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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04092014actions 1 ACTIONS Board of Supervisors Meeting of April 9, 2014 April 10, 2014 AGENDA ITEM/ACTION ASSIGNMENT PODCAST 1. Call to Order.  Meeting was called back to order at 4:01 p.m., by the Chair, Ms. Dittmar. All BOS members were present. Also present were Tom Foley, Larry Davis, Ella Jordan and Travis Morris. Listen 2. Work Session: Courts Project.  HELD. 3.1 Fontana Subdivision - Additional $200 Fine Sign Request.  ADOPTED Resolution requesting that VDOT install signs to establish an additional maximum $200 fine for exceeding the established speed limit on Fontana Drive, Verona Drive and Olympia Drive pursuant to Virginia Code § 46.2-878. Clerk: Forward copy of signed resolution to Community Development, Facilities Development and County Attorney’s Office. (Attachment 1) Listen 3.2 B2014-00455TWR – Verizon Wireless “Owensville Road 2/Correll Property Zoning Ordinance Waiver.  APPROVED, special exception to modify the requirements of Section 5.1.40(c)(3)(ii). 3.3 Cancel April 9, 2014 regular meeting because there are no items on that agenda.  CANCELLED meeting. 3.4 Resolution of Endorsement - Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Grant for Development of a Regional Bike and Pedestrian Master Plan.  ADOPTED Resolution. Clerk: Forward copy of signed resolution to Community Development, MPO and County Attorney’s office. (Attachment 2) 4. Budget Work Session: FY 2014/2015 Operating and Capital Budgets.  HELD. Listen 5. From the Board: Matters Not Listed on the Agenda.  There were none 6. From the County Executive: Report on Matters Not Listed on the Agenda.  There were none. 7. Adjourn to April 10, 2014, 1:00 p.m., VA Center from Transportation and Innovation and Research, 530 Edgemont Road.  At 9:13 p.m., the Board adjourned to April 10, 2014, 1:00 p.m . ewj/tom Attachment 1 – Resolution to request additional maximum $200 fine for speeding in the Fontana Subdivision. Attachment 2 – Resolution of Endorsement - TIGER Grant for Development of a Regional Bike and Pedestrian Master Plan 2 ATTACHMENT 1 RESOLUTION TO REQUEST ADDITIONAL MAXIMUM $200 FINE FOR SPEEDING IN THE FONTANNA SUBDIVISION WHEREAS, Fontana Drive (Route 1765), Verona Drive (Route 1771) and Olympia Drive (Route 1770) are local residential streets as defined by VDOT with a posted speed limit of 25 m.p.h.; and WHEREAS, the County of Albemarle has received a request from the Fontana Owners Association, Inc. to request that VDOT install signs on Fontana Drive, Verona Drive and Olympia Drive to establish pursuant to Virginia Code § 46.2-878.2 an additional maximum fine of $200.00 for exceeding the speed limit, in addition to other penalties provided by law; and WHEREAS, the Virginia Department of Transportation and the Albemarle County Police Department collected speed data on Fontana Drive, Verona Drive and Olympia Drive and have acknowledged that there is a speeding problem and that it is impacting pedestrian safety and quality of life for Fontana Subdivision residents; and WHEREAS, the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors finds that a speeding problem exists on Fontana Drive, Verona Drive and Olympia Drive and that it creates a potential hazard for pedestrians and residents in the Fontana Subdivision. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors hereby requests that the Virginia Department of Transportation install signs to establish an additional maximum $200 fine for exceeding the speed limit on Fontana Drive, Verona Drive and Olympia Drive. 3 ATTACHMENT 2 Resolution of Endorsement Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Grant for Development of a Regional Bike and Pedestrian Master Plan Whereas, the Charlottesville-Albemarle Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), housed and staffed by the Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission (T JPDC), is pursuing a federal Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Grant to update the urban area portion of the TJPDC’s regional bike and pedestrian plan, titled the Jefferson Area Greenways Plan, approved in 2004; and Whereas, the Charlottesville-Albemarle MPO will use these grant resources to consolidate all proposed bike and pedestrian projects that have been included in previously approved community plans; and Whereas, the Charlottesville-Albemarle MPO will use these grant resources specifically to accomplish the following: 1. develop a central regional database of proposed bike and pedestrian improvements; 2. create a systematic, universal structure for selecting and detailing all proposed bike and pedestrian improvements; 3. assess which proposed bike and pedestrian connections or routes allow access between low - income and low-vehicle-availability residential areas and regional employment centers; and 4. assess which proposed bike and pedestrian connections and routes allow access b etween low- income and mid-income residential areas and regional economic centers; and Whereas, the Charlottesville-Albemarle MPO is committed to the development and enhancement of a regional bicycle and pedestrian network; Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved, that the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors encourages the staff from the Charlottesville-Albemarle MPO to pursue this TIGER Grant to update the urban area portion of the region’s bike and pedestrian master plan.