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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.
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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)
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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.
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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 .
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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
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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.
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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.