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ROANOKE CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR SESSION
FEBRUARY 20, 2001
12:15 P.M.
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER
AGENDA FOR THE COUNCIL
1. Call to Order--Roll Call. (Council Member Harris was absent)
~ A communication from the Honorable Ralph K. Smith, Mayor, requesting a
Closed Meeting to discuss vacancies on various authorities, boards,
commissions and committees appointed by Council, pursuant to Section
2.1-344 (A)(1), Code of Virginia (1950), as amended.
Approved (6-0)
File #110-132
THE MEETING OF ROANOKE CITY COUNCIL WAS DECLARED IN
RECESS TO BE RECONVENED IMMEDIATELY IN THE
EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER CONFERENCE ROOl\tI,
ROOM 159.
(All Council Members were present)
# Briefing on Victory Stadium.
The City Manager was requested to identify the frequency of flooding at
the Victory Stadium site since the facility was constructed, including the
number of flood incidents as a result of heavy rainfall; the cost of
constructing a stadium at a different location with or without a track
facility; the possibility of a regional or separate track facility; to
communicate track facility issues as related to the flood way to the
Roanoke City School Board; and to report on proposed uses of Victory
Stadium on a short term basis.
File #67-122-467
The meeting was declared in recess at 1 :55 p.m., to be reconvened at
2:00 p.m., in the City Council Chamber.
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ROANOKE CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR SESSION
FEBRUARY 20, 2001
2:00 P.M.
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER
AGENDA FOR THE COUNCIL
1. Call to Order--Roll Call. All Present.
The Invocation was delivered by The Reverend Douglas Turner.
The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America
was led by Mayor Ralph K. Smith.
Welcome. Mayor Smith.
NOTICE:
Meetings of Roanoke City Council are televised live on RVTV Channel 3.
Today's meeting will be replayed on Channel 3 on Thursday, February 22,
2001, at 7:00 p.m., and Saturday, February 24, 2001, at 4:00 p.m. Council
meetings are now being offered with closed captioning for the hearing
impaired.
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MORE THAN FOUR SPEAKERS, EACH SPEAKER WILL BE
ALLOTTED THREE MINUTES.
PRESENTATIONS:
· A resolution memorializing the late Sydnor W. Brizendine, Jr.
Adopted Resolution No. 35213-022001. (7-0)
File #80-367-110
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On behalf of the Members of Council, the Mayor expressed condolences
upon the passing of Mr. Reid Cotton, a City employee who lost his life
while performing his duties on Tuesday, February 13,2001.
File #80-184
At 2: 1 0 p.m., the meeting was declared in recess.
At 2:25 p.m., the meeting reconvened in the City Council Chamber.
2.
CONSENT AGENDA
(APPROVED 7-0)
ALL MATTERS LISTED UNDER THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE
CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE BY THE MEMBERS OF CITY
COUNCIL AND WILL BE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION. THERE
WILL BE NO SEPARATE DISCUSSION OF THE ITEMS. IF
DISCUSSION IS DESIRED, THE ITEM WILL BE REMOVED FROM
THE CONSENT AGENDA AND CONSIDERED SEPARATELY.
----- C-l Minutes of the regular meetings of Roanoke City Council held on
Tuesday, September 5,2000, and Monday, September 18,2000.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Dispense with the reading thereof and
approve as recorded.
I C-2 A communication from Jay Stephens submitting his resignation as a
member of the Special Events Committee.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive and file the communication and
accept the resignation.
File #110-317
, C-3 Qualification of Robert N. Richert as a member of the Architectural
Review Board for a term ending October I, 2004.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive and file.
File #15-110-249
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REGULAR AGENDA
3. HEARING OF CITIZENS UPON PUBLIC MATTERS:
I a. Request to express appreciation with regard to the Americans with
Disabilities Act compliance by the City of Roanoke. Christene A.
Montgomery, Spokesperson.
Received and filed.
File #80-353
. b.
Request to address housing density Issues.
Spokesperson.
Gloria Dorma,
The remarks of Ms. Dorma were referred to the City Manager and
the City Attorney.
File #488-178
4. PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS:
. a. A communication from Council Member William White, Sf.,
recommending that a permanent cost-of-living adjustment for City
retirees be referred to the fiscal year 2001-02 budget study.
Referred to the City Manager, Director of Finance and fiscal year
2001-02 budget study.
File #60-184
. b. A petition from the New Century Venture Center requesting exemption
from taxation of real property located at 1354 Eighth Street, S. W., in
the City of Roanoke, pursuant to Section 30-19.04(B), Code of Virginia
(1950), as amended.
Referred to the City Manager and the City Attorney for study,
report and recommendation to Council.
File #79-169
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. c. A communication from the Roanoke City School Board requesting
appropriation of additional State funds for the Governor's Academic
Challenge for Success Program; and a report of the Director of Finance
recommending that Council concur in the request.
Adopted Budget Ordinance No. 35214-022001. (7-0)
File #60-467
5. REPORTS OF OFFICERS:
a. CITY MANAGER:
BRIEFINGS:
'1. A briefing with regard to the Roanoke Neighborhood
Development Corporation. (20 minutes)
Received and filed.
File #165
. 2. A briefing with regard to the Comprehensive Plan, Vision 2001.
(15 minutes)
Received and filed.
File #200
ITEMS RECOMMENDED FOR ACTION:
. 3. A communication recommending appropriation of $1 0 1 ,000.00
in connection with the Regional Radio Maintenance Project.
Adopted Budget Ordinance No. 35215-022001. (7-0)
File #60-262-472
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· 4. A communication recommending authorization of payment to the
Roanoke Valley Greenway Commission for completion of the
Lick Run Greenway from the 1-581 interchange to Court Street;
and appropriation of $125, 11 0.00 in connection therewith.
Adopted Budget Ordinance No. 35216-022001. (7-0)
File #60-379
b. CITY CLERK:
1. A report requesting that Council establish certain dates in
connection with appointment of two Trustees to the Roanoke City
School Board for terms commencing July 1, 2001, and ending
June 30, 2004.
Concurred in proposed dates.
File #467
6. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES: NONE.
7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
a. Report by the City Manager with regard to Wiley Drive.
Council approved one-way traffic through Smith Park, with the
inclusion of planter boxes and lowering of the grade on Wiley Drive
by two feet to provide the required vertical clearance at the
Franklin Road Bridge, at a cost of$200,000.00 which was previously
allocated, plus an additional $20,000.00 for lowering the grade.
Council Members Bestpitch, Carder and Harris voted no.
File #20-67-102-514
8. INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF
ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS: NONE.
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9. MOTIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS:
a. Inquiries and/or comments by the Mayor, Vice-Mayor and Members of
City Council.
· b. Vacancies on various authorities, boards, commissions and committees
appointed by Council.
10. OTHER HEARING OF CITIZENS UPON PUBLIC
MATTERS:
CITY COUNCIL SETS THIS TIME AS A PRIORITY FOR CITIZENS
TO BE HEARD. IT IS A TIME FOR CITIZENS TO SPEAK AND A
TIME FOR COUNCIL TO LISTEN. MATTERS REQUIRING
REFERRAL TO THE CITY MANAGER WILL BE REFERRED,
WITHOUT OBJECTION, IMMEDIA TEL Y, FOR ANY NECESSARY
AND APPROPRIATE RESPONSE, RECOMMENDATION OR REPORT
TO COUNCIL.
Ms. Evelyn D. Bethel, 35 Patton Avenue, N. E., inquired if Council receives
citizen input regarding topics that are included in the City's Annual Legislative
Program and, if so, what are the requirements for including a project in the
Legislative Program. Even though the City's 2001 Legislative Program has
been submitted to the City's representatives to the General Assembly, she
inquired if the document can be amended.
(All requests under Item 10 are automatically referred to the City Manager.)
File #137
The Mayor called attention to the Financial Planning Session of Council which
is scheduled to be held on Saturday, March 10,2001, at 8:30 a.m., at The Hotel
Roanoke Conference Center.
File #132
CERTIFICA TION OF CLOSED SESSION. (6-0, Vice-Mayor Carder left
the meeting during the Closed Session.)
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The following individuals were appointed or reappointed to certain
authorities, boards, commissions and committees:
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, Appointed Sherie Vernach as a member of the Blue Ridge Behaviorial
Healthcare Board to fill a vacancy created by the resignation of Ann
Janney-Schultz for a term ending December 31,2003.
File #110-72
Reappointed Clay Grogan and Joel W. Richert as members of the Board
of Zoning Appeals for terms ending December 31,2003.
File #51-110
. Reappointed Lular R. Lucky and William E. Skeen for terms ending
November 30, 2003, Barbara N. Duerk and Charles W. Hancock for terms
ending November 30,2001, and appointed Michael W. Ridenhour for a
term ending November 30, 2003, as members of the Roanoke
Neighborhood Partnership Steering Committee.
File #15-110-488
· Appointed Michael A. Loveman as a member of the Mill Mountain
Advisory Committee for a term ending June 30,2001.
File #67-110
" Reappointed Sunny Shah as a member of the Roanoke Valley Convention
and Visitors Bureau for a term ending June 30, 2001.
File #110-293
I Reappointed William H. Cleveland as a member of the Court Community
Corrections Program Policy Board for a term ending December 31, 2003.
File #110-242
. Reappointed Robert K. Bengtson as a City representative to the Roanoke
Valley Resource Authority for a term ending December 31,2004.
(Council waived the City residency requirement)
File #110-253
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" Reappointed John D. Fulton, Jr., and Tommy L. Dowdy as members ofthe
Property Maintenance Code, Board of Appeals, for terms ending
November 10,2005.
File #32-110
) Reappointed J. Granger Macfarlane as a Commissioner of the Roanoke
Regional Airport Commission for a term ending March 9, 2005.
File #9-110
. Appointed Mary Neal as a member of the Cultural Services Committee for
a term ending June 30,2001.
File #110-394
AT 6:50 P.M., THE MEETING OF ROANOKE CITY COUNCIL WAS
BE DECLARED IN RECESS TO BE RECONVENED AT 7:00 P. M., IN
THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, FOURTH FLOOR, NOEL C. TAYLOR
MUNICIPAL BUILDING, 215 CHURCH AVENUE, S. W., CITY OF
ROANOKE.
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ROANOKE CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR SESSION
February 20, 2001
7:00 P.M.
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER
AGENDA FOR THE COUNCIL
Call to Order -- Roll Call. (Vice-Mayor Carder was absent.)
The Invocation was delivered by Council Member C. Nelson Harris.
The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America
was led by Mayor Ralph K. Smith.
Welcome. Mayor Smith.
NOTICE:
Meetings of Roanoke City Council are televised live on RVTV Channel 3.
Today's meeting will be replayed on Channel 3 on Thursday, February 22,
2001, at 7:00 p.m., and Saturday, February 24, 2001, at 4:00 p.m.
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A. PUBLIC HEARINGS:
. 1. Public hearing on the request of CHS, Inc., that a tract of land lying on
the south side of Melrose Avenue, N. W., and the west side of 24th
Street, commonly known as W. B. Clements, Inc., containing
approximately 10.149 acres, more or less, identified as Official Tax No.
2420205, be rezoned from C-2, General Commercial District, to IPUD,
Industrial Planned Unit Development District, subject to certain
conditions proffered by the petitioner. Michael Ballantyne, Agent.
(See communication requesting that the matter be withdrawn.)
Withdrawn.
File #51
2. Public hearing on a request VFW Post #1264 that a tract ofland lying
on the west side of Grandview Avenue, N. W., between Empress Drive
and Marr Street, identified as Official Tax No. 2270223, continue to be
zoned C-l, Office District, subject to certain amended conditions
proffered by the petitioner. David A. Bowers, Attorney.
Adopted Ordinance No. 35217 on first reading. (6-0)
File #51
3. Public hearing on a request of Lorna M. Hall that two tracts of land
located at 3034 and 3042 Brambleton Avenue, S. W., identified as
Official Tax No. 1650903 and 1650946, be rezoned from RS-3,
Residential Single-Family District, to C-2, General Commercial District,
subject to certain conditions proffered by the petitioner. Maryellen F.
Goodlatte, Attorney.
Adopted Ordinance No. 35218 on first reading. (6-0)
File #51
4. Public hearing on a request of Ruth B. Hartman, Kevin M. and Susan T.
Walker, and GAD Management, that certain property located at 2109
and 2115 Peters Creek Road, N. W., identified as Official Tax Nos.
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6370301, 6370302 and 6370304, be rezoned from RS-3, Residential
Single-Family District, to C-2, General Commercial District, subject to
certain conditions proffered by the petitioners. G. Michael Pace,
Attorney.
Adopted Ordinance No. 35219 on first reading. (5-1,Council
Member Bestpitch voted no.)
5. Public hearing to consider execution of a document to grant a 15-foot
easement across City-owned property to Verizon Virginia, Inc., to install
underground facilities to provide telephone service to the new police
building. Darlene L. Burcham, City Manager.
Adopted Ordinance No. 35220 on first reading. (6-0)
File #5-28-166-468
B. OTHER HEARING OF CITIZENS:
CITY COUNCIL SETS THIS TIME AS A PRIORITY FOR CITIZENS
TO BE HEARD. IT IS A TIME FOR CITIZENS TO SPEAK AND A
TIME FOR COUNCIL TO LISTEN. MATTERS REQUIRING
REFERRAL TO THE CITY MANAGER WILL BE REFERRED,
WITHOUT OBJECTION, IMMEDIATELY, FOR ANY NECESSARY
AND APPROPRIATE RESPONSE, RECOMMENDATION OR REPORT
TO COUNCIL.
Mr. Robert Gravely, 1412 Moorman Road, N. W., read a prepared
statement offering suggestions for unification of the City of Roanoke.
Mr. Jim Fields, 17 Bridgecrest Road, Hardy, Virginia, spoke in support of
renovating Victory Stadium.
File #67-122
(All remarks under Other Hearing of Citizens are automatically referred
to the City Manager.)
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THE MEETING OF ROANOKE CITY COUNCIL WAS DECLARED IN
RECESS UNTIL MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2001, AT 7:00 P.M., IN
FITZPATRICK HALL, THE JEFFERSON CENTER, 541 LUCK
AVENUE, S. W.,ATWHICH TIME COUNCIL WILL HOLD A PUBLIC
HEARING IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CITY PLANNING
COMMISSION AND THE CITY OF ROANOKE REDEVELOPMENT
AND HOUSING AUTHORITY ON THE SOUTH JEFFERSON
REDEVELOPMENT PLAN.
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ROANOKE CITY COUNCIL
ROANOKE REDEVELOPMENT AND
HOUSING AUTHORITY
ROANOKE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION
FEBRUARY 26, 2001
7:00 p.M.
THE JEFFERSON CENTER
FITZPATRICK HALL
AGENDA
1. Call to Order - - Roll Call.
City Council
Redevelopment and Housing Authority
City Planning Commission
2. The Invocation will be delivered by Council Member
C. Nelson Harris.
3. The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States
of America will be led by Mayor Ralph K. Smith.
4. Welcome - - Statement of Purpose. Mayor Smith.
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5. Presentation of the proposed South Jefferson
Redevelopment Plan. John P. Baker, Executive Director,
City of Roanoke Redevelopment and Housing Authority.
6. Public Comments.
7. Remarks by the City Manager.
8. Adjournment.
City Council
Redevelopment and Housing Authority
City Planning Commission
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CITY OF ROANOKE
OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
215 CHURCH AVENUE, S,W" ROOM 452
ROANOKE, VIRGINIA 24011-1594
TELEPHONE: (540) 853-2444
FAX: (540) 853-1145
February 20,2001
The Honorable Vice-Mayor and
Members of the Roanoke City Council
Roanoke, Virginia
Dear Members of Council:
I wish to request a Closed Meeting to discuss vacancies on various authorities, boards,
commissions and committees appointed by Council, pursuant to Section 2.1-344 (A)(1),
Code of Virginia (1950), as amended.
RKS:sm
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CITY OF ROANOKE
Office of the City Clerk
Mary F. Parker, CMC
City Clerk
Stephanie M. Moon
Deputy City Clerk
February 23,2001
File #67-122-467
Darlene L. Burcham
City Manager
Roanoke, Virginia
Dear Ms. Burcham:
Your briefing with regard to Victory Stadium was before the Council ofthe City of Roanoke
at a regular meeting which was held on Tuesday, February 20,2001.
On motion, duly seconded and unanimously adopted, the City Manager was requested to
identify the frequency of flooding at the Victory Stadium site since the facility was
constructed, including the number of flood incidents as a result of heavy rainfall; the cost
of constructing a stadium at a different location with or without a track facility; the possibility
of a regional or separate track facility; to communicate track facility issues as related to the
flood way to the Roanoke City School Board; and to report on potential uses of Victory
Stadium on a short term basis.
Sincerely, O. ~~
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Mary F. Parker, CMC
City Clerk
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pc: James D. Grisso, Director of Finance
George C. Snead, Jr., Assistant City Manager for Community Development
James M. Evans, Director, Civic Facilities
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Office of the City Manager
February 20, 2001
Honorable Ralph K. Smith, Mayor, and Members of City Council
Roanoke, Virginia
Dear Mayor Smith and Members of Council:
SUBJECT: Briefing on Victory Stadium
This is to request space on Council's 12: 15 agenda for a briefing on the above
referenced subject.
Respectfully submitted,
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Darlene L. Burcham
City Manager
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c: City Attorney
Director of Finance
City Clerk
Room 364 Municipal South 215 Church Avenue, S,w. Roanoke, Virginia 24011-1591 (540) 853-2333 FAX (540) 853-1138
CityWeb:www.ci.roanoke.va.us
CITY OF ROANOKE
CITY COUNCIL
215 Church Avenue, S,w., Room 456
Roanoke, Virginia 24011-1536
Telephone: (540) 853-2541
Fax: (540) 853-1145
February 15, 2001
Council Members:
William D, Bestpitch
William H, Carder
C. Nelson Harris
W. Alvin Hudson, Jr.
William White, Sr,
Linda F. Wyatt
RALPH K. SMITH
Mayor
The Honorable Mayor and Members
of Roanoke City Council
Roanoke, Virginia
Dear Mayor Smith and Members of Council:
In talking with the City Manager, it is my understanding that the stadium consultant will be
with us on February 20th as part of a work session to present updated Victory Stadium
designs reflective of input received from the public and Council Members. Given that the
stadium appears to be a "work in progress," I am unclear as to whether or not a final
decision is expected of the Council at our next meeting. I would like to strongly suggest,
however, that before we make a final decision that the Roanoke City School Board also
have the opportunity to hear from City staff and, if possible, our consultant, to allow them
an opportunity to respond and to make suggestions relative to a final design of our
stadium. Given the intended athletic use by our high schools of this facility, I feel that
affording our School Board such an opportunity to express their desires would be most
appropriate.
It is my understanding that the next regularly scheduled meeting of the School Board is
Tuesday, March 6th, and it is my intention to ask the City Manager on February 20th to offer
a presentation before the School Board at their regular meeting or on an occasion they
deem appropriate. In fact, the School Board may wish to have their own "work session"
on this important matter. I am keenly aware of Council's desire to move in a timely manner
on this issue, especially as we begin our budget study. I feel strongly, however, that our
School Board should provide a "green light" to options or designs of the stadium before a
final decision is made. I trust that you will concur with this sentiment and appreciate your
consideration of my request.
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The Honorable Mayor Smith and Members
of Roanoke City Council
February 15, 2001
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Please know that I will miss the regular meeting of City Council on Monday, March 3rd, and
the budget workshop on Saturday, March 10th, as I will be in Savannah, Georgia, that entire
week.
Respectfully,
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C. Nelson Harris
Council Member
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pc: Darlene L. Burcham, City Manager
Melinda J. Payne, Chairperson, and Members of the Roanoke City School Board
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Option 1.1
Victory Stadium
Roanoke, Virginia
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Minimum Rework of Existir:g Stadium, seating for 10,000
This Option includes renovation of the existing stadium, keeping the field at the current
level, providing football and soccer sports functions and portable stage setup, providing
1,000 permanent chair seats and 4,000 bleacher seats on each side, reconstructing
spectator support facilities and reconstructing the press box.
Any stage element must be portable
Any stage will be a temporary setup in the end zone or on the field. As such, it will be
marketable only on an occasional, special event basis, just like it is currently.
All stadium support facilities are raised above the flood plain.
All support facilities would be required to be raised approximately 10 feet.
City School Issues
1. Press box faces east-desirable
2. Field runs north-south-desirable.
3. Comparable seating capacity on both sides- 5,000/5,000 split
4, Track not included in design.
Distances
1. Front row, 50 yard line to Football sideline- 57 feet
2. Front row, permanent stands to front edge of stage- 284 feet.
February 20, 2001
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Roanoke
Victory Stadium Renovation/Replacement Study
. Rosser International
15 Feb 2001
This budget includes costs anticipated through August, 2001
Budgets include allocations for items which may not be required in specific breakdowns
BUDGET ANALYSIS:
SCHEME 1.1 MINIMUM REWORK OF EXISTING
Stadium Only (amphitheatre functions by portable/temporary arrangement)
Item Description no, Units Unit $ per unit cost
1 Site Clearing 6 acres $ 8,000 $ 48,000
Demolition 140000 SF $ 1 $ 140,000
2 Rough Grading o CY $5 $-0
3 Fine Grading 13 acres $ 5,000 $ 65,000
4 Utilities Ext/Relocation 4 utilities $ 75,000 $ 300,000
5 Imported Fill - 5 Mile Haul o CY $8 $-0
Retaining Walls o SF $ 28 $-0
6 Field Development 1 Field $ 250,000 $ 250,000
7 400 M track o SF $ 12 $-0
8 Landscaping 50000 SF $3 $ 150,000
9 Access Roads 65000 SF $3 $ 195,000
10 Marshalling Area o SF $4 $-0
11 Plaza 15000 SF $2 $ 30,000
Elevated Concourse 25000 SF $ 25 $ 625,000
Access Stairs 12 Ea $ 20,000 $ 240,000
Coating over unused Seating 90000 SF $3 $ 270,000
Renovate Storage areas 20000 SF $4 $ 80,000
12 Surrounding Wall $-0
Truck Enclosure (20' high) o LF $ 30 $-0
Security Fence (10' high) 1000 LF $ 16 $ 16,000
13 Seating Structure
General Concrete Repair 140000 SF $4 $ 560,000
Repoint/Repair Masonry 44000 SF $3 $ 132,000
ADA, Signage, etc 39000 SF $2 $ 78,000
Disabled Seating areas 7000 SF $ 25 $ 175,000
Disabled Access ramps 4000 SF $ 25 $ 100,000
14 Seats-Replace W/Alum, 8000 Benches $ 45 $ 360,000
Chair Seats 2000 Seats $ 80 $ 160,000
15 Roof over Seating o SF $ 40 $-0
16 Stage Building o SF $ 70 $-0
17 Spectator Support (C & T) 7000 SF $ 120 $ 840,000
18 Performer Areas 6000 SF $ 120 $ 720,000
19 Offices 1000 SF $ 100 $ 100,000
Press Box 3600 SF $ 120 $ 432,000
Elevator W/Enclosure 2 EACH $ 90,000 $ 180,000
20 Box Office/Tickets/Storage 500 SF $ 135 $ 67,500
21 System Requirements
Scoreboard 1 allow $ 40,000 $ 40,000
PA System 1 allow $ 150,000 $ 150,000
Lighting/Site 1 allow $ 200,000 $ 200,000
Concession Equip 1 allow $ 100,000 $ 100,000
Video replay system o allow $ 150,000 $-0
22 SUBTOTAL $ 6,803,500
23 Program & Design Contingency 10% $ 680,350
24 SUBTOTAL- Construction Cost $ 7,483,850
25 Soft Costs 17,5% $ 1,309,674
Surveys, soils, testing 1,0%
Professional Fees 7,0%
Reimbursables & ODC 1,5%
In Progress Contingency 4,0%
FFE Allocation 4,0%
26 TOTAL, Project Cost-Stadium $ 8,793,524
Parking
27 New Parking Spaces 700 spaces $ 900 $ 630,000
Storm Drainage 6 acres $ 8,000 $ 48,000
28 Program & Design Contingency 10% $ 63,000
29 SUBTOTAL-Construction Cost $ 741,000
28 Soft Costs 17,5% $ 129,675
29 Total, Project Cost- Parking $ 870,675
30 Overall Total, Stadium & Parking $ 9,664,199
To Relocate The Fountain Add $65,000
Option 1 CC
Victory Stadium
Roanoke, Virginia
New Stadium with movable seats, oriented more east-west, for 8,000
This Option includes demolishing the existing stadium, raising the field approximately 10
feet, providing football, soccer and track sports functions and permanent stage setup,
providing 5,000 permanent chair seats on the non-stage side constructed to allow them to
be moved near the stage for smaller capacity amphitheatre events, providing temporary
bleacher seating for approximately 3,000 on the stage side, reconstructing spectator
support facilities and reconstructing the press box.
Permanent stage element creates more marketable amphitheatre
Permanent stage on the southwest side faces an adequate direction for the stage, allows
seats located on the field and the opposite side stands to be usable for a more available
amphitheatre arrangement, particularly wher moved closer to the stage.
Smaller Capacity facility allows the track to fit more simply
Track oriented SSE-NNW will allow stands and stage to fit within the available space.
All stadium components are raised above the flood plain
City School Issues
1. Press box faces southwest- less desirable
2. Field runs NNW-SSE-Iess desirable; compromise for sports and amphitheatre;
track in this orientation fits better within floodway parameters.
3. Comparable seating capacity on both sides- 5,000/3,000 split
Distances
1. Front row, 50 yard line to Football sideline- 85 feet (without track- 57 feet; without
track and without soccer field- 45 feet)
2. Front row, permanent stands to front edge of stage- 330 feet (without track- 284
feet; without track and without soccer-~25 feet). Note: potential for moving stands
in this option would allow "permanent" stands to be moved and located on the field,
as close as 75 to 100 feet from the stag9, depending on capacity needs.
February 16,2001
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Roanoke
'Victory Stadium Renovation/Replacement Study
Revised
Revised
4 August 2000
18 December 2000
31 January 2001
Rosser International
This budget includes costs anticipated through August, 2000
Budgets include allocations for items which may not be required in specific breakdowns
Revised to reflect 8,000 Seats and moving seating arrangements
BUDGET ANALYSIS:
SCHEME 1 CC - SIDELINE/REPLACEMENT AT EXISTING SITE
Stadium/Amphitheare
Item Description no, Units Unit $ per unit cost
1 Site Clearing 7 acres $ 8,000 $ 56,000
Demolition 150000 SF $5 $ 750,000
2 Rough Grading 15000 CY $5 $ 75,000
3 Fine Grading 14 acres $ 5,000 $ 70,000
4 Utilities ExURelocation 4 utilities $ 100,000 $ 400,000
5 Imported Fill - 5 Mile Haul 96000 CY $8 $ 768,000
Retaining Walls 10000 SF $ 28 $ 280,000
Sea Wall 12700 SF $ 36 $ 457,200
6 Field Development 1 Field $ 500,000 $ 500,000
7 400 M track 40000 SF $ 12 $ 480,000
8 Landscaping 100000 SF $3 $ 300,000
9 Access Roads 50000 SF $3 $ 150,000
10 Marshalling Area 40000 SF $4 $ 160,000
11 Plaza 45000 SF $6 $ 270,000
Concourse/Hardscape 16000 SF $5 $ 80,000
12 Surrounding Wall $-0
Truck Enclosure (20' high) 500 LF $ 30 $ 15,000
Security Fence (10' high) 1500 LF $ 16 $ 24,000
13 Seating Structure-movable 30000 SF $ 75 $ 2,250,000
14 Seats-Replace W/Alum. 5000 Chairs $ 80 $ 400,000
Temp/Telescoping Seats 3000 Bleachers $100 $ 300,000
Tel Seat Storage Room 2500 SF $ 75 $ 187,500
15 Roof over Seating o SF $ 40 $-0
16 Stage Building 12000 SF $ 70 $ 840,000
17 Spectator Support (C & T) 16000 SF $ 120 $ 1,920,000
18 Performer Areas 13000 SF $ 120 $ 1,560,000
19 Offices 4800 SF $ 100 $ 480,000
Press Box 2800 SF $ 120 $ 336,000
Elevator W/Enclosure 1 EACH $ 90,000 $ 90,000
20 Box Office/Tickets/Storage 3000 SF $ 135 $ 405,000
21 System Requirements
Scoreboard 1 allow $ 40,000 $ 40,000
PA System 1 allow $ 150,000 $ 150,000
Lighting/Site 1 allow, $ 200,000 $ 200,000
Concession Equip 1 allow $ 100,000 $ 100,000
Video replay system 1 allow $ 150,000 $ 150,000
22 SUBTOTAL $ 14,243,700
23 Program & Design Contingency 10% $ 1,424,370
24 SUBTOTAL- Construction Cost $ 15,668,070
25 Soft Costs 20,0% $ 3,133,614
Surveys, soils, testing 1,0%
Professional Fees 7,0%
Reimbursables & ODC 1,5%
In Progress Contingency 4,0%
FFE Allocation 6,5%
26 TOTAL, Project Cost-Stadium $ 18,801,684
Parking
27 New Parking Spaces 600 spaces $ 900 $ 540,000
Storm Drainage 6 acres $ 8,000 $ 48,000
28 Program & Design Contingency 10% $ 54,000
29 SUBTOTAL-Construction Cost $ 642,000
28 Soft Costs 20,0% $ 128,400
29 Total, Project Cost- Parking $ 770,400
30 Overall Total, Stadium & Parking $ 19,572,084
To Relocate the Fountain Add $65,000
CITY OF ROANOKE
OFFICE OF CITY CLERK
MARY F. PARKER. CMC
City Clerk
215 Church Avenue, S,W" Room 456
Roanoke, Virginia 24011-1536
Telephone: (540) 853,2541
Fax: (540) 853- I 145
E-mail: c1erk@ci.roanoke.va.us
STEPHANIE M. MOON
Deputy City Clerk
February 27, 2001
File #80-51
Ms. Cathy Brizendine Hathcox
3630 Bunker Hill Drive, S. W.
Roanoke, Virginia 24018
Dear Ms. Hathcox:
I am enclosing copy of Resolution No. 35213-022001, memorializing the late Sydnor W,
Brizendine, Jr., a lifelong resident of the City of Roanoke and a longtime member of the
City's Board of Zoning Appeals. The Members of Roanoke City Council send their deepest
regrets and sorrow upon the passing of your father who made many outstanding
contributions to the life of the City of Roanoke. The above-referenced measure was
adopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke at a regular meeting which was held on
Tuesday, February 20,2001.
Sincerely, 0
n1. '"'"a ;. r A.". ~
Mary F. Parker, CMC
City Clerk
MFP:jms
Enclosure
H:\Agendas 2001 \Corresp, February 20, 200l,wpd
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IN THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROANOKE, VIRGINIA,
The 20th day of February, 2001.
No. 35213-022001.
A RESOLUTION memorializing the late Sydnor W. Brizendine Jr., a lifelong resident
of Roanoke and a longtime member of the city's Board of Zoning Appeals.
WHEREAS, the Members of Council have learned with sorrow of the passing ofMr.
Brizendine on February 7, 2001; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Brizendine was born in Roanoke on January 9, 1920, and devoted
much of his lifetime to the betterment of his hometown. He worked in the life insurance
industry from 1939 to 1996, serving in the United States Army from 1941 to 1945 in Panama
and in the European Theater of Operations; and
WHEREAS, from 1968 to 1982, Mr. Brizendine served on the City's Board of Zoning
Appeals, chairing the board during his last five years of service. He also served as a board
member of the Southwest Virginia Community Development Fund, and in recent years, as
a member of the Industrial Development Authority of the City of Roanoke. In January oflast
year, he was re-appointed by City Council to serve on the Board of Zoning Appeals; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Brizendine had many other civic and community involvements. He
was a member of the Williamson Road Lions Club, a 32nd-Degree Mason and Shriner, a
Sunday School teacher at First Baptist Church, and a band booster at both Breckinridge
Middle and William Fleming High Schools. He was the first president and a founder of the
Williamson Road Area Business Association, a 50-plus-year member and past commander
of American Legion Post 3, and of utmost importance to him, he was "a good husband, a
good father, a good grandfather, and a good citizen."
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Roanoke as follows:
1. City Council adopts this resolution as a means of recording its deepest regret
and sorrow at the passing of Sydnor Wells Brizendine Jr., and extends to his surviving family
-- his daughter, Cathy Brizendine Hathcox; his granddaughter, Charlotte Brizendine Hathcox;
his brother, Charles Allen "Jack" Brizendine, and others -- its sincere condolences.
2. The City Clerk is directed to forward an attested copy of this resolution to Mr.
Brizendine's daughter, Cathy Brizendine Hathcox.
ATTEST:
City Clerk.
H,IRESIR-Syd Brizendine (02-15-01)
REGULAR WEEKLY SESSION-----ROANOKE CITY COUNCIL
September 5, 2000
12:15 p.m.
The Council of the City of Roanoke met in regular session on Tuesday,
September 5, 2000, at 12:15 p.m., the regular meeting hour, in the Emergency
Operations Center Conference Room, first floor, Noel C. Taylor Municipal Building,
215 Church Avenue, S. W., City of Roanoke, Virginia, with Mayor Ralph K. Smith
presiding, pursuant to Chapter II, Administration, Article II, City Council, Section
2-15, Rules of Procedure, Rule I, Regular Meetings, Code of the City of Roanoke
(1979), as amended.
PRESENT: Council Members William D. Bestpitch, William H. Carder,
Linda F. Wyatt and Mayor Ralph K. Smith-----------------------------__________________4.
ABSENT: Council Members C. Nelson Harris, W. Alvin Hudson, Jr., and
William White, Sr.-----------------------______________________________________________________~.
OFFICERS PRESENT: Darlene L. Burcham, City Manager; James D. Ritchie,
Sr., Deputy City Manager; William M. Hackworth, City Attorney; James D. Grisso,
Director of Finance; and Mary F. Parker, City Clerk.
At 12:17 p.m., the Mayor declared the meeting in recess until ~:OO p.m.
(The Members of Council and City Staff attended the funeral service of
Ms. Marilyn Curtis, long time leader, advocate and friend of the Roanoke City
Schools.)
At ~:OO p.m., on Tuesday, September 5, 2000, the regular meeting of City
Council reconvened in the Breckinridge Middle School Cafeteria, ~901 Williamson
Road, N. W., City of Roanoke, Virginia, with the following Council Members in
attendance, Mayor Smith presiding.
PRESENT: Council Members William D. Bestpitch, William H. Carder,
C. Nelson Harris, W. Alvin Hudson, Jr., William White, Sr., Linda F. Wyatt and Mayor
Ralph K. Smith------------------______________________________________________-----7.
ABSENT: None-----------
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OFFICERS PRESENT: Darlene L. Burcham, City Manager; James D. Ritchie,
Sr., Deputy City Manager; William M. Hackworth, City Attorney; James D. Grisso,
Director of Finance; and Mary F. Parker, City Clerk.
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The reconvened meeting was opened with a prayer by Council Member Harris.
The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America was led
by Mayor Smith.
PRESENTATIONS:
DECEASED PERSONS-SCHOOLS: Mr. White offered the
following resolution memorializing the late Marilyn Curtis, long time
leader, advocate and friend of the Roanoke City Schools:
(#35042-090500) A RESOLUTION memorializing the late
Marilyn Curtis, a long time business leader and advocate and friend of
Roanoke City Schools.
(For full text of Resolution, see Resolution Book No. 63, page 437.)
ACTION:
Mr. White moved the adoption of Resolution No. 35042-090500.
The motion was seconded by Mr. Hudson and adopted by the following
vote:
AYES: Council Members Bestpitch, Carder, Harris, Hudson,
White, Wyatt and Mayor Smith----------------------------------____7.
NAYS: None-------------------------_______O.
SHERIFF - CITY JAIL: On behalf of the Members of Council the
Mayor recognized and congratulated the Honorable
George M. McMillan, Sheriff, on the re-accreditation ofthe Roanoke City
Jail by the American Correctional Association Board of Governor's at
its meeting on Sunday, August 13, 2000. He advised that the
accreditation was based on an earlier on-site visit by three auditors
from the American Correctional Association and is attained as the
result of a thorough inspection of all aspects of jail operations, and
includes a total of 439 standards of compliance.
ACTS OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT-REFUSE COLLECTION-CITY
EMPLOYEES: The Mayor recognized the actions of Barrett C. Smith
and Kenneth W. Harvey, employees of the City's Department of Solid
Waste Management, who were driving across the 10th Street Bridge in
a City vehicle on Friday, August 4, 2000, when they noticed a man
standing on the outside of the bridge preparing to jump to his death.
He advised that Mr. Smith and Mr. Harvey immediately called the Solid
Waste Management Office by radio and asked that they contact the
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ACTION:
police, they talked with the man in an attempt to prevent him from
committing suicide; and they kept the man from jumping until the
police arrived on the scene and successfully prevented the tragedy
from occurring.
On behalf of the citizens of the City of Roanoke and the Members
of City Council, the Mayor congratulated Messrs. Smith and Harvey for
their act of kindness on behalf of their fellow man.
Mr. Harris offered the following resolution:
(#35043-090500) A RESOLUTION paying tribute to the heroic
actions taken by Barrett L. Smith and Kenneth W. Harvey, employees
of the City of Roanoke.
(For full text of Resolution, see Resolution Book No. 63, page 438.)
Mr. Harris moved the adoption of Resolution No. 35043-090500.
The motion was seconded by Mr. Bestpitch and adopted by the
following vote:
AYES: Council Members Bestpitch, Carder, Harris, Hudson,
White, Wyatt and Mayor Smith-------------------------------- ------7.
NAYS: None------------------------------_O.
In recognition of the act of kindness of Messrs. Smith and
Harvey, the Mayor presented each with a ceremonial copy of the above
referenced resolution and a gold star which is symbolic of the star on
Mill Mountain.
PROCLAMATIONS: The mayor presented a proclamation
declaring Thursday, September 21, 2000, as Roanoke City "Light the
Night" Day.
(For full text, see Proclamation on file in City Clerk's Office.)
CONSENT AGENDA
The Mayor advised that all matters listed under the Consent
Agenda were considered to be routine by the Members of Council and
would be enacted by one motion in the form, or forms, listed on the
Consent Agenda, and if discussion was desired, that item would be
removed from the Consent Agenda and considered separately. He
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ACTION:
called specific attention to one request for a Closed Meeting to discuss
acquisition or disposition of real property for a public purpose, where
discussion in open meeting would adversely affect the bargaining
position or negotiating strategy of the City.
PURCHASE/SALE OF PROPERTY-CITY PROPERTY-COUNCIL:
A report of the City Manager requesting that Council convene in a
Closed Meeting to discuss the acquisition or disposition of real
property for public purpose, where discussion in open meeting would
adversely affect the bargaining position or negotiating strategy of the
City, pursuant to Section 2.1-344 (A)(3), Code of Virginia (1950), as
amended, was before the body.
(For full text, see report on file in the City Clerk's Office.)
Mr. Harris moved that Council concur in the request of the City
Manager to convene in a Closed Meeting to discuss acquisition or
disposition of real property for public purpose, where discussion in
open meeting would adversely affect the bargaining position or
negotiating strategy of the City, pursuant to Section 2.1-344 (A)(3), Code
of Virginia (1950), as amended. The motion was seconded by Mr. Carder
and adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Council Members Bestpitch, Carder, Harris, Hudson,
White, Wyatt and Mayor Smith-------------------_________7.
NAYS: None---------------------------_______O.
APPALACHIAN POWER COMPANY- T AXES-UTILlTIES-ROANOKE
GAS COMPANY: A joint report of the City Manager and the Director of
Finance advising that the Virginia General Assembly passed legislation
deregulating the electric and gas industries in the State; accordingly,
localities in Virginia, including the City of Roanoke, are required to
amend their consumer utility tax and utility license tax ordinances
before October 31, 2000; with deregulation, consumers will have the
option of purchasing their electric or gas service from a choice of
different companies; generators or suppliers of energy may be located
outside of Virginia; Federal law prohibits local governments from
requiring out-of-state companies to collect the tax from residents and
businesses in its present form; and for this reason, the tax basis must
be changed from a percentage of the dollar amount paid by the
consumer to a tax based on the amount of energy consumed, was
before Council.
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It was further advised that studies have estimated that if the
industry were deregulated without modifying State and local tax
structures, total revenue lost would be $200 million and one half or
$100 million would be local revenue loss; the only way to ensure that
local governments do not lose substantial revenue in a deregulated
environment is to change the basis of the tax to consumption, i.e.
kilowatt hours for electricity or 100 cubic feet for gas; it is important to
note that while the method for calculating the consumer utility tax will
change, the amount of consumer utility tax that a consumer pays each
month on their electric or gas bill should remain virtually the same; the
City of Roanoke currently collects a Utility License Tax at the rate of
$.40 per $100 of gross receipts, which rate has been in effect since
1980; the maximum tax allowed by State law is one half of one per cent
or $.50 of $100; the maximum tax amount will be collected State-wide
from all consumers on January 1, 2001 ; and if the City of Roanoke does
not raise its tax rate to the State's maximum tax rate, the State will
collect and retain the difference between the City's current rate and the
maximum rate in the State's general fund.
It was explained that the increase of the utility license tax from
$.40 per $100 of gross receipts to one half of one per cent ($.50 per
$100) will result in a nominal amount of revenue; however, if this
change is not made, all citizens will be paying the tax at the higher rate
and the State's general fund will retain the difference between the City's
rate and the State's allowable maximum rate; if changes to the
consumer utility tax and the utility license tax are not made, the City of
Roanoke could lose $8 million annually because present authority to
levy this tax lapses on December 31, 2000; historically, the City of
Roanoke has achieved tax revenue growth due to utility company rate
increases; with the new tax structure being based on consumption
units, tax growth will not occur from utility rate increases; and State
Code prohibits any local tax rate adjustments until after
January 1, 2004.
It was noted that any locality that has not changed its local
consumer utility tax ordinance by October 31, 2000, risks losing
consumer utility tax revenue because the present authority to levy the
tax lapses on December 31,2000; 60 days notice is required to be given
to electric and gas companies; if the City of Roanoke does not increase
its utility license tax to the maximum rate before December 31, 2000, a
portion of the new, State-wide consumption tax paid by the City's
residents and businesses that is supposed to be returned to the City of
Roanoke will instead be paid to and retained by the State; and State
Code requires that a public hearing be held prior to final amendment to
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ACTION:
ACTION:
the consumer utility tax and utility license tax ordinances, even though
technically the consumer utility tax rate change is not a rate increase.
The City Manager and the Director of Finance recommended that
Council authorize advertisement of a public hearing to be held on
September 18, 2000, to amend the electric and gas consumer utility tax,
in accordance with recently passed deregulation legislation and the
utility license tax to provide for the State's allowable maximum rate.
(For full text, see report on file in the City Clerk's Office.)
Mr. Harris moved that Council concur in the recommendation to
hold a public hearing on Monday, September 18, 2000, at 7:00 p.m., or
as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard in the William Ruffner
Middle School Cafeteria, 3601 Ferncliff Avenue, N. W., City of Roanoke,
Virginia to amend the electric and gas consumer utility tax. The motion
was seconded by Mr. Carder and adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Council Members Bestpitch, Carder, Harris, Hudson,
White, Wyatt and Mayor Smith--------------------------------------7.
NAYS: None---------------------------____O.
COMMITTEES-L1BRARIES-CUL TURAL SERVICES COMMITTEE:
A communication from Beverly James tendering her resignation as a
member of the Cultural Services Committee, effective immediately, was
before Council.
(For full text, see communication on file in the City Clerk's Office.)
Mr. Harris moved that the communication be received and filed,
and that the resignation be accepted. The motion was seconded by
Mr. Carder and adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Council Members Bestpitch, Carder, Harris, Hudson,
White, Wyatt and Mayor Smith---------------------------------7.
NAYS: None------------------------------------------_________O.
COMMITTEES-ROANOKE NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP: A
communication from Allen L. Clark tendering his resignation as a
member of the Roanoke Neighborhood Partnership Steering
Committee, effective immediately, was before Council.
(For full text, see communication on file in the City Clerk's Office.)
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ACTION: Mr. Harris moved that the communication be received and filed,
and that the resignation be accepted. The motion was seconded by
Mr. Carder and adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Council Members Bestpitch, Carder, Harris, Hudson,
White, Wyatt and Mayor Smith------------------------- ~ ------7.
NAYS: None------------------------------------O.
COUNCIL-AUDIT COMMITTEE: Minutes of a meeting of the Audit
Committee of Roanoke City Council which was held on Monday,
August 7,2000, were before the body.
The Audit Committee considered the following items:
Election of a Chairman
Roanoke City Audit Committee Annual Report - June 30, 2000
Annual Report of the Municipal Auditor - June 30, 2000
Municipal Auditing 2001 Audit Plan
Audit Selection Committee.
(For full text, see Minutes on file in the City Clerk's Office.)
ACTION:
Mr. Harris moved that the Minutes be received and filed. The
motion was seconded by Mr. Carder and adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Council Members Bestpitch, Carder, Harris, Hudson,
White, Wyatt and Mayor Smith---------------------------------------7.
NAYS: None----------------------------------------O.
OATHS OF OFFICE-CITY CLERK-CITY
EMPLOYEES-COMMITTEES-CUL TURAL SERVICES COMMITTEE-
GREENWAY SYSTEM-HUMAN DEVELOPMENT: The following reports
of qualification were before Council:
Stephanie M. Moon as Deputy City Clerk of the City of
Roanoke, effective September 1, 2000;
George A. Kegley as a member of the Cultural Services
Committee for a term ending June 30, 2001 ;
Lucy R. Ellett as a member of the Roanoke Valley
Greenways Commission for a term ending June 30, 2003;
and
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ACTION:
Cynthia S. Bryant and Margaret C. Thompson as members
of the Human Services Committee for terms ending
June 30, 2001.
(See Oaths or Affirmations of Office on file in the City Clerk's Office.)
Mr. Harris moved that the reports of qualification be received and
filed. The motion was seconded by Mr. Carder and adopted by the
following vote:
AYES: Council Members Bestpitch, Carder, Harris, Hudson,
White, Wyatt and Mayor Smith------------------------------------------------7.
NAYS: None-------------------------------------O.
REGULAR AGENDA
HEARING OF CITIZENS UPON PUBLIC MATTERS:
ZONING-COMPLAINTS: A request of Kermit M. Giles, Jr.,
representing Giles Auto Sales, to address Council with regard to the
alleged unlawful removal by the City of seven vehicles and a camping
trailer from his premises located at 4214 Williamson Road, N. W., was
before Council.
Mr. Giles was not in attendance; however, the Mayor advised that
two persons had expressed a desire to speak to the issue.
Fredrick Williams, Chair, Neighborhood Development Committee
of the Williamson Road Action Forum, advised that it was his
understanding based on information from the City's Zoning
Administrator, that certain vehicles owned by Mr. Giles were towed
away because they were in violation of the City's inoperative motor
vehicle ordinance. He stated that if there is a need to amend the
ordinance in order to be fair, it should be amended, but if the measure
is currently in effect, it should be enforced by the City and Mr. Giles
should not complain if his vehicles fail to comply with provisions of the
ordinance.
Delores Phillips, Director, Williamson Road Area Business
Association (WRABA), spoke in support ofthe remarks of Mr. Williams.
She advised that WRABA supports the City in its efforts and believes
that it is important for the City and the business community to work
together to enforce City and State regulations that are applied uniformly
to all citizens/businesses. She stated that representatives of WRABA
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are working with the City and the business community to insure that
regulations are in the best interests of the Williamson Road area, and
the Williamson Road Area Business Association supports the City's
plan to apply penalties to those businesses that do not comply with the
inoperative motor vehicle ordinance.
Matthew Hawkins, President, Williamson Road Action Forum,
spoke in support of the City's enforcement efforts relating to
inoperative motor vehicles which has helped to improve the
appearance of Roanoke's neighborhoods. He stated that no special
exceptions should be provided for businesses over private citizens.
Without objection by Council, the Mayor advised that the matter
would be referred to the City Manager.
APPALACHIAN POWER COMPANY: Terry L. Hall, General
Manager of Community Services, American Electric Power, presented
a briefing on the AEP Customer Choice Pilot Program within the
Commonwealth of Virginia. He advised that during the 1999-2000
legislative session, the legislature took a cautious planning approach
to allowing customers to begin choosing their electricity supplier, the
State Corporation Commission then developed a plan for phasing in full
customer choice which will take place by 2004, and the pilot program
approved by the State Corporation Commission is designed for
customers and companies to learn how to shop and to promote
customer choice in a deregulated electric market. He stated that AEP
is currently looking for 22,000 customers in each of two pilot phases
through 2001 and those customers would volunteer to consider
choosing a supplier of electricity to their home, commercial
establishment or industry. He advised that deregulation basically
involves changing from a "vertical" supplier of electricity (for one price
a company will mine fuel, transport fuel, generate energy, transmit
energy to transmission lines for distribution to the business, home and
industry in the communities that it serves which includes billing,
collection and all services approved by the State Corporation
Commission), to a "horizontal" type approach where the generator will
be competition which will be the only part of the former structure that
is to be deregulated. He added that transmission will continue to be
regulated by Federal authorities and the distribution company will
continue to operate as it has in the past and will continue to be
regulated by the State Corporation Commission, with only generators
or suppliers to be deregulated and they will be required to meet State
Corporation Commission standards and strict requirements to compete
within the Commonwealth of Virginia. He stated that AEP is one of
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three pilot programs in place in the state that has been approved, the
pilot program is voluntary for customers, and volunteers who submit
their names will be contacted by potential suppliers to hear what they
have to offer in the way of incentives or other types of approaches to
meet their electric power requirements, and customers can then elect
to change suppliers or remain with AEP. He added that volunteers may
register on line or through one of the toll-free numbers, by fax or by
postage paid card. He stated that AEP is encouraging its customers to
volunteer and the power company is eager to provide the results to the
Commonwealth of Virginia and to the State Corporation Commission.
Without objection by Council, the Mayor advised that the briefing
would be received and filed.
BUDGET-HARRISON HERITAGE CENTER: Aletha S. Bolden,
Executive Director, Harrison Museum of African-American Culture,
appeared before Council to address additional funding needs of the
Harrison Museum and the future of the institution. She introduced
Melody Stovall, President, Board of Directors, for presentation of the
request.
Ms. Stovall advised that on October 25, 1985, the Harrison
Museum opened its doors to the public and during the past two years,
the Museum has experienced a drastic decrease in financial support
from Roanoke City through its Cultural Services Committee. She
further advised that while the Museum has gained ground and financial
support from the Commonwealth of Virginia, the City of Salem and the
Henry Street Heritage Festival, losing critical financial backing from the
City of Roanoke is not acceptable, thus, causing their appearance
before City Council today. She stated that the Board of Directors is of
the opinion that the Harrison Museum is an essential fourth leg of the
Roanoke Valley's total cultural tourism attraction and completes the
diversity of such cultural institutions located in the region. She further
stated that reduced funding weakens Roanoke City's capacity to serve
the cultural needs of the entire community, and the Harrison Museum
serves as an institutional hub and anchor of the 5th Street corridor,
thus, stabilizing the greater community and enhancing the quality of life
that contributes to the economic well being and growth of the Roanoke
Valley by offering an unique nitch as a repository of African-American
culture and history for all citizens and visitors to enjoy. She advised
that as an institution, the Harrison Museum serves as a catalyst in
redevelopment and renovation and the Museum and historic Harrison
School compliment historic Gainsboro, the Higher Education Center,
The Hotel Roanoke, the GOB south upscale apartments, Lincoln 2000,
Lick Run Greenway, a revitalized Henry Street and the new tourist
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information center in the old Norfolk Southern Passenger Station. She
noted that the Harrison Museum serves approximately 30,000 persons
annually, which includes visitors from out of town, the Henry Street
Heritage Festival, speaking engagements by Harrison Museum staff and
the Board of Directors, traveling expositions and foot traffic. She stated
that the Commonwealth of Virginia has validated the significance of the
Harrison Museum, even at a time when the State has cut funding to
other agencies. She added that the Harrison Museum received a State
Challenge Grant of $25,000.00 in each year of the last two years and
this year's funding tripled to $75,000.00 which must be matched or the
funds will be lost, and the Virginia Commission for the Arts continues
to provide operating funds and performing grants to the Harrison
Museum. She explained thatthe Harrison Museum of African-American
Culture is requesting $60,767.00 in additional funds from the City of
Roanoke for fiscal year 2000-01, bringing the total funding level up to
$78,000.00, the amount which was originally requested for this fiscal
year. She further requested that the Harrison Museum be treated as a
line item in the City's budget for fiscal year 2001-02.
Hanz Wall, Member of the Board of Directors, Harrison Museum
of African-American Culture, advised that the ability of the Harrison
Museum to provide a broader understanding of the diversity and
multi-cultural nature of the Roanoke Valley is crucial. He stated that
approximately one year ago, he participated in an advisory committee
that reviewed the overall structure of the Harrison Museum, its
relationship to the community, and the structure and function of its
Board of Directors. During the course of the review, he called attention
to the commitment and diligence of the Harrison Museum staff and
those persons who were involved in the process, and as a result of the
work of the advisory committee, certain recommendations were made
regarding every aspect of the Museum's operations and functions,
which included reconstruction and redevelopment of a Board of
Directors, strict accountability both financially and in terms of
management, and at this point the Harrison Museum is stronger than
it has been in the last decade. He stated that in conjunction with
revitalization of the administrative capacity ofthe Harrison Museum, the
redirection in funding recommended by the City's Cultural Services
Committee is even more devastating and at this point the City should
be in a position of strengthening and supporting the efforts of the
Harrison Museum. He urged that Council fund the Harrison Museum at
an appropriate level to enable funding to be brought back up to the
point where the Museum can operate efficiently and that planning and
reorganization efforts of the Harrison Museum be endorsed and
supported by the City of Roanoke.
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William Skeen, member of the Board of Directors of Total Action
Against Poverty, which has had a long-standing relationship with the
Harrison Museum since 1985, requested that Council focus on the fact
that the City already has a significant financial investment in the
Harrison Museum of over $1 million and such a significant decrease in
funding will jeopardize the City's investment. In closing, he urged that
Council take into consideration the long-standing support of the City
of Roanoke, the City's investment in the Harrison Museum, the impact
of the Harrison Museum on the citizens of the City of Roanoke and that
the additional appropriation which has been requested by the Harrison
Museum be approved.
Mr. Martin Jeffrey, 517 Rutherford Avenue, N. W., referred to a
handout reflecting certain commitments made by the City over the past
ten years to other economic development initiatives, and asked that
Council review its considerations in the proper context. He inquired if
the City owes the Harrison Museum, one of its off spring, a level of
support comparable to its support of other off spring such as Explore
Park, the Jefferson Center, Center in the Square, the Art Museum of
Western Virginia, the Higher Education Center, etc., which are all
worthy projects that meet the threshold of broadening community
benefit, generating tax revenues and other returns on public
investment, as does the Harrison Museum. He pointed out that the
funding commitment by the Commonwealth of Virginia speaks in
support of the Harrison Museum's significance and viability and its
value to the Commonwealth. He pointed out that $78,000.00 for the
Harrison Museum is not a large sum of money, especially since the City
has acted in various ways upon its commitment to other projects by
appropriating millions of dollars.
The Reverend Carl T. Tinsley, 2647 Springhill Drive, N. W., called
attention to the services offered by the Harrison Museum which
provides a link with the history of African-American culture. He
requested that Council consider additional funding to help the Harrison
Museum reach its full potential. He referred to the condition of streets
and sidewalks in the lower northwest neighborhood, and overgrown
grass, weeds and trash leading up to the Harrison Museum that needs
attention by the City. He requested that Council take into consideration
the historical value of the Harrison Museum for all citizens, especially
children, and that the Harrison Museum be considered as a part of
Roanoke's heritage and its community by providing the requested level
of support.
Mr. White moved that the request for an additional $60,767.00 be
referred to 2001-02 budget study. The motion was seconded by
Mr. Bestpitch and unanimously adopted.
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Mr. White further moved that the City Manager be requested to
review the financial history of funding of the Harrison Museum of
African-American Culture outside of the City's budget process over the
past ten years, with a report to Council and to the Board of Directors of
the Harrison Museum as soon as possible. The motion was seconded
by Ms. Wyatt and unanimously adopted.
From the floor, Dr. Rupert Cutler requested to speak; whereupon,
the Mayor advised that he had not registered with the staff assistant.
Dr. Cutler proceeded to advise that the Harrison Museum's financial
crisis is in the current fiscal year and not in fiscal year 2001-02.
Mr. Martin Jeffrey asked to respond to Mr. White's motion, to
which the Mayor advised that he had allotted Mr. Jeffrey seven minutes
to make his previous remarks; whereupon, the Mayor inquired if
Council would like to make an exception to its rules of procedure to
enable Mr. Jeffrey to make additional remarks.
Mr. White requested a point of personal privilege to allow
Mr. Jeffrey to make additional remarks.
Mr. Bestpitch advised that the issue was properly presented to
Council by the citizens who previously spoke, Council adopted two
motions in response to those concerns, there is an opportunity for
citizens to contact individual members of Council to participate in the
budget process and to contact the Cultural Services Committee;
therefore, it is time for Council to move on to its next item of business
on the agenda.
Without objection by Council, the Mayor advised that Council
would proceed to the next agenda item.
PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS: None
REPORTS OF OFFICERS:
CITY MANAGER:
BRIEFINGS:
ITEMS RECOMMENDED FOR ACTION:
CITY CODE-HOUSINGlAUTHORITY-GRANTS: The City Manager
submitted a written report advising that Section 2-124 of the City Code
authorizes the City Manager to apply for Federal and State grants on
behalf of the City if no City funds are to be obligated as a local share
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commitment; if obligation of City funds is required for a local share
commitment as part of the grant application, Council approval is
required to apply for the grant; Section 2-124 also stipulates that
Council approval is required to formally accept any Federal or State
grant received; on August 5, 1996, Council adopted Ordinance No.
33059-080596, amending Section 2-124 of the City Code to authorize the
City Manager to execute documents relating to grant funds, or the
sub-grant of funds to sub-recipients, in amounts up to $25,000.00; and
the City Manager was also authorized to execute any amendment to any
grant or sub-grant agreement, provided such amendment does not
change the net amount of grant funds involved by more than
$25,000.00.
It was further advised that Council annually approves the
Consolidated Plan Action Plan, listing projects to be funded with grant
funds received from the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD), and appropriates funding for each project;
implementation of any project in the plan requires an agreement
between the City and the sub-grantee, describing the intended use of
funding for the project; all appropriation funding is subject to Council
approval prior to execution of a sub-grant agreement between the City
and the sub-grantee; currently, Section 2-124 requires that any project
receiving more than $25,000.00 in HUD grant funding must receive
Council's approval authorizing the City Manager to execute the
agreement; in order to improve administrative efficiency and to
promote fiscal consistency with the current procurement procedure
under which the City Manager can approve bids of $75,000.00 or less
without seeking Council approval, an amendment to Section 2-124 of
the City Code is requested to increase the current grant/sub-grant
approval threshold from $25,000.00 to $75,000.00; and the amendment
threshold will remain at $25,000.00, consistent with the City's current
policy regarding construction contract change orders.
The City Manager recommended that Council adopt a measure
amending Section 2-124 Code of the City of Roanoke (1979), as
amended, to increase the current $25,000.00 threshold limiting the
execution of grant documents by the City Manager to $75,000.00.
(For full text, see report on file in the City Clerk's Office.)
Mr. Harris offered the following emergency ordinance:
(#35044-090500) AN ORDINANCE amending and reordaining
12-124, Application for grants by city manager: authority of city
manager to execute documents, of Article V, City Manager, of Chapter
2, Administration, of the Code of the City of Roanoke (1979), as
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ACTION:
amended, to provide for the authorization of the City Manager to file
applications for certain funds, and to execute certain documents and
amendment to such documents; and providing for an emergency.
(For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 63, page 439.)
Mr. Harris moved the adoption of Ordinance No. 35044-090500.
The motion was seconded by Mr. Carder and adopted by the following
vote:
AYES: Council Members Bestpitch, Carder, Harris, Hudson,
White, Wyatt and Mayor Smith--------------------------------------------7.
NAYS: None------------------
----------------0.
Mr. Bestpitch offered a friendly amendment to the proposed
ordinance; i.e: Section 2-124(a), page one, line eight, the word "or"
should be substituted for the word "of" before "the state government."
TRAFFIC-BUDGET-PARKS AND RECREATION-CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM-STREETS AND ALLEYS: The City
Manager submitted a written report advising that Hill Studio, P. C., has
completed the conceptual plans for the Mill Mountain Zoo Master Plan,
which proposes to expand the zoo with the addition of an office area,
a veterinary services building, numerous animal viewing shelters and
exhibits, etc.; and in order to complete the addition and to lessen the
impact of heavy construction equipment within the zoo area, Beth Poff,
Director of the Mill Mountain Zoo, approached the City regarding the
construction of an access road to be utilized as a construction entrance
and as a service road once the project is complete, which will help to
minimize the risk of exposing the zoo's visitors to construction traffic.
It was further advised that Hill Studio, P. C., intends to have the
zoo's construction documents completed by the end of September; Mill
Mountain Zoo expansion is dependent upon the access road being
constructed and the zoo's construction documents being finalized, and
once these events occur, Mill Mountain Zoo expansion will begin;
Caldwell White Associates has been hired by the City to provide a
conceptual plan to determine the cost and a feasible alignment to
minimize the impact of grading an access road on Mill Mountain;
funding in the amount of $65,000.00 is available in the prior year
CMERP account, $40,000.00 from 1998 CMERP and $25,000.00 from
1999 CMERP; funds can be appropriated from General Fund, Account
No. 001-3323, to an account to be established by the Director of
Finance, entitled "Mill Mountain Zoo Access Road"; and it is expected
that allocation of the $65,000.00 in funds for the project will be
approximately $5,000.00 for engineering costs, with the remaining
$60,000.00 to be used for construction of the access road.
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ACTION:
The City Manager recommended that Council appropriate
$65,000.00, which is available in the prior year CMERP account, from
General Fund, Account No. 001-3323, to an account to be established
by the Director of Finance, entitled, "Mill Mountain Zoo Access Road,"
in the Capital Projects Fund.
(For full text, see report on file in the City Clerk's Office.)
Mr. Harris offered the following emergency budget ordinance:
(#35045-090500) AN ORDINANCE to amend and reordain certain
sections of the 2000-2001 General and Capital Projects Fund
Appropriations, and providing for an emergency.
(For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 63, page 441.)
Mr. Harris moved the adoption of Ordinance No. 35045-090500.
The motion was seconded by Mr. Carder and adopted by the following
vote:
AYES: Council Members Bestpitch, Carder, Harris, White, Wyatt
and Mayor Smith--------------------------------------------6.
NAYS: None-------------------------------------O.
(Council Member Hudson was out of the Council Chamber.)
BUDGET-CMERP-STREETS AND ALLEYS: The City Manager
submitted a written report advising that on May 15, 2000, Council
accepted the bid of and authorized the City Manager to enter into a
contractual agreement with Adams Construction Company, in the
amount of $1 ,952,443.10 for the Fiscal Year 1999-2000 Paving Program;
the Annual Paving Program contract uses funds that span two fiscal
years in the General Fund; funds in the amount of $400,626.00 were
unobligated at the close of fiscal year 1999-2000 in the Street Paving
account; and unobligated funds need to be reappropriated to the Street
Paving account and encumbered to Adams Construction Company to
complete the paving contract.
The City Manager recommended that Council reappropriate
$400,626.00 in CMERP funds to Street Paving, Account No. 001-530-
4120-2010.
(For full text, see report on file in the City Clerk's Office.)
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ACTION:
ACTION:
Mr. Harris offered the following emergency budget ordinance:
(#35046-090500) AN ORDINANCE to amend and reordain certain
sections of the 2000-2001 General Fund Appropriations, and providing
for an emergency.
(For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 63, page 442.)
Mr. Harris moved the adoption of Ordinance No. 35046-090500.
The motion was seconded by Mr. Carder and adopted by the following
vote:
AYES: Council Members Bestpitch, Carder, Harris, Hudson,
White, Wyatt and Mayor Smith--------------------------------------------7.
NAYS: None-----------------------------------O.
CITY PROPERTY-JEFFERSON CENTER-LEASES: The City
Manager submitted a written report advising that Council considered
a report dated July 3, 2000, regarding the Jefferson Center Lease
extension from the Water Resources Committee and advertised a
public hearing which was held on August 21, 2000; at the August 21,
meeting, a bid from the Jefferson Center Foundation, Ltd., was received
to extend the lease dated November 1, 1991, to provide for a new term
of June 1, 2001, to May 31, 2041; and all other terms of the existing
lease shall remain unchanged.
The City Manager recommended that Council authorize an
extension of the term of the existing lease between the City of Roanoke
and the Jefferson Center Foundation, Ltd., dated November 1, 1991, to
provide for a new term ending May 31,2041, in accordance with the bid
received from the Jefferson Center Foundation, Ltd.
(For full text, see report on file in the City Clerk's Office.)
Mr. Hudson moved that the following ordinance be placed upon
its first reading:
(#35047) AN ORDINANCE authorizing the extension of an
existing lease between the City of Roanoke and the Jefferson Center
Foundation, Ltd., for the lease of property known as the Jefferson
Center and adjacent grounds, lying at 540 Campbell Avenue, S. W.,
including the adjacent parking lot on Luck Avenue, S. W.
(For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 63, page 449.)
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The motion was seconded by Mr. Bestpitch and adopted by the
following vote:
AYES: Council Members Bestpitch, Carder, Harris, Hudson,
White, Wyatt and Mayor Smith---------------------------------7.
NAYS: None------------------------------O.
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT-BLUE RIDGE COMMUNITY SERVICES:
The City Manager submitted a written report advising that the Board of
Directors, Blue Ridge Community Services, adopted revisions to its
By-Laws on June 15, 2000, as follows:
· The name of the agency will become Blue Ridge
Behavioral Healthcare, effective January 1, 2001, to
better reflect its mission. (Article 1, Section 1, 3;
Article IV, Section 8; Article X, Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
· The ordering of Officers and their duties was
clarified. (Article 8, Sections 1, 2e, 3, 4, 5)
· The composition of the meeting quorum was
redefined. (Article 4, Section 8)
· Standing Committees were renamed and redefined
to comply with service restructuring. (Article IX,
Sections 3, 4, 5, 6)
· References to New Board Member Orientation were
deleted because they are required elsewhere by
regulation. (Article XII)
· Renumbering of Articles XIII, XIV, and XV due to
deletion of Article XII, Orientation of New Board
Member.
· The period of Notice for By-Laws Changes was
increased from five days to 15 days. (Article XIV)
The City Manager recommended that Council approve By-Laws
changes as requested by the Board of Directors of Blue Ridge
Community Services and required by regulations promulgated under
Title 37.1, Chapter 10, Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended.
(For full text, see report on file in the City Clerk's Office.)
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Mr. Bestpitch offered the following resolution:
(#35048-090500) A RESOLUTION ratifying amendments to the
By-Laws to Blue Ridge Community Services.
(For full text of Resolution, see Resolution Book No. 63, page 443.)
ACTION: Mr. Bestpitch moved the adoption of Resolution No.
35048-090500. The motion was seconded by Ms. Wyatt and adopted by
the following vote:
AYES: Council Members Bestpitch, Carder, Harris, Hudson,
White, Wyatt and Mayor Smith---------------------------------------7.
NAYS: None------------------------------O.
BUDGET-GRANTS-YOUTH: The City Manager submitted a written
report advising that the Office on Youth received its first grant from the
Virginia Delinquency Prevention and Youth Development Act (VA
DP&YD) on June 17, 1980; this year, the City applied for and received
funding from the VA DP& YD Act, which grant will provide the
continuation of coordinated planning and program implementation of
the Office on Youth; and the fiscal year 2000-2001 grant budget totals
$80,281.00.
The City Manager recommended that she be authorized to
execute the appropriate documents to accept the State grant and that
Council appropriate grant funds to certain revenue and expenditure
accounts in the Grant Fund.
(For full text, see report on file in the City Clerk's Office.)
Mr. Hudson offered the following emergency budget ordinance:
(#35049-090500) AN ORDINANCE to amend and reordain certain
sections of the 2000-2001 Grant Fund Appropriations, and providing for
an emergency.
(For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 63, page 444.)
ACTION: Mr. Hudson moved the adoption of Ordinance No. 35049-090500.
The motion was seconded by Mr. Bestpitch and adopted by the
following vote:
AYES: Council Members Bestpitch, Carder, Harris, Hudson,
White, Wyatt and Mayor Smith--------------------------------------------7.
NAYS: None------------------------------O.
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ACTION:
Mr. Hudson offered the following resolution:
(#35050-090500) A RESOLUTION authorizing acceptance of a
grant from the Virginia Delinquency Prevention and Youth Act
Prevention on behalf of the City to continue coordinated planning and
program implementation of the Office on Youth, and authorizing
execution of any and all necessary documents to comply with the terms
and conditions of the grant and applicable laws, regulations, and
requirements pertaining thereto.
(For full text of Resolution, see Resolution Book No. 63, page 446.)
Mr. Hudson moved the adoption of Resolution No. 35050-090500.
The motion was seconded by Mr. Bestpitch and adopted by the
following vote:
AYES: Council Members Bestpitch, Carder, Harris, Hudson,
White, Wyatt and Mayor Smith-------------------------------7.
NAYS: None---------------- ~------------O.
BUDGET-GRANTS-YOUTH: The City Manager submitted a written
report advising that the City of Roanoke continues to provide
wholesome activity for the nutritional needs of children and youth
during the summer months through its Office on Youth supervised
Summer Nutrition Program; funds for the program, now in its seventh
year, are provided through the United States Department of Agriculture
Food and Nutrition Services; the program is similar in concept to the
National School Lunch Program with eligibility requirements much like
those used to determine eligibility for free or reduced priced meals
during the school year; the purpose of the program is to provide
nutritionally balanced healthy meals to children ages one through 18;
adult summer staff manage the program, however, some youth are
hired to assist at the feeding locations; and local cash match in the
amount of $15,245.00 was appropriated in the fiscal year 2000-01
General Fund budget, Transfer to Grant Fund, Account No. 001-250-
9310-9535.
The City Manager recommended that she be authorized to accept
Federal funds in the amount of $86,505.00 from the United States
Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service; that the Director
of Finance be authorized to establish a revenue estimate in the amount
of $101,750.00, and that Council appropriate funds to expenditure
accounts listed in the report.
(For full text, see report on file in the City Clerk's Office.)
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Mr. Hudson offered the following emergency budget ordinance:
(#35051-090500) AN ORDINANCE to amend and reordain certain
sections of the 2000-2001 Grant Fund Appropriations, and providing for
an emergency.
(For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 63, page 447.)
ACTION: Mr. Hudson moved the adoption of Ordinance No. 35051-090500.
The motion was seconded by Mr. Bestpitch and adopted by the
following vote:
AYES: Council Members Bestpitch, Carder, Harris, Hudson,
White, Wyatt and Mayor Smith-------------------------------------_______7.
NAYS: None-------------------------________O.
Mr. Hudson offered the following resolution:
(#35052-090500) A RESOLUTION authorizing acceptance of
reimbursement from the United States Department of Agriculture Food
and Nutrition Service on behalf of the City for program costs for the
implementation of the summer program, and authorizing execution of
any and all necessary documents to comply with the terms and
conditions of the grant and applicable laws, regulations, and
requirements pertaining thereto.
(For full text of Resolution, see Resolution Book No. 63, page 448.)
ACTION: Mr. Hudson moved the adoption of Resolution No. 35052-090500.
The motion was seconded by Mr. Bestpitch and adopted by the
following vote:
AYES: Council Members Bestpitch, Carder, Harris, Hudson,
White, Wyatt and Mayor Smith---------------------______________7.
NAYS: None----------______
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DIRECTOR OF FINANCE:
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE-AUDITS/FINANCIAL REPORTS: The
Director of Finance submitted the Financial Report for the City of
Roanoke for the month of July, 2000.
(For full text, see Financial Report on file in the City Clerk's Office.)
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ACTION:
ACTION:
Without objection by Council, the Mayor advised that the
Financial Report would be received and filed.
CITY ATTORNEY:
CITY PROPERTY-CHURCH AVENUE PARKING GARAGE-
HOSPITALS-VIRGINIA TECH-WATER RESOURCES-RIVERSIDE
CENTRE: The City Attorney submitted a written report advising that at
the regular meeting of Council on Monday, August 21, 2000, Council
adopted Ordinance No. 35041, providing for the lease of a portion of the
Church Avenue Parking Garage to Carilion Biomedical Institute ("CBI")
for use as office space; however, the ordinance inadvertently contained
an emergency provision. It was explained that Section 13 of the City
Charter provides that no measure selling or leasing City property may
be adopted without a second reading; accordingly, Ordinance No.
35041 has been modified for Council's consideration by removing the
emergency provision and by authorizing the City Manager to execute
the lease Agreement with a retroactive date as early as
September 1, 2000; adoption of the ordinance will satisfy the Charter
requirement and will allow the project to proceed without interruption;
and in the interim, the City Manager will grant a temporary permit to
allow CBI's occupancy of the premises, upon CBI's submission of the
requisite insurance certificate and other documentation to protect the
interests of the City.
(For full text, see report on file in the City Clerk's Office.)
Mr. Harris offered the following ordinance for its second reading
and final adoption:
(#35041-090500) AN ORDINANCE authorizing the City Manager
to enter into an agreement with Carilion Biomedical Institute for the
lease of office space at 111-117 Church Avenue Parking Garage, upon
certain terms and conditions.
(For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 63, page 436.)
Mr. Harris moved the adoption of Ordinance No. 35041-090500.
The motion was seconded by Mr. Carder and adopted by the following
vote:
AYES: Council Members Bestpitch, Carder, Harris, Hudson,
Wh ite, Wyatt and Mayor Smith---------------------------------------------7.
NAYS: None---------------------------
-------0.
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REPORTS OF COMMITTEES: None.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
BUDGET-DOWNTOWN ROANOKE, INCORPORATED-ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT-IMAX THEATRE: Council at its regular meeting on
Monday, August 7,2000, having deferred action on a report of the City
Manager recommending appropriation of $300,000.00 in connection
with development of the Art Museum/lMAX Theatre project in downtown
Roanoke, pending receipt of a written cooperation agreement between
the City and the Art Museum, the matter was again before the body.
The City Manager submitted a written report advising that City staff has
met with representatives of the Art Museum of Western Virginia to
establish terms for a performance agreement between the City and the
Museum; the meeting was held on August 17, 2000; basic terms
relating to allocation of the $4 million pledge from the City to the
Museum have been established as well as terms of the conveyance of
the one-acre parcel of land between Market Street and Salem Avenue
under the former Hunter Viaduct to the Western Virginia Foundation for
the Arts and Sciences (WVFAS); the City Attorney's Office will prepare
an Agreement for review and approval by the Art Museum; and it is
anticipated that the agreement will be available for review by Council
at one of its October meetings.
The City Manager requested that action on the matter be deferred
until such time as the agreement is ready for review.
(For full text, see report on file in the City Clerk's Office.)
Without objection by Council, the Mayor advised that the report
of the City Manager would be received and filed.
INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCES AND
RESOLUTIONS:
ZONING: Ordinance No. 35030, repealing the conditions now
binding upon parcels of land designated as Official Tax Nos. 6380101,
6380102 and 6370306, and that Ordinance Nos. 30840-012192, and
33852-060198, accepting said conditions, be repealed to the extent that
they rezone the subject property and accept and place such conditions
on said property; and that certain tract of land containing a combined
total of 9.5 acres, more of less, lying on the east side of Peters Creek
Road, N. W., designed as Official Tax Nos. 6380104, 6380101, 6380102,
and 3370306, be, rezoned from RS-3, Single Family Residential District,
to C-2, General Commercial District, subject to certain proffers
contained in the combined Second Amended Petition filed in the Office
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ACTION:
ACTION:
of the City Clerk on August 1, 2000, be amended to reflect changes in
the proffered conditions and rezoning of the subject parcels, as set
forth in a report of the City Planning Commission dated
August 21, 2000, having previously been before the Council for its first
reading on Monday, August 21, 2000, read and adopted on its first
reading and laid over, was again before the body, Mr. Harris offering the
following for its second reading and final adoption:
(#35030-090500) AN ORDINANCE to amend 1136.1-3 and 36.1-4,
Code of the City of Roanoke (1979), as amended, and Sheet Nos. 637
and 638, Sectional 1976 Zone Map, City of Roanoke, in order to repeal
certain conditions presently binding upon certain property previously
conditionally zoned C-2, General Commercial District, and to rezone
certain property within the City, subject to certain conditions proffered
by the applicant.
(For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 63, page 424.)
Mr. Harris moved the adoption of Ordinance No. 35030-090500.
The motion was seconded by Mr. Hudson and adopted by the following
vote:
AYES: Council Members Bestpitch, Carder, Harris, Hudson,
White, Wyatt and Mayor Smith-------------------------------------------7.
NAYS: None-------------- ,---------0.
STREETS AND ALLEYS: Ordinance No. 35031, permanently
vacating, discontinuing and closing that certain 0.23-acre, more or less,
portion of Highland Avenue, S. E., beginning at the northwesterly
corner of Lot 8, Block 10, Official Survey No.3, and running in an
easterly direction to a previously closed portion of Highland Avenue,
S. E., having previously been before the Council for its first reading on
Monday, August 21,2000, read and adopted on its first reading and laid
over, was again before the body, Mr. Hudson offering the following for
its second reading and final adoption:
(#35031-090500) AN ORDINANCE permanently vacating,
discontinuing and closing certain public right-of-way in the City of
Roanoke, Virginia, as more particularly described hereinafter.
(For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 63, page 426.)
Mr. Hudson moved the adoption of Ordinance No. 35031-090500.
The motion was seconded by Mr. Harris and adopted by the following
vote:
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ACTION:
ACTION:
AYES: Council Members Bestpitch, Carder, Harris, Hudson,
White, Wyatt and Mayor Smith--------------------------___7.
NAYS: None----------------------------________O.
STREETS AND ALLEYS: Ordinance No. 35032, permanently
vacating, discontinuing and closing that certain alley extending in an
easterly direction for a distance of approximately 440 feet from 25th
Street to an alley running from Shenandoah Avenue to 24th Street,
having previously been before the Council for its first reading on
Monday, August 21, 2000, read and adopted on its first reading and laid
over, was again before the body, Mr. Carder offering the following for
its second reading and final adoption:
(#35032-090500) AN ORDINANCE permanently vacating,
discontinuing and closing certain public right-of-way in the City of
Roanoke, Virginia, more particularly described hereinafter.
(For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 63, page 428.)
Mr. Carder moved the adoption of Ordinance No. 35032-090500.
The motion was seconded by Mr. Hudson and adopted by the following
vote:
AYES: Council Members Bestpitch, Carder, Harris, Hudson,
White, Wyatt and Mayor Smith---------------------------------- ~---- -------7.
NAYS: None----------------------------_______O.
STREETS AND ALLEYS: Ordinance No. 35038, permanently
vacating, discontinuing and closing that certain 121 alley extending
approximately 180 feet along the entire northern property line of a
parcel identified by Official Tax No. 2013605, to the easternmost
right-of-way boundary of First Street, N. W., having previously been
before the Council for its first reading on Monday, August 21, 2000,
read and adopted on its first reading and laid over, was again before
the body, Mr. Hudson offering the following for its second reading and
final adoption:
(#35038-090500) AN ORDINANCE permanently vacating,
discontinuing and closing certain pUblic right-of-way in the City of
Roanoke, Virginia, as more particularly described hereinafter.
(For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 63, page 431.)
Mr. Hudson moved the adoption of Ordinance No. 35038-090500.
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ACTION:
The motion was seconded by Mr. Harris and adopted by the following
vote:
AYES: Council Members Bestpitch, Carder, Harris, Hudson,
White, Wyatt and Mayor Smith-------------------------------------7.
NAYS: None----------------
--------------0.
SEWERS AND STORM DRAINS-EASEMENTS-CITY PROPERTY-
SCHOOLS: Ordinance No. 35039, authorizing the granting of a variable
width easement for installation of overhead and underground electric
power service across City-owned property located on the Garden City
Elementary School site, upon certain terms and conditions, more
particularly set forth in a report of the Water Resources Committee
dated April 21, 2000,having previously been before the Council for its
first reading on Monday, August 21, 2000, read and adopted on its first
reading and laid over, was again before the body, Mr. Carder offering
the following for its second reading and final adoption:
(#35039-090500) AN ORDINANCE authorizing the granting of a
variable width easement for installation of overhead and underground
electric power service across City-owned property located on the
Garden City Elementary School site, upon certain terms and conditions.
(For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 63, page 433.)
Mr. Carder moved the adoption of Ordinance No. 35039-090500.
The motion was seconded by Mr. Harris and adopted by the following
vote:
AYES: Council Members Bestpitch, Carder, Harris, Hudson,
White, Wyatt and Mayor Smith--------------------------------------------7.
NAYS: None----------------------------------O.
STREETS AND ALLEYS: Ordinance No. 35040, authorizing the
alteration and closing by barricade of that portion of First Street, N. W.,
as the same extends between Shenandoah Avenue, and Centre Avenue,
N. W., having previously been before the Council for its first reading on
Monday, August 21,2000, read and adopted on its first reading and laid
over, was again before the body, Mr. Hudson offering the following for
its second reading and final adoption:
(#35040-090500) AN ORDINANCE authorizing the alteration and
closing by barricade of certain public right-of-way in the City of
Roanoke, Virginia, as are more particularly described hereinafter.
(For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 63, page 434.)
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ACTION: Mr. Hudson moved the adoption of Ordinance No. 35040-090500.
The motion was seconded by Mr. Harris and adopted by the following
vote:
AYES: Council Members Bestpitch, Carder, Harris, Hudson,
White, Wyatt and Mayor Smith----------------------------------------7.
NAYS: None-------------------------------O.
AIRPORT-COUNCIL: Mr Hudson offered the following resolution
changing the place and time of commencement of the regular meeting
of City Council scheduled to be held at 12:15 p.m., on Monday,
September 18, 2000, from the Emergency Operations Center, 1 st Floor,
Municipal Building, 215 Church Avenue, S. W., to 12:00 Noon, at the
Wyndham Roanoke Hotel, 2801 Hershberger Road, N. W., with the
3:00 p.m. session on the same date to be held at William Ruffner Middle
School Cafeteria, 3601 Ferncliff Avenue, N. W., City of Roanoke.
(#35053-090500) A RESOLUTION changing the place and time of
commencement of the regular meeting of City Council scheduled to be
held at 12:15 p.m., on Monday, September 18, 2000.
(For full text of Resolution, see Resolution Book No. 63, page 448.)
ACTION: Mr. Hudson moved the adoption of Resolution No. 35053-090500.
The motion was seconded by Mr. Harris and adopted by the following
vote:
AYES: Council Members Bestpitch, Carder, Harris, Hudson,
White, Wyatt and Mayor Smith-------------------------------------7.
NAYS: None-----------
-----0.
MOTIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS:
INQUIRIES AND/OR COMMENTS BY THE MAYOR AND MEMBERS
OF COUNCIL:
STATE HIGHWAYS-TRAFFIC-ACTS OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:
Vice-Mayor Carder commended Virginia Department of Transportation
officials for the improved appearance of 1-581, specifically entrances to
and exits from the City, and requested that the Mayor forward a letter
of appreciation on behalf of the City of Roanoke to VDOT officials.
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ACTS OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT-PARKS AND RECREATION-CITY
EMPLOYEES: Council Member Wyatt requested that the Mayor forward
a letter of appreciation to Ms. Marilyn Arbogast, City of Roanoke
Horticulturist, for her efforts to beautify the City of Roanoke through the
planting of flowers, hanging flower baskets, and shrubbery, etc.
MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES-DISABLED PERSONS: Council
Member Wyatt referred to a recent tour by City and State officials of the
City's adult group homes, and advised that proposed and future
changes in service will lead to a more positive life style for residents of
the facilities.
OTHER HEARING OF CITIZENS UPON PUBLIC MATTERS:
COMPLAINTS-STREETS AND ALLEYS: Ms. Mary H. Tunnell, 3830
Bohon Street, N. E., called attention to the need to repave Bohon Street,
N. E.
The remarks were referred to the City Manager for response.
COMPLAINTS-PARKS AND RECREATION- TREES-STREETS AND
ALLEYS: Mr. Andrew Tunnell, 3820 Bohon Street, N. E., requested that
trees be trimmed so that the Star on Mill Mountain is visible from 1-581.
He expressed concern regarding potholes on Williamson Road and the
need to lower manhole covers on Williamson Road.
The remarks were referred to the City Manager for response.
At 5:15 p.m., the Mayor declared the meeting in recess.
At 5:40 p.m., the meeting reconvened in the Breckinridge Middle
School Cafeteria, with Mayor Smith presiding, and all Members of the
Council in attendance.
ACTION: COUNCIL: With respect to the Closed Meeting just concluded,
Mr. Carder moved that each Member of City Council certify to the best
of his or her knowledge that: (1) only public business matters lawfully
exempted from open meeting requirements under the Virginia Freedom
of Information Act; and (2) only such public business matters as were
identified in any motion by which any Closed Meeting was convened
were heard, discussed or considered by City Council. The motion was
seconded by Mr. Harris and adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Council Members Bestpitch, Carder, Harris, Hudson,
White, Wyatt and Mayor Smith--------------------------------7.
NAYS: None-------------------------------------O.
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There being no further business, the Mayor declared the meeting adjourned
at 5:42 p.m.
APPROVED
ATTEST:
Mary F. Parker
City Clerk
Ralph K. Smith
Mayor
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REGULAR WEEKLY SESSION-----ROANOKE CITY COUNCIL
September 18, 2000
12:00 Noon
The Council of the City of Roanoke met in regular session on Monday,
September 18, 2000, at 12:00 Noon, the regular meeting hour, at the Wyndham
Roanoke Hotel, 2801 Hershberger Road, N. W., City of Roanoke, Virginia, pursuant
to Chapter II, Administration, Article II, City Council, Section 2-15, Rules of
Procedure, Rule I, Regular Meetings, Code of the City of Roanoke (1979), as
amended, and pursuant to Resolution No. 35035-090500 adopted by the Council on
September 5, 2000, with Mayor Ralph K. Smith presiding.
PRESENT: Council Members William White, Sr., Linda F. Wyatt,
William D. Bestpitch, William H. Carder, C. Nelson Harris, W. Alvin Hudson, Jr., and
Mayor Ralph K. Smith----------------------------------_______________--------7.
ABSENT: None-----
-------------------------0.
OFFICERS PRESENT: Darlene L. Burcham, City Manager; James D. Ritchie,
Sr., Deputy City Manager; William M. Hackworth, City Attorney; James D. Grisso,
Director of Finance; and Mary F. Parker, City Clerk.
Jacqueline L. Shuck, Executive Director, Roanoke Regional Airport, advised
that the Airport Commission contracted with The Boyd Group/ASRC, Inc., Aviation
Consultant, Research and Forecasting, to study the aviation industry in general for
the Roanoke region in comparison to service in other similarly sized cities in the
southeastern United States. She further advised that the quality of the region's air
service is an important element in its ability to compete effectively in the
marketplace; in order to obtain a current and objective evolution of the quality of air
service currently available in the Roanoke region, the Roanoke Regional Airport
Commission contracted with the Boyd Group to perform the necessary analysis; and
specifically, the Boyd Group was asked to research, evaluate and compare the level
of air service and fares at Roanoke Regional Airport to that which is offered at
airports in nine other cities, which cities were identified as being generally
comparable to and competitive with the Roanoke and New River Valley area in terms
of the types of business being recruited or encouraged to expand.
Ms. Shuch called upon Michael Boyd, President of the Boyd Group, who is
widely recognized as an expert in the field of air service, for presentation of the
report.
(See summary of findings on file in the City Clerk's office.)
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At 1 :35 p.m., the Mayor declared the meeting in recess to be recovered at
3:00 p.m., in the William Ruffner Middle School Cafeteria; 3601 Ferncliff Avenue,
N. W., City of Roanoke.
At 3:00 p.m., on Monday, September 18, 2000, the regular meeting of City
Council reconvened in the William Ruffner Middle School Cafeteria, 3601 Ferncliff
Avenue, N. W., City of Roanoke, pursuant to Chapter II, Administration, Article II, City
Council, Section 2-15, Rules of Procedure, Rule I, Regular Meetings, Code of the City
of Roanoke (1979), as amended, and pursuant to Resolution No. 35035-090500 with
Mayor Ralph K. Smith.
PRESENT: Council Members William White, Sr., Linda F. Wyatt,
William D. Bestpitch, William H. Carder, C. Nelson Harris, W. Alvin Hudson, Jr., and
Mayor Ralph K. Smith------------------------------------------_______------7.
ABSENT: None---------------------------------____
o.
OFFICERS PRESENT: Darlene L. Burcham, City Manager; James D. Ritchie,
Sr., Deputy City Manager; William M. Hackworth, City Attorney; James D. Grisso,
Director of Finance; and Mary F. Parker, City Clerk.
The reconvened meeting was opened with a prayer by Council Member
C. Nelson Harris.
The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America was led
by Mayor Smith.
PRESENTATIONS:
CITY ATTORNEY-DECEASED PERSONS: Mr. Bestpitch offered
the following Resolution memorializing the late Judith M. Hackworth,
wife of City Attorney William Hackworth, who passed away on
September 18, 2000.
(#35054-091800) A RESOLUTION memorializing the late
Judith M. Hackworth.
(For full text of Resolution, see Resolution Book No. 63, page 451.)
ACTION: Mr. Bestpitch moved the adoption of Resolution No.
35054-091800. The motion was seconded by Mr. Carder and adopted
by the following vote:
AYES: Council Members White, Wyatt, Bestpitch, Carder, Harris,
Hudson and Mayor Smith---------------------- --------- ---7.
NAYS: None---
----------------------0.
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ACTION:
ACTION:
JEFFERSON CENTER-DECEASED PERSONS:
Mr. Harris offered the following Resolution memorializing the late
Beverly T Fitzpatrick, Sr., unit leader and former judge who passed
away on September 16, 2000.
(#35055-091800) A RESOLUTION memorializing the late
Beverly Thomas Fitzpatrick, Sr., beloved civic leader and former judge
of the City's Municipal and General District Courts.
(For full text of Resolution, see Resolution Book No. 63, page 452.)
Mr. Harris moved the adoption of Resolution No. 35055-091800.
The motion was seconded by Mr. Hudson and adopted by the following
vote:
AYES: Council Members White, Wyatt, Bestpitch, Carder, Harris,
Hudson and Mayor Smith--------------------------------------7.
NAYS: None--------------------
----------0.
CONSENT AGENDA
The Mayor advised that all matters listed under the Consent
Agenda were considered to be routine by the Members of Council and
would be enacted by one motion in the form, or forms, listed on the
Consent Agenda, and if discussion was desired, that item would be
removed from the Consent Agenda and considered separately.
MINUTES: Minutes of the Financial Planning Session of City
Council held on Saturday, March 4, 2000; and regular meetings of
Council held on Monday, April 3, 2000, and Monday, April 17, 2000, were
before the body.
(For full text, see Minutes on file in the City Clerk's Office.)
Mr. Hudson moved that the reading of the Minutes be dispensed
with and that the Minutes be approved as recorded. The motion was
seconded by Mr. Harris and adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Council Members White, Wyatt, Bestpitch, Carder, Harris,
Hudson and Mayor Smith--------------------------------------__7.
NAYS: None------------
------------0.
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OATHS OF OFFICE-COMMITTEES-COMMUNITY PLANNING: A
communication from Evelyn S. Lander tendering her resignation as a
member of the Metropolitan Planning Organization of the Roanoke
Valley-Alleghany Regional Commission, was before Council.
(For full text, see communication on file in the City Clerk's Office.)
ACTION: Mr. Hudson moved that the communication be received and
filed, and that the resignation be accepted. The motion was seconded
by Mr. Harris and adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Council Members White, Wyatt, Bestpitch, Carder, Harris,
Hudson and Mayor Smith-------------------------------------------7.
NAYS: None----------
-----------------0.
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE-OATHS OF OFFICE-
COMMITTEES: A report of qualification of Evelyn F. Board as a member
of the Human Services Committee for a term ending June 30,2001, was
before Council.
(See Oath or Affirmation of Office on file in the City Clerk's Office.)
ACTION: Mr. Hudson moved that the report of qualification be received
and filed. The motion was seconded by Mr. Harris and adopted by the
following vote:
AYES: Council Members White, Wyatt, Bestpitch, Carder, Harris,
Hudson and Mayor Smith-----------------------------------___7.
NAYS: None------
------------------0.
REGULAR AGENDA
HEARING OF CITIZENS UPON PUBLIC MATTERS:
COMMONWEALTH'S ATTORNEY:
M. Don Caldwell, Commonwealth's Attorney, reported on the
Cost Collection Unit which is administered by the Commonwealth
Attorney's Office, for fiscal year 1999-2000, and presented information
summarizing the program over the past six years. He advised that the
Commonwealth's Attorney is charged, by statute, with the
responsibility of collecting outstanding fines and costs within the court
system; however, it was only in the late 1990's that the State provided
legislation that allowed for funding to accomplish that purpose. He
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stated that the Commonwealth of Virginia offers three alternatives for
cost collection; i.e.: to refer the matter to the State Department of
Taxation, to refer the matter to private collections or, to establish an in
house program. He explained that in 1994, the Commonwealths's
Attorney and the City of Roanoke elected to use the in house collection
program, primarily because it provides an opportunity for the locality
to make additional money and the locality benefits from the fact that
most fines and costs that are assessed are assessed as state revenue.
He added that if the locality has an in house program, it allows state
money and local money to be deposited in one common account and
after expenses are incurred, remaining funds can be divided 50 - 50
between the State and the locality; and historically, Roanoke City has
found that fines are collected at approximately an 80 - 20 ratio, 80 per
cent State dollars and 20 per cent local dollars. He advised that for
fiscal year 2000-01, the City collected approximately $87,000.00 in past
due fines and costs which is local money and after expenses are
factored out and divided 50 - 50 with the State, the City actually
collected $118,532.00, which represents approximately $32,000.00 more
than was collected in local fines and costs, or about a 36 per cent
increase in local money that goes into the City's General Fund. He
explained that the program was set up with the locality agreeing to
underwrite any losses incurred; however, the City did not experience
any losses except in the initial start-up year when the program operated
for eight months and most of the loss was in equipment and start up
fees.
Without objection by Council, the Mayor advised that the report
of the Commonwealth's Attorney would be received and filed.
PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS:
SEG REGA TION/INTEGRA TION-CITY COU NCIL-NA TIONAL
LEAGUE OF CITIES: A communication from Council Member
William D. Bestpitch calling attention to an article in the September 4
edition of Nation's Cities Weekly indicating that citizens and City
leaders all over America are encouraged to add their voices to local
efforts taking place around the country and in Washington, D. C., on
September 20 as part of a demonstration led by the National League of
Cities to rally against racism, was before Council.
He explained that National Undoing Racism Day launches the
Campaign to Promote Racial Justice, a major initiative in conjunction
with more than 200 cities to eliminate racism and to advance racial
justice in the nation's communities; and the effort, led by NLC
President Bob Knight, who is also Mayor of Wichita, Kansas, is aimed
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ACTION:
at raising awareness about issues of racism and the problems that
many minorities are still subjected to in their daily lives, and at the
same time drawing attention to local efforts to do away with racism.
Mr. Bestpitch proposed that the City of Roanoke adopt a
resolution lending its support to the "National Undoing Racism Day
Rally" which will be held at Freedom Plaza, 1301 Pennsylvania Avenue,
and is located just three blocks from the White House, at which time
NLC President Knight, City officials and leaders of other organizations
who support the NLC's campaign will participate in the Washington
event at 12:00 noon on September 20.
(For full text, see communication on file in the City Clerk's office.)
Mr. Bestpitch offered the following Resolution:
(#35056-091800) A RESOLUTION lending the City's support to the
National League of Cities Campaign to Promote Racial Justice which
will be launched on September 20, 2000, in Washington, D. C.
(For full text of Resolution, see Resolution Book No. 63, page 454.)
Mr. Bestpitch moved the adoption of Resolution No.
35056-091800. The motion was seconded by Ms. Wyatt and adopted by
the following vote:
AYES: Council Members White, Wyatt, Bestpitch, Carder, Harris,
Hudson and Mayor Smith---------------------------------------7.
NAYS: None--------------------------- o.
BUDGET-CLERK OF COURTS-CIRCUIT COURT-GRANTS-
EQUIPMENT: A communication from the Honorable Arthur B. Crush, III,
Clerk of Circuit Court, advising that the Clerk of Circuit Court is
responsible, by statute, for the recordation of legal instruments which
include land records, marriage licenses, financing statements,
assumed names, wills and other probate records, and law, chancery
and criminal orders; records must be maintained and be made available
to the public; the Optical Character Recognition System, also known as
the Records Management Indexing/Scanning System, currently in use
to record the above-referenced records can no longer facilitate the
volume of records being scanned; there is a need for additional,
compatible equipment that will allow several operators to perform like
tasks simultaneously; equipment is available through the Supreme
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ACTION:
Court of Virginia at a cost of $43,965.00; and funds, in the amount of
$43,965.00, are available from the Compensation Board of
Virginia-Technology Trust Fund.
It was further advised that the Clerk of Circuit Court has been
granted $43,965.00 from the Compensation Board of
Virginia- Technology Trust Fund for upgrades to the current recordation
equipment, which grant does not require a local match; whereupon, the
Clerk of Circuit Court recommended that Council authorize the City
Manager to execute the requisite documents to obtain funds from the
Compensation Board-Technology Trust Fund, and authorize the
Director of Finance to establish a revenue estimate in the amount of
$43,965.00 in the Grant Fund and appropriate funds to Account No.
9005, Furniture and Equipment.
A report of the City Manager concurring in the recommendation
of the Clerk of Circuit Court was also before the body.
(For full text, see communication and report on file in the City Clerk's
Office.)
Mr. Hudson offered the following emergency budget ordinance:
(#35057-091800) AN ORDINANCE to amend and reordain certain
sections of the 2000-2001 Grant Fund Appropriations, and providing for
an emergency.
(For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 63, page 455.)
Mr. Hudson moved the adoption of Ordinance No. 35057-091800.
The motion was seconded by Mr. Harris and adopted by the following
vote:
AYES: Council Members White, Wyatt, Bestpitch, Carder, Harris,
Hudson and Mayor Smith-------------------------_______7.
NAYS: None--------------
--------------0.
Mr. Hudson offered the following Resolution:
(#35058-091800) A RESOLUTION authorizing the acceptance of
funding from the Compensation Board ofthe Commonwealth of Virginia
and authorizing the acceptance, execution and filing of appropriate
documents to obtain such funds.
(For full text of Resolution, see Resolution Book No. 63, page 456.)
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ACTION:
Mr. Hudson moved the adoption of Resolution No. 35058-091800.
The motion was seconded by Mr. Harris and adopted by the following
vote:
AYES: Council Members White, Wyatt, Bestpitch, Carder, Harris,
Hudson and Mayor Smith-----------------------------___ ----7.
NAYS: Nono
------------------------------0.
BUDGET-SCHOOLS: A communication from the Roanoke City
School Board requesting appropriation of funds to the following school
accounts, was before Council:
$50,000.00 from the balance of prior year Capital
Maintenance and Equipment Replacement Funds for the
installation of an elevator for the disabled at Patrick Henry
High School.
$327,396.00 from 2000-01 Capital Maintenance and
Equipment Replacement Funds to fund new textbook
adoptions, administrative and instructional technology
requests, facility maintenance requirements, and facility
improvements at several schools.
$314,569.00 in proceeds from the sale of Trigon Stock
which will be utilized for the purpose of reducing the
School Board employee premium obligation for fiscal year
2000-01.
$50,000.00 for the Comprehensive School Reform
Demonstration Grant to provide for the replication of a
successful intervention program at Fallon Park Elementary
School. The program will implement a basic skills
program which includes staff development and remedial
skills instruction. The continuing program is one hundred
per cent reimbursed by Federal funds.
$50,000.00 for the Comprehensive School Reform
Demonstration Grant to provide for replication of a
successful intervention program at Lincoln Terrace
Elementary School. The program will implement a basic
skills program which includes staff development and
remedial skills instruction. The continuing program is one
hundred per cent reimbursed by Federal funds.
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ACTION:
$50,000.00 for the Comprehensive School Reform
Demonstration Grant to provide for replication of a
successful intervention program at the Roanoke Academy
for Mathematics and Science. The program will implement
a basic skills program which includes staff development
and remedial skills instruction. The continuing program
is one hundred per cent reimbursed by Federal funds.
A report of the Director of Finance recommending that Council
concur in the request of the School Board was also before the body.
(For full text, see communication and report on file in the City Clerk's
Office.)
Mr. White offered the following emergency budget ordinance:
(#35059-091800) AN ORDINANCE to amend and reordain certain
sections of the 2000-2001 General and School Fund Appropriations,
and providing for an emergency.
(For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 63, page 457.)
Mr. White moved the adoption of Ordinance No. 35059-091800.
The motion was seconded by Mr. Harris and adopted by the following
vote:
AYES: Council Members White, Wyatt, Bestpitch, Carder, Harris,
Hudson and Mayor Smith-----------------------------------------______7.
NAYS: None-------------------_____________ O.
BONDS/BOND ISSUES-SCHOOLS: A communication from the
Roanoke City School Board advising that at its September 12 meeting
the Board adopt a Resolution requesting Council to issue General
Obligation Qualified Zone Academy Bonds (QZAB) in an aggregate
principal amount not to exceed $1,291,618.00 for the purpose of
renovating the Roanoke Academy for Mathematics and Science,
including installation of air conditioning, replacement of windows,
modernization of restrooms, upgrading of floor, wall and ceiling
finishes, and replacing lighting and utilities, was before Council.
It was explained that the Qualified Zone Academy Bonds initiative
is a Federal program that allows lending institutions and schools to
form a mutually beneficial partnership to support education; the
program offers bonds, interest-free, and allows a bank or other lending
institution to purchase the special no-interest bond on behalf of a
school; and schools qualify based on their percentage of free lunch
students.
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ACTION:
(For full text, see communication on file in the City Clerk's Office.)
Mr. Bestpitch offered the following Resolution:
(#35060-091800) A RESOLUTION authorizing the School Board
for the City of Roanoke to rehabilitate the present school building at the
Roanoke Academy for Mathematics and Science; and (ii) authorizing
and directing the City Manager to file an application with the Virginia
Department of Education seeking an allocation of authority to issue the
City's general obligation qualified zone academy bonds in an amount
not to exceed $1,291,618.00 to finance certain renovations to the
Roanoke Academy for Mathematics and Science.
(For full text of Resolution, see Resolution Book No. 63, page 460.)
Mr. Bestpitch moved the adoption of Resolution No.
35060-091800. The motion was seconded by Mr. Carder and adopted
by the following vote:
AYES: Council Members White, Wyatt, Bestpitch, Carder, Harris,
Hudson and Mayor Smith-----------------------------------7.
NAYS: None--------
---------------------0.
REPORTS OF OFFICERS:
CITY MANAGER:
BRIEFINGS: None.
ITEMS RECOMMENDED FOR ACTION:
TRAFFIC-BUDGET-CONSUL TANTS REPORTS-ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT: The City Manager submitted a written report advising
that the City of Roanoke will play a key role in developing public
infrastructure to support the proposed Riverside Centre for Research
and Technology; an important piece of the infrastructure is a new grade
separated highway interchange linking the project area to the
Roy L. Webber Expressway (Route 220); substantial conceptual
engineering work has been completed and was well received by the
Virginia Department of Transportation; and the next step is to prepare
a detailed traffic and engineering analysis that will justify the proposed
interchange and further refine design characteristics and cost.
It was further advised that qualification proposals were publicly
advertised and received; a selection committee determined that
Wilbur Smith Associates, Inc., is best qualified to prepare the
Interchange Justification Report, and a contract was negotiated with
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ACTION:
Wilbur Smith Associates, Inc., in the amount of $145,162.00; additional
funding of $14,948.00 is needed for a project contingency; funds in the
amount of $102,359.00 are available from Capital Project Account No.
008-056-9698 and the balance of $57,751.00 to fund the Justification
Report is available in Transfers to Capital Projects, Account No.
001-250-9310-9508.
The City Manager recommended that Council authorize a
contract for the above referenced work and that the City Manager be
authorized to execute the contract, in a form acceptable to the City
Attorney, with Wilbur Smith Associates, Inc., in the amount of
$145,162.00, transfer $102,359.00 from Capital Project, Account No.
008-056-9698, and $57,751.00 from Transfers to Capital Projects,
Account No. 001-250-9310-9508, for a total of $160,110.00, to Riverside
Centre, Account No. 008-002-9720-9003.
(For full text, see report on file in the City Clerk's Office.)
Mr. Harris offered the following emergency budget ordinance:
(#35061-091800) AN ORDINANCE to amend and reordain certain
sections of the 2000-2001 Capital Projects Fund Appropriations, and
providing for an emergency.
(For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 63, page 461.)
Mr. Harris moved the adoption of Ordinance No. 35061-091800.
The motion was seconded by Mr. Carder and adopted by the following
vote:
AYES: Council Members White, Wyatt, Bestpitch, Carder, Harris,
Hudson and Mayor Smith--------------------------_________7.
NAYS: None---------
--------------0.
Mr. Harris offered the following Resolution:
(#35062-091800) A RESOLUTION authorizing execution of a
contract with Wilbur Smith Associates, Inc., for engineering design
services for the preparation of a detailed traffic and engineering
analysis relating to the proposed interchange linking the Riverside
Centre for Research and Technology project area to the Roy L. Webber
Expressway (Route 220), upon certain terms and conditions.
(For full text of Resolution, see Resolution Book No. 63, page 463.)
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ACTION:
Mr. Harris moved the adoption of Resolution No. 35062-091800.
The motion was seconded by Mr. Hudson and adopted by the following
vote:
AYES: Council Members White, Wyatt, Bestpitch, Carder, Harris,
Hudson and Mayor Smith----------------_______7.
NAYS: None-------------------_____
-----0.
CITY CODE-REFUSE COLLECTION: The City Manager submitted
a written report advising that Council was briefed at its August 7,2000,
meeting with regard to proposed changes in the City's solid waste
collection program; specific changes are proposed in the collection of
bulk items and brush, recycling and curbside collection;
implementation of automated and semi-automated refuse collection in
recent years has necessitated some changes in ordinances that reflect
the modernization of solid waste practices; and Citizen Advisory
Committees were appointed in recent years to help identify other solid
waste collection concerns which included such issues as the time of
day by which containers must be removed from the street and the
location at which containers should be stored.
A summary of the proposed changes is as follows:
Current Proposed
Definitions related to solid waste Provides up-to-date definitions of solid
program components are outdated waste program components
Trash containers are to be removed by Trash receptacles are to be removed
7:00 p.m. on the day of collection by 7:00 a.m. on the day following
collection
No location specified for trash Trash and recycling containers shall
containers (between dates of be stored no closer to the street than
collection) the principal building (between dates
of collection)
CBO collection 5 nights per week; CBO collection 6 nights per week;
placed between 5:00 p.m. and 8:00 placed between 5:00 p.m. and 9:00
p.m. p.m.
Bulk item collection scheduled and Bulk item collection provided on a
provided upon request regular schedule
No provision for residents to take bulk City residents may take up to 12 pick-
items or brush to a designated up truck loads of bulk items and brush
location. per calendar year to the Tinker Creek
Transfer Station, free of charge.
The City Manager recommended that Council adopt the proposed
revisions.
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ACTION:
(For full text, see report on file in the City Clerk's Office.)
Mr. Hudson offered the following emergency ordinance:
(#35063-091800) AN ORDINANCE repealing Chapter 14,
GARBAGE AND REFUSE, enacting new Chapter 14.1, SOLID WASTE
MANAGEMENT, of the Code of the City of Roanoke (1979), as amended,
to update the regulation of solid waste collection; and providing for an
emergency.
(For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 63, page 463.)
Mr. Hudson moved the adoption of Ordinance No. 35063-091800.
The motion was seconded by Mr. Carder and adopted by the following
vote:
AYES: Council Members White, Wyatt, Bestpitch, Carder, Harris,
Hudson and Mayor Smith----------------------------__________7.
NAYS: None
-------------------------0.
BUDGET-RECYCLlNG-EQUIPMENT: The City Manager submitted
a written report concurring in a report of the bid committee in
connection with the purchase of recycling containers.
It was advised that the Solid Waste Management program for
collection of recyclables will expand in November, 2000, to include the
remaining citizens in curbside co-mingled collection of recyclables;
additional recycling containers will permit regularly scheduled,
bi-weekly pick up of recyclables on all streets; and expansion of the
program requires the addition of 27,000 - 22 gallon recycling bins.
The Bid Committee and the City Manager recommend that
Council authorize issuance of a purchase order for 27,000 recycling
containers to SCl A-1 Plastics lTD., in accordance with City of
Roanoke specifications, appropriate $121,230.00 from CMERP to
Account No. 001-530-4211-2035 (Solid Waste Recycling - Expendable
Equipment <5,000), said funding having been included in a prior year
Capital Maintenance and Equipment Replacement Program.
(For full text, see report on file in the City Clerk's Office.)
Mr. Harris offered the following emergency budget ordinance:
(#35064-091800) AN ORDINANCE to amend and reordain certain
sections of the 2000-2001 General Fund Appropriations, and providing
for an emergency.
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ACTION:
ACTION:
(For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 63, page 477.)
Mr. Harris moved the adoption of Ordinance No. 35064-091800.
The motion was seconded by Mr. Carder.
Ms. Wyatt advised that she is not opposed to recycling; however,
in reviewing funds expended by the City over previous years for
recycling, it costs $10,000.00 per household practicing recycling which
is an exorbitant price to pay. She called attention to other methods of
recycling that are less expensive and more efficient and for the City to
continue with a program that is not working, $10,000.00 per household
is a waste of taxpayer's money.
AYES: Council Members White, Bestpitch, Carder, Harris,
Hudson and Mayor Smith---------------------____________________________--6.
NAYS: Council MemberWyatt---------------__________1.
Mr. Harris offered the following emergency ordinance:
(#35065-091800) AN ORDINANCE accepting the bid of SCL A-1
Plastics LTD. for 27,000 recycling containers, upon certain terms and
conditions and awarding a contract therefor; authorizing the proper
City officials to execute the requisite contract for such items; rejecting
all other bids made to the City for the items; and providing for an
emergency.
(For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 63, page 478.)
Mr. Harris moved the adoption of Ordinance No. 35065-091800.
The motion was seconded by Mr. Carder and adopted by the following
vote:
AYES: Council Members White, Bestpitch, Carder, Harris,
Hudson and Mayor Smith-----------------------------_________6.
NAYS: Council MemberWyatt-----------_________1.
POLICE DEPARTMENT-BUDGET:: The City Manager submitted
a written report advising that in 1986, Congress authorized the transfer
of certain Federally forfeited property to State and local law
enforcement agencies that participated in the investigation and seizure
of the property; application for an equitable share of property seized by
local law enforcement must be made to the U. S. Department of Justice
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ACTION:
and certified by the City Attorney; and the property, including funds
shared with State and local agencies, may be used only for the purpose
stated in the application, i.e., narcotics investigations related to law
enforcement.
It was further advised that participation in Federal forfeited
property enhances the effectiveness of narcotics investigations by
providing necessary investigations equipment, investigative funds,
overtime expenses, and offsets the costs that would otherwise have to
be borne by the City's taxpayers; the Police Department receives funds
periodically from the Federal Government's asset sharing program;
grant requirements provide that the funds be placed in an interest
bearing account, with earned interest to be used in accordance with
program guidelines; and revenues totaling $57,928.00 have been
collected and are available for appropriation in the Grant Fund, Account
Nos. 035-640-3304-3305 and 035-640-3304-3306.
The City Manager recommended that Council authorize
appropriation of $57,928.00 to the Grant Fund account, Investigations
and Rewards, Account No. 035-640-3304-2150, and increase the Grant
Fund revenue estimate in Account No. 035-640-3304-3305 by $54,468.00
and Account No. 035-640-3304-3306 by $3,460.00.
(For full text, see report on file in the City Clerk's Office.)
Mr. Hudson offered the following emergency budget ordinance:
(#35066-091800) AN ORDINANCE to amend and reordain certain
sections of the 2000-2001 Grant Fund Appropriations, and providing for
an emergency.
(For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 63, page 479.)
Mr. Hudson moved the adoption of Ordinance No. 35066-091800.
The motion was seconded by Mr. White and adopted by the following
vote:
AYES: Council Members White, Wyatt, Bestpitch, Carder, Harris,
Hudson and Mayor Smith-------------------------------_________7.
NAYS: None--------------------______O.
BUDGET-GRANTS-LlBRARIES-EQUIPMENT: The City Manager
submitted a written report advising that the Roanoke Public Library has
been awarded an assistive technology grant by the Library of Virginia
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ACTION:
under the Federal Library Services and Technology Act, State
Administered Program; the grant of $9,000.00 will be used to purchase
eight 21-inch computer monitors that will enhance the ability of
individuals with low vision to view the Internet and other electronic
resources at each City library location; grant funds must be expended
by September 30,2001; and there is a required one-to-one match for the
funds which is available in the Library's Telephone Account No.
001-650-7310-2020.
The City Manager recommended that Council authorize transfer
of funds in the amount of $9,000.00 from the Library's Telephone
Account No. 001-650-7310-2020 to the General Fund, Transfer to Grant
Fund Account No. 001-250-9310-9535, appropriate $18,000.00 to Grant
Fund Expendable Equipment Account No. 035-650-5029-2035, and
authorize revenue estimates of $18,000.00 in accounts to be
established by the Director of Finance in the Grant Fund.
(For full text, see report on file in the City Clerk's Office.)
Mr. Harris offered the following emergency budget ordinance:
(#35067-091800) AN ORDINANCE to amend and reordain certain
sections of the 2000-2001 Grant Fund Appropriations, and providing for
an emergency.
(For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 63, page 480.)
Mr. Harris moved the adoption of Ordinance No. 35067-091800.
The motion was seconded by Mr. Carder and adopted by the following
vote:
AYES: Council Members White, Wyatt, Bestpitch, Carder, Harris,
Hudson and Mayor Smith----------------------------------___7.
NAYS: None-------------------______
----0.
HEALTH DEPARTMENT-BUDGET-HUMAN DEVELOPMENT: The
City Manager submitted a written report advising that the Roanoke City
Department of Social Services and the State Health Department entered
into an agreement in 1994 to establish an Eligibility Worker position
through the Department of Social Services to be located at the Roanoke
City Health Department to assure that all citizens have an opportunity
to apply for Medicaid; and the Agreement remains in effect until
modified by mutual consent or operation of law.
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ACTION:
ACTION:
It was further advised that there is no local cost for this position,
with approximately 50% of the cost to be reimbursed from Federal
Medicaid administrative funds and the Health Department will
reimburse the remaining cost; and the Roanoke City Health Department
is pleased with the results of having this position on location and
wishes to continue the services.
The City Manager recommended that she be authorized to
continue the services of the Outstationed Eligibility Worker at the
Health Department, in accordance with the original agreement, and that
Council appropriate $32,327.00 for fiscal year 2000-01 to certain
revenue and expenditure accounts to be established in the Grant Fund
by the Director of Finance.
(For full text, see report on file in the City Clerk's Office.)
Mr. Hudson offered the following emergency budget ordinance:
(#35068-091800) AN ORDINANCE to amend and reordain certain
sections of the 2000-2001 Grant Fund Appropriations, and providing for
an emergency.
(For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 63, page 482.)
Mr. Hudson moved the adoption of Ordinance No. 35068-091800.
The motion was seconded by Mr. Harris and adopted by the following
vote:
AYES: Council Members White, Wyatt, Bestpitch, Carder, Harris,
Hudson and Mayor Smith------------------------------_______7.
NAYS: None--------------____
----0.
Mr. Harris offered the following Resolution:
(#35069-091800) A RESOLUTION authorizing the City Manager to
continue the services of the Outstationed Eligibility Worker at the
Roanoke City Health Department, upon certain terms and conditions.
(For full text of Resolution, see Resolution Book No. 63, page 483.)
Mr. Harris moved the adoption of Resolution No. 35069-091800.
The motion was seconded by Mr. Carder and adopted by the following
vote:
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AYES: Council Members White, Wyatt, Bestpitch, Carder, Harris,
Hudson and Mayor Smith------------------_________________7.
NAYS: None-
----------------0.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES:
COMMITTEES-COMMUNITY PLANNING-CONSULTANTS
REPORTS: A report of the City Planning Commission advising that over
the past few months, Council has authorized funding for, and was
briefed on, the City's development of a new Comprehensive Plan;
Hutton Associates, Jinni Benson, and Hill Studio have been hired to
assist the City with this important planning effort; as a part of the
planning program and the City's commitment to participatory
government, an intensive citizen participation process was developed
by City staff and members of the City Planning Commission's Long
Range Planning Committee; and during the next nine months, citizens
will have an opportunity to participate in development of the plan in
numerous ways, including a Citizens Advisory Committee, working
Task Teams, and various public workshops.
It was further advised that as the first step in this important
planning project, the Planning Commission is recommending that 30
citizens, along with two City Planning Commission members, be
appointed by Council to the Citizens Advisory committee; this
Committee represents a broad diversity of persons in the community
who have expressed an interest in serving on Committee or on working
Task Teams; over 150 persons have expressed a interest in working on
the Committee and Task Teams; and on August 28, 2000, the City
Planning Commission held a special meeting to review applications
and to make recommendations for the Citizens Advisory Committee for
formal appointment by Council.
It was noted that the Citizens Advisory committee also includes
an Executive Committee composed ofthe Chair, Vice-Chair, and Chairs
of each of the working Task Teams which will serve an important role
in development of issues and strategic planning for implementing
future pOlicies and programs; any applicant who was not selected to
serve on the Citizens Advisory Committee will be asked to serve on a
working Task Team; and the working teams will include a Planning
Commission member, planning staff, relevant City staff with expertise
in that area, and any citizens who wish to participate.
The City Planning Commission recommended that Council
appoint the following persons and two Planning Commission members
to the Vision 2001 Citizens Advisory Committee:
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Walter Rugaber (Chair)
Brenda L. McDaniel (Vice-Chair)
Carolyn Coles (Housing and Neighborhoods Chair)
Fredrick M. Williams (Infrastructure Chair)
Carl D. Cooper (Public Services Chair)
Steve Lemon (Economic Development Chair)
Paula L. Prince (People Chair)
Talfourd H. Kemper, Jr. (Quality of Life Chair)
Kevin A. Deck (City Design Chair)
Matthew Kennel
Dan Smith
Elvah D. Taylor
Mary C. Knapp
Tom Pettigrew
Daniel E. Karnes
Susan L. Willis
Jeanne H. Pedigo
Patrick N. Shaffner
J. Lee E. Osborne
Pearl Fu
John P. Bradshaw, Jr.
David W. Davis, III
Beth Doughty
James M. Turner, Jr.
Kevin Kays
Jonathan K. Wolfe
Jeannette D. Manns
Erin Garvin
Mark McConnel
Brian M. Shepard
Richard Rife (Planning Commission Member)
Robert Manetta (Planning Commission Member)
Mr. Harris moved that Council concur in the recommendation of
the City Planning Commission. The motion was seconded by
Mr. Carder.
Ms. Wyatt advised that the Vision process of the City has
heretofore been the property of the City Council and she was not aware
that Council had relinquished that responsibility to the City Planning
Commission.
With regard to Vision 2001, the City Manager advised that the City
Planning Commission, Planning staff and consultants to the City
Planning Commission prepared a recommendation that they receive
applications and recommend a group of 30+ citizens to serve on an
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advisory committee, which information was shared with Council at its
planning retreat in July 2000. She added that Council gave specific
instructions that it wanted diversity represented in the
recommendations; i.e.: to reflect racial and sexual distribution, social
and economic status, representation from the four quadrants of the
City, and Council indicated a willingness for persons who do not
necessarily live in the City but participate in City and valley activities to
be included in the process. She advised that Council members were
requested to make recommendations on potential nominees and those
recommendations were considered and added to the membership of
the advisory committee.
Mr. Manetta advised that the Long Term Subcommittee of the City
Planning Commission was asked to review 150 applications and their
directive from the City Manager was to attempt to reach all of the
balances and to involve new people in the process who had not
otherwise been involved, and the subcommittee met on numerous
occasions in an effort to recommend an advisory committee that met
the suggested criteria. He pointed out that 30 members were
recommended by the consultants for the advisory committee, however,
that number does not represent the entire planning process since
additional committees will be appointed to review specific issues such
as quality of life, transportation, economy, infrastructure, etc., which
will involve additional persons by drawing from the original list of 150
who applied for appointment. He advised that there is a wide variety of
work to be done and the responsibility of the advisory committee is to
coordinate the work.
Ms. Wyatt advised that when Council met in July, she agreed to
address specifically the Comprehensive Plan; however, the City
Planning Commission's report addresses a vision for the entire City.
She further advised that her intent was to revisit the current
Comprehensive Plan and determine where the document was in need
of attraction or change. She stated that she does not want to leave the
vision of the City of Roanoke to 31 citizens of the community, because
what the City should be and its vision should have far more input than
that of a 30 member advisory committee. She added that Council has
a responsibility to take the lead and the role in fashioning the vision
process for the City of Roanoke.
For the above reasons, Ms. Wyatt offered a substitute motion that
the matter be tabled pending further discussion by Council. The
motion was seconded by Mr. Hudson.
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Mr. Carder advised that the City Planning Commission has
recommended what Council agreed to at its July retreat, because
Vision 2001 is the City's Comprehensive Plan. He clarified that the 30
member advisory committee will act as a steering committee and from
the steering committee, subcommittees will be appointed composed of
additional citizens.
Mr. Bestpitch advised that he was not in favor of tabling the
matter, given the present time lines for the process. He stated that
Council discussed the matter at its July planning retreat; however, he
was concerned that Council was not afforded the opportunity to
discuss appointments during the closed meeting process. He added
that the message he would like to send to City staff is that in the future,
Council should be given the opportunity to talk among itself as Council
Members regarding prospective committee appointments before being
called upon to vote on an issue.
The Mayor advised that at the July 2000 Council planning retreat,
he provided the names of certain individuals, however, those names
are not included on the proposed list of nominees for the advisory
committee.
Mr. White advised that to begin the process without the support
of the entire Council would be a mistake. He further advised that
Ms. Wyatt has asked that the matter be tabled for the purpose of further
discussion by Council which will provide a much better chance for the
process to be successful, and, for that reason, he stated that he
intended to support the motion to table.
Mr. Harris advised that the City Planning Commission is the
guardian of the City's Comprehensive Plan, members have acted most
appropriately in providing Council with a review process, including the
list of potential members of an advisory committee, therefore, he
expressed appreciation for the work of the City Planning Commission.
He stated that he was not in favor of tabling the matter, Council will
have the opportunity to add additional names to the steering committee
or to provide names for the task forces, the 30 names recommended
to Council for the advisory committee do not represent the last vote on
the Comprehensive Plan, but will guide the direction for a large number
of citizens who will be involved in the process, and the ultimate
decision will rest with the Members of Council regarding the finality of
the Comprehensive Plan.
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Ms. Wyatt advised that she was not opposed to any of the
persons listed as nominees to the advisory committee, nor was she
opposed to the Comprehensive Plan; however, she stated that there is
a need for clarification. She added that if something is done with
discord at its inception, the process is tainted from the beginning.
At 4:05 p.m., the Mayor declared the meeting in recess.
The Council meeting reconvened at 4:15 p.m., with all Members
of the Council in attendance, Mayor Smith presiding.
Ms. Wyatt withdrew her substitute motion to table the matter and
Mr. Hudson withdrew his second to the substitute motion.
Mr. Harris, maker of the original motion to concur in the
recommendation of the City Planning Commission, withdrew his
motion, and Mr. Carder withdrew his second to the motion.
Mr. Harris requested that the comments by Council Members be
referred to the City Manager and to the City Planning Commission for
further discussion and report to Council.
Without objection by Council, the Mayor advised that the matter
would be referred to the City Manager and to the City Planning
Commission for further report.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS: None.
INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCES AND
RESOLUTIONS:
CITY PROPERTY-JEFFERSON CENTER-LEASES: Ordinance No.
35047, authorizing extension of the term of the existing lease between
the City of Roanoke and the Jefferson Center Foundation, Ltd., to
provide for a new term ending May 31,2041, for property known as the
Jefferson Center and adjacent grounds, located at 540
Campbell Avenue, S. W., including the adjacent parking lot on
Luck Avenue, S. W., having previously been before the Council for its
first reading on Monday, September 5, 2000, read and adopted on its
first reading and laid over, was again before the body, Mr. Hudson
offering the following for its second reading and final adoption:
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(#35047-091800) AN ORDINANCE authorizing the extension of an
existing lease between the City of Roanoke and the Jefferson Center
Foundation Ltd. for the lease of property known as the Jefferson Center
and adjacent grounds, lying at 540 Campbell Avenue, S. W., including
the adjacent parking lot on Luck Avenue, S. W.
(For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 63, page 449.)
ACTION: Mr. Hudson moved the adoption of Ordinance No. 35047-091800.
The motion was seconded by Mr. White and adopted by the following
vote:
AYES: Council Members White, Wyatt, Bestpitch, Carder, Harris,
Hudson and Mayor Smith---------------------------______________7.
NAYS: None----------------------__
------0.
MOTIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS:
INQUIRIES AND/OR COMMENTS BYTHE MAYOR AND MEMBERS
OF COUNCIL:
COUNCIL-CITY ATTORNEY-DIRECTOR OF FINANCE-CITY
CLERK-MUNICIPAL AUDITOR: Mr. Hudson advised that at the Council
meeting on Monday, August 21, 2000, Council tabled the question of
reappointing certain Council Appointed Officers, i.e.: City Attorney,
Director of Finance, City Clerk and Municipal Auditor whose terms of
office will expire on September 30, 2000; whereupon, he moved that the
matter be removed from the table. The motion was seconded by
Mr. Harris and unanimously adopted.
Mr. Hudson moved that William M. Hackworth, City Attorney;
James D. Grisso, Director of Finance; Mary F. Parker, City Clerk; and
Robert M. Bird, Municipal Auditor, be reappointed to their respective
positions for terms of two years, each, commencing October 1, 2000,
and ending September 30, 2002. The motion was seconded by
Mr. White.
Mr. Bestpitch offered a substitute motion that Council convene
in Closed Meeting to discuss a personnel matter with regard to
reappointment of certain Council Appointed Officers, pursuant to
Section 2.1-344 (A) (1), Code of Virginia (1950), as amended. The
motion was seconded by Mr. Carder and adopted by the following vote:
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ACTION:
AYES: Council Members White, Wyatt, Bestpitch, Carder, Harris,
Hudson and Mayor
Smith----------------_____________________ -------7.
NAYS: None--------------- __ ____
o.
OTHER HEARING OF CITIZENS UPON PUBLIC MATTERS:
At 4:25 p.m., the Mayor declared the meeting in recess.
At 5:00 p.m., the meeting reconvened in the William Ruffner
Middle School Cafeteria, with Mayor Smith presiding, and all Members
of the Council in attendance.
COUNCIL: With respect to the Closed Meeting just concluded,
Mr. Carder moved that each Member of City Council certify to the best
of his or her knowledge that: (1) only public business matters lawfully
exempted from open meeting requirements under the Virginia Freedom
of Information Act; and (2) only such public business matters as were
identified in any motion by which any Closed Meeting was convened
were heard, discussed or considered by City Council. The motion was
seconded by Mr. Bestpitch and adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Council Members White, Wyatt, Bestpitch, Carder, Harris,
Hudson and Mayor Smith----------------------__________________7.
NAYS: None
-----------------------------------------------------------().
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE-CITY CLERK-CITY ATTORNEY-
MUNICIPAL AUDITOR: Mr. Hudson moved that the following
Council-Appointed Officers be reappointed for terms of two years,
each, commencing October 1, 2000 and ending September 30, 2002.
The motion was seconded by Mr. White and unanimously
adopted.
City Attorney
Director of Finance
City Clerk
Municipal Auditor
William M. Hackworth
James D. Grisso
Mary F. Parker
Robert H. Bird
There being no further business, at 5:05 p.m., the Mayor declared
the meeting in recess until 7:00 p.m., in the William Ruffner Middle
School Cafeteria.
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On Monday, September 18, 2000, at 7:00 p.m., the Roanoke City
Council reconvened in regular session in the William Ruffner Middle
School Cafeteria, 3601 Ferncliff Avenue, N. W., City of Roanoke, with
the following Council Members in attendance, Mayor Smith presiding.
PRESENT: Council Members William White, Sr., Linda F. Wyatt,
William D. Bestpitch, William H. Carder, W. Alvin Hudson, Jr. and Mayor
Ralph K. Smith-----------------------_______________6.
ABSENT: Council Member C. Nelson Harris-------------------1.
OFFICERS PRESENT: Darlene L. Burcham, City Manager;
William M. Hackworth, City Attorney; James D. Grisso, Director of
Finance; and Mary F. Parker, City Clerk.
The reconvened meeting was opened with a prayer by Council
Member William D. Bestpitch.
The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of
America was led by Mayor Smith.
PUBLIC HEARINGS:
ZONING: Pursuant to Resolution No. 25523 adopted by the
Council on Monday, April 6, 1981, the City Clerk having advertised a
public hearing for Monday, September 18, 2000, at 7:00 p.m., or as soon
thereafter as the matter may be heard, on the request of Jack M. Allara,
II, and Marla D. Allara, to substitute proffered conditions on a certain
tract of land containing 0.40 acre, more or less, lying at the southeast
corner of the intersection of Peters Creek Road and Lewiston Street,
N. W., located at 3509 Peters Creek Road, designated as Official Tax
No. 6421133; and to repeal the proffered conditions provided for in
Ordinance No. 29414 adopted on January 17, 1989, the matter was
before the body.
Legal advertisement of the public hearing was published in
The Roanoke Times on Friday, September 1, 2000, and Friday,
September 8, 2000.
(See publisher's affidavits on file in the City Clerk's Office.)
A report of the City Planning Commission advising that the tract
of land was conditionally rezoned in 1989 from RS-1 to C-1 for
construction of a bank; and the petitioner is now requesting an
amendment of existing proffered conditions to repeal the existing
proffer and to proffer additional conditions, was before Council.
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ACTION:
The City Planning Commission recommended that Council
approve repeal of the existing proffer and substitution of the new
proffers set forth in the First Amended Petition submitted on
August 22, 2000. It was advised that development of professional
offices will not create additional impacts beyond what was proposed
on the original proffered site plan; the site, presently zoned C-l, with
conditions, has little development potential for residential use; and
impacts on adjacent residential areas will be minimized by buffering
requirements.
(For full text, see report on file in the City Clerk's Office.)
Edward A. Natt, Attorney, appeared before Council in support of
the request of his clients.
Mr. White moved that the following ordinance be placed upon its
first reading:
(#35070) AN ORDINANCE to amend ~~36.1-3 and 36.1-4, Code of
the City of Roanoke (1979), as amended, and Sheet No. 642, Sectional
1976 Zone Map, City of Roanoke, in order to amend certain conditions
presently binding upon certain property previously conditionally zoned
C-l, Office District.
(For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 63, page 497.)
The motion was seconded by Mr. Hudson.
The Mayor inquired if there were persons present who would like
to address Council with regard to the request. There being none,
Ordinance No. 35070 was adopted, on its first reading, by the following
vote:
AYES: Council Members White, Wyatt, Bestpitch, Carder, Hudson
and Mayor Smith-----------------------------------6.
NAYS: None----------------------
o.
(Council Member Harris was absent.)
ZONING: Pursuant to Resolution No. 25523 adopted by the
Council on Monday, April 6, 1981, the City Clerk having advertised a
public hearing for Monday, September 18, 2000, at 7:00 p.m., or as soon
thereafter as the matter may be heard, on the request of
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ACTION:
Azile S. DelPierre that certain property located at 3806 Thirlane Road,
N. W., designated as Official Tax No. 6520105, be rezoned from RA,
Residential Agricultural District, to LM, Light Manufacturing District,
subject to certain conditions proffered by the petitioner, the matter was
before the body.
Legal advertisement of the public hearing was published in
The Roanoke Times on Friday, September 1, 2000, and Friday,
September 8, 2000.
(See publisher's affidavit on file in the City Clerk's Office.)
A report of the City Planning Commission advising that the
petitioner owns approximately 3.5 acres of land at 3806 Thirlane Road,
N. W.; the property is zoned RA, Residential Agricultural District; and
Crawford Development Company, LLC, is currently negotiating with the
petitioner to purchase the property for use as an office and industrial
park, similar in use and character to the nearby Valley Pointe
development, was before Council.
The City Planning Commission recommended that Council
approve the request for rezoning, subject to certain proffered
conditions as set forth in the First Amended Petition to Rezone dated
August 31, 2000.
(For full text, see report on file in the City Clerk's Office.)
C. Michael Pace, Attorney, appeared before Council in support of
the request of his client.
Mr. Hudson moved that the following ordinance be placed upon
its first reading:
(#35071) AN ORDINANCE to amend 136.1-3, Code of the City of
Roanoke (1979), as amended, and Sheet No. 652, Sectional 1976 Zone
Map, City of Roanoke, to rezone certain property within the City, subject
to certain conditions proffered by the applicant.
(For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 63, page 498.)
The motion was seconded by Mr. Carder.
The Mayor inquired if there were persons present who would like
to address Council with regard to the request. There being none,
Ordinance No. 35071 was adopted, on its first reading, by the following
vote:
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ACTION:
AYES: Council Members White, Wyatt, Bestpitch, Carder, Hudson
and Mayor Smith---------------------------------_________6.
NAYS: -------------
---------------0.
(Council Member Harris was absent.)
CITY CODE-ZONING: Pursuant to Resolution No. 25523 adopted
by the Council on Monday, April 6, 1981, the City Clerk having
advertised a public hearing for Monday, September 18, 2000, at 7:00
p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard, on the request
of Adam J. Cohen to amend Section 36.1-25, Definition, to include a
definition for a single-family attached dwelling; and Section 36.1-127,
special exception uses in the RM-2, Residential Multi-family, Medium
Density District, and Section 36.1-186, special exception uses in the
C-1, Office District, Chapter 36.1, Zoning, Code of the City of Roanoke
(1979), as amended, to permit single-family attached dwellings by
special exception, the matter was before the body.
Legal advertisement of the public hearing was published in
The Roanoke Times on Friday, November 3, 2000, and on Friday,
November 10, 2000.
(See publisher's affidavit on file in the City Clerk's Office.)
A report of the City Planning Commission advising that the
petition is a revision of a previous request from Mr. Cohen to amend the
Zoning Ordinance to create a new definition for two-unit townhouse
dwellings; rather than proceed to City Council with an unfavorable
recommendation, Mr. Cohen chose to amend his petition, thus, the
revised petition requests an amendment to the City's zoning code to
create a new definition for single-family attached dwellings, with such
dwellings permitted by special exception in the RM-2, Residential
Multifamily, Medium Density District, and the C-1, Office District, was
before Council.
The City Planning Commission recommended that no change be
made to the existing zoning code, because existing code provisions
support housing recommendations as set forth in the City's
Comprehensive Plan .
(For full text, see report on file in the City Clerk's Office.)
In view of certain legal advertising technicalities, Ms. Wyatt
moved that action on the matter be deferred until the regular meeting
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of Council on Monday, October 16, 2000, at 7:00 p.m., at Fallon Park
Elementary School. The motion was seconded by Mr. Hudson and
adopted.
BONDS/BOND ISSUES-CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM-
SCHOOLS: Pursuant to instructions by Council, the City Clerk having
advertised, a public hearing to be held on Monday, September 18, 2000,
to consider adoption of a resolution, or resolutions, approving issuance
by the City of its general obligation bonds, in an amount estimated not
to exceed $1,900,000.00 for the purpose of financing certain capital
improvements in connection with Preston Park Primary School; hands
in an amount estimated not to exceed $1,900,000.00 for the purpose of
financing certain capital improvements in connection with Grandin
Court Elementary School; and hands in an amount estimated not to
exceed $2,750,000.00 for the purpose of financing certain capital
improvements in connection with Garden City Elementary School, the
matter was before the body.
The Mayor inquired if there were persons in attendance who
would like to address the matter. There being none, the Mayor declared
the public hearing closed.
DOWNTOWN NORTH-HENRY STREET REVIVAL COMMITTEE-
STREETS AND ALLEYS: Pursuant to Resolution No. 25523 adopted by
the Council on Monday, April 6, 1981, the City Clerk having advertised
a public hearing for Monday, September 18, 2000, at 7:00 p.m., or as
soon thereafter as the matter may be heard, on the request of the City
of Roanoke for determination that proposed street and alley closures
in the Greater Roanoke Gainsboro Redevelopment Areas, as well as
public infrastructure improvements illustrated in the Henry Street
Master Plan, are substantially in accord with the City's adopted
Comprehensive Plan, the matter was before the body.
Legal advertisement of the public hearing was published in
The Roanoke Times on Friday, September 1, 2000, and on Friday,
September 8,2000.
(See publisher's affidavit on file in the City Clerk's Office.)
A report of the City Planning Commission advising that the
Planning Commission found the subject public improvements to be
substantially in accord with the Comprehensive Plan and the Planning
Commission recommends that Council make the same finding, was
before the body.
(For full text, see report on file in the City Clerk's Office.)
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ACTION:
ACTION:
Mr. Carder offered the following Resolution:
(#35072-091800) A RESOLUTION approving the proposed public
infrastructure improvements illustrated in the Henry Street Master Plan
as being substantially in accord with the City's Comprehensive Plan,
Roanoke Vision.
(For full text of Resolution, see Resolution Book No. 63, page 484.)
Mr. Carder moved the adoption of Resolution No. 35072-091800.
The motion was seconded by Mr. Bestpitch and adopted by the
following vote:
AYES: Council Members White, Wyatt, Bestpitch, Carder, Hudson
and Mayor Smith------------------------ ~---------------------__6.
NAYS: None-------------
-----------------------0.
(Council Member Harris was absent.)
STREETS AND ALLEYS: Pursuant to Resolution No. 25523
adopted by the Council on Monday, April 6, 1981, the City Clerk having
advertised a public hearing for Monday, September 18, 2000, at 7:00
p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard, on the request
of the City of Roanoke that a variable length and width portion of
Shenandoah Avenue, N. W., extending in a westerly direction from
Williamson Road, N. W., be permanently vacated, discontinued and
closed, the matter was before the body.
Legal advertisement of the public hearing was published in
The Roanoke Times on Friday, September 1, 2000, and on Friday,
September 8, 2000.
(See publisher's affidavit on file in the City Clerk's Office.)
A report of the City Planning Commission recommending that
Council approve the request to close and permanently vacate the above
described portion of Shenandoah Avenue, N. W., subject to certain
conditions, was before the body.
(For full text, see report on file in the City Clerk's Office.)
Mr. Hudson moved that the following ordinance be placed upon
its first reading:
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(#35073) AN ORDINANCE permanently vacating, discontinuing
and closing certain public right-of-way in the City of Roanoke, Virginia,
as more particularly described hereinafter.
(For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 63, page 499.)
The motion was seconded by Mr. White.
The Mayor inquired if there were persons present who would like
to address Council with regard to the request. There being none,
Ordinance No. 35073 was adopted, on its first reading, by the following
vote:
AYES: Council Members White, Wyatt, Bestpitch, Carder, Hudson
and Mayor Smith------------------------------------6.
NAYS: Nonc
------0.
(Council Member Harris was absent.)
CITY CODE-ZONING: Pursuant to Resolution No. 25523 adopted
by the Council on Monday, April 6, 1981, the City Clerk having
advertised a public hearing for Monday, September 18, 2000, at 7:00
p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard, on the request
of the City of Roanoke for consideration of a proposed amendment to
Section 36.1-393, Neighborhood Design District, Chapter 36.1, Zoning,
Code of the City of Roanoke (1979), as amended, to provide for design
standards for new construction that will apply to any neighborhood that
is zoned NO, Neighborhood Design District, the matter was before the
body.
Legal advertisement of the public hearing was published in
The Roanoke Times on Friday, September 1, 2000, and on Friday,
September 8, 2000.
(See publisher's affidavit on file in the City Clerk's Office.)
A report of the City Planning Commission advising that the
proposed zoning ordinance amendments relating to the above
reference City Code Sections should not be adopted as presently
drafted due to a minor editing error, and recommending that the
amendments be referred back to the City Planning Commission for
further consideration and recommendation to City Council, was before
the body.
(For full text, see report on file in the City Clerk's Office.)
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ACTION:
Mr. Bestpitch moved that the matter be referred back to the City
Planning Commission for further study, report and recommendation to
Council. The motion was seconded by Mr. Carder and adopted.
CITY CODE-TAXES-LEGISLATION-UTILlTIES: Pursuant to
instructions by Council on Tuesday, September 5, 2000, the City Clerk
having advertised a public hearing for Monday, September 18, 2000, at
7:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard, on the
request of the City of Roanoke for consideration of a proposed
amendment to Chapter 32, Taxation, of the Code of the City of Roanoke
(1979), as amended, to repeal Article VII, Tax on Purchase of Utility
Services; to enact a new Article VII.1, Tax on Purchase of Utility
Services, and to amend Section 19-76, Public Service Companies, as
amended, to comply with recently passed legislation by the Virginia
General Assembly deregulating the electric and gas industries in the
State, the matter was before the body.
Legal advertisement of the public hearing was published in
The Roanoke Times on Sunday, September 10, 2000.
(See publisher's affidavit on file in the City Clerk's Office.)
A joint report of the City Manager and the Director of Finance
advising that the Virginia General Assembly passed legislation
deregulating the electric and gas industries in the state; accordingly,
localities in Virginia, including the City of Roanoke, are required to
amend their consumer utility tax and utility license tax ordinances
before October 31 ,2000; with deregulation, electricity and gas services
will be "unbundled" wherein the generator of energy will be separated
from the deliverer of energy; consumers will have the option of
purchasing their electricity or gas service from a choice of different
companies; these generators or suppliers of energy may be located
outside of Virginia; Federal law prohibits local governments from
requiring out-of-state companies to collect the tax from residents and
businesses in its present form; and for this reason, the tax basis must
be changed from a percentage of the dollar amount paid by the
consumer to a tax based on the amount of energy consumed.
It was further advised that studies have estimated that if the
industry were deregulated without modifying State and local tax
structures, total revenue loss would be $200 million and one half or
$100 million would be local revenue loss; the only way to ensure that
local governments do not lose substantial revenue in a deregulated
environment is to change the basis of the tax to consumption, i.e.
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kilowatt hours for electricity or 100 cubic feet for gas; and it is
important to note that while the method for calculating the consumer
utility tax will change, the amount of consumer utility tax that a
consumer pays each month on their electric or gas bill should remain
virtually the same.
It was explained that the City of Roanoke currently collects a
Utility License Tax at the rate of $.40 per $100.00 of gross receipts
which rate has been in effect since 1980; the maximum tax allowed by
State law is one half of one per cent or $.50 of $100.00; the maximum
tax amount will be collected State-wide from all consumers on
January 1, 2001 ; if the City of Roanoke does not raise its tax rate to the
State's maximum tax rate, the State will collect and retain the difference
between the City's current rate and the maximum rate in the State's
general fund.
It was noted that the increase in the utility license tax from $.40
per $100.00 of gross receipts to one half of one per cent ($.50 per
$100.00) will result in a nominal amount of revenue, however, if the
change is not made, all citizens will pay the tax at the higher rate and
the State's general fund will retain the difference between the City's
rate and the State's allowable maximum rate; if changes to the
consumer utility tax and the utility license tax are not made, the City of
Roanoke could lose $8 million annually because the present authority
to levy the tax lapses on December 31, 2000; historically, the City of
Roanoke has achieved tax revenue growth due to utility company rate
increases; with the new tax structure being based on consumption
units, tax growth will not occur from utility rate increases; and the Code
of Virginia prohibits any local tax rate adjustments until after
January 1, 2004.
It was advised that any locality that has not changed its local
consumer utility tax ordinance by October 31, 2000, risks losing
consumer utility tax revenue because the present authority to levy this
tax lapses on December 31, 2000; that 60 days notice is required to be
given to electric and gas companies; if the City of Roanoke does not
increase its utility license tax to the maximum rate before
December 31, 2000, a portion of the new, State-wide consumption tax
paid by City residents and businesses that is supposed to be returned
to the City of Roanoke will instead be paid to and retained by the State;
and the Code of Virginia requires that a public hearing must occur prior
to final amendment to the consumer utility tax and utility license tax
ordinances, even though technically the consumer utility tax rate
change is not a rate increase.
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ACTION:
The City Manager and the Director of Finance recommended that
Council adopt an ordinance amending the electric and gas consumer
utility tax, in accordance with recently passed State deregulation
legislation and the utility license tax to provide for the State allowable
maximum tax.
(For full text, see report on file in the City Clerk's Office.)
Mr. Bestpitch offered the following emergency ordinance:
(#35074-091800) AN ORDINANCE repealing Article VII, Tax on
Purchase of Utility Services, of Chapter 32, Taxation, of the Code of the
City of Roanoke (1979), as amended; and enacting new Article VIIJ, Tax
on Purchase of Utility Services, of Chapter 32, Taxation, of the Code of
the City of Roanoke, (1979), as amended, to provide for electric, gas,
water, and telephone utility taxation, in accordance with recently
passed legislation; providing for an effective date; and providing for an
emergency.
(For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 63, page 485.)
Mr. Bestpitch moved the adoption of Ordinance No.
35074-091800. The motion was seconded by Mr. Carder. The Mayor
inquired if there were persons present who would like to address the
matter. There being none, Ordinance No. 35074 was adopted by the
following vote:
AYES: Council Members White, Wyatt, Bestpitch, Carder, Hudson
and MayorSmith--------------------------------------------------_________________________-6.
NAYS: None----
--------------------0.
(Council Member Harris absent.)
Mr. Bestpitch offered the following emergency ordinance:
(#35075-091800) AN ORDINANCE amending and reordaining
~19-76, Public Service Companies, of Article III, of Chapter 19, License
Tax Code, of the Code of the City of Roanoke (1979), as amended, to
provide for an increase in the utility license tax to the maximum rate,
pursuant to the provisions of the foregoing article; and providing for an
emergency.
(For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 63, page 495 .)
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ACTION:
Mr. Bestpitch moved the adoption of Ordinance No.
35075-091800. The motion was seconded by Mr. Carder and adopted
by the following vote:
AYES: Council Members White, Wyatt, Bestpitch, Carder, Hudson
and MayorSmith----------------------------------------------------------------------------Ei.
NAYS: None-------------------------------------
----------0.
(Council Member Harris was absent.)
OTHER HEARING OF CITIZENS:
COMPLAINTS-POLICE DEPARTMENT: The following persons
addressed Council in connection with the death of Mr. James Minor,
who lost his life as the result of injuries he sustained in a motorcycle
accident on September 10,2000, after alluding police officers who were
trying to stop hism for speeding. They requested an investigation into
the actions of the Police Department through appointment of a citizens
review panel.
Wayne Jones
Robert D. Gravely
Martin Jeffrey
Carolyn Bumbry
Cameron Wright
Lex Hairston
Maxine Joiner
Eric Minor
Mondrego Minor
The Reverend Joe Mayo -
Margaret Patterson
Bishop Manns
Carlisa Ford-Minor
127 Patton Avenue, N. E.
1412 Moorman Road, N. W.
517 Rutherford Avenue, N. W.
2042 Gandy Drive, N. W.
2101 Andrews Road, N. W.
23Ei Cherry Hill Road, N. W.
1705 Lonna Drive, N. W.
819 7th Street, N. W.
3000 Gary Lane, N. W.
501 19th Street, N. W.
414 4th Street, N. W.
Ei27 Orange Avenue, N. W.
191Ei Melrose Avenue, N. W.
At 8:20 p.m., the Mayor declared the meeting in recess until
Monday, September 25, 2000, at 5:00 p.m., at which time City Council
and staff will participate in a tour of the Washington Park neighborhood
and the abutting portion of the Williamson Road neighborhood.
Mr. Bestpitch requested that the City Manager provide an
overview as to the status of the Citizens Review Panel.
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The City Manager called attention to a previous recommendation
which was concurred in by Council with regard to establishment of a
Citizens Review Panel, with participants of the panel to be graduates of
the Citizens Police Academy and selection of individuals to serve will
be decided on an alphabetical basis. She further advised that the panel
will hear disciplinary matters related to police complaints and also
serve as a part of the panel for new police recruits. She stated that
although the Citizens Review Panel has been approved by Council, it
has not been activated.
Mr. Bestpitch moved that all remarks be referred to the City
Manager, that Council request appointment of a Citizens Review Panel,
pursuant to the procedure outlined by the City Manager, and that the
Citizens Review Panel be requested to conduct an investigation into the
death of Mr. James Minor.
The Mayor advised that matters heard under Other Hearings of
Citizens are automatically referred to the City Manager; however,
Mr. Bestpitch objected to the process in this instance and requested
that the matter be formally referred by Council to the City Manager as
more fully set forth in his motion.
The Mayor inquired if there was a second to the motion offered
by Mr. Bestpitch. There being none, the motion died for lack of a
second.
(Items addressed under Other Hearings of Citizens are automatically
referred to the City Manager.)
The regular meeting of Roanoke City Council which was held on
Monday, September 18, 2001 and recessed until Monday,
September 25, 2001, reconvened at 5:00 p.m., in the parking lot
adjacent to the Noel C. Taylor Municipal Building, 215 Church Avenue,
S. W., City of Roanoke, at which time Council Members boarded a bus
en route to the Washington Park/Southern Williamson Road area, with
Mayor Ralph K. Smith presiding.
PRESENT: Council Members William White, Sr., Linda F. Wyatt,
William H. Carder, W. Alvin Hudson, Jr., and Mayor Ralph K. Smith--------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------!).
ABSENT: Council Members William D. Bestpitch and C. Nelson
Harris------------------------- ---------------------2.
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OTHERS PRESENT: Darlene L. Burcham, City Manager;
Mary F. Parker, City Clerk; Robert H. Bird, Municipal Auditor;
George C. Snead, Jr., Assistant City Manager for Community
Development, Evelyn S. Lander, Director of Planning and Community
Development; Elizabeth Neu, Director of Economic Development;
Philip C. Schirmer, City Engineer; John Reed, Civil Engineer II;
Robert K. Bengtson, Director of Public Works; Delores D. Daniels,
Community Relations Coordinator; Christopher L. Chittum, City Planner
II; Christopher L. Slone, Public Information Officer; A. L. Gaskins, Chief
of Police; and James W. Settle, Neighborhood Planner.
COUNCIL-NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATIONS-ROANOKE
NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP: At 5:15 p.m., the bus departed from
the Noel C. Taylor Municipal Building en route to Addison Middle
School where neighborhood representatives joined the group.
It was advised by neighborhood planners that issues facing the
Washington Park/Southern Williamson Road area include Lincoln 2000
which involves improvements to the housing development and
Washington Park area; the potential for rental inspections in the area
which requires expansion of the Rehabilitation District by Council; the
potential for a neighborhood district which requires expansion of the
Rehabilitation District by Council and inclusion in the neighborhood
plan; infrastructure improvements on 10th Street; ground has been
broken for Williamson Road improvements and general streetscape
improvements; quality of life issues involve Washington Park and the
Catholic Diocese and the caretaker's house in Washington Park; the
Washington Park neighborhood would like to see the Shadeland
Avenue property turned into a park; the proposed Lick Run Greenway
through Washington Park, the Shadeland Avenue property and across
10th Street; and public service includes issues regarding over grown
properties and a wooded lot on 10th Street which is a problem area; the
new police satellite office on Williamson Road; disturbances at the
Town Motel on Williamson Road leading to police calls; a focus on the
Hunt Manor Housing development by police for alleged drug activity;
and the general relationship between commercial and residential areas.
(See map of tour area on file in the City Clerk's Office.)
At 6:45 p.m., the bus returned to the Noel C. Taylor Municipal
Building at which time the Mayor declared the regular meeting of the
Roanoke City Council for Monday, September 18, 2000, which meeting
was declared in recess until Monday, September 25,2000, at 5:00 p.m.,
adjourned.
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APPROVED
ATTEST:
Mary F. Parker
City Clerk
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Ralph K. Smith
Mayor
MARY F. PARKER. CMC
City Clerk
CITY OF ROANOKE
OFFICE OF CITY CLERK
215 Church Avenue, S,W" Room 456
Roanoke, Virginia 24011-1536
Telephone: (540) 853-2541
Fax: (540) 853-1145
E-mail: c1erk@ci.roanoke.va.us
STEPHANIE M, MOON
Deputy City Clerk
February 23,2001
File #110-317
Mr. Jay Stephens
1619 Wayne Street, N. E.
Roanoke, Virginia 24012
Dear Mr. Stephens:
Your communication submitting your resignation as a member of the Special Events
Committee, was before the Council of the City of Roanoke at a regular meeting which was
held on Tuesday, February 20,2001.
On motion, duly seconded and unanimously adopted, the communication was received
and filed and your resignation was accepted.
The Members of City Council requested that I express sincere appreciation for your
willingness to serve the City of Roanoke as a member of the Special Events Committee
from July 17, 2000 to February 20, 2001. Please find enclosed a Certificate of
Appreciation and an aerial view photograph of the Roanoke Valley which was issued by
the Mayor on behalf of the Members of the Roanoke City Council.
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Mary F. Parker, CMC
City Clerk
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pc: David W, Davis, III, Chair, Special Events Committee, 3735 Franklin Road, #161,
Roanoke, Virginia 24014
Shauna L. Hudson, Special Events Coordinator
Stephanie M. Moon, Deputy City Clerk
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OFFICE OF CITY CLERK
MARY F. PARKER. CMC
City Clerk
215 Church Avenue, S.W., Room 456
Roanoke, Virginia 24011-1536
Telephone: (540) 853-2541
Fax: (540) 853-1145
E-mail: c1erk@ci.roanoke.va.us
STEPHANIE M. MOON
Deputy City Clerk
February 23, 2001
File #15-110-249
Robert B. Manetta, Chair
Architectural Review Board
2831 Stephenson Avenue, S. W.
Roanoke, Virginia 24014
Dear Mr. Manetta:
This is to advise you that Robert N. Richert has qualified as a member of the Architectural
Review Board for a term ending October 1, 2004.
Sincerely, 17
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Mary F. Parker, CMC
City Clerk
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pc: J. Neil Holthouser, Secretary, Architectural Review Board
Stephanie M. Moon, Deputy City Clerk
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Oath or Affirmation of Office
Commonwealth of Virginia, City of Roanoke, to-wit:
I, Robert N. Richert, 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 Architectural Review Board a term ending
October 1, 2004, according to the best of my ability. So help me God.
(21) Nf{;J
Subscribed and sworn to before me this -2- day of fe b 2001.
ARTHUR B. CRUSH, III, CLERK
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February 15, 2001
The Honorable Ralph K. Smith and Members
of the Roanoke City Council
Roanoke, Virginia
Dear Mayor Smith and Members of Council:
This is to request time on the February 20 City Council agenda to express appreciation to
the City for its support regarding the Americans with Disabilities Act compliance.
Sincerely,
C:~~~n~~m~~
Mayor's Committee for People
With Disabilities
CITY OF ROANOKE
Office of the City Clerk
Mary F. Parker, CMC
City Clerk
Stellhanie M. Moon
DellUty City Clerk
March 5, 2001
File #178-488
Darlene L. Burcham
City Manager
Roanoke, Virginia
William M. Hackworth
City Attorney
Roanoke, Virginia
Dear Ms. Burcham and Mr. Hackworth:
Ms. Gloria Dorma appeared before Council on Tuesday, February 20, 2001, and called
attention to her appearance before Council on Monday, October 4, 1999, in connection
with neighborhood development issues, specifically, she requested that the City define the
term "multi-family" housing as to location and number of units in a specified area so as not
to create an "asphalt jungle". Ms. Dorma also spoke in support of constructing housing
units such as duplexes in residential areas throughout the community that would meet the
criteria for low income housing. She requested that the City prepare a neighborhood plan
for northwest Roanoke before any additional multi-family housing is constructed.
On February 20, Ms. Dorma reiterated her October 4, 1999, remarks and requested that
appropriate legal terminology be included in the neighborhood plan(s) for northwest
Roanoke to prevent developers from constructing large housing developments in one
concentrated location and eliminating open or green space within housing developments.
Darlene L. Burcham
William M. Hackworth
Page 2
March 5, 2001
The concerns raised by Ms. Dorma were referred to the City Manager and the City
Attorney for appropriate response.
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Mary F. Parker, CMC
City Clerk
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pc: Ms. Gloria Dorma, 1327 -B Moorman Road, N. W., Roanoke, Virginia 24016
George C. Snead, Jr., Assistant City Manager for Community Development
Evelyn S. Lander, Director, Department of Planning and Code Enforcement
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February 12, 2001
The Honorable Ralph K. Smith and Members
of the Roanoke City Council
Roanoke, Virginia
Dear Mayor Smith and Members of Council:
This is to request time on the February 20 City Council agenda to discuss housing density
issues.
Sincerely,
cP-~A/p.)
Gloria Dorma
CITY OF ROANOKE
Office of the City Clerk
Mary F. Parker, CMC
City Clerk
Stephanie M. Moon
Deputy City Clerk
February 23, 2001
File #60-184
Darlene L. Burcham
City Manager
Roanoke, Virginia
James D. Grisso
Director of Finance
Roanoke, Virginia
Dear Ms. Burcham and Mr. Grisso:
I am attaching copy of a communication from Council Member William White, Sr.,
recommending that a permanent cost-of-living adjustment for City retirees be referred to
fiscal year 2001-02 budget study, which communication was before the Council of the City
of Roanoke at a regular meeting on Tuesday, February 20,2001.
On motion, duly seconded and unanimously adopted, the communication was referred to
the City Manager and the Director of Finance to survey other Virginia governmental
retirement plans and recommend an appropriate percentage increase for consideration by
Council during fiscal year 2001-02 budget study.
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Mary F. Parker, CMC
City Clerk
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pc: Barry L. Key, Director, Department of Management and Budget
Joyce L. Sparks, Retirement Administrator
Clarence R. Martin, Chair, Roanoke City Retirees Association,
155 Huntington Boulevard, N. E., Roanoke, Virginia 24012
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RALPH K. SMITH
Mayor
CITY OF ROANOKE
CITY COUNCIL
215 Church Avenue, S.w., Room 456
Roanoke, Virginia 240 11-1536
Telephone: (540) 853-2541
Fax: (540) 853-1145
February 20, 2001
Council Members:
William D. Bestpitch
William H. Carder
C. Nelson Harris
W. Alvin Hudson, Jr.
William White, Sr.
Linda F. Wyatt
The Honorable Mayor and Members
of the Roanoke City Council
Roanoke, Virginia
Dear Mayor Smith and Members of Council:
I would like to recommend that the matter of consideration by Council of a permanent
cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for all City retirees be referred to fiscal year 2001-02
budget study.
Further, it is requested that the City Manager and the Director of Finance survey other
Virginia governmental retirement plans and recommend an appropriate percentage
increase for Council's consideration during our budget study sessions.
With kindest regards, I am
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Office of the City Clerk
Mary F. Parker, CMC
City Clerk
Stephanie M. Moon
Dep.uty City Clerk
February 26, 2001
File #79-319
Darlene L. Burcham
City Manager
Roanoke, Virginia
William M. Hackworth
City Attorney
Roanoke, Virginia
Dear Ms. Burcham and Mr. Hackworth:
I am attaching copy of a petition from the New Century Venture Center requesting
exemption from taxation of real property located at 1354 Eighth Street, S. W., in the City
of Roanoke, pursuant to Section 30-19.04(B), Code of Virginia (1950), as amended, which
petition was before the Council of the City of Roanoke at a regular meeting on Tuesday,
February 20, 2001.
On motion, duly seconded and unanimously adopted, the petition was referred to you for
study, report andrecommendation to Council.
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City Clerk
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Attachment
pc: Lisa C. Ison, President, The New Century Venture Center, 1354 Eighth Street,
S. W., Roanoke, Virginia 24015
James D. Grisso, Director of Finance
Sherman A. Holland, Commissioner of the Revenue
Willard N. Claytor, Director, Real Estate Valuation
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February 23,2001
Ms. Mary F. Parker, City Clerk
City of Roanoke
215 Church Avenue, SW, Room 456
Roanoke, VA 24011-1536
Dear Ms. Parker:
In response to Mr. Hackworth's letter of February 21,2001, we are aware that one
of the requirements is that the applicant agrees to pay to the City an annual service charge
in an amount equal to 20% of the real estate tax levy which would otherwise be owing.
This letter is confirmation that we agree to pay this amount should the exemption be
approved.
Mr. Hackworth also requested verification of tax parcel numbers. They are as
follows: 1130511, 1130512, 1130514, 1130515, 1130516, 1130719, 1130809, and
1130814.
Sincerely,
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Lisa C. Ison, President
1354 Eighth Street, SW. Roanoke, WI. 24015 · Phone: (540) 344-6402 · Fax: (540) 345-0262 · e-maiL"lison@rev.net
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February 7, 2001
Ms Mary F. Parker, City Clerk
City of Roanoke
215 church Avenue, SW, Room 456
Roanoke, VA 24011-1536
Dear Ms Parker:
Enclosed is a petition from the Blue Ridge Small Business Development Center, Inc.
(dba: The New Century Venture Center) requesting tax-exempt status from the General
Assembly of Virginia on real property located in the City of Roanoke. I would appreciate your
placing this item on City Council's agenda for review and referral.
Please feel free to contact me if you have questions or need further information.
Sincerely,
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enclosure
1354 Eighth Street, SW. Roanoke, WI 24015 · Phone: (540) 344-6402 · Fax: (540) 345-0262 · e-mail: lison@rev.net
VIRGINIA
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROANOKE
RE: PETITION FOR A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE EXEMPTION FROM
TAXATION OF CERTAIN PROPERTY PURSUANT TO ARTICLE X, SECTION 6
(a) (6) OF THE CONSTITUTION OF VIRGINIA
TO THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROANOKE
1. Your Petitioner, Blue Ridge Small Business Development Center, Inc. (d.b.a.: The New
Century Venture Center), a Virginia non-stock, not-for profit corporation, is the owner of certain real
properties located at 1354 Eighth Street, SW, in the City of Roanoke, Virginia, which property is more
particularly described on Exhibit A attached hereto.
2. Your Petitioner desires to be an organization designated by a section within Article 4,
Chapter 36 of Title 58.1 of the Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended, in order that the referenced real
property and the personal property housed on such real property and used exclusively for the development
and growth of young and start-up companies, be exempt from taxation under the provisions of Article X,
Section 6 (a) (6) of the Constitution of Virginia so long as your Petitioner is operated not for profit and the
property so exempted is used in accordance with the purpose for which your Petitioner is classified.
3. Your Petitioner respectfully requests that the Council of the City of Roanoke adopt a
resolution in accordance with the requirements of~30-19.04.B of the Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended,
after holding a public hearing with respect thereto where citizens shall have an opportunity to be heard in
order that legislation involving the designation of property to be exempted from taxation pursuant to Article
X, Section 6 (a) (6) of the Constitution of Virginia may be presented to the General Assembly of Virginia.
In compliance with 30-19.04.B the following questions are submitted for consideration:
1. Whether the organization is exempt from taxation pursuant to 501 (c) of the Internal
Revenue Code.
A. Your Petitioner is exempt from taxation pursuant to 501 (c) of the Internal Revenue
Code. A copy of the exemption determination letter from the Internal Revenue
Service is attached as Exhibit B.
2. Whether a current annual alcoholic beverage license for serving alcoholic beverages has
been issued by the Alcohol Beverage Control Board to such organization for such use on
the property.
A. No annual alcoholic beverage license has been or will be requested or issued for use on
the referenced property.
3. Whether any director or officer of the organization has been paid compensation in excess
of reasonable allowances for salaries or other compensation for personal services which
such director or officer actually renders.
A. No officers or directors of your Petitioner are paid compensation in excess of
reasonable allowances for salaries or other compensation for personal services actually
rendered. The President of the organization (who serves as Executive Director) and
Administrative Assistant receive compensation. No other Officers or Board of
Directors are compensated for services rendered to the organization.
4. Whether any part of the net earnings of such organization inures to the benefit of any
individual and whether any significant portion of the services provided by such organization
is generated by funds received by donations, contributions or local, state or federal grants.
As used in this subsection donation shall include the providing of personal services or the
contribution of in kind or other material services.
A. No part of the net earnings of your Petitioner inures to the benefit on any individual.
Initial start-up funding for Your Petitioner was generated by State and Federal grants
and donations of goods and services from local businesses. Your Petitioner currently
provides services primarily through rental and program income. Based upon need,
Your Petitioner may apply for special projects funding through local, state, federal, and
private foundation grant opportunities.
5. Whether the organization provides services for the common good of the public.
A. Your Petitioner provides services for the common good of the public in as much as it
provides the following services to young and start-up companies:
1. Flexible office spaces with affordable lease rates
2. Value added services such as shared receptionist, office equipment, conference
room/training facilities, and A V equipment
3. Business mentoring through volunteer business and community leaders
4. Business resource library
5. Internship opportunities for area high school and college students.
6. BizPrep program for economically disadvantaged inner city residents
7. Networking opportunities with other small businesses
6. Whether a substantial part of the activities of the organization involves carrying on
propaganda, or othetwise attempting to influence legislation and whether the organization
participates in, or intervenes in, any political campaign on behalf of any candidate for public
office.
A. Your Petitioner is not involved in propaganda, influencing legislation or any political
campaign on behalf of any candidate for public office.
7. No rule, regulation, policy or practice of the organization discriminates on the basis of
religious conviction, race, color, sex or national origin.
A. No rule, regulation, policy or practice of your Petitioner discriminates on the basis or
religious conviction, race, color, sex or national origin.
8. The revenue impact to the locality and its taxpayers of exempting the property.
A. No significant impact is anticipated as a result of the exemption.
9. Any other criteria, facts and circumstances which the governing body deems pertinent to
the adoption of such resolution.
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A. Your Petitioner is a locally organized business incubator which brings together fledgling
businesses with the resources of the local community, its businesses and leaders, to
alleviate some of the issues facing young and start-up companies in the critical early
stages of development. Volunteer community members and leaders make up the
board of directors and the tenant advisory teams. National statistics show that 80% of
small businesses fail in the first five years; however, 87% graduates of incubators are still
in operation after five years.
WHEREFORE, your Petitioner, the Blue Ridge Small Business Development Center, Inc.,
respectfully requests to the Council of the City of Roanoke (1) that a resolution be adopted pursuant to 30-
19.04 of the Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended, stating the provisions of subsection B of that Code section
has been examined and considered in conjunction with this petition seeking the designation of property to
be exempted from taxation pursuant to Article X, Section 6 (a) (6) of the Constitution of Virginia at a public
hearing at which citizens have had an opportunity to be heard and (2) that a recommendation be made to
the General Assembly of Virginia that the real and personal property of your Petitioner be designated by a
section within Article 4, Chapter 36 of Title 58.1 of the Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended, exempting the
real and personal property of your Petitioner from taxation so long as your Petitioner is operated not for
profit and the property so exempt is used for the particular purposes of providing programs to assist young
and start-up businesses.
Respectfully Submitted,
BLUE RIDGE SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
CENTER, INC.
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INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE
DISTRICT DIRECTOR
31 HOPKINS PLAZA
BALTI"ORE."D 21201
OEPART"ENT OF THE TREASuRY
T~E BLUfRIDGE SMAll 9USJNES~
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ROANOKE, VA ?4011-170J
EmproYl?l' Zdel"ltific.;\tion Numb"r:
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Contact Person:
EP/EO CUSTOMER S~RvTCF UN1T
Contact l~lephon~ Nu.ber:
(tOl0) 962-60:'18
Our L~t'~r O~ted:
June 6. J991
Add~ndu. ~polies:
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DOl te: lAY 1 1 \991
De,," Applicant:
Thi~ aodifies our lptter of the above date in which w~ st~t~d that yOu
wouiO be t.n~ated a~ an orqanization thclt i-s no'. .J private fovl'ltJat1on until tt\""
expir~tlon of your advance ruiinq period.
Your QXQQ9t statu~ under ~~ctinn SOl{a) of the Internal ~evenu~ Cod~ afo an
orq~nilatlon d~scribed tn section 501(c)!]) is ~tiJ) in ~ff~rt. Ba~ed on thp
information you SUblftittet.l, we h.we detertllined tt!,,{ YOI~ .lr~ not:, private
foundatinn withlo t~e me~ninq Of section S09{~) of the Cod~ ~~rause you .r~ ~n
org~nitation of the tyPP descri~~o in sp.ctio~ 509{a)(1) and 170lh){1)(A)(vi}.
Gr.Jnlors And conlrib....tors molY r~ly on thi~ deter"lllin.1Uon unl~'i'i 1:Ilf'
Interndl Revenue S~rvice p....b\(~hes notice to the cont,..ry. How@v~r, if you
lose your ~ection '09(a)(1) ~tatus. a qrantor or ~ontributor may not rely cn
this determination if he or ~he .a~ in part responsible for~ or W8~ ~war~ of,
the ~ct or failure to act, or th~ 5ubst~ntial or _~tertal rhanqe 00 the part of
thll' orqanit~tion that re~'llte-d in your loss of ~uch statl.ls. or if he or !the
4cquired knowl~~qe that the Internal Revenu~ ServiCQ n.d qiven notice th~t you
woul~ no lonqer be classified ~s a section 509(~)(ll orq.nization.
If w~ h~vp indicat~d in the he~dinq of this l~tt~r th~t &n a~~en~ug
a~plies. the add@nd~. enclo~ed i~ ~n inteqrdl p~rt of this letter.
Bef_<lUSt' this l@!tt~r could help re'Solve .)ny qUE.'stiou.. "bIJut your private
foun~at.ion st~tus, pi@.~e ~eep it in your per~.nent re~Qrd~.
If you have .oy que~t.ions. pl~~~~ contact the ~er~on who~e na.e ~nrt
telephone nu~b.r a~e ~~own ~boye.
Sincerely yours,
Post-ft.. brand tax ll'ansmittal memo 7671
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Guid~lines under which private foundations may r~lt on this
detEorlllination. for gi1ts. gr..nts. and contribution... ","'Po after Martn lJ. 1989,
were lib~r~Jiled ~nd publi~hed in Rev. ?roc. 89-23. Cumul~tivp Bull~tln )?89-1.
paq~ 844.
You ..re r"eouired to lIlalo:e availClble for public in~poecHon .t copy of your
e.e~ption appticat\on, an~ supportinq doculll~nt~, ~nd this e.elll~tion letter.
if you ~r~ required to fiie an ~nnual inton.ahan r~tl.Arn. you are al'iOo
required to ma~e d copy of the r~turn available for public in~pection for
three year"s .fter the ,.~tu.r:\ is dve. F...ilure to m.ke the~e (torulIlent, aV<lil.lble
for public in~pection lIa1 subject you to a penaity of fl0 per day for each day
th~re i~ a failure to comply (up to a .aximum of 'S,OOO in the c_s~ of ~n
"'nn.)....l r'fturn). See Int@rna.l Revenue Sen,j.t:~ Notice 88-120, 1988-2 C.B. 454,
for ~d~itional infor.ation.
Thi~ lett~r .up.rsedes our l~tter dat~d A~ril 29. 1996 reflet:tinq a
tfPoqr~phic.l error in the na_e.
Letter 1050 (DO/CG)
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CITY OF ROANOKE
OFFICE OF CITY CLERK
MARY F. PARKER, CMC
City Clerk
215 Church Avenue, S.W., Room 456
Roanoke, Virginia 24011-1536
Telephone: (540) 853-2541
Fax: (540) 853-1145
E-mail: c1erk@ci.roanoke.va.us
STEPHANIE M. MOON
Deputy City Clerk
February 26,2001
File #60-467
Melinda J. Payne, Chair
Roanoke City School Board
301 Rutherford Avenue, N. W.
Roanoke, Virginia 24016
Dear Ms. Payne:
I am attaching copy of Ordinance No. 35214-022001 amending and reordaining certain
sections of the 2000-2001 School and School Capital Projects Funds Appropriations, to
provide for appropriation of additional State funds for the Governor's Academic Challenge
for Success Program and other fund transfers as communicated to the Director of Finance,
pursuantto a communication dated February 14, 2001. The above-referenced measure
was adopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke at a regular meeting which was held
on Tuesday, February 20, 2001.
Sincerely, . n
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Mary F. Parker, CMC
City Clerk
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pc: Darlene L. Burcham, City Manager
James D. Grisso, Director of Finance
Dr. E. Wayne Harris, Superintendent, Roanoke City Public Schools
Cindy H. Lee, Clerk, Roanoke City School Board
Barry L. Key, Director, Department of Management and Budget
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IN THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROANOKE, VIRGINIA
The 20th day of February, 2001.
No. 35214-022001.
AN ORDINANCE to amend and reordain certain sections of the 2000-2001
School and School Capital Projects Funds Appropriations, and providing for an
emergency.
WHEREAS, for the usual daily operation of the Municipal Government of the City
of Roanoke, an emergency is declared to exist.
THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Roanoke that
certain sections of the 2000-2001 School and School Capital Projects Funds
Appropriations, be, and the same are hereby, amended and reordained to read as follows,
in part:
School Fund
Appropriations
Education $ 126,188,780
Drug Free Schools 2000-01 (1-2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48,590
Governor's Academic Challenge for Success 2000 (3-5). . . . . . . . . . . . . 32,567
Revenues
Education $ 124,854,212
Drug Free Schools 2000-01 (6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48,590
Governor's Academic Challenge for Success 2000 (7) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32,567
School Capital Projects Fund
Appropriations
Education
Garden City Improvements (8). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Grandin Court Renovation (9) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Preston Park Renovation (10) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Madison Air Conditioning Replacement and Network (11). . . . . . . . . . . .
$ 23,351,763
2,859,000
2,163,000
1,972,000
1,506,000
Jackson Fitness Center (12). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 327,000
State Construction Grant (13). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 918,455
1) Compensation of
Counselors (030-060-6813-0123 ) $ ( 27,048)
2) Retirement - VRS (030-060-6813-0202) 2,495
3) Supplements (030-060-6824-0129) 25,608
4) Social Security (030-060-6824-0201 ) 1,959
5) Educational and
Recreational
Supplies (030-060-6824-0614 ) 5,000
6) State Grant Receipts (030-060-6813-11 01 ) ( 29,543)
7) State Grant Receipts (030-060-6824-1101 ) 32.567
8) Appropriated from
1999 Bonds (031-060-6052 -9001 ) 89,000
9) Appropriated from
1999 Bonds (031-060-6053-9001 ) 13,000
10) Appropriated from
1999 Bonds (031-060-6054-9001 ) 32,000
11) Appropriated from
1999 Bonds (031-060-6055-9001) ( 4.000)
12) Appropriated from
1999 Bonds (031-060-6059-9001 ) ( 13,000)
13) Appropriated from
1999 Bonds (031-060-6096-9001 ) (117,000)
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that, an emergency existing, this Ordinance shall be in effect
from its passage.
ATTEST:
City Clerk.
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CITY OF ROANOKE
DEPARTMENT OF FINAN~p
215 Church Avenue, S.w., Room 461
P. O. Box 1220
Roanoke, Virginia 24006-1220
Telephone: (540) 853-2821
Fax: (540) 853-2940
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JAMES D. GRISSO
Director of Finance
JESSE A. HALL
Deputy Director
February 20, 2001
The Honorable Ralph K. Smith, Mayor
The Honorable William H. Carder, Vice Mayor
The Honorable William D. Bestpitch, Council Member
The Honorable C. Nelson Harris, Council Member
The Honorable W. Alvin Hudson, Council Member
The Honorable William White, Sr., Council Member
The Honorable Linda F. Wyatt, Council Member
Dear Mayor Smith and Members of City Council:
We have reviewed the attached request to transfer $134,000 in 1999 Bond Funds
from the Madison Middle School air conditioning replacement project, the Jackson
Fitness Center project, and the state Construction Grant to the improvement projects
for Garden City Elementary School, Grandin Court Elementary School, and Preston
Park Primary School.
The report also requests a transfer of $29,543 from Drug Free Schools 2000-01
account to the Governor's Academic Challenge for Success 2000 account and an
appropriation of $3,024 in additional State funds for the Governor's Academic
Challenge for Success 2000 program. The program will provide additional
instructional time for students that received a school year 2000 accreditation rating of
"Accredited with Warning" in mathematics or English and who are at-risk of not
passing the Standards of Learning assessments. This new program is one hundred
percent funded by State funds.
We recommend that you concur with this request of the School Board.
Sincerely,
;JL
ames D. Grisso
Director of Finance
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Melinda J. Payne, Chairman
Sherman P. Lea, Vice Chairman
Charles W. Day
Marsha W. Ellison
Gloria P. Manns
Ruth C. Willson
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Brian J.
E. Wayne Harris, Ed.D., Superintendent
". Cindy H. Lee, Clerk of the Board
Roonol"\e
City School Boord P.O. Box 13145, Roanoke, Virginia 2403'{)1. ~8s:fk3Ifll.:I~x: 540-853-2951
February 14, 2001
The Honorable Ralph K. Smith, Mayor
and Members of Roanoke City Council
Roanoke, VA 24011
Dear Members of Council:
The School Board at its February 13 meeting voted to request the
Roanoke City Council to appropriate $3,024.00 in additional State funds for
the Governor's Academic Challenge for Success program. The program will
provide additional instructional time for students that received a school year
2000 accreditation rating of "Accredited with Warning" in mathematics or
English and who are at-risk of not passing the Standards of Learning
assessments. This new program is one hundred percent funded by State
funds.
The Board appreciates the approval of this request.
Sincerely,
~--H. ~
Cindy H. Lee, Clerk
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cc: Ms. Melinda J. Payne
Dr. E. Wayne Harris
Mr. Richard L. Kelley
Mr. Kenneth F. Mundy
Mr. William L. Murray
Mrs. Darlene L. Burcham
Mr. William M. Hackworth
Mr. James D. Grisso
Mrs. Ann H. Shawver
(with accounting details)
Preparing Students for Success
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Honorable Mayor and
Members of Council
February 20, 2001
Page 2
c: Darlene L. Burcham, City Manger
William M. Hackworth, City Attorney
Mary F. Parker, City Clerk
E. Wayne Harris, Superintendent of City Schools
11t1
Melinda J. Payne, Chairman
Sherman P. Lea, Vice Chairman
Charles W. Day
Marsha W. Ellison
Gloria P. Manns
Ruth C. WiIIsQi'(
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Brian J. Wishneff
E. Wayne Harris, Ed. D., Superintendent
Cindy H. Lee, Clerk of the Board
Roonol~e
City Schoo/Boord P.O. Box 13145, Roanoke, Virginia 24aJ131 F54e--ij53~$f3~ Fax: 540-853-2951
February 9, 2001
Mrs. Mary F. Parker, CMC/ AAE
City Clerk
City of Roanoke
Roanoke, VA 24011
Dear Mrs. Parker:
Enclosed is an appropriation request to be included on City
Council's agenda for its February 20 meeting.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Sincerely,
~lf>~
Cindy H. Lee, Clerk
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cc: Mrs. Ann H. Shawver
Preparing Students for Success
t~1
Melinda J. Payne, Chairman
Sherman P. Lea, Vice Chairman
Charles W. Day
Marsha W. Ellison
Gloria P. Manns
Ruth C. Willson
Brian J. Wishneff
E. Wayne Harris, Ed.D., Superintendent
Cindy H. Lee, Clerk of the Board
Roanoke
City School [3oard P.O. Box 13145, Roanoke, Virginia 24031 · 540-853-2381 . Fax: 540-853-2951
February 14, 2001
Mr. James D. Grisso, Director of Finance
Roanoke City
Roanoke, VA 24011
Dear Mr. Grisso:
As the result of official action at its February 13 meeting, the School
Board unanimously voted to transfer $134,000.00 in 1999 Bond Funds from
the Madison Middle School air conditioning replacement project, the Jackson
Fitness Center project, and the State Construction Grant to the improvement
projects for Garden City Elementary School, Grandin Court Elementary
School, and Preston Park Primary School.
The Board further approved a transfer of $29,543.00 from the 2001
Drug Free Grant to the Governor's Academic Challenge for Success program.
The accounting detail for the transfers is attached.
Sincerely,
~~ljy~
Assistant Superintendent for Operations
and Deputy Clerk of the Board
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Office of the City Manager
February 20,2001
Honorable Ralph K. Smith, Mayor, and Members of City Council
Roanoke, Virginia
Dear Mayor Smith and Members of Council:
SUBJECT: Roanoke Neighborhood Development Corporation (RNDC)
Progress Report
Please reserve space on your February 20, 2001, agenda for a 15-20 minute
report on the above subject.
Respectfully submitted,
-~....
Darlene L. Bur
City Manager
DLB:mjp
c: City Attorney
Director of Finance
City Clerk
Room 364 Municipal South 215 Church Avenue,S.w. Roanoke, Virginia 24011-1591 (540) 853-2333 FAX (540) 853-1138
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February 20, 2001
The Honorable Ralph K. Smith, Mayor,
and Members of City Council
Roanoke, Virginia
Dear Mayor Smith and Members of Council:
Subject: Vision 2001 Comprehensive Plan
Please reserve approximately 15 minutes on City Council's 2:00 p.m. agenda on
February 20, 2001, for a briefing on the Comprehensive Plan, Vision 2001, by
representatives of the Citizens Advisory Committee on the progress of the plan.
Respectfully submitted,
Darlene L. Burch
City Manager
DLB:ca
c: City Clerk
City Attorney
Director of Finance
Director of Public Works
Room 364 Municipal South 215 Church Avenue. S.w. Roanoke. Virginia 24011-1591 (540) 853-2333 FAX (540) 853-1138
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INtERDEPARTMENTAL CORRESPONDENCE
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~arftmen{ of F'a.n~g and Code Enforcement
DATE:
February 15, 2001
TO:
Department Directors/Managers
FROM:
YVI.Q--t
Evie Lander, Director of Planning and Code Enforcement V
SUBJECT:
Vision 2001: future meetings and Roundtable summary sheets
Thank all of you who attended the Vision 2001 Forum on January 25th to learn more
about the work of our citizens. To ensure that each of you stays abreast of the planning
process, I am attaching a schedule of future meetings and a summary sheet describing
the ten (10) Roundtables.
Roundtables are specific topics that have been raised by several Task Teams, as well
as citizens who have attended previous forums or have filled out surveys. The focus of
the Roundtable discussions will be on the implementation of the main goals and
strategies developed to date.
I have assigned a staff person from my department to each Roundtable. I welcome and
appreciate your involvement and participation in these Roundtables, especially those in
which you have an interest or can provide expertise. If you have any specific
questions, I can be reached at 853-2346 or you can contact my staff using the main
office number at 853-2344.
Roundtable Topic
1. Creating Village Centers
2. Investing in Critical Amenities
3. Getting Wired: An Environment for Technology
4. Shifting Gears: New Economic Initiatives
5. Creating Multi-Service Centers
6. Developing Neighborhood Housing Clusters
7. Selling Roanoke to Residents, Newcomers, and Visitors
8. Improving Streetscapes and Transportation Corridors
9. Redeveloping Brownfields and Underutilized Sites
10. Creating a Healthy Community
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Staff Contact
1. Neil Holthouser
2. James Settle
3. Chris Chittum
4. David Diaz
5. Frederick Gusler
6. Neil Holthouser
7. James Settle
8. Chris Chittum
9. David Diaz
10. Jacques Scott
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SCHEDULE: ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS
Focus: Presentation of Issues and Opportunities
Tuesday, February 27 7:00p.m. - 9:00p.m.
Location: Breckinridge Middle School (3901 Williamson Road)
1. Creating Village Centers
2. Investing in Critical Amenities
3. Getting Wired: An Environment for Technology
4. Shifting Gears: New Economic Initiatives
5. Creating Multi-Service Centers
Thursday, March 1 7:00p.m - 9:00p.m.
Location: Breckinridge Middle School (3901 Williamson Road)
6. Developing Neighborhood Housing Clusters
7. Selling Roanoke to Residents, Newcomers, and Visitors
8. Improving Streetscapes and Transportation Corridors
9. Redeveloping Brownfields and Underutilized Sites
10. Creating a Healthy Community
Focus: Discussion: Resources/Options
Tuesday, March 6 7: OOp. m - 9: OOp. m.
Location: Lucy Addison Middle School (1220 5th Street)
1. Creating Village Centers
2. Investing in Critical Amenities
3. Getting Wired: An Environment for Technology
4. Shifting Gears: New Economic Initiatives
5. Creating Multi-Service Centers
Thursday, March 8 7:00p.m - 9:00p.m.
Location: Lucy Addison Middle School (1220 5th Street)
6. Developing Neighborhood Housing Clusters
7. Selling Roanoke to Residents, Newcomers, and Visitors
8. Improving Streetscapes and Transportation Corridors
9. Redeveloping Brownfields and Underutilized Sites
10. Creating a Healthy Community
CITY OF ROANOKE DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING & CODE ENFORCEMENT
NOELC. TAYLOR MUNICIPAL BUILDlNG ROOM 166 215 CHURCH AVENUE ,S.W. ROANOKE VA 24011-1538
TEL (540) 853-2344 FAX (540) 853-1230 EMAIL PLANNlNG@CI.ROANOKE.VA.US
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Focus: Discussion: Resources/Options
Tuesday, March 20 7:00p.m - 9:00p.m.
Location: Breckinridge Middle School (3901 Williamson Road)
1. Creating Village Centers
2. Investing in Critical Amenities
3. Getting Wired: An Environment for Technology
4. Shifting Gears: New Economic Initiatives
5. Creating Multi-Service Centers
Thursday, March 22 7:00p.m - 9:00p.m.
Location: Breckinridge Middle School (3901 Williamson Road)
6. Developing Neighborhood Housing Clusters
7. Selling Roanoke to Residents, Newcomers, and Visitors
8. Improving Streetscapes and Transportation Corridors
9. Redeveloping Brownfields and Underutilized Sites
10. Creating a Healthy Community
TASK TEAM MEETING
April 17 and/or April 19
Location: To be determined
Review and revise goals, strategies, and policies of plan elements.
Meetings will be scheduled as required.
. CITY OF ROANOKE DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING & CODE ENFORCEMENT
NOELC. TAYLOR MUNICIPAL BUILDING ROOM 166 215 CHURCH AVENUE ,S.W. ROANOKE VA 24011-1538
TEL(540) 853-2344 FAX (540) 853-1230 EMAIL PLANNING@CI.ROANOKE.VA.US
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Office of the City Clerk
Mary F. Parker, CMC
City Clerk
Stephanie M. Moon
Deputy City Clerk
February 26, 2001
File #60-262-472
James D. Grisso
Director of Finance
Roanoke, Virginia
Dear Mr. Grisso:
I am attaching copy of Ordinance No. 35215-022001 amending and reordaining certain
sections of the 2000-2001 Capital Projects Fund Appropriations, to provide for
appropriation of $1 01,000.00 in connection with the Regional Radio Maintenance Project
to be used for annual maintenance of the system. The above-referenced measure was
adopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke at a regular meeting which was held on
Tuesday, February 20, 2001.
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Joe D. Slone, Director, Department of Technology
BarryL Key, Director, Department of Management and Budget
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IN THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROANOKE, VIRGINIA
The 20th day of February, 2001.
No. 35215-022001.
AN ORDINANCE to amend and reordain certain sections of the 2000-2001
Capital Projects Fund Appropriations, and providing for an emergency.
WHEREAS, for the usual daily operation of the Municipal Government of the City
of Roanoke, an emergency is declared to exist.
THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Roanoke that
certain sections of the 2000-2001 Capital Projects Fund Appropriations, be, and the same
are hereby, amended and reordained to read as follows, in part:
Approoriations
Public Safety
Regional Radio System (1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$ 10,260,668
3,976,524
Revenues
Nonoperating
Transfers from Other Funds (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$ 3,560,478
3,444,978
1) Appropriated from
General Revenue
2) Transfers from
General Fund
(008-050-9614-9003 )
(008-110-1234-1037)
$ 101,000
101,000
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that, an emergency existing, this Ordinance shall
be in effect from its passage.
ATTEST:
City Clerk.
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February 20, 2001
The Honorable Ralph K. Smith, Mayor, and Members of City Council
Roanoke, Virginia
Dear Mayor and Members of Council:
Subject:
Appropriation of funding for Regional Radio
Maintenance Project
City Council authorized an 800 MHz Regional Radio system and entered into an
Intergovernmental Agreement with Roanoke County in 1997 for installation and
maintenance of the system. The radio system was placed into use in 1999 for
Public Safety and is now being used by all departments in the City. $101,000
was included in Transfers to Capital Projects Fund as part of the adopted
General Fund budget for fiscal year 2000-01 in support of maintenance for this
project, and needs to be appropriated to the project account at this time.
Recommended Action(s):
,
City Council adopt the attached budget ordinance to appropriate $101,000 in the
Radio Project Account for annual maintenance.
Respectfully submitted,
arlene L. Bur
City Manager
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William M. Hackworth, City Attorney
James D. Grisso, Director of Finance
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CITY OF ROANOKE
Office of the City Clerk
Mary F. Parker, CMC
City Clerk
Stephanie M. Moon
Deputy City Clerk
February 26,2001
File #60-379
James D. Grisso
Director of Finance
Roanoke, Virginia
Dear Mr. Grisso:
I am attaching copy of Ordinance No. 35216-022001 amending and reordaining certain
sections of the 2000-2001 Capital Projects Fund Appropriations, to provide for
appropriation of$125, 110.00, in connection with Lick Run Greenway funding. The above-
referenced measure was adopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke at a regular
meeting which was held on Tuesday, February 20,2001.
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City Clerk
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Barry L. Key, Director, Department of Management and Budget
Phillip C. Schirmer, City Engineer
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IN THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROANOKE, VIRGINIA
The 20th day of February, 2001.
No. 35216-022001.
AN ORDINANCE to amend and reordain certain sections of the 2000-2001
Capital Projects Fund Appropriations, and providing for an emergency.
WHEREAS, for the usual daily operation of the Municipal Government of the City
of Roanoke, an emergency is declared to exist.
THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Roanoke that
certain sections of the 2000-2001 Capital Projects Fund Appropriations, be, and the same
are hereby, amended and reordained to read as follows, in part:
Appropriations
Parks, Recreation and Cultural
Lick Run Greenway (1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$ 8,041,441
125,110
Revenues
Outside Third Party
Lick Run Greenway (2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$ 262,555
125,110
1) Appropriated from
Third Party
2) Lick Run Greenway
(008-530-9754-9004 )
(008-008-1234-1258)
$ 125,110
125,110
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that, an emergency existing, this Ordinance shall
be in effect from its passage.
ATTEST:
City Clerk.
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Office of the City Manager
February 20, 2001
Honorable Ralph K. Smith, Mayor, and Members of City Council
Roanoke, Virginia
Dear Mayor and Members of Council:
Subject:
Lick Run Greenway Funding
In 1999, the Lick Run Greenway bicycle/pedestrian lane was completed from the 1-581
interchange to Valley View. The Roanoke Valley Greenway Commission recently
received oids on the completion of the next phase of the Lick Run Greenway, which is
to run from the 1-581 interchange to Court Street. Design work will soon begin on the
final phase that will continue the Lick Run Greenway to tile Hotel Roanoke.
The Lick Run Greenway will be a part of a City-wide greenway system. Each portion is
being constructed as funds become available.
The Commission received 5 bids ranging from $124,800.00 to $233,747.55, with L&S
Plumbing and Excavating Company of New Castle, Virginia submitting the low bid. The
Commission Steering Committee voted to accept the bid from L&S Plumbing and
Excavating Company. The Roanoke Valley Greenway Commission has set aside
$104,000 and is requesting $32,000 from the City of Roanoke to complete the rroject.
Of these funds, $20,000 wnl be for the construction as designed and $12,000 wil be set
aside for a 10% contingency fund. Funding in the amount of $125,110 from the
proceeds of the sale of Westview Terrace (account number 008-1329) is available for
greenway development.
Recommended Actions:
Appropriate $125,110 from account number 008-1329 to a new account entitled
"Greenway Development". These funds will be used to fund the City system of
greenways and drawn upon as each portion is constructed.
Authorize the payment of $32,000 to the Roanoke Valley Greenway Commission for
completion of the Lick Run Greenway from the 1-581 interchange to Court Street from
this new account.
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c: Mary F. Parker, City Clerk
William M. Hackworth, City Attorney
James D. Grisso, Director of Finance
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Room 364 Municipal South 215 Church Avenue, S.w. Roanoke, Virginia 24011-1591 (540) 853-2333 FAX (540) 853-1138
CityWeb:www.ci.roanoke.va.u5
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MARY F. PARKER. CMC
City Clerk
CITY OF ROANOKE
OFFICE OF CITY CLERK
215 Church Avenue, S.W., Room 456
Roanoke, Virginia 24011-1536
Telephone: (540) 853-2541
Fax: (540) 853-1145
E-mail: c1erk@ci.roanoke.va.us
STEPHANIE M. MOON
Deputy City Clerk
February 26, 2001
File #467
Dr. E. Wayne Harris, Superintendent, Roanoke City Public Schools
Richard L. Kelley, Assistant Superintendent for Operations,
Roanoke City Publ.ic Schools
Rita D. Bishop, Assistant Superintendent for Instructional
and Learning Systems, Roanoke City Public Schools
R. Faye Pleasants, Executive for Human Resources,
Roanoke City Public Schools
Ann F. Harman, Executive for Student Services and Alternative
Programs, Roanoke City Public Schools
Cindy H. Lee, Clerk, Roanoke City School Board
Elizabeth Dillon, Assistant City Attorney
Ladies and Gentlemen:
On Monday, March 19, 2001, at 6:00 p.m., in the Emergency Operations Center
Conference Room, Room 159, Noel C. Taylor Municipal Building, 215 Church Avenue,
S. W., the Members of Roanoke City Council will hold an informal meeting (reception) with
all applicants for the position of Roanoke City School Board Trustee.
You are cordially invited to attend the reception.
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City Clerk
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CITY OF ROANOKE
Office of the City Clerk
Mary F. Parker, CMC
City Clerk
Stephanie M. Moon
Deputy City Clerk
February 26,2001
File #467
Darlene L. Burcham, City Manager
James D. Ritchie, Sr., Deputy City Manager
William M. Hackworth, City Attorney
James D. Grisso, Director of Finance
Robert H. Bird, Municipal Auditor
Willard N. Claytor, Director of Real Estate Valuation
George C. Snead, Jr., Assistant City Manager for Community Development
Chris Slone, Public Information Officer
Melinda Mayo, Public Information Specialist
Ladies and Gentlemen:
On Monday, March 19, 2001, at 6:00 p.m., in the Emergency Operations Center
Conference Room, Room 159, Noel C. Taylor Municipal Building, 215 Church Avenue,
S. W., the Members of Roanoke City Council will hold an informal meeting (reception) with
all applicants for the position of Roanoke City School Board Trustee.
You are cordially invited to attend the reception.
Sincerely,
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City Clerk
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CITY OF ROANOKE
OFFICE OF CITY CLERK
MARY F. PARKER. CMC
City Clerk
215 Church Avenue, S.W., Room 456
Roanoke, Virginia 24011-1536
Telephone: (540) 853-2541
Fax: (540) 853-1145
E-mail: c1erk@ci.roanoke.va.us
February 26, 2001
File #467
Phyllis Bailey, Chairperson
League of Women Voters
P. O. Box 4642
Roanoke, Virginia 24015
Dear Ms. Bailey:
STEPHANIE M. MOON
Deputy City Clerk
On Monday, March 19, 2001, at 6:00 p.m., in the Emergency Operations Center
Conference Room, Room 159, Noel C. Taylor Municipal Building, 215 Church Avenue,
S. W., the Members of Roanoke City Council will hold an informal meeting (reception) with
all applicants for the position of Roanoke City School Board Trustee.
You are cordially invited to attend the reception.
Sincerely,
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CITY OF ROANOKE
OFFICE OF CITY CLERK
MARY F. PARKER, CMC
City Clerk
215 Church Avenue, S.W., Room 456
Roanoke, Virginia 24011-1536
Telephone: (540) 853-2541
Fax: (540) 853-1145
E-mail: c1erk@ci.roanoke.va.us
STEPHANIE M. MOON
Deputy City Clerk
February 26, 2001
File #467
Tim Goad, President
Roanoke Education Association
110 Mountain Avenue, S. W.
Roanoke, Virginia 24016
Dear Mr. Goad:
On Monday, March 19, 2001, at 6:00 p.m., in the Emergency Operations Center
Conference Room, Room 159, Noel C. Taylor Municipal Building, 215 Church Avenue,
S. W., the Members of Roanoke City Council will hold an informal meeting (reception) with
all applicants for the position of Roanoke City School Board Trustee.
You are cordially invited to attend the reception.
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Mary F. Parker, CMC
City Clerk
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CITY OF ROANOKE
OFFICE OF CITY CLERK
MARY F. PARKER. CMC
City Clerk
215 Church Avenue, S.W.. Room 456
Roanoke, Virginia 24011-1536
Telephone: (540) 853-254\
Fax: (540) 853-1145
E-mail: c1erk@ci.roanoke.va.us
STEPHANIE M. MOON
Deputy City Clerk
February 26, 2001
File #467
Dawn Spaulding, President
Central Council Parent Teacher Association
3302 Troy Avenue, N. W.
Roanoke, Virginia 24012
Dear Ms. Spaulding:
On Monday, March 19, 2001, at 6:00 p.m., in the Emergency Operations Center
Conference Room, Room 159, Noel C. Taylor Municipal Building, 215 Church Avenue,
S. W., the Members of Roanoke City Council will hold an informal meeting (reception) with
all applicants for the position of Roanoke City School Board Trustee.
You are cordially invited to attend the reception.
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Mary F. Parker, CMC
City Clerk
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CITY OF ROANOKE
OFFICE OF CITY CLERK
MARY F. PARKER, CMC
City Clerk
215 Church Avenue, S.W., Room 456
Roanoke, Virginia 24011-1536
Telephone: (540) 853-2541
Fax: (540) 853-1145
E-mail: c1erk@ci.roanoke.va.us
STEPHANIE M. MOON
Deputy City Clerk
February 26,2001
File #467
Melinda J. Payne, Chair
Roanoke City School Board
301 Rutherford Avenue, N. W.
Roanoke, Virginia 24016
Sherman P. Lea, Vice-Chair
Roanoke City School Board
1638 Lonna Drive, N. W.
Roanoke, Virginia 24019
Ruth C. Willson, Trustee
Roanoke City School Board
2651 Creston Avenue, S. W.
Roanoke, Virginia 24015
Charles W. Day, Trustee
Roanoke City School Board
1830 Grayson Avenue, N. W.
Roanoke, Virginia 24017
Marsha W. Ellison, Trustee
Roanoke City School Board
2030 Knollwood Road, S. W.
Roanoke, Virginia 24018
Gloria P. Manns, Trustee
Roanoke City School Board
1727 Staunton Avenue, N. W.
Roanoke, Virginia 24017
Brian J. Wish neff, Trustee
Roanoke City School Board
2330 Mt. Vernon Road, S. W.
Roanoke, Virginia 24015
Ladies and Gentlemen:
On Monday, March 19, 2001, at 6:00 p.m., in the Emergency Operations Center
Conference Room, Room 159, Noel C. Taylor Municipal Building, 215 Church Avenue,
S. W., the Members of Roanoke City Council will hold an informal meeting (reception) with
all applicants for the position of Roanoke City School Board Trustee.
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Melinda J. Payne, Chairperson
and Members of the Roanoke City School Board
February 26, 2001
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You are cordially invited to attend the reception.
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Mary F. Parker, CMC
City Clerk
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CITY OF ROANOKE
OFFICE OF CITY CLERK
215 Church Avenue, S.W., Room 456
Roanoke, Virginia 24011-1536
Telephone: (540) 853-2541
Fax: (540) 853-1145
E-mail: clerk@ci.roanoke.va.us
STEPHANIE M. MOON
Deputy City Clerk
MARY F. PARKER, CMC
City Clerk
February 20, 2001
File #467
The Honorable Mayor and Members
of the Roanoke City Council
Roanoke, Virginia
Dear Members of Council:
On June 30,2001, the three year terms of office of Melinda J. Payne and Ruth C. Willson
as Trustees of the Roanoke City School Board will expire.
Pursuant to Chapter 9, Education, ofthe Code of the City of Roanoke (1979), as amended,
establishing a procedure for the election of School Trustees, Council must hold certain
meetings and take certain actions during the months of March, April and May to conform
with the selection process. Therefore, the concurrence of Council in establishing the
following dates is requested:
(1) On Monday, March 19 at 6:00 p.m., Council will hold an informal meeting
(reception) which will be open to the public with all candidates for School
Trustee in the Emergency Operations Center Conference Room, Room 159,
Noel C. Taylor Municipal Building.
(2) On Monday, March 19 at 7:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter may
be heard, Council as a Committee of the Whole, will review and consider all
candidates forthe position of School Trustee. At such meeting, Council shall
review all applications filed for the position and Council may elect to interview
candidates for such positions.
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The Honorable Mayor and Members
of the Roanoke City Council
February 20, 2001
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(3) On Monday, April 2 at 2:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter may be
heard, Council will, by public vote, select from the field of candidates, those
candidates to be accorded the formal interview and all other candidates will
be eliminated from the School Trustee selection process. The number of
candidates to be granted the interview shall not exceed three times the
number of positions available on the Roanoke City School Board, should
there be so many candidates.
(4) On Monday, April 16 at 7:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter may
be heard, Council will hold a public hearing to receive the views of citizens.
(5) On Thursday, April 19 at 6:00 p.m., Council will hold a meeting for the
purpose of conducting a public interview of candidates for the position of
School Trustee.
(6) On Monday, May 7 at 2:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter may be
heard, Council will hold an election to fill the two vacancies for terms
commencing July 1,2001, and ending June 30, 2004.
Your concurrence in the above-referenced dates will be appreciated in order that
applicants may be advised of the proposed schedule.
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City Clerk
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CITY OF ROANOKE
Office of the City Clerk
Mary F. Parker, CMC
City Clerk
Stephanie M. Moon
Deputy City Clerk
February 26,2001
File #20-67-102-514
Darlene L. Burcham
City Manager
Roanoke, Virginia
Dear Ms. Burcham:
Your report with regard to pedestrian/vehicular traffic on Wiley Drive was before the
Council of the City of Roanoke at a regular meeting which was held on Tuesday, February
20, 2001.
On motion, duly seconded and adopted, Council approved one-way vehicular traffic
through Smith Park, with the inclusion of planter boxes and lowering of the grade on Wiley
Drive by two feet to provide the required vertical clearance at the Franklin Road Bridge, at
a cost of $200,000.00which was previously allocated, plus an additional $20,000.00 for
lowering the grade.
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City Clerk
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pc: James D. Grisso, Director of Finance
William M. Hackworth, City Attorney
George C. Snead, Jr., Assistant City Manager for Community Development
Phillip C. Schirmer, City Engineer
Barry L. Key, Director, Department of Management and Budget
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Office of the City Manager
February 15, 2001
The Honorable Ralph K. Smith, Mayor
The Honorable William H. Carder, Vice Mayor
The Honorable William D. Bestpitch
The Honorable C. Nelson Harris
The Honorable W. Alvin Hudson
The Honorable William White, Sr.
The Honorable Linda F. Wyatt
Dear Mayor Smith and Members of City Council:
SUBJECT: Wiley Drive
In response to questions raised by City Council at the February 5 meeting, the following
information is provided.
School Bus Access - Vertical clearance at the Franklin Road bridge is limited to
approximately 10 feet. Staff has discussed this issue with the Roanoke City School
Transportation staff. Regular size school buses require at least 10'-6" of clearance. These
regular size buses are the only ones that can accommodate handicapped students. The
smaller buses available in the fleet will not accommodate handicapped students. Staff
recommends that the grade on Wiley Drive be lowered by 2 feet to provide the required
vertical clearance. The cost of lowering the grade is approximately $20,000.
ADA Access - The plan is fully ADA compliant. It will provide handicapped accessible
parking immediately adjacent to the ADA accessible restrooms in Smith Park. All parking
areas will include handicapped van accessible parking spaces. All pedestrian crossings
will meet ADA requirements. The plan also proposes an ADA accessible fishing deck in
Smith Park.
Speed Limit Posting - Staff has researched the effectiveness of the suggested 13 mph
speed limit posting. Literature on the subject indicates such signs are ineffective. Further,
such posting of odd speed limits is contrary to accepted practice as published in the
Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices.
Stop Signs - Staff believes adequate traffic calming measures have been included in the
project. Staff recommends that stop signs at pedestrian crossings be considered as a
future option of progressive traffic control measures.
Room 364 Municipal South 215 Church Avenue, SW, Roanoke, Virginia 24011-1591 (540) 853-2333 FAX (540) 853-1138
CityWeb:www.ci.roanoke.va.us
Mayor Smith and Members of City Council
February 15, 2001
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Budget - The current budget allocated to the proposed improvements is $200,000. The
budget needed to complete all improvements, including those in the Wasena Park
segment, is $325,000. The project can be designed to meet the existing $200,000 budget
by a corresponding reduction of project features such as planting boxes, pedestrian
islands, and/or parking. If the project scope is modified to address only the Smith Park
segment, then the proposed $200,000 budget is adequate.
Project Schedule - The project construction will be expedited. It is estimated the project
can be completed with 120 days of City Council endorsement of a plan.
If you have any questions or need additional information, please do not hesitate to contact
me. Staff will be available at your February 20 meeting to discuss these items.
Sincerely,
Darlene L. Burc
City Manager
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c: Mary F. Parker, City Clerk
William M. Hackworth, City Attorney
James D. Grisso, Director of Finance
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CITY OF ROANOKE
Office of the City Clerk
Mary F. Parker, CMC
City Clerk
Stephanie M. Moon
Deputy City Clerk
February 26, 2001
File #137
Darlene L. Burcham
City Manager
Roanoke, Virginia
William M. Hackworth
City Attorney
Roanoke. Virginia
Dear Ms. Burcham and Mr. Hackworth:
At a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Roanoke which was held on Tuesday,
February 20, 2001, Ms. Evelyn D. Bethel, 35 Patton Avenue, N. E., inquired if Council
receives citizen input regarding topics that are included in the City's Annual Legislative
Program and, if so, what are the requirements for including a project in the Legislative
Program. Even though the City's 2001 Legislative Program has been submitted to the
City's representatives to the General Assembly, she inquired if the document can be
amended.
Ae'~l.p~
Mary F. Parker, CMC
City Clerk
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pc: William White, Sr., Chair, Legislative Committee
Ms. Evelyn D. Bethel, 35 Patton Avenue, N. E., Roanoke, Virginia 24016
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CITY OF ROANOKE
OFFICE OF CITY CLERK
MARY F. PARKER. CMC
City Clerk
215 Church Avenue, S.W., Room 456
Roanoke, Virginia 24011-1536
Telephone: (540) 853-2541
Fax: (540) 853-1145
E-mail: c1erk@cLroanoke.va.us
STEPHANIE M. MOON
Deputy City Clerk
February 28, 2001
File #15-110-335
Ms. Sheri Bernath
1719 Wilbur Road, S. W.
Roanoke, Virginia 24015
Dear Ms. Bernath:
At a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Roanoke which was held on Tuesday,
February 20, 2001,_ you were appointed as a member of the Blue Ridge Behaviorial
Healthcare Board to fill a vacancy created by the resignation of Ann Janney-Schultz for a
term ending December 31,2003.
Enclosed you will find a Certificate of your appointment and an Oath or Affirmation
of Office which may be administered by the Clerk of the Circuit Court of the City of
Roanoke, located on the third floor of the Roanoke City Courts Facility, 315 Church
Avenue, S. W.
Please return one copy of the Oath of Office to Room 456 in the Noel C. Taylor Municipal
Building, 215 Church Avenue, S. W., prior to serving in the capacity to which you were
appointed.
Pursuant to Section 2.1-341.1, Code of Virginia (1950), as amended, I am also enclosing
copy of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act.
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Ms. Sheri Bernath
February 28, 2001
Page 2
On behalf of the Mayor and Members of City Council, I would like to express appreciation
for your willingness to serve the City of Roanoke as a member of the Blue Ridge
Behaviorial Healthcare Board.
Sincerely, . ()
0... ~ !. r c...J-. _
Mary F. Parker, CMC
City Clerk
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Enclosures
pc: Rodney P. Furr, Chair, Blue Ridge Behaviorial Healthcare Services, 301 Elm
Avenue, S. W., Roanoke, Virginia 24016-4001
S. James Sikkema, Executive Director, Blue Ridge Behaviorial Healthcare Services,
301 Elm Avenue, S. W. , Roanoke, Virginia 24016-4001
Gerald A. Burgess, Clerk, Botetourt County, One W. Main Street, #1, Fincastle,
Virginia 24090
Elizabeth N. Frank, Clerk, Craig County, P. O. Box 308, New Castle, Virginia 24127
Mary H. Allen, Clerk, Roanoke County, P. O. Box 29800, Roanoke, Virginia
24018-0798
James E. Taliaferro, II, Clerk of Council, City of Salem, P. O. Box 869, Salem,
Virginia 24153
Darlene L. Burcham, City Manager
Stephanie M. Moon, Deputy City Clerk
COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA
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CITY OF ROANOKE
I, Mary F. Parker, City Clerk, and as such City Clerk of the City of Roanoke and
keeper of the records thereof, do hereby certify that at a regular meeting of Council which
was held on the twentieth day of February, 2001, SHERI BERNATH was appointed as a
member of the Blue Ridge Behaviorial Healthcare Board to fill a vacancy created by the
resignation of Ann Janney-Schultz for a term ending December 31, 2003.
Given under my hand and the Seal of the City of Roanoke this twenty-eighth day of
February, 2001.
f'h~l~
City Clerk
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CITY OF ROANOKE
OFFICE OF CITY CLERK
MARY F. PARKER. CMC
City Clerk
215 Church Avenue, S.W., Room 456
Roanoke, Virginia 24011-1536
Telephone: (540) 853-2541
Fax: (540) 853-1145
E-mail: c1erk@ci.roanoke.va.us
STEPH..\NIE M. MOON
Deputy City Clerk
February 26, 2001
File #15-51-110
Mr. Clay Grogan
2018 Laburnum Avenue, S. W.
Roanoke, Virginia 24015
Dear Mr. Grogan:
At a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Roanoke which was held on Tuesday,
February 20,2001, you were reappointed as a member of the Board of Zoning Appeals for
a term ending December 31, 2003.
Enclosed you will find a Certificate of your reappointment and an Oath or Affirmation
of Office which may be administered by the Clerk of the Circuit Court of the City of
Roanoke, located on the third floor of the Roanoke City Courts Facility, 315 Church
Avenue, S. W.
Please return one copy of the Oath of Office to Room 456 in the Noel C. Taylor Municipal
Building, 215 Church Avenue, S. W., prior to serving in the capacity to which you were
reappointed.
Pursuant to Section 2.1-341.1, Code of Virginia (1950), as amended, I am also enclosing
copy of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act.
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Mr. Clay Grogan
February 26, 2001
Page 2
On behalf of the Mayor and Members of City Council, I would like to express appreciation
for your willingness to serve the City of Roanoke as a member of the Board of Zoning
Appeals.
Sincerely, ()
/h.~.4.r~
Mary F. Park~r, CMC
City Clerk
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Enclosures
pc: Benjamin S. Motley, Chair, Board of Zoning Appeals, 1704 Greenwood Road,
S. W., Roanoke, Virginia 24015
Linda Leedy, Secretary, Board of Zoning Appeals
Stephanie M. Moon, Deputy City Clerk
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COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA
CITY OF ROANOKE
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I, Mary F. Parker, City Clerk, and as such City Clerk of the City of Roanoke and
keeper of the records thereof, do hereby certify that at a regular meeting of Council which
was held on the twentieth day of February, 2001 , CLAY GROGAN was reappointed as a
member of the Board of Zoning Appeals for a term ending December 31,2003.
Given under my hand and the Seal of the City of Roanoke this twenty-sixth day of
February, 2001.
I"h~ j.~
City Clerk
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MARY F. PARKER, CMC
City Clerk
CITY OF ROANOKE
OFFICE OF CITY CLERK
215 Church Avenue, S.W., Room 456
Roanoke, Virginia 24011-1536
Telephone: (540) 853-2541
Fax: (540) 853-1145
E-mail: c1erk@ci.roanoke.va.us
STEPHANIE M. MOON
Deputy City Clerk
,
February 26, 2001
File #15-51-110
Joel W. Richert
415 Allison Avenue, S W.
Roanoke, Virginia 24016
Dear Ms. Richert:
At a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Roanoke which was held on Tuesday,
February 20,2001, you were reappointed as a memberoftheBoard of Zoning Appeals for
a term ending December 31,2003.
Enclosed you will find a Certificate of your reappointment and an Oath or Affirmation
of Office which may be administered by the Clerk of the Circuit Court of the City of
Roanoke, located on the third floor ofthe Roanoke City Courts Facility, 315 Church
Avenue, S. W.
Please return one copy of the Oath of Office to Room 456 in the Noel C. Taylor Municipal
Building, 215 Church Avenue, S. W., prior to serving in the capacity to which you were
reappointed.
Pursuant to Section 2.1-341.1, Code of Virginia (1950), as amended, I am also enclosing
copy of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act.
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,
Ms. Joel W. Richert
February 26, 2001
Page 2
On behalf of the Mayor and Members of City Council, I would like to express appreciation
for your willingness to serve the City of Roanoke as a member of the Board of Zoning
Appeals.
S~~g,p~
Mary F. Parker, CMC
City Clerk
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Enclosures
pc: Benjamin S. Motley, Chair, Board of Zoning Appeals, 1704 Greenwood Road,
S. W., Roanoke, Virginia 24015
Linda Leedy, Secretary, Board of Zoning Appeals
Stephanie M. Moon, Deputy City Clerk
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CITY OF ROANOKE
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COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA
I, Mary F. Parker, City Clerk, and as such City Clerk of the City of Roanoke and
keeper of the records thereof, do hereby certify that at a regular meeting of Council which
was held on the twentieth day of February, 2001, JOEL W. RICHERT was reappointed as
a member of the Board of Zoning Appeals for a term ending December 31,2003.
Given under my hand and the Seal of the City of Roanoke this twenty-sixth day of
February, 2001.
I1\. ~ j, ~ I.c-
City Clerk
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MARY F. PARKER, CMC
City Clerk
CITY OF ROANOKE
OFFICE OF CITY CLERK
215 Church Avenue, S.W., Room 456
Roanoke, Virginia 24011-1536
Telephone: (540) 853-2541
Fax: (540) 853-1145
E-mail: c1erk@cLroanoke.va.us
STEPHANIE M. MOON
Deputy City Clerk
February 26, 2001
File #15-110-488
Ms. Lular R. Lucky
1008 Norfolk Avenue, S. W.
Roanoke, Virginia 24016
Dear Ms. Lucky:
At a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Roanoke which was held on Tuesday,
February 20, 2001, you were reappointed as a member of the Roanoke Neighborhood
Partnership Steering Committee for a term ending November 30, 2003.
Enclosed you will find a Certificate of your reappointment and an Oath or Affirmation
of Office which may be administered by the Clerk of the Circuit Court of the City of
Roanoke, located on the third floor of the Roanoke City Courts Facility, 315 Church
Avenue, S. W.
Please return one copy of the Oath of Office to Room 456 in the Noel C. Taylor Municipal
Building, 215 Church Avenue, S. W., prior to serving in the capacity to which you were
reappointed.
Pursuant to Section 2.1-341.1, Code of Virginia (1950), as amended, I am also enclosing
copy bf the Virginia Freedom of Information Act.
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Ms. Lular R. Lucky
February 26, 2001
Page 2
On behalf of the Mayor and Members of City Council, I would like to express appreciation
for your willingness to serve the City of Roanoke as a member of the Roanoke
Neighborhood Partnership Steering Committee.
^81:' If ~
Mary F. Parker, CMC
City Clerk
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Enclosures
pc: Barbara N. Duerk, Chair, Roanoke Neighborhood Partnership Steering Committee,
2607 Rosalind Avenue, S. W., Roanoke, Virginia 24014
Elizabeth Watson, Secretary, Roanoke Neighborhood Partnership Steering
Committee
Stephanie M. Moon, Deputy City Clerk
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CITY OF ROANOKE
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COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA
I, Mary F. Parker, City Clerk, and as such City Clerk of the City of Roanoke and
keeper of the records thereof, do hereby certify that at a regular meeting of Council which
was held on the twentieth day of February, 2001, LULAR R. LUCKY was reappointed as
a member of the Roanoke Neighborhood Partnership Steering Committee for a term
ending November 30,2003.
Given under my hand and the Seal of the City of Roanoke this twenty-sixth day of
February, 2001.
III ~ .J. fL-
City Clerk
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MARY F. PARKER, CMC
City Clerk
CITY OF ROANOKE
OFFICE OF CITY CLERK
215 Church Avenue, S.W., Room 456
Roanoke, Virginia 24011-1536
Telephone: (540) 853-2541
Fax: (540) 853-1145
E-mail: c1erk@ci.roanoke.va.us
STEPHANIE M. MOON
Deputy City Clerk
February 26, 2001
File #15-110-488
Mr. William E. Skeen
1938 Avon Road, S. W.
Roanoke, Virginia 24015
Dear Mr. Skeen:
At a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Roanoke which was held on Tuesday,
February 20, 2001, you were reappointed as a member of the Roanoke Neighborhood
Partnership Steering Committee for a term ending November 30, 2003.
Enclosed you will find a Certificate of your reappointment and an Oath or Affirmation
of Office which may be administered by the Clerk of the Circuit Court of the City of
Roanoke, located on the third floor of the Roanoke City Courts Facility, 315 Church
Avenue, S. W.
Please return one copy of the Oath of Office to Room 456 in the Noel C. Taylor Municipal
Building, 215 Church Avenue, S. W., prior to serving in the capacity to which you were
reappointed.
Pursuant to Section 2.1-341.1, Code of Virginia (1950), as amended, I am also enclosing
copy of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act.
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Mr. William E. Skeen
February 26, 2001
Page 2
On behalf of the Mayor and Members of City Council, I would like to express appreciation
for your willingness to serve the City of Roanoke as a member of the Roanoke
Neighborhood Partnership Steering Committee.
S?h:~ j. p ~
Mary F. Parker, CMC
City Clerk
MFP:sm
Enclosures
pc: Barbara N. Duerk, Chair, Roanoke Neighborhood Partnership Steering Committee,
2607 Rosalind Avenue, S. W., Roanoke, Virginia 24014
Elizabeth Watson, Secretary, Roanoke Neighborhood Partnership Steering
Committee
Stephanie M. Moon, Deputy City Clerk
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CITY OF ROANOKE
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)
COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA
I, Mary F. Parker, City Clerk, and as such City Clerk of the City of Roanoke and
keeper of the records thereof, do hereby certify that at a regular meeting of Council which
was held on the twentieth day of February, 2001, WILLIAM E. SKEEN was reappointed as
a member of the Roanoke Neighborhood Partnership Steering Committee for a term
ending November 30, 2003.
Given under my hand and the Seal of the City of Roanoke this twenty-sixth day of
February, 2001.
1h~.J.P~
City Clerk
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MARY F. PARKER, CMC
City Clerk
CITY OF ROANOKE
OFFICE OF CITY CLERK
215 Church Avenue, S.W., Room 456
Roanoke, Virginia 24011-1536
Telephone: (540) 853-254\
Fax: (540) 853-1145
E-mail: c1erk@ci.roanoke.va.us
STEPHANIE M. MOON
Deputy City Clerk
,
February 26, 2001
File #15-110-488
Ms. Barbara N. Duerk
2607 Rosalind Avenue, S. W.
Roanoke, Virginia 24014
Dear Ms. Duerk:
At a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Roanoke which was held on Tuesday,
February 20,2001, you were reappointed as a member of the Roanoke Neighborhood
Partnership Steering Committee for a term ending November 30,2001.
Enclosed you will find a Certificate of your reappointment and an Oath or Affirmation
of Office which may be administered by the Clerk of the Circuit Court of the City of
Roanoke, located on the third floor of the Roanoke City Courts Facility, 315 Church
Avenue, S. W.
Please return one copy of the Oath of Office to Room 456 in the Noel C. Taylor Municipal
Building, 215 Church Avenue, S. W., prior to serving in the capacity to which you were
reappointed.
Pursuant to Section 2.1-341.1, Code of Virginia (1950), as amended, I am also enclosing
copy of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act.
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Ms. Barbara N. Duerk
February 26, 2001
Page 2
, On behalf of the Mayor and Members of City Council, I would like to express appreciation
for your willingness to serve the City of Roanoke as a member of the Roanoke
Neighborhood Partnership Steering Committee.
S7};'~ 9. f ~
Mary F. Parker, CMC
City Clerk
MFP:sm
Enclosures
pc: Elizabeth Watson, Secretary, Roanoke Neighborhood Partnership Steering
Committee
Stephanie M. Moon, Deputy City Clerk
cJ,
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CITY OF ROANOKE
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COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA
I, Mary F. Parker, City Clerk, and as such City Clerk of the City of Roanoke and
keeper of the records thereof, do hereby certify that at a regular meeting of Council which
was held on the twentieth day of February, 2001, BARBARA N. DUERK was reappointed
as a member of the Roanoke Neighborhood Partnership Steering Committee for a term
ending November 30,2001.
Given under my hand and the Seal of the City of Roanoke this twenty-sixth day of
February, 2001.
fhMq J.~
City Clerk
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CITY OF ROANOKE
OFFICE OF CITY CLERK
MARY F. PARKER, CMC
City Clerk
215 Church Avenue, S.W., Room 456
Roanoke, Virginia 24011-1536
Telephone: (540) 853-2541
Fax: (540) 853-1145
E-mail: c1erk@ci.roanoke.va.us
STEPHANIE M. MOON
Deputy City Clerk
February 26,2001
File #15-110-488
Mr. Charles W. Hancock
1016 Estates Road, S. E.
Roanoke, Virginia 24014
Dear Mr. Hancock:
At a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Roanoke which was held on Tuesday,
February 20, 2001, you were reappointed as a member of the Roanoke Neighborhood
Partnership Steering Committee for a term ending November 30, 2001.
Enclosed you will find a Certificate of your reappointment and an Oath or Affirmation
of Office which may be administered by the Clerk of the Circuit Court of the City of
Roanoke, located on the third floor of the Roanoke City Courts Facility, 315 Church
Avenue, S. W.
Please return one copy of the Oath of Office to Room 456 in the Noel C. Taylor Municipal
Building, 215 Church Avenue, S. W., prior to serving in the capacity to which you were
reappointed.
Pursuant to Section 2.1-341.1, Code of Virginia (1950), as amended, I am also enclosing
copy of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act.
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Mr. Charles W. Hancock
February 26,2001
Page 2
On behalf of the Mayor and Members of City Council, I would like to express appreciation
for your willingness to serve the City of Roanoke as a member of the Roanoke
Neighborhood Partnership Steering Committee.
Sincerely, . ()
/h ~ lr~.
Mary F. Parker, CMC
City Clerk
MFP:sm
Enclosures
pc: Barbara N. Duerk, Chair, Roanoke Neighborhood Partnership Steering Committee,
2607 Rosalind Avenue, S. W., Roanoke, Virginia 24014
Elizabeth Watson, Secretary, Roanoke Neighborhood Partnership Steering
Committee
Stephanie M. Moon, Deputy City Clerk
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CITY OF ROANOKE
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COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA
I, Mary F. Parker, City Clerk, and as such City Clerk of the City of Roanoke and
keeper of the records thereof, do hereby certify that at a regular meeting of Council which
was held on the twentieth day of February, 2001, CHARLES W. HANCOCK was
reappointed as a member of the Roanoke Neighborhood Partnership Steering Committee
for a term ending November 30, 2001.
Given under my hand and the Seal of the City of Roanoke this twenty-sixth day of
February, 2001.
/hAA; !. L ~
City Clerk
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MARY F. PARKER, CMC
City Clerk
CITY OF ROANOKE
OFFICE OF CITY CLERK
215 Church Avenue, S.W., Room 456
Roanoke, Virginia 24011-1536
Telephone: (540) 853-2541
Fax: (540) 853-1145
E-mail: c1erk@ci.roanoke.va.us
STEPHANIE M. MOON
Deputy City Clerk
February 26, 2001
File #15-110-488
Dr. Michael D. Ridenhour
2528 Stanley Avenue, S. E.
Roanoke, Virginia 24014
Dear Dr. R.idenhour:
At a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Roanoke which was held on Tuesday,
February 20, 2001, you were appointed as a member of the Roanoke Neighborhood
Partnership Steering Committee for a term ending November 30, 2003.
Enclosed you will find a Certificate of your appointment and an Oath or Affirmation
of Office which may be administered by the Clerk of the Circuit Court of the City of
Roanoke, located on the third floor of the Roanoke City Courts Facility, 315 Church
Avenue, S. W.
Please return one copy of the Oath of Office to Room 456 in the Noel C. Taylor Municipal
Building, 215 Church Avenue, S. W., prior to serving in the capacity to which you were
appointed.
Pursuant to Section 2.1-341.1, Code of Virginia (1950), as amended, I am also enclosing
copy of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act.
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Dr. Michael D. Ridenhour
February 26, 2001
Page 2
On behalf of the Mayor and Members of City Council, I would like to express appreciation
for your willingness to serve the City of Roanoke as a member of the Roanoke
Neighborhood Partnership Steering Committee.
~'~9.~
Mary F. Parker, CMC
City Clerk
MFP:sm
Enclosures
pc: Barbara N. Duerk, Chair, Roanoke Neighborhood Partnership Steering Committee,
2607 Rosalind Avenue, S. W., Roanoke, Virginia 24014
Elizabeth Watson, Secretary, Roanoke Neighborhood Partnership Steering
Committee
Stephanie M. Moon, Deputy City Clerk
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CITY OF ROANOKE
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)
COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA
I, Mary F. Parker, City Clerk, and as such City Clerk of the City of Roanoke and
keeper of the records thereof, do hereby certify that at a regular meeting of Council which
was held on the twentieth day of February, 2001, MICHAEL D. RIDENHOUR was
appointed as a member of the Roanoke Neighborhood Partnership Steering Committee
for a term ending November 30, 2003.
Given under my hand and the Seal of the City of Roanoke this twenty-sixth day of
February, 2001.
~~ J. (Z~'-
City Clerk
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MARY F. PARKER, CMC
City Clerk
CITY OF ROANOKE
OFFICE OF CITY CLERK
215 Church Avenue, S.W., Room 456
Roanoke, Virginia 24011-1536
Telephone: (540) 853-2541
Fax: (540) 853-1145
E-mail: c1erk@ci.roanoke.va.us
STEPHANIE M. MOON
Deputy City Clerk
February 26, 2001
File #67-110
Mr. Michael A. Loveman
1848 Driftwood Lane, S. W.
Roanoke, Virginia 24018
Dear Mr. Loveman:
At a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Roanoke which was held on Tuesday,
February 20, 2001, you were appointed as a member of the Mill Mountain Advisory
Committee for a term ending June 30, 2001.
Pursuant to Section 2.1-341.1, Code of Virginia (1950), as amended, I am also enclosing
copy of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act.
On behalf of the Mayor and Members of City Council, I would like to express appreciation
for your willingness to serve the City of Roanoke as a member of the Mill Mountain
Advisory Committee.
/hI:, J. (/~
Mary F. Parker, CMC
City Clerk
MFP:sm
pc: Carl H. Kopitzke, Chair, Mill Mountain Advisory Committee, 2314 Martin Lane,
S. W., Roanoke, Virginia 24015
Wayne T. Wilcox, Secretary, Mill Mountain Advisory Committee
Stephanie M. Moon, Deputy City Clerk
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MARY F. PARKER, CMC
City Clerk
CITY OF ROANOKE
OFFICE OF CITY CLERK
215 Church Avenue. S.W., Room 456
Roanoke, Virginia 24011-1536
Telephone: (540) 853-2541
Fax: (540) 853-1145
E-mail: c1erk@ci.roanoke.va.us
STEPHANIE M. MOON
Deputy City Clerk
February 26, 2001
File #110-293
Mr. Sunny Shah
4776 Chippenham Drive, S. W.
Roanoke, Virginia 24018
Dear Mr. Shah:
At a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Roanoke which was held on Tuesday,
February 20, 2001, you were appointed as the City of Roanoke representative to the
Roanoke Valley Convention and Visitors Bureau, Board of Directors, for a term ending
June 30, 2001.
Pursuant to Section 2.1-341.1, Code of Virginia (1950), as amended, I am enclosing copy
of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act.
On behalf of the Mayor and Members of City Council, I would like to express appreciation
for your willingness to serve as the City's representative to the Roanoke Valley Convention
and Visitors Bureau, Board of Directors.
S~IY~ ;. (J ~
Mary F. Parker, CMC
City Clerk
MFP:sm
pc: Gary W. Walton, President, Roanoke Valley Convention and Visitors Bureau Board
of Directors, 110 Shenandoah Avenue, N. W. Roanoke, Virginia 24016
David L. Kjolhede, Executive Director, Roanoke Valley Convention and Visitors
Bureau, 114 Market Street, Roanoke, Virginia 24011
Stephanie M. Moon, Deputy City Clerk
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CITY OF ROANOKE
OFFICE OF CITY CLERK
MARY F. PARKER, CMC
City Clerk
215 Church Avenue, S.W., Room 456
Roanoke, Virginia 24011-1536
Telephone: (540) 853-2541
Fax: (540) 853-1145
E-mail: c1erk@cLroanoke.va.us
STEPHANIE M. MOON
Deputy City Clerk
February 26, 2001
File #15-110-242
Mr. William H. Cleaveland
4325 Highfield Lane, N. W.
Roanoke, Virginia 24019
Dear Mr. Cleaveland:
At a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Roanoke which was held on Tuesday,
February 20, 2001, you were reappointed as the City's representative to the Court
! Community Corrections Program Policy Board for a term ending December 31,2003.
Enclosed you will find a Certificate of your reappointment and an Oath or Affirmation
of Office which may be administered by the Clerk of the Circuit Court of the City of
Roanoke, located on the third floor of the Roanoke City Courts Facility, 315 Church
Avenue, S. W.
Please return one copy of the Oath of Office to Room 456 in the Noel C. Taylor Municipal
Building, 215 Church Avenue, S. W., prior to serving in the capacity to which you were
reappointed.
Pursuant to Section 2.1-341.1, Code of Virginia (1950), as amended, I am also enclosing
copy of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act.
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Mr. William H. Cleaveland
February 26,2001
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On behalf of the Mayor and Members of City Council, I would like to express appreciation
for your willingness to serve as the City's representative to the Court Community
Corrections Program Policy Board.
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Mary F. Parker, CMC
City Clerk
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Enclosures
pc: Jim 1. Phipps, Director, Court Community Corrections Program Policy Board,
541 Luck Avenue, S. W., Suite 300, Roanoke, Virginia 24016
Stephanie M. Moon, Deputy City Clerk
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CITY OF ROANOKE
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COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA
I, Mary F. Parker, City Clerk, and as such City Clerk of the City of Roanoke and
keeper of the records thereof, do hereby certify that at a regular meeting of Council which
was held on the twentieth day of February, 2001, WILLIAM H. CLEAVELAND was
reappointed as the City's representative to the Court Community Corrections Program
Policy Board for a term ending December 31,2003.
Given under my hand and the Seal of the City of Roanoke this twenty-sixth day of
February, 2001.
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City Clerk
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Office of the City Clerk
Mary F. Parker, CMC
City Clerk
Stephanie M. Moon
Deputy City Clerk
February 26, 2001
File #15-110-253
Robert K. Bengtson, Director
Public Works
Roanoke, Virginia
Dear Mr, Bengtson:
At a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Roanoke which was held on Tuesday;
February 20, 2001, you were reappointed as a City representative to the Roanoke Valley
Resource Authority for a term ending December 31,2004.
Enclosed you will find a Certificate of your reappointment and an Oath or Affirmation
of Office which may be administered by the Clerk of the Circuit Court of the City of
Roanoke, located on the third floor of the Roanoke City Courts Facility, 315 Church
Avenue, S. W.
Please return one copy of the Oath of Office to Room 456 in the Noel C. Taylor Municipal
Building, 215 Church Avenue, S. W., prior to serving in the capacity to which you were
reappointed.
Pursuant to Section 2.1-341.1, Code of Virginia (1950), as amended, I am also enclosing
copy of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act.
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Robert K. Bengtson
February 26, 2001
Page 2
On behalf of the Mayor and Members of City Council, I would like to express appreciation
for your willingness to serve as a City representative to the Roanoke Valley Resource
Authority.
Sincerely, ()
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Mary F. Parker, CMC
City Clerk
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pc: Allan C. Robinson, Chair, Roanoke Valley Resource Authority, 4819 Buckhorn
Road, S. W., Roan'oke, Virginia 24014
Deborah T. Charles, Secretary, Roanoke Valley Resource Authority, 1020 Hollins
Road, N. E., Roanoke, Virginia 24012
Stephanie M. Moon, Deputy City Clerk
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COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA
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I, Mary F. Parker, City Clerk, and as such City Clerk of the City of Roanoke and
keeper of the records thereof, do hereby certify that at a regular meeting of Council which
was held on the twentieth 'day of February, 2001, ROBERT K. BENGTSON was
reappointed as a City representative to the Roanoke Valley Resource Authority for a term
ending December 31,2004.
Given under my hand and the Seal of the City of Roanoke this twenty-sixth day of
February, 2001.
A'-J-JP~
City Clerk
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MARY F. PARKER, CMC
City Clerk
CITY OF ROANOKE
OFFICE OF CITY CLERK
215 Church Avenue, S.W., Room 456
Roanoke, Virginia 24011-1536
Telephone: (540) 853-2541
Fax: (540) 853-1145
E-mail: c1erk@ci.roanoke.va.us
STEPHANIE M. MOON
Deputy City Clerk
February 26,2001
File #15-32-110
Mr. John D. Fulton, Jr.
1201 Persinger Road, S. W.
Roanoke, Virginia 24015
Dear Mr. Fulton:
At a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Roanoke which was held on Tuesday,
February 20,2001, you were reappointed as a memberofthe Property Maintenance Code,
Board of Appeals, for a term ending November 10, 2005.
Enclosed you will find a Certificate of your reappointment and an Oath or Affirmation
of Office which may be administered by the Clerk of the Circuit Court of the City of
Roanoke, located on the third floor of the Roanoke City Courts Facility, 315 Church
Avenue, S. W.
Please return one copy of the Oath of Office to Room 456 in the Noel C Taylor Municipal
Building, 215 Church Avenue, S. W., prior to serving in the capacity to which you were
reappointed.
Pursuant to Section 2.1-341.1, Code of Virginia (1950), as amended, I am also enclosing
copy of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act.
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Mr. John D. Fulton, Jr.
February 26, 2001
Page 2
On behalf of the Mayor and Members of City Council, I would like to express appreciation
for yourwillingness to serve the City of Roanoke as a member of the Property Maintenance
Code, Board of Appeals.
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Enclosures
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Mary F. Parker, CMC
City Clerk
pc: Stanley G. Breakell, Chair, Property Maintenance Code, Board of Appeals, 3256
Allendale Street, S. W., Roanoke, Virginia 24014
Patti C. Hanes, Secretary, Property Maintenance Code, Board of Appeals
Stephanie M. Moon, Deputy City Clerk
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COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA
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CITY OF ROANOKE
I, Mary F. Parker, City Clerk, and as such City Clerk of the City of Roanoke and
keeper of the records thereof, do hereby certify that at a regular meeting of Council which
was held on the twentieth day of February, 2001, JOHN D. FULTON, JR., was reappointed
as a member of the Property Maintenance Code, Board of Appeals, for a term ending
November 10, 2005.
Given under my hand and the Seal of the City of Roanoke this twenty-sixth day of
February, 2001.
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City Clerk
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OFFICE OF CITY CLERK
MARYF. PARKER, CMC
City Clerk
215 Church Avenue, S.W."Room 456
Roanoke, Virginia 24011-1536
Telephone: (540) 853-2541
Fax: (540) 853-1145
E-mail: c1erk@cLroanoke.va.us
STEPHANIE M. MOON
Deputy City Clerk
February 26,2001
File #15-32-110
Mr. Tommy L. Dowdy
1348 Maple Avenue, S. W.
Roanoke, Virginia 24016
Dear Mr. Dowdy:
At a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Roanoke which was held on Tuesday,
February 20,2001, you were reappointed as a memberofthe Property Maintenance Code,
Board of Appeals, for a term ending November 10, 2005.
Enclosed you will find a Certificate of your reappointment and an Oath or Affirmation
of Office which may be administered by the Clerk of the Circuit Court of the City of
Roanoke, located on the third floor of the Roanoke City Courts Facility, 315 Church
Avenue, S. W.
Please return one copy of the Oath of Office to Room 456 in the Noel C. Taylor Municipal
Building, 215 Church Avenue, S. W., prior to serving in the capacity to which you were
reappointed.
Pursuant to Section 2.1-341.1, Code of Virginia (1950), as amended, I am also enclosing
copy of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act.
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Mr. Tommy L. Dowdy
February 26, 2001
Page 2
On behalf of the Mayor and Members of City Council. I would like to express appreciation
for your willingness to serve the City of Roanoke as a member of the Property Maintenance
Code, Board of Appeals.
Sincerely, /J
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City Clerk
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Enclosures
pc: Stanley G. Breakell, Chair, Property Maintenance Code, Board of Appeals, 3256
Allendale Street, S. W., Roanoke, Virginia 24014
Patti C. Hanes, Secretary, Property Maintenance Code, Board of Appeals
Stephanie M. Moon, Deputy City Clerk
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COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA
I, Mary F. Parker, City Clerk, and as such City Clerk of the City of Roanoke and
keeper of the records thereof, do hereby certify that at a regular meeting of Council which
was held on the twentieth day of February, 2001, TOMMY L. DOWDY was reappointed as
a member of the Property Maintenance Code, Board of Appeals, for a term ending
November 10, 2005. .
Given under my hand and the Seal of the City of Roanoke this twenty-sixth day of
February, 2001.
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City Clerk
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OFFICE OF CITY CLERK .
MARY F. PARKER, CMC
City Clerk
215 Church Avenue, S.W., Room 456
Roanoke, Virginia 24011-1536
Telephone: (540) 853-254\
Fax: (540) 853-1145
E-mail: c1erk@ci.roanoke.va.us
STEPHANIE M. MOON
Deputy City Clerk
February 26, 2001
File #9-15-110
Mr. J. Granger Macfarlane
2402 Woodcliff Road, S. E.
Roanoke, Virginia 24014
Dear Mr. Macfarlane:
At a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Roanoke which was held on Tuesday,
February 20, 2001, you were reappointed as a member of the Roanoke Regional Airport
Commission for a term ending March 9, 2005.
Enclosed you will find a Certificate of your reappointment and an Oath or Affirmation
of Office which may be administered by the Clerk of the Circuit Court of the City of
Roanoke, located on the third floor of the Roanoke City Courts Facility, 315 Church
Avenue, S. W.
Please return one copy of the Oath of Office to Room 456 in the Noel C. Taylor Municipal
Building, 215 Church Avenue, S. W., prior to serving in the capacity to which you were
reappointed.
Pursuant to Section 2.1-341.1, Code of Virginia (1950), as amended, I am also enclosing
copy of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act.
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Mr. J. Granger Macfarlane
February 26,2001
Page 2
On behalf of the Mayor and Members of City Council, I would like to express appreciation
for your willingness to serve the City of Roanoke as a member of the Roanoke Regional
Airport Commission.
Sincerely, /J
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Mary F. Parker, CMC
City Clerk
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Enclosures
pc: Arthur M. Whittaker, Sr., Chair, Roanoke Regional Airport Commission, 4169
Wood ridge Drive, S. W., Roanoke, Virginia 24018
Cathy S. Pendleton, Secretary, Roanoke Regional Airport Commission
Stephanie M. Moon, Deputy City Clerk
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COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA
I, Mary F. Parker, City Clerk, and as such City Clerk of the City of Roanoke and
keeper of the records thereof, do hereby certify that at a regular meeting of Council which
was held on the twentieth day of February, 2001, J. GRANGER MACFARLANE was
reappointed as a member of the Roanoke Regional Airport Commission for a term ending
March 9, 2005.
Given under my hand and the Seal of the City of Roanoke this twenty-sixth day of
February, 2001.
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City Clerk
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MARY F. PARKER, CMC
City Clerk
CITY OF ROANOKE
OFFICE OF CITY CLERK
215 Church Avenue, S.W., Room 456
Roanoke, Virginia 24011-1536
Telephone: (540) 853-2541
Fax: (540) 853-1145
E-mail: c1erk@ci.roanoke.va.us
STEPHANIE M. MOON
Deputy City Clerk
February 26, 2001
File #15-110-394
Ms. Mary Neal
1598 Westside Boulevard, N. W.
Roanoke, Virginia 24017
Dear Ms. Neal:
At a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Roanoke which was held on Tuesday,
February 20, 2001, you were appointed as the City Manager's designee to the Cultural
Services Committee.
Enclosed you will find a Certificate of your appointment and an Oath or Affirmation
of Office which may be administered by the Clerk of the Circuit Court of the City of
Roanoke, located on the third floor of the Roanoke City Courts Facility, 315 Church
Avenue, S. W.
Please return one copy of the Oath of Office to Room 456 in the Noel C. Taylor Municipal
Building, 215 Church Avenue, S. W., prior to serving in the capacity to which you were
appointed.
Pursuant to Section 2.1-341.1, Code of Virginia (1950), as amended, I am also enclosing
copy of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act.
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Ms. Mary Neal
February 26,2001
Page 2
On behalf of the Mayor and Members of City Council, I would like to express appreciation
for your willingness to serve the City of Roanoke as the City Manager's designee to the
Cultural Services Committee. -
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Mary F. Parker, CMC
City Clerk
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Enclosure
pc: Frances L. Keen, Vice-Chair, Cultural Services Committee
Glenna Ratcliffe, Secretary, Cultural Services Committee
Stephanie M. Moon, Deputy City Clerk
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COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA
I, Mary F. Parker, City Clerk, and as such City Clerk of the City of Roanoke and
keeper of the records thereof, do hereby certify that at a regular meeting of Council which
was held on the twentieth day of February, 2001, MARY NEAL was appointed as the City
Manager's designee to the Cultural Services Committee.
Given under my hand and the Seal of the City of Roanoke this twenty-sixth day of
February, 2001.
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City of Roanoke
Municipal Buifding, Room 166
215 Church Avenue
Thank you for your time.
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Council Presentation
Unifying My Home Town
By Robert Gravely
I ntrod ucti on
The City is working on its Vision 2001 Master Plan. I feel there is a large group which is
under-represented in that plan. Therefore, I would like to offer my ideas for unification
of my home town. This is a message mostly for the citizens of Roanoke.
Community Involvement and Awareness
We need to encourage community awareness and involvement. One way this could be
done is to encourage the churches to hold forums to help communities figure out how
we can help ourselves. This is in recognition that the City government cannot do
everything.
Create Economic Avenues
We also need to create economic avenues for individuals through jobs, business and
education. The community needs to work together to train people and create jobs for
them. Churches and Schools could create programs to educate and train people,
encouraging the development of small businesses
I realize there are currently programs which try to accomplish this. However, many of
the people who could most benefit from these programs face obstacles which prevent
them from benefitting from them. The education and training I have in mind would help
them overcome these obstacles. They would help people become prepared to benefit
from existing programs, AND create alternative programs.
To do all of this, we need people who are COMMITTED. We need many organizations'
help. The City should be a player, as well as corporations, small-businesses, churches,
and non-profit organizations. We also need individuals. '
What individuals need to do
So what can you do as an individual? I would like to suggest four important things:
(1.) Remember that no one is too important that they can't help, (2.) Have and
encourage respect for one another, (3.) Have compassion, and most importantly, (4.)
VOLUNTEER.
Thank you for your time.
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IMMEDIATE A TTENtl8N
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February 22, 2001
Honorable Ralph K. Smith, Mayor, and Members of City Council
Roanoke, Virginia
Dear Mayor Smith and Members of Council:
Subject:
Public Hearing 2/26/01
South Jefferson Redevelopment Plan
On Monday, February 26, 2001, a joint public hearing of City Council, Planning
Commission, and the Roanoke Redevelopment and Housing Authority is scheduled for
7:00 p.m., at Fitzpatrick Hall at the Jefferson Center for the purpose of a presentation and
receipt of public comment on the draft South Jefferson Redevelopment Plan. An agenda
for the meeting is attached.
As you are aware, this area has been proposed for redevelopment by the Roanoke
Redevelopment and Housing Authority for the purpose of removing blighting influences
and providing economic and physical revitalization of the area located generally east of
Route 220 (the Roy L. Webber Expressway), west of the Roanoke River, south of the Elm
Avenue interchange with Interstate 581, and north of Wiley Drive. A draft plan dated
February 5, 2001, has been prepared by the Roanoke Redevelopment and Housing
Authority and made available to the public for review.
The intent of the joint public hearing is to have all three public bodies hear the same
presentation and to hear public comment. This will provide all members with the same
information upon which to make their pending decision on the redevelopment plan. The
primary goal of the public hearing is to allow for public comment and not try to respond to
detailed inquiries. It is expected that follow-up written responses will be provided for any
complex clarifications or questions that may arise.
Meetings with affected property owners in the redevelopment area have been held
over the past few months. A special meeting with property and business owners to
discuss the contents of the draft redevelopment plan was held on February 21, 2001, at
the National Guard Armory.
After public hearing and any final revisions, the subject redevelopment plan is to be
considered by both the Roanoke Redevelopment and Housing Authority and City Council.
The Planning Commission is expected to provide an advisory recommendation to City
Council as to whether the redevelopment plan is in accordance with the city's
comprehensive plan. It is expected that all three bodies will take action at their regularly
scheduled meetings in March.
Room 364 Municipal South 215 Church Avenue, S.w. Roanoke. Virginia 24011-1591 (540) 853-2333 FAX (540) 853-: 138
CityWeb :www.ci.roanoke.va.us
Please let me know if you have any specific questions. I look forward to working
further with you on this special project.
Respectfully submitted,
Darlene L. Burcham
City Manager
CC: City Clerk
City Attorney
City Finance Director