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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1976-03-03ANMarch 3, 1976 (Afternoon and Night-Adjourned from February 25) An adjourned meeting of the Board of Supervisors of Albemarle County, Virginia~ was held on March 3, 1976, at 2:00 P.M. in the Board Room of the County Office Building, Charlottes- ville, Virginia; said meeting being adjourned from February 25, 1976. Present: Mrs. Opal D. David and Messrs. Lindsay G. Dorrier, Jr., Gerald E. Fisher, J. T. Henley, Jr., F. Anthony Iachetta and W. S. Roudabush. Absent: None. Officer present: J. Harvey Bailey, County Executive. The meeting was called to order by the Chairman and immediately the Board began a work session on the proposed 1976-77 County Budget. Items discussed are listed below. 1) 2) 3) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10) 11) 12) 13) 14) Planning Department (Code 10E) Robert Tucker Zoning Department & Soil Erosion (Code 10E.1) Hartwell Clarke Engineering Department (Code 10A) Ashley Williams Ivy Landfill (Code 10J.1) Ashley Williams Keene Landfill (Code 10J.2) Ashley Williams Elections (Code 13) Mary Lou Matthews & Marilyn Roper Purchasing Department (Code 1G) Calvin Jones Maintenance of Buildings & Grounds (Code 14) Calvin Jones Xeroxing (Code 18A.10) Calvin Jones Dues-Virginia Association of Counties (Code 18A.1) Robert Sampson DuesThomas Jefferson Planning District Commission (Code 18A.2) Robert Abbott Chamber of Commerce (Code !8A.3) Fred Ferguson & Paul Holdren Economic Development Commission (Code 18A.4) Louis Scribner Soil Survey (Code ~8A.11) Robert Sampson Unidentified Telephone Calls (Code 1SA.11) Robert Sampson At the conclusion of the work session (4:45 P.M.), motion was offered by Dr. Iachetta, seconded by Mrs. David, to adjourn into executive session to discuss personnel matters and acquisition of property. The motion carried by the vote which follows: AYES: NAYS: Mrs. David and Messrs. Dorrier, Fisher, Henley, Zachetta and Roudabush. None. The Board reconvened at 7:30 P.M. in the Albemarle County Courthouse to continue the meeting which had begun at 2:00 P.M. Agenda Item No. 1. Approval of Minutes for December 10, 1975, Night Meeting. Mrs. David suggested that the first line on Page 406 be changed to read: "this type of thing could be handIed with the conditions" Motion was offered by Dr. Iachetta, seconded by Mr. Henley, to approve these minutes with the correction noted. The motion carried by the following recorded vote: AYES: NAYS: Mrs. David and Messrs. Dorrier, Fisher, Henley, Zachetta and Roudabush. None. Agenda Item No. 2. Continuation of hearing on an Industrial Development Bonding Authori (Deferred from December 30, 1975 and February 11, 1976.) Mr. Fisher said the committee appointed to work with representatives of City Council on a recommendation for an industrial bonding authority has not met and is not ready to make a report. Mr. Roudabush, a member of the committee, said there is a joint meeting scheduled for March 11 at 3:00 P.M. at Piedmont College. There are to be representatives of various groups familiar with this type of authority present to speak to the committee and the public Mr. Fisher then suggested that this matter be deferred to a definite date as he wished to keep the advertised hearing open for public comments. Motion was offered by Dr. Iachetta, seconded by Mr. Roudabush, to defer any further discussion of this item until April 7, 1976, at 7:30 P.M. in the Albemarle County Courthouse. Motion carried by the vote which follows: AYES: NAYS: Mrs. David and Messrs. Dorrier, Fisher, Henley, Iachetta and Roudabush. None. Agenda Item No. 3. To consider adoption of a Bikeway Plan as an element of the Compre- hensive Plan. (Deferred from February 25, 1976) Mrs. David asked if there is a way to support the idea of including bikeways in future deveiopments without making this a requirement. She was concerned that developers may be required to put bikeways on a plat, changes will occur in the development pattern and the bikeway will no~l~er be in correct locations. Ms. Rubinoff said the recommendation contained in the report was not intended to requir~ that every developer include a bikeway system. It is recommended that only those develop- ments which fall within the scope of this Bikeway Master Plan would be required to have bikeways included. Mr. Roudabush said he had reservations about the recommendation that all future site developments be included. He said if all small site plans are required to implement this Bikeway Plan, there would be no continuity to the plan. Mr. Tucker said while the Plan does envision some piecemeal development, the staff did not intend to suggest that small develop- ments be required to have bikeways. They were primarily talking about PUD'S and subdivision~ of such a sise and nature that bikeways would be warranted. Where developments falls within the scope of the planned area for bikeways, these would be a requirement of that development.. It would be piecemeal, but when future development occurs there would be a plan to guide the~ County in linking, up these various trails in the future. Ms. Rubinoff said if these bikeway~ are handled through plans ~or PUD's, etc. the County would not have to purchase any rights o~ way. There are few small lots over-which bikeways are proposed, j March 3, 1976 (Afternoon and Night Adjourned from Februaryk25, 1976) 083 Mr. Fisher said this plan was developed and recommended by the Planning Staff and Planning Commission. It is a way to provide alternate means of transportation for the citizens in the urban area. Motion was offered by Mrs. David and seconded by Mr. Henley to adopt this Bikeway Plan as ~ element of the Comprehensive Plan. The motion carried by the following recorded vote: ~'an AYES: Mrs. David and Messrs. Dorrier, Fisher, Henley, Iachetta and Roudabush. NAYS: None. Not Docketed: Mr. Fisher said he had received a communication from the staff of the Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission which said that before the State Highway Department will consider the Plan, it must be declared as a regional plan. He recommended that this Bikeway Plan be sent to the Planning District Staff for their review, after which it can be declared a regional plan by the Planning District Commission. Motion to this effect was offered by Dr. Iachetta, seconded by Mr. Dorrier and carried by the vote which follows: AYES: NAYS: Mrs. David and Messrs. Dorrier, Fisher, Henley, Iachetta and Roudabush. None. Agenda Item No. 4. Discussion: Fire Hydrants - Scottsville. Mr. Fisher said after the two major fires in Scottsville last week certain statements were reported by the news media concerning responsibilities for either lack of fire protectic or certain breakdowns. He had then invited Mayor Raymon Thacker, Scottsville Fire Chief Grover Mowbray, Albemarle County Fire Marshal, Kelly Reynolds, and Director of the Albemarle County Service Authority, E. E. Thompson, to attend this meeting. His purpose in doing this is to find the truth about the hydrants themselves and to also see if there are problems wit~ distribution lines, water supplies, etc. that need to be corrected. He then called on Mr. Mowbray for comments. Mr. Mowbray said there are 22 hydrants in the Town of Scottsville. On the main street where the fire started, there are three working hydrants. He personally flushes the hydrants every three months. He would like to flush the hydrants once a month, but receives too many complaints from the residents about stirring up sediments and lowering pressure. On the night that the fire started, he hooked onto the closest hydrant, but the stem was frozen. Therefore, he had to put the line back on the fire truck and go to the next hydrant which caused about a ten minute delay. Mr. Mowbray said he firmly believes that if that hydrant had been working he could have saved the building. Mr. Fisher said it seems the statement made that only three hydrants out of 22 are working is not correct. Mr. Mowbray said if there were another big fire in the Town he would go back to the river for water since there is not sufficient water pressure to operate more than two fire hydrants at one time. He has to call the Service Authority when there is a fire and have them start their pumps. Dr. Iachetta asked how many fire hydrants can be operated when the pumps are turned on at the filter plant. Mr. Mowbray said about three, until the water tank is drawn down. Mr. Roudabush said evidently the Scottsville Fire Company knows which hydrants are operable. Mr. Mowbray said yes, but he presumed the hydrant to which he first hooked was charged, because he had flushed it sometime during the past three months. Mr. Dorrier asked if only the one hydrant was going to be used to fight the fire. Mr. Mowbray said no, but there are only three people in the fire station at night. By the time the alarm is sounded, it takes five to ten minutes for the crew to get to the fire. Mr. Roudabush asked the size of the mains in the street. Mr. Mowbray said they are 4" and 6" mains. Mr. Roudabush asked if the hydrants have standard threads. Mr. Mowbray said yes, they are national standard threads. Mr. Dorrier said he had asked Mr. Thompson to prepare a map showing the location of the hydrants. He asked if the information given so far was correct. Mr. Thompson said to his knowledge, five of the eight hydrants in the main part of the Town were working. Dr. Iachetta asked the maximum pressure developed by the system. between 70 and 80 pounds. Mr. Mowbray said it i~ Mr. Kelly Reynolds, County Fire Marshal, was present and gave the following history. In 1974, he received approval to inspect and inventory the fire hydrants in Albemarle County. On June 16, 1975, he reported to the previous Board that 34% of the hydrants in the County are not acceptable for fire protection. >..He~atso said that the entire system in Scottsvilie is not acceptable. At that time, the Board allotted $25,000 to begin county-wide hydrant repairs. On July 17, 1975, the Service Authority reported that about one-third of the 162 unacceptable hydrants had been repaired; none in the Town of Scottsville. On December 29, 1975, the Service Authority reported that all fire hydrants in the County, except for one in Beliair Subdivision, were operational and flowing, but still no corrections had been made in the ~Town of Scottsville. Mr. Reynolds made the following recommendations for Scottsvi!le and the County in general: Scottsville Recommendations The Town needs a required fire flow of 2,000 gallons per minute for two hours with a residual pressure of not less than 20 pounds per square inch. This can be accomplished by installing 10" water mains for the commercial areas and 8" water mains for residential areas. Ail defective hydrants should be replaced. The present water s~pp!y system would also have to be upEraded. Although the ~yStem would be somewhat overbuilt, the cost in using these larger pipe sizes would more than eomm~m~ ~ ~r~ ~ ~4m~ ~11~,~ ~ ~'~1~ ~ O84 March 3, 1976 (Afternoon and Night - Adjourned from Febriary 25) Until the hydrant system can be corrected, the Fire Department should pre-plan for alternative sources of water. The Town should adopt and enforce a model fire prevention code by reference. This would require periodic inspections of hazardous conditions and could be performed by their Fire Department. Ail future construction should be inspected by the County's Building Inspections Department to assure that required built-in fire protection measures are present. County Wide Hydrant Recommendations 1. Make fire hydrant repairs a first priority. The Board approve a maintenance fee for each fire hydrant. Presently there are 503 hydrants on inventory. This would provide a program of automatic inspection and repair. The hydrants would be flow tested and pressure readings recorded. The authority and responsibility of the fire hydrant program be under the County Fire Marshal's Office. When a hydrant is out of service, it should be reported to the respective fire companies. An engineering study be made of the entire water system capability for fire hydrants in future planning. An ordinance be adopted requiring that private water systems maintain their mains and supply in acceptable condition for fire protection use. Mr. Fisher asked if the threads on the hydrants is the biggest problem. Mr. Reynolds said it is the least problem if there is no water coming through the hydrant. Mr. Fisher sai~ the Board had been asked last year to pay a $2.00 per month repair fee for each hydrant in the County. He thought it had been approved. ~ Mr. Ray Jones, former director of the Service Authority, said that request was not approved. In January, 1975, the Board had allocated $25,000 for new fire hydrants to be placed on the raw water line coming from Sugar Hollow. This was later designated as a high priority item at a Revenue Sharing hearing. In June, 1975, the issue of the fire hydrants Scottsville had come to the Board and after some discussion, these funds were transferred from purchase and placement of new hydrants to repairs, but no appropriation of funds has ever been made. Mr. Thompson said the purchase of a valve tapper, which would allow an "in-line" value to be inserted under pressure so the system would not have to be shut down and drained, was discussed in July, 1975. The va~e tapper was ordered and received later in December. It i~ a lead jointer apparatus which requires lead to be heated and poured. It does not work well when the temperature is below 50' degrees. He understood that four plugs were operating within the area of the fire.' The distance between the operating plugs was about 725 feet. On this basis, he had decided not to shut off the entire system, but to wait for the valve tapper which was ordered to do the job. He therefore proceeded to repair as many hydrants a~ could be repaired in other parts of the County. Mr. Fisher asked if any of the hydrants in SCottsville had been repaired. Mr. Thompson said no. ~Mr. Dorrier asked Mr.~ ThomPson to respond to the recommendations made by the Fire Marshal· Mr. Thompson said he understands that the 6" line was installed about 1910. It is a cast iron lead jointed.line.and is already past its life expectancy· Mr. Dorrier asked if placing more hydrants on the line would produce a greater flow of Rater. Dr. Iachetta said there is no way to push more water through the pipes by opening up more hydrants unless ther is some way to'increase the pressure· If the pressure were increased on these old pipes, there would be a lot of secondary problems that do not presently exist. Mr. Fisher said last year an application was made for funds so that repairs Could be made to the Scottsville system. He asked for a report. Mr. Bailey said the~County made pre application for Federal assistance relative to improvement of the Scottsville water system i: 1975. The cost was estimated at $107,500. No additional data has been added which would change this' estimate but he would suggest that the estimate be increased by 10% to offset inflation. This project was not funded in 1975 nor was it requested again in 1976. Since there is a likelihood that Scottsville's own program of protection and rehabilitation will have a considerable impact on what should be done to the water system, it was felt advisable to have-the Town's plans, in hand before attempting water system improvements in this area. The estimate was based on work needed to survey and map the existing distribution system to determine the location and condition of 14,400 lineal feet of pipe. The work would consist of the following: to abandon 1,800 feet of existing one inch, one and one-quarter inch and two inch pipe '~d)~rcplace with two inch and four inch ductal iron pipe or plastic pipe; to abandon and replace 2,750 feet of two inch and one and one-quarter inch pipe with six inch ductal iron pipe; to replace 10 old fire hydrants; and to lay 1,550 ~eet of eight inch ducta iron pipe in Valley Street from an eight inch line in Warren Street to the six inch line serving Uniroyal. Mr. Bailey added as information: the reservoir has a 60 million gallon storage capacit which is ample for the community it serves. The filtration plant is 0.25 million gallons a day and could be expanded to 0.50~million gallons per day.with the addition of a second filter bed and appurtenances. The finished water storage is a 250,000 gallon metal tank which provides gravity flow to the entire system from fill through a draw-down of 70,000 gallons. Storage is sufficient for approximately 25 minutes to 18 minutes of 1,000 g.p.m. fire flow, depending upon elevation of site of fire and amount of water in tank at beginni: of use. The water mains are eight inch a.c. pipe from storage to upper end of business Within the business area this is six inch pipe and it cannot be expected to carry more than 600 to 800 gallons per minute. The hydrants are adequately spaced on the six inch line, but not all are in working order. Hydrants on the four inch lines cannot be expected to supply March 3, 1976 (~fternoon and Night - Adjourned from February 25, 1976) 08'5 Dr. Iachetta asked if anyone had studied the feasibility of supplying water for fire fighting from the river. Mr. Bailey said no, but it has been suggested. Mr. Richard Roane from the East Rivanna Volunteer Fire Company said he had pumped more than 400,000 gallons of water from the river in seven hours of pumping time during the last fire. He believes~that if access could be furnished to the river, there would be adequate ~'~ater for protection of the downtown area. He said if one of the big pumper trucks were connected to any of the hydrants presently on the system, the hydrant would be pulled out of the street. Mr. Roudabush asked if the existing system is adequat.e to take care of potable water needs. Mr. Bailey said yes, but there is a terrible record of lost water production. Only 55% to 60% of all water produced at the plant turns up in the tap. Mr. Roudabush said if a completely new system were installed, there would be a lot of secondary costs such as re- working the services lines to almost every house in the Town. Mr. Bailey said yes; this was taken into account in the cost estimate given. Mr. Henley said it seems the fire companies are going to have to use water from the James River to fight fires in Scottsville. If the Board can help with a temporary line, he is in favor but felt the Board should wait before making any permanent improvements until Scottsville completes their project with HUD funds. Mayor Thacker said if a new eight-inch line were installed down Valley and Main Streets this would take care of ordinary fires. If there were another fire like the one which just happened, they would have to go to the River for water anyway. He has an appointment with HUD officials tomorrow, but does not think they will provide any funds for the repairs~ but is hopeful they will include the cost of pipe in the grant. Mayor Thacker said appraised real estate values in the Town increased by some $200,000 last year and he felt the County should be able to afford some of the repairs requested. He does not want to leave these items until after the revitalization project is completed sometime in 1980. Prior to turnin~ over this system to the Albemarle County Service Authority, the Service Authority required that the Town improve the service lines going into Fluvanna County and up Hardware Street. In 1966, a contract was let and the Town spent approximately $20,000 laying a new line in certain parts of Town. Mr Fisher said between 1964 and 1971, the County spent $620~000 installing a reservoir. The Alemarle County Service Authority went into debt more than $200,000 and there was about $120,000 in Federal grants spent on the combined water and sewer systems in Scottsville or about $950,000 in Scottsvilie alone. The question of spending another $120,000 to repair a waterline when the firemen have said it will not serve the needs leaves serious questions in his mind. A Mr. Gaines said he is a member of the East Rivanna Fire Company and a paid County fireman. The concept of drawing fire supply water off of the local water supply is a mis- conception. There is not adequate storage. The river should be looked to for fire protecti( Mr. Roane said the Scottsville Volunteer Fire Company lacks communication with other fire companies in the County. They need one radio to get on the system. Mr. Frank Shumaker asked i'f two hydrants could b-e moved into the town temporarily. Mr. Thompson said it costs less to install new hydrants than to move old hydrants. Mr. Fisher. said he had not heard anyone say that if all hydrants had.been working that there would not have been a problem~ on the night of the fire. There is a lack of water in the lines. The question of what to do for the future cannot be resolved tonight. Mr. Roane said access must be gained to the River. Mr. Fisher asked how many trucks could be used at the River. Mr. Roane said they would like to get three trucks to the River. Mr. Dorrier then offered ,motion instructing the County Engineer and the County Executiw to meet with representatives of the Town of Scottsville's volunteer fire company, the Mayor of Scottsville and other council members, to survey and explore on the ground facilities requested by the 'volunteer fire companies; namely a ramp to the James R~ver which will provide emergency access to the River for fire protection. This shoul.~Z~ne tomorrow, if at all possible, and the County Engineer is also authorized to proceed, with the necessary work. The motion was seconded by Mr. Henley and carried by the following recorded vote: AYES: NAYS: Mrs. David and Messrs. Dorrier, Fisher, Henley, Iachetta and Roudabush. None. Dr. Iachetta asked Mr. Reynolds if the studies he made last year determined the flow rates in.places such as Route 29 North. Mr. Reynolds said no; permission was not obtained to blow the hydrants. Dr. Iachetta asked how many hydrants are presently installed in Four Seasons. Mr. Reynolds said there are six or eight. Dr. Iachetta said city densities are being built in the County without fire protection. More emphasis needs to be placed on fire services. Mr. Roane said, as Chief of the East Rivanna Company, he has keys to the high pressure system boxes on Route 29 North. He asked why this system is not turned on at all times. Mr. Bailey said there is excessively high pressure in some places and on instruction of the design engineer, the valves are kept closed. Mr. Roane asked what would happen if there were snow on the ground and he could not find the box to unlock the hydrant. Mr. Bailey said the hydrants were not placed on the main for fire fighting purposes. They were set relative to blowing off the line and should be so marked. Mr. Fisher said it is evident that Scottsville is not the only place in the County with difficulties relative to fire protection. Ail of these problems will take money to correct. The County Executive and the Fire Marshal should get all interested parties together to discuss the problem. Mr. Roane said the committee appointed by the Board to solve the problem of a fire station in the high density area of the County expects to give a report in the middle of April. Mr. St. John said in relation to the motion just adopted, the Board can find that this is an emergency and it is not necessary to put the required work out to bid. The staff can be directed to select a competent contractor and proceed with the work. It is not necessary to have the exact amount of the expenditure in hand before making the appropriation. Mr. Fisher said he thoumht it would be ~roner to hsv~ ~ mot~o~ that ~h~ Bo~d f~nd~ 086 March 3, 1976 (Afternoon and Night - Adjourned from February 25, 1976) Roudabush, seconded by Mr. Dorrier, and carried by the following recorded vote: AYES: NAYS: Mrs. David and Messrs. Dorrier, Fisher, Henley, Iachetta and Roudabush. None. Mr. Dorrier said.it has been noted that the previous Board had. appropriated $25,000 for placement of new fire hydrants. This was subsequently transferred to repair and replacement of existing hydrants and $!1,000 has.been spent to date. This leaves $14,000 in Revenue SharinE Funds to be spent. Mr. Dorrier then offered motion to recommend to the Service Authority that' this remaining money be spent for repairs to the defective hydrants remaining in the County, with~first priority on the Scottsville hydrants. Mr. Fisher said is has been stated tonight that the hydrants in Scottsville cannot be repaired. He asked if it was the intent of the motion that these repairs should take place before the pipes for the overall system are repaired. Dr. Iachetta then asked if Mr. Dorrier would amend his motion to limit the repairs to the Scottsville hydrants to only those that can be repaired and that those that cannot be repaired be so color coded. Mr. Dorrier said he thought the Albemarle County Service Authority had recommended replacement. Mr. Roudabush said some decision should be made on the main first'. Mr. Thompson.said that the hydrants that are inoperable and leaking are the ones originally installed on the system and the Service Authority cannot get any replacement parts. The only thing to do is pull.them off-the system. Mr. Fisher asked Mr. Dorrier to make the intent ofhis motion a little clearer. Mr. Dorrier amended his motion to state that repairs to hydrants in Scottsville be limited to those hydrants which can be repaired and those that cannot be repaired be so color coded. Mr. Henley felt the hydrants in Scottsville should be checked again. Mr. Thompson said there is no way to recheck the meters without shutting off the entire water system, draining the water and pulling them off of the line. There are no valves between the main and the hydrant. Mr. Fisher said the question~.of what to do with the entire system is one Mayor Thacker is going to try to get HUD to finance. If he does not get those funds, the problem will be returned to the County. Mr. Reynolds asked if some timetable~can be set for repairs to hydrants in the County. Mr. Fisher suggested that Mr. Reynolds and.Mr. Thompson meet to decide priorities and that Mr. Reynolds make a monthly report to the'Board on the progress of the repairs. Mr. Reynolds said it is time for the yearly inspection of fire hydrants. In anticipation of this, he has included funds in his budget request for the next fiscal year. Dr. Iachetta asked if it would be possible to set up a program,whereby the volunteer firemen would test the hydrants in their service districts on a routine basis. Mr. Reynolds said this sounds like a good idea. Ail that is needed is someone who is qualified to do the testing. Mr. Dorrier said it leaves a lot of people uneasy when hydrants are inoperative. No one knows if money will be available.from.HUD for repairs and he renewed his motion that the hydrants be repaired. Mr. Bailey asked if the motion should state that hydrants be repaired if possible and replaced if not repairable. It is less costly to put in new hydrants and abandon the old ones. At this point, Mr. Dorrier's motion was seconded by Mr. Henley. Mr. Fisher asked if the motion is to repair or replace, or only to repair hydrants. Mr. Dorrier amended his motion to state that.the hydrants should be repaired or rep.laced. Mrs. David asked how many hydrants were included in the motion. Mr. Dorrier said as many as the Service Authority and the Fire Marshal agree are defective. Dr. Iachetta said he could not support the motion. Mr. Fisher said he could not support the motion until a decision is made on the overall situation. Mr. Dorrier said there was one key hydrant that did not work on the night of the first fire. That hydrant~ should definitely be repaired or replaced. Mr. Henley o,ffered~as a.substitute motion that the Fire Marshal again look at the fire hydrant situation in,Scottsville and make sure there is some protection through the hydrant system; if one hydrant'must be replaced, do so; inoperative hydrants be color coded white; that the Fire Marshal contact.each of the volunteer fire companies who have hydrants in their service area and report back-to the Board some type of program for testing these hydrants, if this is possible. The motion was seconded by Mr. Dorrier. Mr. Fisher asked if the motion meant to replace only one hydrant. Mr. Henley said that any area which does not have fire protection through a hydrant should have at least one hydrant. Mr. St. John said the Service Authority is the agency that must replace the hydrants. They have an independent Board that must appropriate money for this or order Mr. Thompson to carry out this ~raquest. It seems the idea is to have Mr. Reynolds, in consultation with other fire chiefs, examine and decide by what means optimum protection can be obtained utilizing the existing system as an interim means and after that decision is made, to direct the Service Authority to proceed with the work. Mr. Henley further amended his motion to include the painting of hydrants and discussion of a program.for testing. The motion.was seconded by Mr. Dorrier. Mrs. David said since thi~ section of the motion covers the whole county, she felt it would be better as a separate motion. Mr. Henley again amended'his motion to include only the first part. The motion was seconded by Mr. Dorrier and carried by the follmwing recorded vote: AYES: NAYS: Mrs. David and Messrs. Dorrier, Fisher, Henley, Iachetta and Roudabush. None. Mr. Henley then offered motion-to paint non-.working hydrants white and ask the Fire Marshal to explore the possibility of having volunteer firemen test the hydrants in their service areas. This motion was seconded by Dr. Iachetta and carried by the following recorde~ vote: AYES: NAYS: Mrs. David~and Messrs. Dorrier, Fisher, Henley, Iachetta and Roudabush. None. At 10:15 P.M. the Board took a recess. When they reconvened at 10:30 P.M., Mr. Fisher March 3, 1976 (Afternoon and Night - Adjourned from February 25, 1976) 087 Agenda Item No. 6. Legislative Matters. Mr. Fisher noted receipt of the following resolution from the Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority: WHEREAS, House-Bill 691 as offered on February 4, 1976, would direct the State Corporation Commission to review and adjust rates established by water and sewer authorities; and WHEREAS, the present system of establishing rates for the Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority are set following properly advertised public hearings; and WHEREAS, it is the feeling of the Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority that the people presently have greater influence upon the rate setting procedure then would be available through the State Corporation Commission; and WHEREAS, the State Corporation Commission is currently advised of rates set'by the Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority; and WHEREAS, House Bill 691 would be an unnecessary burden on the water and sewer users of Charlottesville and Albemarle County; THEREFORE, be it resolved by the Board of Directors of the Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority that the Authority objects to the provisions of House Bill 691 and that the Executive Director be authorized and directed to communicate such objections to the appropriate governmental representatives serving the Charlottesville and Albemarle County area. BE IT FURTHER' RESOLVED that record of this action be placed in the minutes of the Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority and copies forwarded to members of City Council and County Board of Supervisors. Mr. Fisher asked if the Board wished to concur in this resolution. by Mr. Roudabush to adopt the following resolution: Motion was offered BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Supervisors of Albemarle County, Virginia, that the said Board hereby concurs in resolution of the Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority with reference to House Bill 691, under date of February 17, 1976. The foregoing motion was seconded by Dr. Iachetta and carried by the following recorded vote: AYES: NAYS: Mrs. David and Messrs. Dorrier, Fisher, Henley, Iachetta and Roudabush. None. Agenda Item No. 7. Special Appropriation - County Attorney's Office. Mr. Bailey said the County Attorney's Office has been using a borrowed typewriter for the last two or three years. The typewriter is broken and cannot be repaired. Prices have been obtained on a new typewriter and the lowest price is $625.75. The County Attorney's budget does not have funds to cover this expenditure so a special appropriation is requested. Motion to adopt the following resolution was offered by Mrs. David: BE IT RESOLVED BY THE Board of Supervisors of Albemarle County, Virginia, that $625.75 be, and the same hereby is, appropriated from the General-Funds and transferred to the General Operating Fund and coded to 1-H-403, Equipment, County Attorney. The foregoing motion was seconded by Mr. Roudabush and carried by the following recorded vote: AYES: NAYS: Mrs. David and Messrs. Dorrier, Fisher, Henley, Iachetta and Roudabush. None. Not Docketed: Mr. Bailey presented the Board with a letter from Mr. G. C. Gentry requesting the Board's review of an engineering technicality in reference to the "moratorium ordinance". (Letter dated March 2, 1976, on permanent file.) Mr. Bailey said this came about because of a road on acreage known as Lake Hills. There is some question as to whether or not this road actually lies in the prohibited area. After a short discussion, it was requested that Mr. Gentry verify the slopes on the property and no action was taken by the Board. Mr. Ray Jones, Director of Finance, said the Albemarle County Service Authority has incurred costs of about $11,000 for work already completed on County fire hydrants. He does not believe this expenditure should be taken from Revenue Sharing Funds because all Revenue Sharing expenditures are subject to G.A.~O. audit. These expenditures must be documented as to labor, personnel, equipment, etc. down to the last cent. At this time, the Service Authority cannot furnish such documents. Materials can be documented, but labor costs would have to come from General Funds. If the money is taken from Revenue Sharing Funds and later audited and the proper documentation is not presented, the next payment to the County would be reduced by that amount. Mr. Thompson said he did not understand when the Service Authority first undertook this task, that this degree of documentation was necessary. It was ordered that the matter of an appropriation be placed on the agenda of March 10. (]88 March 3, 1976 (Adjourned from February 25, 1976) March 10, 1976 (Adjourned from March 3, 1976) MarCh 10, 1976 (Regular Night Meeting) Dr. Iachetta asked about a suit entitled "Sullivan Mechanical Contractors~ Inc,,v~ Albemarle County School Board." Mr. St. John said that case is pending, but he does not believe there has been any liability on the part of the School Board or the general contracto~ Graves Construction. (Matter pending on W~stern Albemarle High School) At 10:50 P.M., motion was offered by Dr. Iachetta, seconded by Mr. Dorrier, to adjourn this meeting until 2:00 P'.M. on March 10, 1976, in the County Executive's Conference Room. The motion carried~by the following recorded vote: AYES: Mrs. David and Messrs. Dorrier, Fisher, Henley, Iachetta and Roudabush. NAYS: None. Chair~n March 10, 1976 (Afternoon) Adjourned from March 3, 19 An adjourned meeting of the Board of!~!Supervisors of Albemarle County, Virginia, was held on March 10, 1976, at 2:00 P.M. in the County Executive's Conference Room, County Office Building, Charlottesville, Virginia; said meeting being adjourned from March 10, 1976. Present: Mrs. Opal D. David and Messrs. Lindsay G. Dorrier, Jr., Gerald E. Fisher, J. T. Henley, Jr. and W. S. Roudabush. Absent: Dr. F. Anthony Iachetta. Officers present: County Executive, J. Harvey Bailey; Assistant to the County Executive Robert P. Sampson; and County Attorney, George R. St. John. A work session for the 1976-77 County Budget on the fol&owing items was conducted during this meeting: Code 0 - Refunds (Ray Jones) Code 3A - Director of Finance (Ray Jones ) Code iA - Board of Supervisors (Lettie Neher) Code lB - County Executive's Office (Robert Sampson) Code 2A - Assessment of Real Property (William Bradshaw) Code iH - County Attorney (George R. St. John) Code iF - Personnel (Robert Sampson) Code 10L - Parks and Recreation (Robert Sampson) (Note) Mr. Dorrier left the meeting at 4:15 P. M. At 5:05 P.M. the meeting was adjourned. Chai~an March f0, 1976 (Regular Night Meeting) A regular meeting.of the Board of Supervisors of Albemarle County, Virginia, was held on March 10, 19~6, at 7:30 P.M. in the Albemarle County Courthouse, Charlottesville, Virginia. Present: Mrs. Opal D. David and Messrs. Lindsay G. Dorrier, Jr.., Gerald E. Fisher, J. T. Henley, F. Anthony Iachetta~ and W. S. Roudabush. Absent: None. 0ffic~rs present: County Executive, J. Harvey Bailey; County Attorney, Goerge R. St. John; and County Planner, Robert Tucker. The me~i~g was called to order by the Chairman, Mr. Fisher. Agenda Item No. 1. Public Hearing: To amend and reenact Section 4-13.1, Chapter 4, Article II of the Albemarle County Code by the addition of Queen Charlotte Subdivision as one of those areas Where dogs are prohibited from running at large. (Notice of this public hearing was advertised in the Daily Progress on February 27 and March 4, 1976.) Mr. Bailey presented a petition containi~g~5!~S~gnatures of residen~of the Queen Charlotte Subdivision who are, in favor of adoPtimg this ordinance for their subdivision. Mr. Bailey noted that no counter petition had been presented to the Board. Mr. Fisher opened the public hearing, and the first citizen to speak was Mrs. Lucille Asher, who stated that she and~her daughter collected the signatures on the petition present, and only about ~0 residents refused to sign. She further stated that she canvassed the entire subdivision, and only the Frederick Circle area opposed adoption of the ordinance for Queen.Charlotte~.Subdivision. No one else from the public wished to speak either for or against this petition. Motio~ was then offered by Dr.~[Iachetta, seconded by Mrs. David to adopt the following ordinance: