to an extension. The Council may affirm, reverse or modify the decision of the Architectural Review Board, in whole or in part, or refer the matter back to the Board. With the concurrence of City Council, a public meeting may be scheduled for Monday, April 17, 2023, at 7:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard, to render a decision with regard to the Petition for Appeal filed by Christina Skillin. Sincerely, e....1_2(.4/' J. cint-e-4-et Cecelia F. McCoy, CMC City Clerk Enclosure 1 The Honorable Mayor Sherman P. Lea, Sr. and Members of Roanoke City Council March 6, 2023 Page 2 pc: Christina Skillin, 529 Day Avenue, S. W., Roanoke, Virginia 24016 Robert S. Cowell, Jr., City Manager Timothy R. Spencer, City Attorney Parviz Moosavi, Agent, Architectural Review Board Tina Carr, Secretary, Architectural Review Board VIRGINIA: IN THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROANOKE IN THE MATTER OF ) ) PETITION FOR APPEAL This is a Petition for Appeal from a decision of the Architectural Review Board under Section 36.2-530(c)(5)of the Zoning Ordinance of the Code of the City of Roanoke(1979), as amended. 1. Name of the Petitioner(s): Christina Skillin 2. Doing business as(if applicable): 3. Street address of property which is the subject of this appeal: 529 Day Ave SW Roanoke, VA. 24016 4. Overlay zoning (H-1, Historic Downtown Overlay District, or H-2, Historic Neighborhood Overlay District)of property(ies)which is the subject of this appeal: H-2 5. Date the hearing before the Architectural Review Board was held at which the decision being appealed was made: February 9, 2023 6. Section of the Code of the City of Roanoke under which the Certificate of Appropriateness was requested from the Architectural Review Board (Section 36.2-330, if H-1 or Section 36.2-331, if H-2): 36.2-331 7. Description of the request for which the Certificate of Appropria was sought from the Architectural Review Board: To approve the historical '+yre fpncp that was built prior due to limited knowledge rejarding the ARB process of appmvai 8. Grounds for appeal: I feel that the fence was denied based on of opinion and nut historical accuracy. The fence,abictes by the specific guidelines as noted in the H-z Manual. The manual is ambiguous rJarding the direction of the boards/pickets and nothing is explicitly stated. The fence is of historical character and was utilized by neighborhoods during the 1800': 9. Name, title, address and telephone number of person(s)who will represent the Petitioner(s)before City Council: WHEREFORE,your Petitioner(s)requests that the action of the Architectural Review Board be reversed or modified and that a Certificate of Appropriateness be granted. Signature of Owner(s) Signature of Petitioner(s)or (If not Petitioner): representative(s),where Kg:_ ________, applicable: Name: Christina Skiilin Name: (print or type) (print or type) Name: Name: (print or type) (print or type) TO BE COMP BY CITY CLERK: Received by I -----�"__ Date: 31 Lv 1 Z:S '?: nt-1 - h Pry I .--iti 529 Day Ave SW Roanoke, VA 24016 • $tN, } , 1 P a- � ,�z s « , fix,; Figure 24. "The House Intended for the President of the United States," Philadelphia by W. Birch & Son, 1799. Graphics Files, Department of Research, Colonial Williamsburg. yr y -� �. ' a !7 sl',,,..-- y 3 =yam` Examples of Fencing in H-2 District Wattle Fence (4th St and Mountain) .r. «:»m y»t« . �< e: . � m : . \ \ y . ..wwx , � j . . . . . .�: .. : . . split �J.| Fence (Ferdinand St) mow: z» . « :��\ � �� }&£ . gv . 2i a« /�±: � : . � �`���•/ 4 K / : /{ \ } « : < «r . �:« . ..... \� \/\ . Jarrett, Anthony J SAMVAMC From: Tina Carr <tina carrProanokeva gov> on behalf of PlanningBldDev planning <planning@n@roanokeva gov> Sent: Monday, February 6, ?023 9 51 AM To: Jarrett,Anthony J SAMVAMC Cc: Emily Clark. Parviz Moosavi Subject: [EXTERNAL)regarding Christina Skillin maintain fence--Thank you for your comments Mr.Jarrett, Thank you for your comments. We will be sure that the Architectural Review Board members are aware of your email. Tina Carr Tina M Carr City of Roanoke Planning Building Development tina Carr@roanokeva.gov From:Jarrett,Anthony J SAMVAMC<Anthony.Jarrett@va.gov> Sent:Saturday,February 4, 2023 1:03 PM To:PlanningBldDev planning<planning@roanokeva.gov> Subject: [EXTERNAL]regarding Christina Skillin maintain fence C.At TION: This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or on clicking links from unknown senders. My name is Anthony Jarrett and I own the house adjacent to Ms. Skillin. Concerning her fence, I believe it is appropriate and does not offend me at all I would think 100 years ago you could find a fence with horizontal slats as opposed to vertical Ms Skillin has spent a lot of time and money on this project. To ask her to take it down would be unneighborly pretentious and an insult. I find the dilapidated rotting homes next to me that house vagrants rats and mice much less appropriate than the direction of her slats. I am afraid if those in the neighborhood complain about how individuals better their residences it could"run off"those who genuinely want to better their homes and give"slum lords"better opportunities to buy homes cheap. We all know that would lead to more run down dilapidated homes like the ones next to me and across the street from me. Respectfully, Anthony Jarrett Cecelia Webb From: Ruth Visuete Perez Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2023 1:39 PM To: Cecelia Webb Subject: FW: [EXTERNAL] 529 Day Avenue/ARB Hi Cece, I forwarded the message below to Windsor to provide to Council. Please add to the file. Best regards, Ruth Visuete Perez Assistant Deputy City Clerk City Clerk's Office 215 Church Avenue, S. W. Suite 456 Roanoke,Virginia 24011 540-853-2541 ruth.visueteperez@roanokeva.gov Original Message From: Phillip Morgan <parksidemanor55@yahoo.com> Sent: Wednesday,April 12, 2023 12:41 PM To: City Clerk<City.Clerk@roanokeva.gov> Subject: [EXTERNAL] 529 Day Avenue/ARB CAUTION:This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or on clicking links from unknown senders. Members of Council, I am a native born 50 plus year resident and home owner of Old Southwest.Along with hundreds of others I invested untold hours volunteering to get the neighborhood designated an historic district. I participated with many who are long gone in the efforts to establish a city appointed board that would help oversee the continued preservation efforts in my neighborhood. I have served many times on the Board of Old Southwest and have just recently resigned my position after serving multiple years in succession. I am active in historic preservation in Sarasota, Florida. The ARB is comprised of knowledgeable,trained professionals. They are appointed by City Council to support and enforce the guidelines established by City Council. The matter in question, aside from being a retroactive request, is not in keeping with clearly outlined design guidelines. There are illustrations showing the orientation of pickets on a fence.The words"vertical pickets" are printed in the guidelines. The fence in question is absolutely not in keeping with its 1890 Gingerbread Victorian in front of which it is situated. The fence design is more appropriate to a rural pasture or barn enclosure. Contrary to the applicant's claim, a fence is a permanent structure. 1 I strongly urge Council to affirm the decision of the ARB. Allowing another inappropriate project to pass is just another chip away to the years of hard work and dollars that residents and the city have invested to create and maintain the district. Council put their trust and faith in these ARB members. Do not second guess them.Thank you. Regards, Phillip Morgan 626 Walnut Ave SW Roanoke,VA 24016 Sent from my iPhone 2 r Cecelia Webb From: Ruth Visuete Perez Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2023 1:32 PM To: Cecelia Webb Subject: FW: [EXTERNAL] ARB issue on Day Ave. From: Michael <dutch218@yahoo.com> Sent:Thursday, April 13, 2023 12:54 PM To: City Clerk<City.Clerk@roanokeva.gov> Subject: [EXTERNAL] ARB issue on Day Ave. CAUTION: This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or on clicking links from unknown senders. To all Members of City Counsel As an 18 yr member of OSW Inc. Having served on the board, Public Safety Committee, as well as other committees, I want to show my full support for the ARB and the tireless work of those appointees. OSW has expended countless hours of volunteer efforts to make this a more pleasant community. To second guess or attempt to over-rule their deliberated decision is an affront to a long history of progress in this neighborhood. I encourage the Councel to take proper action , and to refuse to over-rule a sane and proper decision. Michael McMillian 817 Marshall Ave SW 1 Cecelia Webb From: Ruth Visuete Perez Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2023 8:11 AM To: Cecelia Webb Subject: FW: [EXTERNAL] AARB DAY AVE PROPERTY Hi Cece, The email below came into the Clerk account. Please add to the file. I sent it to Windsor to forward to Council. Best regards, Ruth Visuete Perez Assistant Deputy City Clerk City Clerk's Office 215 Church Avenue, S. W. Suite 456 Roanoke, Virginia 24011 540-853-2541 ruth.visueteperez@roanokeva.gov Original Message From: April Elkin <apehed@cox.net> Sent: Wednesday,April 12, 2023 5:12 PM To: City Clerk<City.Clerk@roanokeva.gov> Subject: [EXTERNAL] AARB DAY AVE PROPERTY CAUTION:This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or on clicking links from unknown senders. I have lived in old sw since 1987. I oppose the fence that was built on day Ave. It doesn't fit the house or the guidelines stating vertical pickets. We all must follow the guidelines. I had a trellis between properties and was told it was a fence and not a temporary structure for plants and had to remove it after it was up 15yrs. All must abide or remove the guidelines,you make an exception on day Ave then it will be mountain Ave then all over old sw. Thank you for listening April Elkin 618 Allison Ave Sent from my iPhone I. Cecelia Webb From: Ruth Visuete Perez Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2023 8:09 AM To: Cecelia Webb Subject: FW: [EXTERNAL] 529 Day Ave SW fence comment for Roanoke City Council review 4/17/23 Hi Cece, The email below came into the Clerk account. Please add to the file. I sent it to Windsor to forward to Council. Best regards, Ruth Visuete Perez Assistant Deputy City Clerk City Clerk's Office 215 Church Avenue, S.W. Suite 456 Roanoke,Virginia 24011 540-853-2541 ruth.visueteperez@roanokeva.gov From: 24016mark<24016mark@gmail.com> Sent:Wednesday, April 12, 2023 4:49 PM To: City Clerk<City.Clerk@roanokeva.gov> Subject: [EXTERNAL] 529 Day Ave SW fence comment for Roanoke City Council review 4/17/23 CAUTION: This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or on clicking links from unknown senders. To Roanoke City Council, I would like to say I support the ARB's decision to not approve the horizontal fence at 529 Day Ave SW. I believe the historic guidelines states vertical pickets. Nowhere does it say horizontal are either allowed nor disallowed. If the applicant applied for a COA they would have known the requirements and any vague interpretations would have been made clear. The guidelines also states a COA is required. I hope that Roanoke City Council follows the Architectural Review Boards recommendations on denying the fence. I have mentioned to the homeowner that I would help them to rebuild the fence to vertical pickets if they are denied. i I will be talking to the RVAR (Roanoke Valley Association-Realtors) in the near future. I am hoping that realtors can help educate new homeowners in historic districts to prevent issues like this, as well as a lot of hurt feelings. Thanks, Mark Hostetter 544 Day Ave Sw 540-556-9172 2 Cecelia Webb From: Ruth Visuete Perez Sent: Friday, April 14, 2023 8:06 AM To: Cecelia Webb Subject: FW: [EXTERNAL] City Council re: 529 Day Avenue 24016 From: hsbathon@aol.com<hsbathon@aol.com> Sent:Thursday, April 13, 2023 8:10 PM To: City Clerk<City.Clerk@roanokeva.gov> Subject: [EXTERNAL] City Council re: 529 Day Avenue 24016 CAUTION: This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or on clicking links from unknown senders. To whom it may concern: I am a home owner at 501 Washington Avenue for 34 years. I recently replaced my front porch, foundation, porch roof, etc., exceeding well past $88k. I did this with strict guidelines and guidance from Parviz Moosavi, whom is an absolute delight to work with. I am in support of declining the application for the fencing at 529 Day Avenue, Old Southwest. The fencing is extremely unattractive, does not fit into the historic guidelines of OSW. Perhaps custom wrought iron would be more acceptable? Most Sincerely, Heather Bathon Heather Bathon Heather Bathon Renovations LLC Licensed and Insured Board for Contractors 501 Washington Avenue Historic Old Southwest Roanoke, VA 24016 hsbathon@aol.com 540-798-1941 Cell 540-343-5391 land-line 1 Cecelia Mccoy From: Windsor Nevitt on behalf of Mayor Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2023 8:18 AM To: Cecelia Mccoy; Ruth Visuete Perez Subject: FW: [EXTERNAL] Locked buikding Original Message From: Phillip Morgan <parksidemanor55@yahoo.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2023 8:15 AM To: Mayor <mayor@roanokeva.gov> Subject: [EXTERNAL] Locked buikding CAUTION: This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or on clicking links from unknown senders. Members of Council, I am concerned about my inability to speak at the recent council meeting regarding the ARB issue regarding the fence at 529 Day Avenue. Citizens are allowed the right to speak to matters before council. When I arrived at the Municipal Building at 6:55 to attend the 7:00 meeting the main entrances to the municipal building were locked. All entrances were locked. I was forced to contact a member of city staff, via text message, in an attempt to gain access to the building. By the time I was allowed into the building and accessed council chambers, the speaker sign up sheet was not present. Now, grant you, I was nauseous at the thought of having to speak publicly but I was, nonetheless, emboldened to do so. While what I had to say may not have had any influence on the ultimate outcome I still should have been allowed to speak. As I have written in the past the ARB is an important factor with respect to our historic districts. Old Southwest, one of those districts, is a huge asset to our city. It took a lot of effort of citizen and city input to get the area on the National Register and establish the zoning codes. We need to continue to the work to maintain that status and continue to preserve the aesthetic of the architecture and design in the area. One takeaway from Council meeting seemed to be missing clarification on the orientation of a "picket". I would like to point out, to those who felt this critical aspect was missing in the guidelines, that a picket by mere definition is a vertical installation. No where will you find a definition of a picket as being installed horizontally. Picket fences are specifically referenced in the guidelines. All this aside, I am extremely grateful for your foresight to support the specialists and professionals comprising the city-appointed Architectural Review Board and the City formulated and sanctioned H-2 Guidelines. A lot of people have a lot timer and money invested in the 40 year span of the Historic District. I hope we are all able to keep it strong. Phillip Morgan i 4 PRIDDY ROANOKE CITY COUNCIL RECESSED SESSION APRIL 27, 2023 7:00 P.M. CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER AGENDA The City of Roanoke is a safe, caring and economically vibrant community in which to live, learn, work, play and prosper A vibrant urban center with strong neighborhoods set amongst the spectacular beauty of Virginia's Blue Ridge 1. Call to Order— Roll Call. Vice-Mayor Cobb and Council Member White-Boyd were absent. 2. Invocation. Mayor Sherman P. Lea, Sr. 3. The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America was led by Council Member Peter J. Volosin. 4. Welcome and Statement of Purpose. Mayor Lea. The purpose of tonight's meeting is to conduct three separate public hearings: (1) Recommended Budget for the City for Fiscal Year 2023-2024 at 7:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter may be reached; (2) Proposed 2023 Annual Plan Update to the 2020-2024 5-Year HUD Consolidated Plan; and (3) Proposed Real Estate Tax Rate Increase at 7:10 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter may be reached. NOTICE Council meetings will be televised live and replayed on RVTV Channel 3 on Thursdays at 7:00 p.m., and Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; and video streamed through Facebook Live at facebook.com/RoanokeVa. Council meetings are offered with closed captioning for the deaf or hard of hearing. 1 5. Public Hearings: a. Recommended Fiscal Year 2023-2024 City of Roanoke Budget. No action taken. b. Proposed 2023 Annual Plan Update to the 2020-2024 5-Year HUD Consolidated Plan. No action taken. c. Proposed Real Estate Tax Rate Increase. No action taken. 6. Adjourned - 8:05 p.m. 2 CITY OF ROANOKE ''"'` # CITY COUNCIL 215 Church Avenue,S.W.,Suite 456 Roanoke,Virginia 24011-1536 t`y Telephone:(540)853-2541 Fax:(540)853-1145 SHERMAN P.LEA,SR. E-mail: clerk@roanokeva.gov Council Members Mayor Joseph L.Cobb Luke W.Priddy Stephanie Moon Reynolds Vivian Sanchez-Jones Peter J.Volosin Patricia White-Boyd April 27, 2023 The Honorable Mayor and Members of the Roanoke City Council Roanoke, Virginia Dear Mayor Lea and Members of Council: This is to advise you that I will not be present at the 7:00 p.m. session of Roanoke City Council on Thursday, April 27, 2023. Best wishes for a successful meeting. Sincerely, • Joseph L. Cobb Vice-Mayor JLCJ/ctw cit°1 74tA',, CITY OF ROANOKE CITY COUNCIL _ , 215 Church Avenue,S.W.,Suite 456 Roanoke,Virginia 24011-1536 Telephone:(540)853-2541 Fax:(540)853-1145 SHERMAN P.LEA,SR. E-mail: clerk@roanokeva.gov Council Members Mayor Joseph L.Cobb Luke W.Priddy Stephanie Moon Reynolds Vivian Sanchez-Jones Peter J.Volosin Patricia White-Boyd April 27, 2023 The Honorable Mayor and Members of the Roanoke City Council Roanoke, Virginia Dear Mayor Lea and Members of Council: This is to advise you that I will not be present at the 7:00 p.m. session of Roanoke City Council on Thursday, April 27, 2023. Best wishes for a successful meeting. Sincerely, -(dif--/K*7ter4( Patricia White-Boyd Council Member PWB/ctw The Roanoke Times Account Number Roanoke,Virginia 6012830 Affidavit of Publication Date CITY OF ROANOKE-DEPT OF FINANCE April 26,2023 Attn Lesha VanBuren,Budget Analyst 215 CHURCH AVE SW ROOM 357 ROANOKE,VA 24011 Date Category Description Ad Size Total Cost 04/25/2023 Any-Main ROA BUDGET 2 x 19.75 IN 2,859.40 Publisher of the Roanoke Times I,(the undersigned)an authorized representative of the Roanoke Times,a daily newspaper published in Roanoke,in the State of Virginia,do certify that the annexed notice BUDGET was published in said newspapers on the following dates: 04/17/2023 The First insertion being given... 04/17/2023 Newspaper reference: 0001415466 Billing Re esen�t Sworn to and subscribed before e this 26th Day of April 2023 ,..s. / 7//:kl//Notary P c State of Virginia Richard A.Hundley County of Hanover Notary Public My Commission expires Commonwealth of Virginia Notary Hegistrction No./904041 Commission Exp.Jan 31,2024 THIS IS NOT A BILL. PLEASE PAY FROM INVOICE. THANK YOU NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CITY OF ROANOKE RECOMMENDED 2023-24 BUDGET Pursuant to Section 15.2-2506,Code of Virginia (1950),as emended,notice is hereby given that on Thursday,Aprl 27,2023 at 7:00 p.m.,or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard,Rosooke City Council wll hold a meeting In City Council Chamber, Noel C. Taylor Municipal Building, 215 Church Avenue,S.W.,Roanoke,Virginia,for the purpose of holding a pubic hearing on the recommended 2023-24 City Budget N persons who register as set forth below shall be afforded an opportallty to speak and state their views concerning all aspects of the budget within such reasonable time limits as shall be established by City Counel.Written comments of Interested citizens also wll be received by the City Clerk at any time prior to the hearing.N persons wishing to address City Council must sign-up with the City Clerk's Office by emallirtg or by calling(540)853-2541 by 4:00 p.m.on Thursday,April 27,2023. If you are a person with a disability who needs auanmodatkahs for this public hearing,please contact the City Clerk's Office,(540)853-2541,by noon,Wedneeday,Apol 26,2023. Complete copies of the recommended budget will be available for public Inspection on and altar Monday,April 17,2023,at the City Clerk's Office, Room 456, and the Department of Rnahce-Management and Budget,Room 357, both offices located In the Noel C.Taylor Municipal Building,215 Church Avenue, S.W., Roanoke, Virginia,the Main Public Library located at 706 S.Jefferson Street, Roanoke,Virginia, and at Wffic.820 lea c The adopted budget wll not exceed the revenue and expenditure category amounts. The recommended 2023-24 Budget is summarized In the following revenue and expendlt re category amounts as follows: REVENUE ESTIMATES: General Property Taxes S156,428,500 Other Local Taxes 93,903,900 Permits,Fees&Licenses 1,932,500 Fnes and Forfeibres 769,000 Revenue from Use/Money 1,736,000 &Property intergovernmental Revenue— 81,899,000 State/Federal Charges for Current Services 17,696,000 Other Revenue 1.029.100 TOTAL-GENERAL FUND 1355 40QM1 ECQ SIDg Civic Facilities Fund $14.216.912 Patdng Fund ,NA.Z93.444 Stem water Fund i6 ZUES1 (Memel Service Funds: Risk Management Fund S19,577 000 SOHILMW General Fund 5240,000.0➢0 Food Services Fund S12AAO.=OQ RECOMMENDED EXPENOU ORES: fersalluat Community Safety $87,844,672 Economy 6,073,080 Educayon 106,340,268 Good Government 25,923,953 Human Services 49,120,809 Infrastructure 35,172,047 Livability 23,613,148 Non-Deparbnenlal Z1.312.023 TOTAL•GENERAL FUND $c inn OOD Emmildimalmit I hrta: Civic Facilities Fund $14.218 912 Parldng Fund StormwaterFund Oa= idernat Service Funds: Risk Management Fund $14.522 000 S Ftmd: General Fund $240 000 000 Food Services Fund $12.O0DJ Given under my hand this 17th day of April,2023. Cecelia F.McCoy,City Clerk 61C NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CITY OF ROANOKE RECOMMENDED 2023-24 BUDGET Pursuant to Section 15.2-2506, Code of Virginia (1950), as amended, notice is hereby given that on Thursday, April 27, 2023 at 7:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard, Roanoke City Council will hold a meeting in City Council Chamber, Noel C. Taylor Municipal Building, 215 Church Avenue, S.W., Roanoke, Virginia, for the purpose of holding a public hearing on the recommended 2023-24 City Budget. All persons who register as set forth below shall be afforded an opportunity to speak and state their views concerning all aspects of the budget within such reasonable time limits as shall be established by City Council. Written comments of interested citizens also will be received by the City Clerk at any time prior to the hearing. All persons wishing to address City Council must sign—up with the City Clerk's Office by emailing clerk(p�roanokeva.gov or by calling (540)853-2541 by 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 27, 2023. If you are a person with a disability who needs accommodations for this public hearing, please contact the City Clerk's Office, (540) 853-2541, by noon, Wednesday, April 26, 2023. Complete copies of the recommended budget will be available for public inspection on and after Monday, April 17, 2023, at the City Clerk's Office, Room 456, and the Department of Finance - Management and Budget, Room 357, both offices located in the Noel C. Taylor Municipal Building, 215 Church Avenue, S.W., Roanoke, Virginia, the Main Public Library located at 706 S. Jefferson Street, Roanoke, Virginia, and at www.roanokeva.gov. The adopted budget will not exceed the revenue and expenditure category amounts. The recommended 2023-24 Budget is summarized in the following revenue and expenditure category amounts as follows: REVENUE ESTIMATES: General Fund: General Property Taxes $156,428,500 Other Local Taxes 93,903,900 Permits, Fees & Licenses 1,932,500 Fines and Forfeitures 769,000 Revenue from Use/Money & Property 1,736,000 Intergovernmental Revenue — State/Federal 81,899,000 Charges for Current Services 17,696,000 Other Revenue 1,029,100 TOTAL - GENERAL FUND $355,400,000 Proprietary Funds: Enterprise Funds: Civic Facilities Fund $14,216,912 Parking Fund $3.783.000 Stormwater Fund $8,175.000 Internal Service Funds: Risk Management Fund $19.522,000 School Fund: General Fund $240,000,000 Livability 23,613,148 Non-Departmental 21,312,023 TOTAL - GENERAL FUND $355.400,000 Proprietary Funds: Enterprise Funds: Civic Facilities Fund $14,216.912 Parking Fund $3.783,000 Stormwater Fund $8,175.000 Internal Service Funds: Risk Management Fund $19,522,000 School Fund: General Fund $240.000,000 Food Services Fund $12,000,000 Given under my hand this 17th day of April, 2023. Cecelia F. McCoy, City Clerk NOTE TO PUBLISHER: Please publish in full, block style, with 18 point type for the heading and 12 point type for the body, once in The Roanoke Times Virginia Section on Monday, April 17, 2023. Please send publisher's affidavit to: Cecelia F. McCoy, City Clerk Room 456, Municipal Building Roanoke, VA 24011 Please send bill to: Lesha VanBuren Budget Analyst 215 Church Avenue, S. W., Room 357 Roanoke, VA 24011 Comment on Proposed Budget April 27, 2023 The proposed raises for NON Constitional positions—which includes the City Manager down to the men picking up our trash—should NOT include anyone making $80,000 or more per year. It would be a slap in the face of the lower paid workers who need the raise much more so than those at the upper levels. As you know the raise also increases the amount we, the city, have to pay in benefits for those individuals. The money being considered for those making over $80K should be reallocated to the lower income workers where it will make a real difference in their lives. I realize that the State Compensation board sets the pay for CONSTITIONAL offices and their staff and that is beyond our control. However, after speaking the Compensation Board, we do not have to pay MORE that they mandate, we just can't pay less. I respectively request that each of you look at those guidelines and compare them to the current salaries of these individuals. If we are meeting those guidelines then NO RAISE is justified. As I have stated before in council session and to many of you individually, the public perception is that our tax dollars are not being managed effectively. Our expectations are that the city provide us with police protection, firefighters, pick up our trash, keep our roads in good order along with good public education. We don't ask for more than this and beyond those basics, it is frills and "wants" not needs. We scratch our heads and ask, where is the 64Billion dollars from the Am Rescue Plan being spent or plans to be spent? The $700K dollars earned in interest last year— how is that being spent? It is rumored that the renovations to the new school board building over budget by several million dollars. Where is that money going to come from if that is in fact true? You cannot keep asking the citizens to open their wallet and pay for non essential services. To continue to so will begin to drive people out of the city for their residences and at the end of the day Roanoke could become a dark lifeless place where only the criminals and homeless wander the streets. It is a bleak outlook and you do not have to look further than Asheville NC to see what is happening there. 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''''.;.F...', /or '';;...1.,.:" ..'-` ..0";.',""N",-—41„e„, lta." 4,, - ',' 'itr*:(>"" *-',,, „C X = e i ' 0 S" a $bps¢ [[ "3 f c ,h * , .,� `:. �. ... - t4 rh''''.""ty w 46i5 .,s et11 1< 4 ;,'kF`'; , `I *!, ib^s GFad'4' :r .,t,11 3 5 8., t\i, p ow ett c , , . . ,,, , ., ,t. 1 4/27/2023 Good evening Mr Mayor, Madam Vice Mayor, Members of Council - My name is Terry McGuire and I'm wearing two hats tonight. I'll speak first as a supporter of Trees Roanoke and volunteer with the Roanoke Tree Stewards. On behalf of both of these organizations, we urge you to fully fund the request from Urban Forestry for two new tree care positions. We are very grateful for the inclusion of one new hire in next year's budget and respectfully request the second out of necessity to achieve Council's goals of restoring our tree canopy and addressing the urban heat island effect in Northwest and other tree deserts. Council has graciously allocated a quarter million dollars to fund tree planting. This investment will reap millions of dollars in return benefits down the road by way of air pollution reduction, stormwater management, and increased tax revenue from increased property values - but only if these trees survive. The first 1-3 years of a young tree's life are the most perilous and it's critical that the tree receives adequate care -especially watering - during this time. At current staffing levels, Urban Forestry staff are unable to provide this level of care across the city. The Tree Stewards work hard to fill in the gaps but are unable to fully do so. We can't and we shouldn't rely on volunteer labor. We must view trees and green spaces as critical urban infrastructure and invest accordingly. Council is aware of the heat island effect in Roanoke and the resulting disproportionate harms and impacts on those communities. We urge you to make this connection between our equity and sustainability goals, and protect your investment in our tree canopy and public health. For my second act, I'd like to speak as a volunteer on behalf of the Bus Riders of Roanoke Advocacy Group - BRRAG. We urge Council to fully fund the Valley Metro budget and to continue, and accelerate where possible, the important work of installing sidewalks throughout the Valley Metro service area so bus shelters can be installed. With increasingly hotter summers and more intense storms, it's important that bus riders be as protected from the elements as reasonably possible. This is another opportunity for Council to make the connection between our equity and sustainability goals, as well as further economic development. Buses and sidewalks provide mobility and accessibility to job opportunities and important social services for people who cannot or choose not to drive. Your investments in public transportation and pedestrian infrastructure today will help us realize the goals of the 2040 Comprehensive Plan - healthy, equitable, walkable communities where residents have access to jobs, shops and services, and green space. Thank you. Terry McGuire 339 King George Ave SW Roanoke, VA 24016 Roanoke City Council April 2023 Extended version My name is Niki Voudren. I am the Executive Director of Mill Mountain Zoo. Thank you for having me and thank you all so much for your support of Roanoke's Zoo. MMZ is a GOOD Zoo. We are a refuge for over 200 animals that are critically endangered, vulnerable, threatened, or non-releasable due to owner- relinquishment, captive birth, or critical injury- we heal, protect, and preserve the health and viability of the animals in our guardianship. MMZ is a well-respected Zoo. Your community Zoo is not only a fun, unique, family-friendly tourist attraction, and educational destination, we are the region's leader in wildlife conservation and participate in national and international Species Survival Plans, research, and conservation programs. In addition to being a historic community jewel and wildlife conservancy, the community would be proud to know that MMZ is nationally accredited by the Zoological Association of America which means our zoo upholds the highest level of professional standards in animal welfare, safety, and ethics in the nation. MMZ is small but mighty. Your community Zoo is not only an asset to Roanoke, but it is also a wise investment for City funding. MMZ is a nonprofit organization that thinks and operates like a business — we know that we must create many diversified revenue streams that support our mission and our growth. And as the Zoo grows and develops, so does tourism and our contributions to the local economy. We generate tourism and we pay taxes, we work together... We are true partners with Roanoke City. In the past 2 years, MMZ has made nearly 1 million dollars in facility and infrastructural improvements. We have added value to the Zoo, Mill Mt., and the City. We completed 3 capital projects in 3 years, including the black bear night house and observation deck, and 2 new 5,000 sq. ft. state-of-the-art exhibits, and we have made repairs to older exhibits. And, we completed a successful public campaign to Renew the Zoo Choo, so the community will be thrilled to know that the iconic Zoo Choo is back on the track! In addition to facility improvements, we Initiated the Zoo's first-ever endowment fund thanks to Mr. Haywood Fralin, and thanks to another new donor, we initiated a second endowment fund through Community Foundation Serving Southwest Virginia. You can also look forward to the new Python exhibit and our new partnership with Carilion to open the Carilion Children's Curiosity Corner at MMZ. In addition to being a collaborative partner that adds value and vitality to Roanoke, MMZoo's operations and programs align with Roanoke City's goals, with a particular focus on livability, education, and economic development. Livability: MMZ helps increase livability and quality of life in unique ways. Getting close to exotic animals can be exhilarating, yet dangerous, but if you live in this region, you do not have to travel to the harsh terrain of Africa or the wetlands of Asia to see them — MMZ offers an exotic adventure in a safe environment right in your backyard. A visit to the Zoo immerses guests in nature and wildlife right in the City where locals and tourists can learn about wildlife conservation while enjoying 360-degree views of the Valley. Education: Roanoke's Zoo is the only zoological entity in Virginia's Blue Ridge that offers educational programming that is tied to Virginia's SOL academic standards. Our programming is fundamentally connected to the biosciences and contributes to increased science literacy. We partner with Virginia Tech, offering a resource for on-site research projects, annual biology capstone projects, and internships. We have even employed some of those students. Economic Development: MMZ is an economic asset to the community and stimulates economic growth. The Zoo generates tourism and bolsters the local economy. Last year, 58% of our guests were from outside of the Roanoke area. But perhaps the single most important performance measure that the Zoo maintains is the number of guests that come through our gates. Last year, the Zoo served nearly 60,000 individuals including off-site educational programs and field trips, and we anticipate reaching 75,000 children and adults in 2023. Less than half of our revenue comes from visitors, so the Zoo relies on donations, sponsorships, grants, and our partners like you to sustain itself. Further, 64% of our total budget is dedicated to the care of the animals in our guardianship, leaving little to no funds for facility repairs, safety, and security needs. To mitigate safety concerns and upgrade security, we requested additional funds from the City of Roanoke. We remain honored to be a partner agency that receives funding annually and we are especially grateful for your consideration of additional funds for Roanoke's community Zoo going forward. Because of you all, we will address necessary safety and security needs, and ensure the safety and well-being of our guests, staff, and animals. We want to thank City Council, Bob Cowell, and all the City departments, like the Roanoke City Police Department and Roanoke City Fire Department for working with us on drills and safety measures. We want to thank the transportation department for working with us to make our staff roads safe and accessible; we so appreciate our friends at the City Forestry Department for mitigating dangerous trees that could damage our buildings and fence line; and we are grateful to our friends at Roanoke Parks & Rec for being such wonderful neighbors. On behalf of all the varied species at Mill Mountain Zoo, we thank the City of Roanoke and all its departments that so willingly and happily work with us ... we can feel your pride and affection for this small but mity City Zoo. Thank you! April 27, 2023 City Council 2023-24 Budget Public Hearing Request • I am here to plead that you stop drawing on the CDBG program to fund code enforcement,and to fully fund that essential program locally. • Using grant funds for code enforcement only began in 2010, due to the great recession. Revenues were declining,the budget was down 1.5%,and the city's fund balance was almost non-existent at$1.9M.That year the manager recommended that$98,000 of the $2M Block Grant be applied to Code Enforcement,to avoid layoffs. That amount represented less than 5%of the grant. • Contrast that with 2023. There is no financial emergency. The Proposed Budget is over $100,000,000 more than in 2010, and the fund balance goal is over$42,000,000. Meanwhile the Block Grant,the city's main tool for neighborhood revitalization, has declined 12%to$1.8M, and the proposed take for code enforcement is up to $191,000, or 11%of the block grant. • Continually increasing the demand to fund code enforcement is reducing funding for housing and revitalization. Block grant funding for rehabilitation in Belmont Fallon is down$168,000 or 36%over last year, and no money at all is being included for TAP's homeowner housing rehabilitation program. • HUD has warned that shifting existing code enforcement efforts to CDBG is problematic and could result in repayment of federal funds,and Roanoke may not be complying with requirements in at least three ways: o First, HUD requires a majority focus on building safety, but 70 to 80%of Roanoke's code enforcement is for non-building safety inspections like weeds, junk,and zoning. o Second, Code enforcement is eligible only in specific areas, like Belmont-Fallon, where there is a revitalization program underway. o Third,to the best of my knowledge Roanoke does not maintain the timesheets HUD requires to document the actual hours spent on target area inspections. • In summary,Code Enforcement has been and should be a local responsibility(just like police,fire) and should not depend on limited and shrinking grant funding,which should be spent, instead, on direct investments to meet the city's goals for housing and community revitalization. I've provided a list of relevant HUD references to the city manager. All the other figures are readily available on the city's website. April 27, 2023 City Council 2023-24 Budget Public Hearing Request Sources: Use of CDBG Funds for Code Enforcement Activities https://www.hud.gov/sites/documents/14-16CPDN.PDF Timekeeping requirements: "If the staff conduct both CDBG and non-CDBG eligible work,timesheets need to track each category to demonstrate costs charged to CDBG are eligible:' https://www.hudexchange.info/sites/onecpd/assets/File/Use-of-CDBG-Funds-for-Code- Enforcement-Webinar-Slides.pdf As a result,the CDBG program will expect that localities emphasize health and safety issues in buildings.Ancillary efforts to address violations of codes concerning vacant lots,signs,and motor vehicles are permitted in conjunction with efforts regarding buildings, but should form a minor part of the code enforcement program. https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-24/subtitle-B/chapter-V/subchapter-C/part-570/subpa rt- C/section-570.202 Code enforcement. Costs incurred for inspection for code violations and enforcement of codes (e.g.,salaries and related expenses of code enforcement inspectors and legal proceedings, but not including the cost of correcting the violations) in deteriorating or deteriorated areas when such enforcement together with public or private improvements, rehabilitation, or services to be provided may be expected to arrest the decline of the area April 25, 2023 The Honorable Sherman Lea Mayor, City of Roanoke 215 Church Ave SW, #456 Roanoke, VA 24011 Dear Mayor Lea, I write to you respectfully in support of a plan meant to alleviate parking issues at Rivers Edge Park. It has come to my attention that current parking availability near Rivers Edge Playground is insufficient and that additional parking space could be of great benefit to Roanoke residents. As you are aware, Rivers Edge Park is home to several tennis courts, soccer fields, baseball/softball fields, and is bisected by the Roanoke greenway and the Roanoke River. The parking options for visitors to Rivers Edge Park South are limited to Edinburgh Street SW, which currently contains only 39 parking spaces. These spaces are near the businesses that make up the Varsity Park complex. In recent years, the popularity of the park has led to the decrease of available parking spaces for visitors, which has contributed to unsafe conditions at Edinburgh Street SW. The businesses that comprise Varsity Park have shared a plan with city council that the Chamber endorses —the creation of 18 new parking spaces on Edinburgh Street SW. This plan takes minimal land away from the park and creates enough parking space to sustain at least 50 additional patrons. The inclusion of sidewalks would provide safe passage for those enjoying the park, as well as a convenient entrance/exit point for those enjoying the greenway. It is our hope that Roanoke City Council will consider funding for additional parking at Rivers Edge Park South during your budget deliberations. Thank you for your consideration of this matter. I can be reached at esichau roanokechamber.orq or 540-682-2101 should you wish to discuss this further. Sincerely, Eric Sichau President & CEO Cc: Roanoke City Council Bob Cowell, City Manager 210 S Jc ffot,on St Poitnoko VA 24011-1702 1540.933.0700 1540.99,3.0723(faxt RoanokeChamber.org The Roanoke Times Account Number Roanoke,Virginia 6012830 Affidavit of Publication Date CITY OF ROANOKE-DEPT OF FINANCE April 26,2023 Attn Lesha VanBuren,Budget Analyst 215 CHURCH AVE SW ROOM 357 ROANOKE,VA 24011 Date Category Description Ad Size Total Cost 04/13/2023 Any-Virginia ROA NPH-23/24 BUDGET ANNUAL PLAN 5 x 16.00 IN 5,588.80 Publisher of the Roanoke Times 1,(the undersigned)an authorized representative of the Roanoke Times,a daily newspaper published in Roanoke,in the State of Virginia,do certify that the annexed notice NPH-23/24 BUDGET ANNUAL P was published in said newspapers on the following dates: 04/07/2023 The First insertion being given... 04/07/2023 Newspaper reference: 0001412122 Billing Repre entativ Sworn to and subscribed before me this 26th Day of April 2023 1"1-7/ Notary Public State of Virginia Richard A.Hundley County of Hanover Notary Public My Commission expires Commonwealth of Virginia Notary Registration No. t904041 Commission Exp.Jan 31,2024 THIS IS NOT A BILL. 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THANK YOU NOTICE OF PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD AND PUBLIC HEARING CITY OF ROANOKE PROPOSED 2023 ANNUAL PLAN UPDATE TO THE 2020-2024 5-YEAR HUD CONSOLIDATED PLAN The City of Roanoke is seeking public input and comments on a Proposed 2023 HUD Annual Plan(Annual Plan)utilizing funding received from the US Department of Housing&Urban Development(HUD)for the fiscal year beginning July 1,2023 through June 30,2024.The Annual Plan will utilize Community Development Block Grant(CDBG),HOME Investment Partnership Program(HOME),Emergency Solutions Grant(ESG),CARES Act(CDBG-CV),and HOME-ARP funds for the primary purpose of benefiting low to moderate income persona Effective April 6,2023,a 30-day public comment period will be open from April 6,2023-May 5,2023.Comments on the Proposed Annual Plan may be made by citizens and other interested stakeholders by phone,email,or mail.Interested parties are not required to give identifying information when submitting comments for the 2023 Annual Plan.Written comments on the 2023 Annual Plan will be accepted through Friday,May 5,2023,at 5:00 pm. EDT,delivered in person or by letter,at the HUD Community Resources Division Office,Room 305 North,Noel C.Taylor Municipal Building,215 Church Avenue,SW.,Roanoke VA 24011,or by email to Keith.Holland®roanokeva.gov. During this public comment period,City Council will also hold a public hearing on the Proposed 2023 Annual Plan on Thursday, April 27,2023,beginning at 7:00 pm,or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard,in the City Council Chamber,4th Floor, Noel C.Taylor Municipal Building 215 Church Ave SW,Roanoke,Virginia.All persons shall be afforded an opportunity to speak and state their views concerning all aspects of the proposed plan.City Council will vote on the Proposed 2023 Annual Plan during a special meeting to be held on Monday,May 8,2023,and authorize the submission of the 2023 HUD Annual Plan to HUD prior to May 15,2023. Draft copies of the Proposed 2023 Annual Plan and Executive Summary,will be available for public inspectionbeginningThursday, April 6,2023,in the Noel C.Taylor Municipal Building in the City Clerk's Office,Room 456 South and the HUD Community Resources Division Office,Room 305 North;and City Library Belmont Branch at 1101 Momingside Street SE,Roanoke;and the Roanoke Redevelopment and Housing Authority,2624 Salem Turnpike,N.W,Roanoke.The Proposed 2023 Annual Plan and Executive Summary is also available on the City's website at www.roanokeva.gov. The Recommended 2023-2024 HUD Funds Budget is as follows: ESTIMATED REVENUES: CDBG 2023-2024 Entitlement Grant $1,785,245 CDBG Prior Year Carry-over and Program Income 474,297 HOME 2023-2024 Entitlement Grant 695,073 HOME Prior Year Carry-over and Program Income 86,687 ESG 2023-2024 Entitlement Grant 159,824 ESG Prior Year Carry-over 0 CDBG-CV 2020 Allocation 0 CDBG-CV Prior Year Carry-over and Program Income 182,142 HOME-ARP 2021 Allocation 0 HOME-ARP Carryover 20,0 TOTAL ESTIMATED REVENUE $5,756,137 RECOMMENDED EXPENDITURES: Housing Development $2,930,541 Neighborhood Development 776,478 Economic Development 0 Public Services 432,836 Homeless Services 148,031 HOME ARP Support Services 734,801 Planning and Administration 733.454 TOTAL RECOMMENDED EXPENDITURES $5,756,137 Citizens wishing to address City Council must sign-up with the City Clerk's Office by emailing clerk®roanokeva.gov or by calling(540)853-2541 by 4:00 p.m.,on April 27,2023.Individuals with a disability needing an accommodation should contact the City Clerk's office by 12:00 noon EDT on Friday April 21,2023.For further information about the public hearing or to comment on or inquire about the Proposed 2023 Annual Plan,contact Keith Holland,Community Resources Administrator at keith.holland(roanokeva.gov or(540)853-6404. The City of Roanoke provides interpretation at no cost for all public meetings,upon request.If you would like to request an interpreter,please let us know at least 24 hours in advance by calling(540)853-1283. La Ciudad de Roanoke proporciona interpretation sin costo por todas citas publicas,previa solicitud.Si usted desea solicitar un interprete,haganoslo saber con al menos 24 horas de antelacion por llamar(540)853-1283. Jiji la Roanoke linatoa huduma ya ukalimani bila malipo katika mikutano yote ya umma,inapoombwa.Iwapo ungependa kuomba mkalimani,tafailhali tujulishe angalau saa 24 kabla kwa kupiga simu(540)853-1283. 540)1283 4:tl4b e.,W 4ci cka.)acotr 24,-014a 11121 u6+r'853-(.4.44 uy.k Given under my band this 6th day of April,2023 Cecilia McCoy,City Clerk YA-- NOTICE OF PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD AND PUBLIC HEARING CITY OF ROANOKE PROPOSED 2023 ANNUAL PLAN UPDATE TO THE 2020-2024 5-YEAR HUD CONSOLIDATED PLAN The City of Roanoke is seeking public input and comments on a Proposed 2023 HUD Annual Plan(Annual Plan)utilizing funding received from the US Department of Housing&Urban Development(HUD)for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024. The Annual Plan will utilize Community Development Block Grant(CDBG),HOME Investment Partnership Program(HOME),Emergency Solutions Grant(ESG),CARES Act(CDBG-CV),and HOME-ARP funds for the primary purpose ofbenefitting low to moderate income persons. Effective April 6,2023,a 30-day public comment period will be open from April 6,2023 -May 5,2023. Comments on the Proposed Annual Plan may be made by citizens and other interested stakeholders by phone,email,or mail. Interested parties are not required to give identifying information when submitting comments for the 2023 Annual Plan. Written comments on the 2023 Annual Plan will be accepted through Friday, May 5, 2023, at 5:00 p.m. EDT, delivered in person or by letter, at the HUD Community Resources Division Office,Room 305 North,Noel C.Taylor Municipal Building,215 Church Avenue,S.W., Roanoke VA 24011, or by email to Keith.Holland@roanokeva.gov. During this public comment period,City Council will also hold a public hearing on the Proposed 2023 Annual Plan on Thursday,April 27,2023,beginning at 7:00 pm,or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard, in the City Council Chamber, 4th Floor, Noel C. Taylor Municipal Building 215 Church Ave SW, Roanoke, Virginia. All persons shall be afforded an opportunity to speak and state their views concerning all aspects of the proposed plan. City Council will vote on the Proposed 2023 Annual Plan during a special meeting to be held on Monday,May 8,2023,and authorize the submission of the 2023 HUD Annual Plan to HUD prior to May 15, 2023. Draft copies of the Proposed 2023 Annual Plan and Executive Summary, will be available for public inspection beginning Thursday, April 6, 2023, in the Noel C. Taylor Municipal Building in the City Clerk's Office, Room 456 South and the HUD Community Resources Division Office, Room 305 North; and City Library Belmont Branch at 1101 Morningside Street SE, Roanoke; and the Roanoke Redevelopment and Housing Authority, 2624 Salem Turnpike,N.W, Roanoke. The Proposed 2023 Annual Plan and Executive Summary is also available on the City's website at www.roanokeva.gov. The Recommended 2023-2024 HUD Funds Budget is as follows: ESTIMATED REVENUES: CDBG 2023-2024 Entitlement Grant $1,785,245 CDBG Prior Year Carry-over and Program Income 474,297 HOME 2023-2024 Entitlement Grant 695,073 HOME Prior Year Carry-over and Program Income 86,687 ESG 2023-2024 Entitlement Grant 159,824 ESG Prior Year Carry-over 0 CDBG-CV 2020 Allocation 0 CDBG-CV Prior Year Carry-over and Program Income 182,142 HOME-ARP 2021 Allocation 0 HOME-ARP Carryover 2,372,869 TOTAL ESTIMATED REVENUE $5,756,137 RECOMMENDED EXPENDITURES: Housing Development $2,930,541 Neighborhood Development 776,478 Economic Development 0 Public Services 432,836 Homeless Services 148,031 HOME ARP Support Services 734,801 Planning and Administration 733,450 TOTAL RECOMMENDED EXPENDITURES $5,756,137 Citizens wishing to address City Council must sign-up with the City Clerk's Office by emailing clerk@roanokeva.gov or by calling (540) 853-2541 by 4:00 p.m., on April 27, 2023. Individuals with a disability needing an accommodation should contact the City Clerk's office by 12:00 noon EDT on Friday April 21, 2023. For further information about the public hearing or to comment on or inquire about the Proposed 2023 Annual Plan, contact Keith Holland, Community Resources Administrator at keith.holland@roanokeva.gov or(540) 853-6404. The City of Roanoke provides interpretation at no cost for all public meetings,upon request.If you would like to request an interpreter,please let us know at least 24 hours in advance by calling(540) 853-1283. La Ciudad de Roanoke proporciona interpretacion sin costo por todas citas publicas,previa solicitud. Si usted desea solicitar un interprete,haganoslo saber con al menos 24 horas de antelacion por llamar(540)853-1283. Jij i la Roanoke linatoa huduma ya ukalimani bila malipo katika mikutano yote ya umma,inapoombwa.Iwapo ungependa kuomba mkalimani,tafadhali tujulishe angalau saa 24 kabla kwa kupiga simu(540) 853-1283. 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Roanoke, VA 2401 1 -1 536 Send bill to: Keith Holland Dept. of Planning, Building and Development Community Resources Division Room 305 North, Municipal Building 215 Church Avenue, S.W. Roanoke, VA 2401 1 -1 536 The Roanoke Times [ Account Number Roanoke,Virginia 6017304 Affidavit of Publication Date CITY OF ROANOKE COMMUNITY RECEIVED March 27,2023 DEVELOPEMENT Attn OFFICE OF CITY MANAGER MAR 31 2023 215 CHURCH AVE SW,ROOM 364 ROANOKE,VA 24011 OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER Date Category Description Ad Size Total Cost 04/04P2023 Any-Virginia ROA TAX INCREASE 3 x 0.00 IN 1,095.40 Publisher of the Roanoke Times 1,(the undersigned)an authorized representative of the Roanoke Times,a daily newspaper published in Roanoke,in the State of Virginia,do certify that the annexed notice TAX INCREASE was published in said newspapers on the following dates: 03/27/2023 The First insertion being given... 03/27/2023 Newspaper reference: 0001410365 Billing Representative Sworn to and subscribed before me this 27th Day of March 2023 /// Notary Public State of Virginia Richard A.Hundley County of Hanover Notary Public My Commission expires Commonwealth of Virginia Notary Registration No.7004041 Commission Exp.Jan 31,2024 THIS IS NOT A BILL. PLEASE PAY FROM INVOICE. THANK YOU NOTICE OF PROPOSED REAL PROPERTY TAX INCREASE Pursuant to Section 58.1-3321,Code of Virginia(1950),as amended,notice is here- by given that the City of Roanoke proposes to increase property tax levies. 1. Assessment Increase:The total assessed value of real property,excluding ad- ditional assessments due to new construction or improvements to property,ex- ceeds last year's total assessed value of real property by 9.08 percent 2. Lowered Rate Necessary to offset Increased Assessment:The tax rate that would levy the same amount of real estate tax as last year,when multiplied by the new total assessed value of real estate with the exclusions mentioned above. would be$1.1184 per$100.00 of assessed value.This rate will be known as the "lowered tax rate." 3. Effective Rate Increase:The City of Roanoke proposes to adopt a tax rate of $1.22 per$100.00 of assessed value.The difference between the lowered tax rate and the proposed tax rate would be 60.1016 per$100.00,or 8.33 percent.This dif- ference will be known as the"effective tax rate increase."Individual property taxes may.however,increase at a percentage greater than or less than the above percentage. 4. Proposed Total Budget Increase:Based on the proposed real property tax rate and changes in other revenues,the total budget of the City of Roanoke will be less than last years budget by not more than 1.00 percent or exceed last year's budg- et by not more than&75 percent A public hearing on the"effective tax rate Increase"will be held on Thursday. April 27,2023,at 7:10 p.m.,or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard,In City Council Chamber,Fourth Floor.Noel C.Taylor Municipal Building,215 Church Avenue,S.W.,Roanoke,Virginia.Citizens wishing to address City Council must sign-up with the City Clerk's Office by emailing derkkroancireva.gov or calling (540)853-2541 by 4:00 p.m.,on April 27,2023.Citizens who register will be provid- ed information to present their testimony via electronic communication means. A copy of the proposed ordinance is available at roanokeva.gov/dtyclerk or by contacting the City Clerk at(540)853-2541 or via email at clerkeroanokeva.gov.If you are a person with a disability who needs accommodations for this public hearing,please contact the City Clerk's Office.853-2541,by 12:00 noon.Tuesday, April 25,2021 Given under my hand this 27th day of March 2023. Cecelia F.McCoy City Clerk Notice to Publisher. Please print as a block ad in the Virginia Section of The Roanoke Times on Mon- day.March 27,2023.Please ensure that the block ad occupies at least 1/8 of the page and the title of the block ad is 18-point type. Please send certification of publication to: Cecelia F.McCoy,City Clerk Noel C.Taylor Municipal Building,Room 456 215 Church Avenue,S.W. Roanoke.Virginia 24011 Please send the invoice for publication to: Amelia Merchant.Deputy Director Department of Finance Noel C.Taylor Municipal Building,Room 357 215 Church Avenue,S.W. Roanoke.Virginia 24011 NOTICE OF PROPOSED REAL PROPERTY TAX INCREASE Pursuant to Section 58.1-3321, Code of Virginia (1950), as amended, notice is hereby given that the City of Roanoke proposes to increase property tax levies. 1. Assessment Increase: The total assessed value of real property, excluding additional assessments due to new construction or improvements to property, exceeds last year's total assessed value of real property by 9.08 percent. 2. Lowered Rate Necessary to Offset Increased Assessment: The tax rate that would levy the same amount of real estate tax as last year, when multiplied by the new total assessed value of real estate with the exclusions mentioned above,would be$1.1184 per$100.00 of assessed value. This rate will be known as the "lowered tax rate." 3. Effective Rate Increase: The City of Roanoke proposes to adopt a tax rate of$1.22 per$100.00 of assessed value. The difference between the lowered tax rate and the proposed tax rate would be$0.1016 per$100.00, or 8.33 percent. This difference will be known as the "effective tax rate increase." Individual property taxes may, however, increase at a percentage greater than or less than the above percentage. 4. Proposed Total Budget Increase: Based on the proposed real property tax rate and changes in other revenues, the total budget of the City of Roanoke will be less than last year's budget by not more than 1.00 percent or exceed last year's budget by not more than 8.75 percent. A public hearing on the "effective tax rate increase" will be held on Thursday, April 27, 2023, at 7:10 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard, in City Council Chamber, Fourth Floor, Noel C. Taylor Municipal Building, 215 Church Avenue, S.W., Roanoke, Virginia. All persons desiring to be heard shall be accorded an opportunity to present oral testimony within such reasonable time limits as shall be determined by City Council. Citizens wishing to address City Council must sign-up with the City Clerk's Office by emailing clerkCa7roanokeva.gov or calling (540) 853-2541 by 4:00 p.m., on April 27, 2023. A copy of the proposed ordinance is available at roanokeva.gov/cityclerk or by contacting the City Clerk at(540)853-2541 or via email at clerk a©roanokeva.gov. If you are a person with a disability who needs accommodations for this public hearing, please contact the City Clerk's Office, 853-2541, by 12:00 noon, Tuesday, April 25, 2023. Given under my hand this 27t" day of March 2023. Cecelia F. McCoy City Clerk Notice to Publisher: Please print as a block ad in the Virginia Section of The Roanoke Times on Monday, March 27, 2023. Please ensure that the block ad occupies at least 1/8 of the page and the title of the block ad is 18-point type. Please send certification of publication to: Cecelia F. McCoy, City Clerk Noel C. Taylor Municipal Building, Room 456 215 Church Avenue, S.W. Roanoke, Virginia 24011 Please send the invoice for publication to: Amelia Merchant, Deputy Director Department of Finance Noel C. Taylor Municipal Building, Room 357 215 Church Avenue, S.W. 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David Smith 3143 Fleming Ave NW 24012 Also add my son: David Smith Jr. 3201 Fleming Ave 24012 Brother in law: Chris Connor 928 Monticello Ave 24012 Brother: Richard Smith 4229 Holmes st 24012 Thanks again David Sent from AOL on Android 1/1 https://mail.aol.com/webmail-std/en-us/PrintMessage