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Home My WebLink About2006-08-25 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Special Session August 25, 2006 1: 45 P.M., MEETING ROOM 235 COUNTY OFFICE BUILDING 1. Call to Order. 2. Meeting with area legislators to discuss legislative requests for the 2007 Session of the General Assembly. 3. Adjourn. I I BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Special Session August 25, 2006 1: 45 P.M., MEETING ROOM 235 COUNTY OFFICE BUILDING 1. Call to Order. 2. Meeting with area legislators to discuss legislative requests for the 2007 Session of the General Assembly. 3. Adjoum. Kenneth C. Boyd COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE David L. Slutzky Rivanna Rio Undsay G. Dorrier, Jr. Office of Board of Supervisors Sally H. Thomas Scottsville 401 Mcintire Road Samuel Miller Dennis S. Rooker Charlottesville, Virginia 22902-45% David C. Wyant Jack Jouett (434) 2%-5843 FAX (434) 296-5800 White Hall September 5, 2006 The Honorable R. Creigh Deeds P. O. DrawerD Hot Springs, V A 24445 Dear Senator Deeds: On behalf of the Albemarle Board of County Supervisors, I want to thank you for your attendance at the legislative meeting on Friday, August 25. We appreciate you staying beyond your scheduled time to speak with the Board on the very important issue of state transportation funding. Weare in the process of confirming a date in either late November or mid-December for our regularly scheduled legislative meeting and look forward to continuing this dialogue with you. Again, thank you for taking the time to meet with the Board last Friday. Sincerely, ~~ Dennis S. Rooker Chairman DSR:len * Printed on recycled paper Kenneth C. Boyd COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE David L. Slutzky Rivanna Rio Undsay G. Dorrier, Jr. Office of Board of Supervisors Sally H. Thomas ScottsviUe 401 McIntire Road Samuel Miller Dennis S. Rooker Charlottesville, Virginia 22902-4596 David C. Wyant Jack Jouett (434) 296-5843 FAX (434) 296-5800 White Hall September 5, 2006 The Honorable Emmett W. Hanger, JI. P. O. Box 2 Mt. Solon, V A 22843-0002 Dear Senator Hanger: On behalf of the Albemarle Board of County Supervisors, I want to thank you for your attendance at the legislative meeting on Friday, August 25. We appreciate you staying beyond your scheduled time to speak with the Board on the very important issue of state transportation funding. Weare in the process of confirming a date in either late November or mid-December for our regularly scheduled legislative meeting and look forward to continuing this dialogue with you. Again, thank you for taking the time to meet with the Board last Friday. Sincerely, ~~ Dennis S. Rooker Chairman DSR:1en * Printed on recycled paper I Kenneth C. Boyd COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE David L. Slutzky Rivanna Rio Undsay G. Dorrier, Jr. Office of Board of Supervisors Sally H. Thomas ScottsviUe 401 McIntire Road Samuel Miller Dennis S. Rooker Charlottesville, Virginia 22902-45% David C. Wyant Jack Jouett (434) 2%-5843 FAX (434) 2%-5800 White Hall September 5, 2006 The Honorable R. Steve Landes P. O. Box 42 Weyers Cave, V A 24486 Dear Mr. Landes: On behalf of the Albemarle Board of County Supervisors, I want to thank you for your attendance at the legislative meeting on Friday, August 25. We appreciate you staying beyond your scheduled time to speak with the Board on the very important issue of state transportation funding. Weare in the process of confirming a date in either late November or mid-December for our regularly scheduled legislative meeting and look forward to continuing this dialogue with you. Again, thank you for taking the time to meet with the Board last Friday. Sincerely, ~4~ Dennis S. Rooker Chairman DSR:len * Printed on recycled paper Kenneth C. Boyd COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE David L. Slutzky Rivanna Rio Undsay G. Dorrier, Jr. Office of Board of Supervisors Sally H. Thomas ScottsviUe 401 McIntire Road Samuel Miller Dennis S. Rooker Charlottesville, Virginia 22902-4596 David C. Wyant Jack Jouett (434) 2%-5843 FAX (434) 2%-5800 White Hall September 5,2006 The Honorable Robert B. Bell, III 2309 Finch Court Charlottesville, V A 22911 Dear MI. Bell: On behalf of the Albemarle Board of County Supervisors, I want to thank you for your attendance at the legislative meeting on Friday, August 25. We appreciate you staying beyond your scheduled time to speak with the Board on the very important issue of state transportation funding. Weare in the process of confirming a date in either late November or mid-December for our regularly scheduled legislative meeting and look forward to continuing this dialogue with you. Again, thank you for taking the time to meet with the Board last Friday. Sincerely, ~~ Dennis S. Rooker Chairman DSR:len * Printed on recycled paper Kenneth C. Boyd COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE David L. Slutzky Rivanna Rio Undsay G. Dorrier, Jr. Office of Board of Supervisors Sally H. Thomas ScottsviUe 401 McIntire Road Samuel Miller Dennis S. Rooker Charlottesville, Vrrginia 22902-4596 David C. Wyant Jack Jouett (434) 2%-5843 FAX (434) 296-5800 White Hall September 5, 2006 The Honorable David Toscano 211 E. High Street Charlottesville, V A 22902 Dear MI. Toscano: On behalf of the Albemarle Board of County Supervisors, I want to thank you for your attendance at the legislative meeting on Friday, August 25. We appreciate you staying beyond your scheduled time to speak with the Board on the very important issue of state transportation funding. Weare in the process of confirming a date in either late November or mid-December for our regularly scheduled legislative meeting and look forward to continuing this dialogue with you. Again, thank you for taking the time to meet with the Board last Friday. Sincerely, ~~ Dennis S. Rooker Chairman DSR:len * Printed on recycled paper Kenneth C. Boyd COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE David L. Slutzky Rivanna Rio Undsay G. Dorrier, Jr. Office of Board of Supervisors Sally H. Thomas Scottsville 401 McIntire Road Samuel Miller Dennis S. Rooker Charlottesville, Vrrginia 22902-45% David C. Wyant Jack Jouett (434) 2%-5843 FAX (434) 296-5800 White Hall September 5,2006 MI. John 1. Davies, III P. 0.1147 Culpeper, VA 22701 Dear MI. Davies: On behalf of the Albemarle Board of County Supervisors, I want to thank you for your attendance at the legislative meeting on Friday, August 25. We appreciate you staying beyond your scheduled time to speak with the Board on the very important issue of state transportation funding. Weare in the process of confirming a date in either late November or mid-December for our regularly scheduled legislative meeting and look forward to continuing this dialogue with you. Again, thank you for taking the time to meet with the Board last Friday. Sincerely, ~~ Dennis S. Rooker Chairman DSR:len * Printed on recycled paper l Page 1 of3 Ella Carey From: Sally Thomas Sent: Monday, August 21 , 2006 4:07 PM To: Board of Supervisors members; Andy Bowman Subject: FW: Views from Around the Commonwealth, Virginia's transportation problems continue to get worse I don't know if you 'all receive these communications, but this might help for next week's meeting with the legislators. Sally From: Virginians for Better Transportation [mailto:info@itstimevirginia.org] Sent: Monday, August 21,2006 12:57 PM To: Sally Thomas Subject: Views from Around the Commonwealth, Virginia's transportation problems continue to get worse If you are unable to view this e-mail, visit http://www.itstimevir~~'nia or~ for more information \/'l\~'V\'V ITSTIME lJ ;~ (J .~!i.~~ IS THERE REALLY A TRANSPORTATION FUNDING CRISIS? ABSOLUTELY. Views from Around the Commonwealth In continuation of the "Views from Around the Commonwealth" series in which VBT is sharing Virginians' perspectives of the transportation funding crisis, below are thoughts of retired businessman Richard Davis. If you would like to submit your "view" of the transportation funding crisis, please e-mail it to infQ@j!?J_imE!virginia.organd include "Views from Around the Commonwealth" in the subject line. 00000 Richard M. Davis Retired Home Builder Free Union 8/22/2006 Page 2 of3 "When all the amazing bridges, tunnels, highways and interchanges in Virginia were built, it was as if some believed this infrastructure would last forever without repair and maintenance. "Today, I cannot drive anywhere in the state without seeing and experiencing the poor condition of our roads and byways. A lack of highway shoulders, frequent pot holes and closed rest stops are primary examples. Though minor, these clearly show the need for additional funding simply t, maintain the state transportation industry's status quo. "Meanwhile in Richmond some politicians are seemingly ignoring the realities of the transportatiol funding crisis as they are clearly advocating no new taxes. I pay enough taxes and agree, but there must be better places to economize than the maze of highways and byways that we've buil and come to depend on. It would be irresponsible of us to allow our transportation system to deteriorate after we have invested so much time and money to create it. "I support long-term, sustainable, dedicated, multimodal transportation funding." 00000 Fairfax County residents might need to resurface roads, fill potholes and hold lotteries for road improvements "Since the General Assembly has not approved additional funding for transportation, the Virginia Department of Transportation (V DOT) and Fairfax County have been forced to reduce the county's secondary road program by 40 percent," according to a recent Fairfax County news release. As a result, at their July 31 meeting, members of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors questioned, only half-jokingly, whether the "Adopt-a-Road" program needs to take 0 a new meaning, the release stated. "Instead of merely picking up litter on adopted roads, might residents need to step up and resurface the roads, fill the potholes, provide maintenance and construct future roadways? When it comes to traffic signals, might county residents need to hold a lottery because the program only includes funding for one traffic signal for all 395 square miles of the county in fiscal year 2011?" "To address our transportation problems, the General Assembly must step up and act on additional stable and reliable transportation funding for Fairfax County and Northern Virginia," said Gerald E. Connolly, Board of Supervisors chairman, in the release. Clic:k_lleI~Jo read more. 00000 Virginia's transportation problems worsen as more Washington, D.C. workers buy homes across state lines As more Washington, D.C. area business professionals purchase homes in Virginia and move closer to the Richmond metropolitan area each year, the state's transportation issues continue to get wo rse. With the rising cost of housing in Northern Virginia, there is "little wonder that the middle-income Washington-region families are searching beyond the close-in suburbs of Northern Virginia and migrating even further south toward Richmond," according to a recent Virginia Business article. "Their migration south along 1-95 is stimulating the housing markets and creating traffic jams in formerly rural areas," the article stated. 8/22/2006 Page 3 of3 One possible solution to this growing transportation problem is a greater use of passenger rail, according to Virginia Business. The demand for high-speed rail is growing, said Nancy Finch, executive director of Virginians for High Speed Rail and co-coordinator for Virginians for Better Transportation. "We are in serious need of leadership - national leadership and state leadership on the rail issue,' Finch said. "The public wants relief right now. That's one of the complications with rail. It's not ar immediate tool. Fortunately, there is planning available in place. If sums were available it could happen quickly." To read more, cUc:khere. For more information about the transportation funding crisis or Virginians for Better Transportation, click hl:!r~ or call 804-237-1399. VBT operates www.it5JLf11~Yirgini~"-Qrg._ VBT regards the privacy and security of user information as a critical component of the service we offer. The following information explains our informatiof gathering and dissemination practices. If you choose to register your company or organization as a supporter, your company or organization name may be included in campaign materials. We USE Registration Data to send you information and to keep you informed. VBT also uses Registration Data to tailor our Web site to your particular needs. We use demographic and profile information to tailor your experience at our site, showing you the content that we think you might be interested in as well as displaying the content according to your preferences. You may choose to stop receiving future communications from us. Please see the Privacy Policy on the It's Time Web site. :':::,:,: ITSTIMl: -I If you do not wish to receive updates from Virginians for Better Transportation, 8/22/2006 Kenneth C. Boyd COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE David L. Slutzky Rivanna Rio Undsay G. Dorrier, Jr. Office of Board of Supervisors Sally H. Thomas ScottsviUe 401 McIntire Road Samuel Miller Dennis S. Rooker Charlottesville, Virginia 22902-4596 David C. Wyant Jack Jouett (434) 296-5843 FAX (434) 296-5800 WhiteHall August 18, 2006 Mr. Ken C. Boyd Mr. Lindsay G. Dorrier, Jr. Mr. Dennis S. Rooker Mr. David Slutzky Ms. Sally H. Thomas Mr. David W. Wyant Mr. Robert W. Tucker, Jr. Mr. Larry W. Davis Dear Ms. Thomas and Gentlemen: This is to notify you that the Chairman, Mr. Rooker, has called a special meeting of the Albemarle Board of County Supervisors for the purpose of meeting with the area's Legislators to discuss the Board's request for legislation at the next Session of the General Assembly. The meeting is called for Friday, August 25,2006, at 1 :45 p.m., Meeting Room 235, Second Floor, County Office Building, 401 Mcintire Road. ~/~ {l~. EWC/len Ella W. Carey, Clerk, CMc'd I * Printed on recycled paper A special meeting shall be held when called by the Chairman or requested by two or more members of the Board. The call or request shall be made to the Clerk of the Board and shall specify the matters to be considered at the meeting. Upon receipt of such call or request, the Clerk, after consultation with the Chairman, shall immediately notify each member of the Board, the County Executive, and the County Attorney. The notice shall be in writing and delivered to the person or to his place of residence or business. The notice shall state the time and place of the meeting and shall specify the matters to be considered. No matter not specified in the notice shall be considered at such meeting unless all members are present. The notice may be waived if all members are present at the special meeting or if all members sign a waiver for the notice. (Virginia Code Section 15.2-1418) The Clerk shall notify the general news media of the time and place of such special meeting and the matters to be considered. I Page 1 of2 Ella Carey From: Larry Davis Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2006 9:54 AM To: Bob Tucker; Ella Carey Subject: RE: Legislative meeting Bob: A notice of the meeting must be posted at least three working days prior to the meeting. In addition, everyone who has requested to be notified of a board meeting must be notified that a special meeting is being called. The notice of the meeting has to be delivered to each Board Member, the County Executive and County Attorney and the only topics that can be discussed at the meeting are those specifically detailed in the notice. Only if all members are present, can other matters be discussed. The written notice to board members could be waived if all members sign a waiver of the notice prior to the meeting. The draft notice looks fine if the only item to be discussed is "to discuss the Board's request for legislation at the next Session of the General Assembly". If other topics are intended to be discussed, they should be specified in the notice. Larry W. Davis Albemarle County Attorney Notice: This email may contain attorney-client privileged information, privileged work product, or other confidential information. It is intended only for the designated recipient. If you receive this message and are not a designated recipient you are requested to delete this message immediately and notify me that you have received this by mistake. Thank you. From: Bob Tucker Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2006 10:29 AM To: Ella Carey; Larry Davis Subject: RE: Legislative meeting This looks fine to me, do we need to do any special ads for the meeting? Thanks, Bob Robert W. Tucker, Jr. County Executive County of Albemarle 401 McIntire Road Charlottesville, Virginia 22902-4579 Voice: 434.296.5841 Fax: 434.296.5800 Email: blu~k~r~lhe]Ilade.Qrg Website: httr>:ll~.albJ~marle.Qrg From: Ella Carey Sent: Thursday, August 17, 20069:50 AM To: Bob Tucker; Larry Davis Subject: Legislative meeting I contacted Mr. Rooker and he agreed that his name could be used to call this special meeting. Is the description sufficient? Lettie I 8/17/2006 A-mail: Board of Supervisors Page 1 of2 Ella Carey From: County of Albemarle [newsletter@albemarle.org) Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2006 11 :58 AM To: Ella Carey Subject: A-mail: Board of Supervisors A-Mail: Board of Albemarle County Believes in Integrity, Innovation, Stewardship Supervisors and Learning August 17, 2006 COUNTY BOARD MEMBERS TO MEET WITH LOCAL LEGISLATORS Albemarle County Board of Supervisors members will meet with the area's legislators to discuss the Board's request for legislation at the next Session of the Quick Links... General Assembly on Friday, August 25, County Home 2006 in Room 235 of the County Office Building McIntire Road, beginning at 1 :45 County Calendar p.m. Board of Supervisors Join our mailing list! I ~oinl email: newsletter@albemarle.org web: http://www.albemarle.org E~HW~d~!!I~iJ Powered by 1BI SafeUnsubscribe™ ,~;'q This email was sent to ecarey@albemarle.org, byn!!~~I!!tter@aJbemarle.org oJ"' "._ UQdat~ PrQfiLeIEm<ljLAddre~ I Instant removal with Si;lJelJnsybsc(ib~T" I Pri\{CL~~QJicy. Constant Contact' TRY IT FREE Albemarle County Community Relations I 401 McIntire Road I Charlottesville J VA I 22902 8/17/2006 EACH 80S MEMBER RECEIVED OWN COPY COMMONWEALTH of VIRGINIA Commonwea[tli 7'ransportation CBoard John J. Davies, III 1401 East Broad Street CULPEPER Richmond, Virginia 23219 Writer's E-mail Address: September 12, 2006 jdavies@dbwle.com The Honorable Dennis S. Rooker, Chair Albemarle County Board of Supervisors 401 McIntire Road Charlottesville, Virginia 22902-4596 Dear Dennis: Thank you for including me in the Board's legislative meeting that focused on transportation. There is no question that under your leadership there has been significant progress in trying to address transportation concerns in the Charlottesville-Albemarle area. The approach which you have taken using CDA funding for off site improvements in the 29 Corridor is something I am trying to get legislators to recognize. Localities are looking for creative solutions and it is time that the Legislature be a participant in the public-private partnership arena. JJDIII/chm CTBICharlottesville-Albemarle (27722.041 )IRookerD L TR 09.12.06.doc