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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1981-11-04433 November 4, 1981 (Regular Night Meeting) A regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors of Albemarle County, Virginia, was held on November 4, 1981, at 7:30 P.M. in Meeting Room 7, Second Floor of the County Office Building, 401 McIntire Road, Charlottesville, Virginia. present: Messrs. Gerald E. Fisher, J. T. Henley, Jr., F. Anthony Iachetta, C. Timothy Lindstrom, Layton R. McCann and Miss Ellen V. Nash. Absent: None. Officers Present: St. John. County Executive, Guy B. Agnor, Jr. and County Attorney, George R. Agenda Item No. 1. Fisher. The meeting was called to order at 7:36 P.M. by the Chairman, Mr. Agenda Item No. 2. Consent Agenda. Mr. Agnor presented the consent agenda consisting of two items for the Board's consideration. Motion was offered by Mr. Lindstrom, seconded by Dr. Iachetta, to approve the items on the consent agenda as presented. Roll was called and the motion carried by the following recorded vote: AYES: NAYS: Messrs. Fisher, Henley, Iachetta, Lindstrom, McCann and Miss Nash. None. Item No. 2.1. Lottery Permits: A lottery permit request for the Woodbrook Elementary School PTO for a bingo game on November 6, 1981, was presented and approved in accordance with the Board's adopted rules and regulations for the issuance of same. A lottery permit request for the Charlottesville Rotary Club for a bingo game on November 20, 1981, was presented adn approved in accordance with the Board's adopted rules and regulations for the issuance of same. Item No. 2.2. Report of the County Executive for the month of September, 1981, was presented as information in accordance with Virginia Code Section 15.1-602. Claims against the County which had been examined, allowed and certified for payment by the Director of Finance and charged to the following funds for the month of September, 1981, were also presented as information: Commonwealth of Virginia Current Credit Account General Fund School Operating Fund School Construction Capital Outlay Fund Textbook Fund Joint Security Complex Fund Town of Scottsville 1% Local Sales Tax General Operating Capital Outlay Fund Grant Project Fund Mental Health Fund ~ 1,604.23 720,910.91 1,449,366.26 642,910.52 1,385.14 55,230.11 378.65 t15,893.92 23,168.06 182,427.54 $3,193,275.34 Agenda Item No. 3. Requests from the Industrial Development Authority. Mr. James B. Murray, Jr., Chairman of the Industrial Development Authority, was present. He said the Authority has recently adopted two inducement resolutions. The two resolutions will automatically require amendments to the Industrial Development Authority Ordinance. Ail of the bond issuances allowed by the ordinance have been used and therefore, the number of bond issuances needs to be increased to cover the resolutions approved by the Authority. Mr. Murray said another change necessary pertains to the type of facilities "· which may be approved. An amendment to include handicappe -f c.~il' ' ' eed d ' ~ ~ order that the proposal by the Residential Alternatmves arvn mp ca e per d. Another amendment needed is for the purchase, rehabilitation and expansion of the Scottsville Shopping Center with the addition of an industrial use. The Deputy County Attorney, Mr. James Bowling, IV, hesitated to suggest a definition to cover this project until hearing the Board's response. The project involves several phases and the Board may desire to consider it in several different ways. Mr. Murray said the proposal of Residential Limited Partnership is a residential care facility for the handicapped proposed to be located on Fifth Street Extended. The second proposal is the proposed purchase, rehabilitation and expansion of the Scottsville Shopping Center with the addition of an industrial use. Mr. William L. Meffert, III, one of the two partners of Residential Alternatives Limited Partnership, was present and noted that he had asked Ms. Nancy Weiss of Region Ten Community Services to present a brief resume' on how the project began and the operation of same. He noted that Region Ten will be in Charge of the operation of the facility and the partnership will only be involved in building the facility. Ms. Nancy Weiss said what is being proposed is to build two immediate care facilities, one in the City and one in the County. The one being presented tonight is on Fifth Street Extended, just south of the 1-64 interchange. The facility will serve eight severely retarded and multi-handicapped children. Most of the children are now at the Lynchburg Training School, or some similar institution or still at home in this communtiy. The facility will provide a full range of services and will be funded in the same manner as nursing homes and the Lynchburg Training School are presently funded. The purpose of the facility is to provide a secure home life and long-term care facility for children. Ms. Weiss said there are no funds through the State Department of Mental Health and Retardation 434 November 4, 1981 (Regular Night Meeting) for capital items. Therefore, when the department got a grant to develop this funding source for the state, private investors were sought. Ms. Weiss noted that she had worked on this proposal for two and one-half years although the planning has been going on for four years. Ms. Weiss said Region Ten has identified forty-nine children in the area that could use the facility. The building is about 3,000 square.feet. There are six bedrooms, two of which are double bedrooms. The staff will be professional and managed by a masters level program manager with three or four special education counselors and a number of aides to provide twenty-four hour staffing. The staff will provide intensive training in light skills to help the children achieve greater levels of independence in feeding, dressing, communication, as well as home life skills such as cooking. The children will go to public school during the day. For the children going to Albemarle County Schools, costs will be paid for by the county. In addition, to be a Medicaid certified facility, a range of professional consulting services will be provided including a nurse and social worker, just as they are provided at Lynchburg Training School] Mr. Fisher asked the source of funding to pay the staff and pay off the bond. Ms. Weiss said this will be one of the first Medicaid-funded, community-based, group homes in the State. The people to be considered for this home are needy because of their disability and their eligibility for Medicaid is not threatened. Mr. Fisher said the payroll costs appear to exceed $15,000 per child. He asked the cost per child, per year. Ms. Weiss said the program is very expensive and the cost per client per day is $72.00. Mr. Fisher asked how much these services cost at the Lynchburg Training Hospital. Ms. Weiss said that facility is larger and has no capital costs, therefore, that cost is $57.00 per day. Mr. Lindstrom asked how the children to be accepted will be selected. Ms. Weiss said there is an application process and only children from this region will be served and only children whose needs can be met at the facility. She noted that the facility cannot serve severely impaired children who need skilled nursing care. A professional evaluation is done on the children and the team of professionals who work as consultants at the facility recommend.people for admission. For the most part, admission will be on a first-come, first-served basis. Mr. Lindstrom asked how it was determined to build an eight bed facility. Ms. Weiss said because the facility is designed to be a small home life facility. A brief discussion followed on where these children are presently treated and what happens when the children are ready to leave this facility. Ms. Weiss said there are two intermediate care facilities in the CityJ The children are now either at home, Lynchburg or some other large institution. Some of the children are being supported by the local school systems at private residential facilities out of state. However, there are very few residential options for children in this state and there are no community based options except for a thirty-bed facility in the Tidewater area which serves children only through the age of nine. Ms. Weiss said parents of disabled children in this state do not have a lot of choices. Mr. McCann asked if the costs are totally paid by Medicaid. Ms. Weiss said yes. Miss Nash asked how many people will be on the staff. Ms. Weiss said ten to twelve full-time persons. Ms. Weiss said the hope ~is that the children will be able to cook and clean for themselves eventually. Miss Nash asked if this facility will be similar to Bloomfield. Ms. Weiss said Bloomfield serves children who are mostly physically handicapped and this facility will serve children whose major disability is mental retardation with additional handicaps. ~ Mr.' Lindstrom asked how the benefits derived from a tax exempt bond issue will be passed on to those who will be customers. Mr. Meffert said the revenue bonds will enable his company to obtain first mortgage financing at approximately three-quarters of what normal financing would cost. Such will directly translate into a lower reduced rent to make the per diem cost of the whole program lower. Mr. Fisher asked if the actual cost of the mortgage is something considered under the Medicaid reimbursement process. Mr. Meffert said yes, that is part of the certificate of need procedure. Mr. McCann asked the profit motive after this industrial loan is paid off. Mr. Meffert said after seventeen years his company would be free as investors to sell the facility to Region Ten at about the cost on the tax rolls at that time. Mr. McCann felt that perhaps Region Ten should be applying for this loan instead of a private investor who could sell the facility at a later time and make a profit. Ms. Weiss said Region Ten cannot do any capital expansion on its own. Mr. Meffert said he has a child whom he hopes will be admitted to this facility. Mr. Meffert said if these facilities get built they obviously will have to be built by private investors. Private investors will not be found unless a reasonable return is offered. That is what is attempted here and also to not inflate the cost of the program to the extent that it is unworkable from the public's standpoint. Mr. Meffert said~there is of course a profit motive involved. He then introduced'his second partner, Mr. Jason Eckford. Mr. McCann expressed concern about this being a profit-making venture and felt that is the way with many of the bonding procedures. Mr. Bruce Rasmussen, representing the homeowners in Sherwood Manor, was present. The concern of the homeowners is the exact location of this facility. Mr. Meffert pointed out the location of the facility and Mr. Rasmussen said the'homeowners would not oppose that location. Mr. Rasmussen noted that Wellagain was approved to be located just across the road from Sherwood Manor and the concern is that the location not be expanded any further. Mr. Meffert said another benefit to the County is that the County has an obligation under Public Law 94-142, which is the public law for education of the handicapped, to fund educational requirements for certain children that require a total spectrum education. He then asked that Mr. Ray Clark, Director of Special Services for the County, be allowed to explain the savings that this facility could provide the County. Mr. Clark said the Albemarle County School System is spending $50,000 for the 1981-82 school year for the residential placement for two severely handicapped students. It is the feeling that those youngsters could be taken care of in this facility. If these two students could be placed in this facility, there could be a savings of $50,000. Mr. Clark said the School Administration urges approval of the request. November 4~ 1981 (Regular Night Meeting) 435 Mr. Murray said the Industrial Development Authority unanimously approved this request and felt it met the medical facility definition in the ordinance. The program is essentially public in nature. He agreed with Mr. McCann that there is some profit motive, but felt that this is an extraordinary case because one of the partners has a handicapped child. Another thing which has not been mentioned is that the land is to be donated as a charitable contribution to Region Ten. Mr. Murray said that combination of factors convinced tha Authority that this was one of the best possibilities of having private enterprise work with the County government to produce a facility needed by the public'and one which cannot be built by Region Ten, nor the County nor the School System. Mr. Murray felt the savings alone that would accrue to the County in the form of reduced costs for treatment of these youngsters, combined with long-term benefit to the County in the form of having these children in the community close to the parents, convinced the Industrial Development Authority Board that the facility should be funded. Miss Nash favored the project and felt it was under the guidelines of the orHinance and that the profit motive is far-fetched. Mr. McCann felt the project good but was very concerned about a profit motive at the public's expense. An unidentified gentlemen in the audience noted a correction to the record that the land will be donated to the Charlottesville- Albemarle Association for Retarded Children. Mr. Murray then continued with the second request, a resolution approved for the Price Wilson Partnership, a group of gentlemen from Richmond who have undertaken the task of doing something with the Scottsville Shopping Center. The Scottsville Shopping Center is currently owned by National Bank and Trust Company; the title was taken by the bank in lieu of a foreclosure. Mr. Murray said the shopping center is only partially occupied and has water and sewer problems Which prevent further occupancy. Price Wilson Partnership has entered into a contract to purchase the property from National Bank and Trust Company and has applied for Industrial Bonds for financing for two purposes. One is the desire to break th~s issuance into two. phases. One phase would permit the partnership to acquire the main existing shopping center and do some face lift operations and add businesses into the center. A second, larger phase, would permit them to purchase a parcel of land from National Bank and construct upon it a two-story building which would have an industrial manufacturing facility on the lower story, and a medical-dental clinic health facility on the upper story. Mr. Murray said the Authority had severe reservations about splitting this into two parts because the Authority was originally approached on the basis that one of the key elements of the plan was to install utility lines which are currently a long way from the site. The Authority saw the industrial manufacturing facility and medical- dental facility and the installation of utility lines as a quasi-public function that perhaps should be done by the County. Mr. Murray said the resolution from the Industrial Development Authority speaks of one project and one bond issuance in the amount of $1,433,000. The resolution describes the project as including the utility expansion. Mr. Murray then noted that representatives of Price Wilson are present this evening to explain the project further. Mr. Fisher asked the reason the Authority recommended the phases as one item. Mr. Murray said given the criteria that the Board has applied in considering all the bond issuances, the Authority felt that was the only realistic way that the project couId be approved. Mr. Murray said the Authority also had severe doubts about the legality of splitting it into two issuances but the applicant has employed bond counsel who has given them an opinion that this can be done in this way. Mr. Murray said on behalf of the Authority he would recommend the resolution as one project including the industrial facility, a medical-dental clinic and utilities improvement which are essential to the area. 'Mr. Fisher asked if the zoning had been checked. Mr. Murray said the Authority has not. Mr. Fisher then asked if anyone had any idea about additional sewer capacity even if the lines are built. Mr. Agnor said the capacity is very limited. Mr. Fisher asked if this property is in the Totier Creek Watershed. Mr. Murray said that question was not examined, but if this shopping center is hooked into public sewer, it will be better for Scottsville. Next to speak was Mr. W. Lowndes Wilson, partner with Mr. William Price. Mr. Wilson presented the history of the Scottsville Shopping Center, noting it was built after devastatio of the downtown area by floods, and he also mentioned the foreclosure by National Bank and Trust Company. Mr. Wilson said the two phases are to acquire the existing property and finish such and then to acquire the vacant 1.5 acres. Mr. Wilson said the first phase contains about 25,000 square feet of which fifty percent is unoccupied. He further described the existing facility. Mr. Wilson said he and Mr. Price are proposing to acquire the property by using industrial development bonds which will make the economics of the center viable versus financing on the conventional market. Mr. Wilson said he would like tq correct a statement of Mr. Murray that they are proposing to extend the sewer line. Mr. Wilson said this is a function of economics and he felt that the existing shopping center can be handled on-site because there are two septic systems, one is being utilized to capacity, and the other is not. Mr. Wilson said the proposal is to transfer or blend the two systems. The proposal is to make the extension of the water lines financially feasible Mr. Wilson then said the second phase of the development would be to find a tenant of a manufacturing capacity. Mr. Wilson said he would not be under any obligation to do the second phase, but rather wants to make the shopping center viable. Mr. W. A. Pace, representing National Bank and Trust Company, spoke next. He said it should be kept in mind when talking about this project that water and sewer problems currently exist. This partnership has done an excellent job with another shopping center and he felt the partnership has the expertise to tackle this project at Scottsville. The possibility of being able to construct a small industry to give some local people a decent job is necessary in that area and something the Board should seriously consider. Mr. Pace suggested that the Board separate the issue into two parts and allow the partnership to have approval of $45,000 for the first phase. Then, tie a factor Of a certain employment figure that the center would provide before the second issue is approved. Mr. Pace said this partnership has been working with the bond counsel of Hunton and Williams who have stated that there is no problem is separating the two issues. Mr. Murray said the Authority is of the opinion that the Scottsville Shopping Center is in need of help and the National Bank and Trust Company is prohibited by law from doing as this partnership is proposing. 436 November 4, 1981 (Regular Night Meeting) Mr. Fisher was disturbed because the inducement resolution from the Industrial Development Authority was some what different from what the applicant had verbally proposed. The resolution approved by the Authority is something that the applicant does not really want to do. The resolution is for phases one and two and the applicant is specifically interested in phase one. At 8:58 P.M., Mr. Fisher requested a recess. The Board reconvened at 9:08 P.M. Mr. Fisher said the first issue is that the ordinance will have to be amended to increase the bond issuances. The second issue is how deep the Board is going to get into financing shopping centers. The water problems there were recognized at the time the land was rezoned. He remembered in 1972 when National Bank and the Mayor of Scottsvi!le requested vigorously that the land be rezoned so that the businesses could move. The question was raised as to whether or not the water lines should be improved at the same time the shopping center was constructed and the answer was that it would cost too much money. Mr. Fisher said there have been six applications by the County to obtain federal money to have a waterline put in and all have been denied. He realizes there is a need for the waterline but this is not tha way he would like to.see the waterline fixed. Mr. Fisher said he did not see any difference in doing this and financing a new shopping center somewhere else and this would be in competition with people who have invested their own funds to build centers. Miss Nash felt the situation'highly complicated and before any decision is made on the request, the zoning for phase two should be examined. Mr. Fisher asked if she felt that the matter should be deferred in order to investigate the zoning, sewerage and Totier Creek Reservoir issues. Miss Nash said yes. Mr. Lindstrom did not favor deferring the decision because he felt using this type of financing should be for public benefit and he did not see this request as such. Therefore, he did not agree in principal with the proposal. Mr. McCann agreed with Mr. Lindstrom and questioned the first application as being profit motivated. Dr. Iachetta felt the shopping center started as a reasonable venture. He agreed that the Scottsvilte area could use employment opportunities and he would like to know more about that aspect and the type of employment needed is for unskilled labor. He said he would be less inclined to support this issue if there is not going to be a solution to the water and sewer problem. Dr. Iachetta said he was not automatically against the request at this point. Mr. McCann said he was not against the request either but did not see a guarantee of one hundred jobs which he agreed are certainly needed in the Scottsville area. Miss Nash said phase two will produce the jobs but the problem will be the zoning of the property. Mr. Fisher said there is some basic information which is not available. Therefore, he felt the process on these requests from the Industrial Development Authority should be changed so that nothing comes before the Board when new development is involved or when any demands for utilities or transportation will be made, without going to the planning or Service Authority staffs first. Mr. Murray said the Authority saw the request as one project and that is the way the resolution is recommended to the Board. Mr. Fisher asked if the Board wanted the staff to examine the matter further. Mr. McCann felt because of the difference in the written and verbal requests the staff should review the request and if there could be a guarantee of jobs, he would support same. Miss Nash also felt that the zoning should not be in conflict with the present zoning. Mr. Lindstrom said it would not affect his opinion but he did not object to additional informati being obtained. Dr. Iachetta felt in all fairness the details should be known. Mr. Lindstrom said if information is going 'to be obtained he would like to have the information on the unemployed Persons in the County as a whole that would benefit from the project. Mr. Fisher then requested motion to defer any further discussion on the Scottsville Shopping Center until November 11, 1981. Mr. Murray said if an amendment of the ordinance has to be advertised,'would it be beneficial to defer any consideration of this issue to the same date that the advertised ordinance is considered. Mr. Fisher said he was not willing to set a public hearing to ~change the ordinance at this time. Mr. Meffert said time is very important to him because a committment is due from a lender on November 17, 1981. Mr. Fisher said advertisement could not be done by that date. Mr. Lindstrom said he did not have any objection to considering the requests separatel . He did not feel the applicant who has gotten all his information together should be penalized if time is of essence. After a discussion,, the Board noted that there is not enough time for advertisement of an amendment to the ordinance by November 17, 1981. Motion was then offered by Miss Nash, seconded by Dr. Iachetta, to defer the.Industrial Development Authority bonding request regarding Price Wilson Partnership to November 11, 1981, in order to receive information on the number of unemployed persons in the Albemarle County area near this center and the number in adjacent areas, zoning of the parcel proposed for a manufacturing~facility and the util±ties available to the center and the evaluation of water and sewer capacity for this project as well as the impact on the Totier Creek Watershed. Roll was called and the motion carried by the following recorded vote: AYES: NAYS: Messrs. Fisher, Henley, Iachetta, Lindstrom, McCann and Miss Nash. None. November 4,!~1981 (Regular Night Meeting) 437 Motion was then offered by Mr. Lindstrom to advertise for public hearing on December 2, 1981, an amendment to the Zndustria! Development Authority ordinance to include "and handicapped" in Section 2-49 and to change the number of bond issuances in Section 2-52 from "five" to "~ix". Dr. Iachetta asked if the number of bond issuances were set at seven if the number could be reduced, but not increased, at the public hearing. Mr. St. John said yes. Dr. Iachetta then suggested the number be seven. Mr. McCann said there are two requests and he felt they both should be considered. Mr. Lindstrom was not willing to expand the number any further~and restated his motion to be six. There was no second and the motion died. Motion was then offered by Miss Nash to advertise an amendment of the Industrial Development Authority Ordinance for December 2, 1981, to include "and handicapped" in Section 2-49 and to change the number of bond issuances in Section 2-52 from "five" to "seven". Mr. McCann seconded the motion and same carried by the following recorded vote: AYES: NAYS: Messrs. Henley, Zachetta, McCann and Miss Nash. Messrs. Fisher and Lindstrom. Agenda Item ~No. 4. Letter re: Route 250 West as Virginia Byway. The following letter dated October 12, 1981, from Mr. Harold C. King, Commissioner of the Department of Highways and Transportation was presented for Board consideration: "The Commission of Outdoor Recreation, at its meeting on September 22, 1981, voted to recommend that the Virginia Highway and Transportation Commission designate Route 250 from its intersection with Route 29 Bypass near the west corporate limits of Charlottesville in Albemarle County to its intersection with the Blue Ridge Parkway in northern Nelson County as a Virginia ByWay. The local governing, bodies and the local planning commissions of Albemarle and Nelson Counties are advised that the Highway and Transportation Commission is hereby ind±cating its willingness to hold a public hearing concerning the proposed designation of Route 250 in Albemarle and Nelson Counties as a Virginia Byway as defined in Title 33.1, Chapter 1, Article 5, Section 33.1-63, of the Code of Virginia (1950), as amended. In accordance with Section 33.1-62, a county or city wherein such proposed Virginia Byway is located may request that a public hearing be held by sending a written reques~ to Mr. R. L. Hundley, Environmental Engineer, Department of Highways and Transportation, 1221 East Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219, .within 30 days from the date of this letter. In the event such a request is received, a hearing will be held in one of the counties or cities wherein the proposed Virginia Byway is located; and each of the local governing bodies of the respective cities and counties will be so notified as to the time and place." Mr. Fisher asked the Board if it desired to hold a public hearing on the matter. After a brief discussion, the Board did not feel a public hearing was necessary because the County had already held a hearing on the designation of this route as a scenic highway. Agenda Item No. 5. Cancellation of Budget Amendment. Mr. Agnor said the Board on July 1, 1981, appropriated $264,000 per the request of the School Board to operate the Ragged Mountain School for students with emotional.problems in the County. Mr. Agnor said this was to be a self-sufficient program and contingent on other school systems being interested. However, a sufficient number of contractural arrangements from other schools was not ~received'and the School Board took action on October 12, 1981, to abandon the operation. Therefore, he recommended the Board authorize the Director of Finance to cancel all line items in Code 17Q, Residential Program for SED Students, and to cancel the Revenue Estimate in Revenue Code 21612.30 in the amount of $264,000 in accordance with the School Board's action on October 12, 1981. Motion to th~s effect was offered by Dr. Iachetta and seconded by Mr. Lindstrom. Mr. McCann'suggested that the money be left for the School to reduce their deficit by that amount since it is already there. Mr. Agnor said this $264,000 was dependent on revenues from other sources; actually no funds were appropriated. Roll was called on the motion and same carried by the following recorded vote: AYES: Messrs. Fisher, Henley, Iachetta, Lindstrom, McCann and Miss Nash. NAYS: None. Not Docketed. Mr. Henley had read the minutes of October 22, 1980 and found no errors. He then offered motion to approve same. Dr. !achetta seconded the motion and same carried by the following recorded vote: AYES' Messrs. Fisher, Henley, Iachetta, Lindstrom, McCann and Miss Nash. NAYS: None. Agenda Item No. 7. Other Matters. .. Dr. Iachetta said he would like to note for the record that the Westmoreland Phase I sewer lines are now completed. A letter from Mr. J. W. Brent, Executive Director of the Albemarle County Service Authority, noted that the second phase will be ready in approximately a month. Therefore, the long time problem of wastewater handling in Westmoreland Subdivision will be solved. November 11, 1981,(Regular Day Meeting)~ November 4, 1981 (Regular Night Meeting) Mr. Fisher then noted the following letter dated October 30, 1981 from Mr. Duane D. Kart, President of the Scottsvi!le Chamber of Commerce: "re: Former Scottsville School Building Dear Mr. Fisher: It has been the feeling of the Scottsville Chamber of Commerce that more jobs are needed in the Scottsvi!le area. We believe that the former school building offers opportunity for expansion of the job market in the private sector. Therefore, we believe that the building should be made available for commercial uses and an appraisal made of the property to place it on the market. We wish to thank you for allowing the gymnasium to be open this winter for use. The ideal solution would be one that allowed the public the use of the gym as well as making the resv of the building available for private enterprise. Please advise us if the Scottsville Chamber can assist in making the building a useful part of the community. Thank you for your assistance in this matter." Dr. Iachetta~noted that the Building and Properties Committee will be presenting a report next week on the old Scottsville School property as well as some other matters. Agenda Item No. 6. At 9:52 P.M., Mr. Fisher requested a motion for executive session to include legal and personnel matters. Motion to this effect was offered by Dr. Iachetta, seconded by Miss Nash and carried by the following recorded vote: AYES: NAYS: Messrs. Fisher, Henley, Iachetta, Lindstrom, McCann and Miss Nash. None. The Board reconvened into open session at 11:00 ~.M. and immedia~tely adjourned. CHAIRM~ November 11, 1981 (Regular Day Meeting) A regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors of Albemarle County, Virginia, was held on November 11, 1981, at 9:00 A.M. in Meeting Room 7, Second Floor, County Office Building, 401 McIntire Road, Cbar!ottesville, Virginia. Present: Messrs. Gerald E. Fisher, F. Anthony Iachetta, C. Timothy Lindstrom (Arrived at 9:05 A.M.), Layton R. McCann and Miss Ellen V. Nash. Absent: Mr. J. T. Henley, Jr. Officers Present: R. St. John. County Executive, Guy B. Agnor, Jr. and County Attorney, George Agenda Item No. 1. Mr. Fisher. The meeting was called to order at 9:07 A.M. by the Chairman, Agenda Item No. 2. Introduce Extension Agent. Mrs. Betty Payne, Unit Chairman of the VPI-SU Extension Office, was present and introduced Mr. Mark Reynolds, the new extension agent for the Extension Office. Mr. Reynolds is a graduate of the University of Maryland and was a farm manager in Florida before coming to Virginia. She also noted that Mr. Reynolds had previously worked in Culpeper and is therefore familiar with this area. Mrs. Payne then introduced Mr. Edsel Phillips, a horticulturist specializing in fruit trees. She noted that Mr. Phillips is based in Steele's Tavern but will be at the local extension office every Friday beginning January 1 and will be available for local calls. Mr. Fisher acknowledged appreciation for both gentlemen coming by and hoped they enjoyed their work. Agenda Item No. 3. Consent Agenda. Mr. Agnor presented five items for consideration by the Board. by Mr. Lindstrom, seconded by Dr. Iachetta, to approve the items as presented. called and the motion carried by the following recorded vote: AYES: Messrs. Fisher, Iachetta, Lindstrom, McCann and Miss Nash. NAYS: None. ABSENT: Mr. Henley. Motion was offered Roll was