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1978-02-24February 24, 1978 (Adjourned from February 22, 1978) March 1, 1978 (Afternoon-Adjourned from February 24, 197'8) The Board urges the Company to continue working with the County towards Highway Commission approval of Industrial Access funds, as this solution appears to be in the best interest of all parties." Agenda Item No. 2. Executive Session. At 1:19 P.M., motion was offered by Dr. Iachetta, seconded by Mr.3Roudabush to adjourn into executive session to discuss legal matters. Also entering with the Board was Mrs. 0pal David, Mr. William Poff, Mrs. Strickland, Mr. Frederick Payne, Mr. Agnor and Mr. St. John. The motion carried by the following recorded vote: AYES: Messrs. Fisher, Henley, Iachetta, Lindstrom and Roudabush. NAYS: None. ABSENT: Mr. Dottier. The Board reconvened at 1:50 P.M. Not Docketed: below: Claims against the County for the month of February, 1978, are set out General Fund School Operating Fund Cafeteria Fund Textbook Rental Fund Joint Security Complex Fund Federal Revenue Sharing Fund School Construction-Capital Outlay Fund Commonwealth of Virginia-Current Credit Account Town of Scottsville-l% Local Sales Tax Total 340,673.78 1,171,214.72 33,962.28 889.28 49,202.09 22,203.73 36,775.74 3,725.73 137.84 $ 1,658,785.19 ........ ~Agenda '~tem' Nol~.~3.' ~otion was offered by Dr. Iachetta, seconded by Mr. Henley, to adjourn this meeting until March 1, 1978, at 1:00 P.M. in the Board Room of the County Office Building. The motion carried by the following recorded vote: AYES: NAYS: None. ABSENT: Mr. Dorrier. Messrs. Fisher, Henley, Iachetta, Lindstrom and Roudabush. March 1, 1978 (Afternoon-Adjmurned from February 24, 1978) An adjourned meeting of the Board of Supervisors of Albemarle County, Virginia, was held on March 1, 1978, beginning at 1:00 P.M. in the Board Room of the County Office Building, Charlottesville, Virginia; said meeting being adjourned from February 24~, 1978. Present: Messrs. Lindsay G. Dottier, Jr., Gerald E. Fisher, J. T. Henley, Jr., F. Anthony Iachetta and C. Timothy Lindstrom. Absent: Mr. W. S. Roudabush. Officer Present: County Executive, Guy B. Agnor, Jr. Agenda Item No. 1. The meeting was called to order at 1:14 P.M. by the Chairman, Mr. Fisher, who announced that this was the first work session on the 1978-79 County Budget. Mr. Agnor then summarized the budget for the Board as follows: "Submitted for information and fiscal planning purposes is the proposed FY-79 County budget. It totals $21,917,515, an increase of $1,833,208 or +9.1% over FY-78. As proposed, it is balanced within existing tax rates. It is summarized in six major expenditure divi- sions, five of which have been used in previous budgets. Debt Service of the School Fund and the General Fund have been combined into a single Debt Service Fund for the first time, a recommendation of the County's auditor and the State Auditor of Public Accounts. The ex- penditure divisions are: 1. General Management and Support 2. Human Development 3. Public Safety and Justice 4. Capital Outlay 5. Education 6. Debt Service Ail requests from departments and agencies are shown, and recommendations by this office for adjustments of these requests are indicated. Requests totalled $22,249,809, with reduc~ tions of $331,574 recommended. Details of these requests are provided for your review, and explanation of the adjustments will be provided at your work sessions. The staff was requested by this office to prepare their budget requests with a goal of "Conservation of Resources"~ The selection of this goal is interrelated with the conservatio] of resources the citizens of Albemarle County have been called upon to conserve in recent times, namely energy and water. It was emphasized to the staff that the severe cold winter and dry summer of 1977 impacted many citizens, and recovery from that impact may require several years, particularly in the agricultural economy. The continuing problems of inflatio] with its effect on all citizens, especially those with fixed incomes, requires, in my opinion that conservation of financial resources be added to the conservation of other resources. The staff was therefore called upon to prepare budget requests®within our financial means. The budget has been balanced within that goal, and appreciation to department heads for their efforts in reaching that goal i~ gratefully acknowledged. ~ Feblruaryi22, 1978 (Adjnurned from 'February 15, 1978) F~bruar¥ 24~ 1978 (Adjourned from February 22, 1978) At 9:S0 P.M., at the request of the Chairman, motion was offered by Mr. Roudabush, seconded by Dr. Iachetta to adjourn into executive session to discuss litigation and acquisition of property. ~The motion carried by the following recorded vote: AYES: Messrs. Dorrier, Fisher, Henley, IaChetta, Lindstrom and Roudabush. NAYS: None. The Board reconvened at 11:40 P.M. and motion was offered by Mr. Roudabush, seconded by Mr. Dorrier, to adjourn ~his meeting until February 24, 1978. The motion carried by the following recorded vote: AYES: NAYS: Messrs. Dorrier, Fisher, Henley, Iachetta, Lindstrom and Roudabush. None. February 24, 1978 (Adjourned from February 22, 1978) An adjourned meeting of the Board of Supervisors of Albemarle County, Virginia, was held on February 24, 1978, beginning at 1:00 P.M. in the Board Room of the County Office Building, Charlottesville, Virginia; said meeting being adjourned from February 22, 1978. Present: Messrs. Gerald E. Fisher, J. T. Henley, Jr., F. AnthOny Iachetta, C. Timothy Lindstrom, and W. S. Roudabush. Absent: Mr. Lindsay G. Dorrier, Jr. Officers Present: St. John. County Executive, Guy B. Agnor, Jr. and County Attorney, George R. Agenda Item No. 1. The meeting was called to order at 1:10 P.M. by the Chairman, Mr. Fisher, who noted that Mr. H. C. Willis from the Southern Railway System was present to make a presentation to the Board. Mr. Willis said on March 3, 1978, the Southern Railway Company will file an application asking that passenger train service be discontinued. If the application is approved, the passenger service will be discontinued thirty days after the order is signed. However, Amtrak will take over the passenger service and there will be no difference in service to the City of Charlottesville. Mr. Fisher noted that General Electric had requested that the Board waive certain conditions of approval on their site plan as they relate to secondary road improvements. Fisher then read the following prepared statement to Mr. Fred E. Landess, attorney for General Electric, who'was present: ~ "The Albemarle County Board of Supervisors desires to cooperate with General Electric Company and wants the company to become a new corporate citizen of the County. The Board finds that the existing state~ secondary roads over which primary vehicular access is desired, are not capable, in thefr present condition, of handling safely both the existing traffic and the increased traffic which may reasonably be expected as a result of this plant location. The Board also finds that the restriction of vehicular access which has been offered by the Company on approximately 2~000. feet of frontage on U.S. Route 29, has certain public benefits which warrant the use of' Industrial Access Funds for the improvement of the secondary roads to the proposed plant location. It is the hope of this Board that such Industrial Access Funds probably will be forthcoming from the Virginia Highway and Transportation Commission following a decision by that body on or about March 16, 1978. The Board also finds that the Company is not prohibited from proceeding with a grading permit by the conditions of the site plan appr©val, and may apply for such a permit and following approval of that. permit, proceed with such grading on site as may be necessary or desirable. The Company must be aware that any such grading is performed at the risk of the'Company, and all site plan conditions are still applicable. In conclusion, the Board finds that the waiving of the condition that secondary roads be improved, is not in the best interest of the public safetY, health and welfare at this time. If the Company wishes to proceed with building permits, or construction, prior to a decision by the Highway Commission, the Company may proceed with same following the posting of an acceptable bond for the full amount of the necessary road improvements, including such acceleration and deceleration lanes and other safety-related improvements as may be deemed necessary by the Virginia Department of Highways and Transportation. In the event that Industrial Access Funds are subsequently approved for this pro, eot, the Board'assures the Company that the bond will be diminished by such amount as is approved for In- dustrial Access funding, or returned in full if Industrial Access funding is approved in an amount greater than the amount of the bond. If the Company posts a bond for the required road construction, and Industrial Access funds are subsequently denied, the Board may consider entering i'nto detailed discussions with the Company for some modification of required road standards or some participation in costs where such expenditures can clearly be shown to be in the interest of the public safety, health and welfare. Any such discussion which ]a~ds to an a~meement between the County and the Company could have the effect of Mr.