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1964-03-19 WAKEFIELD SUBDIVISION: WAKEFIELD COURT - FROM WAEEFIELD ROAD TO 0.05 MILE SOUTHEASE TO CUL--DE-SAC. LENGTH 0.05 MILE. WAKEFIELD ROAD - FROM ROUTE 631 TO 0.2~ MILE SOUTHWEST TO TEMPORARY TURN AROUND. LENGTH - 0.2~ MILE. ROUTE SECTION 2 OF NEW CONNECTION OF ROUTE ?~5, FROM OLD LOCATION OR ~OUTE ?~5 TO STATION 1008+70, PROdECT 0029-002-919,0501. LENGTH 0.05 MI~ . MR. RICHARD STRAUSSER OF THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS RETURNED TO THIS BOARD RESOLUTION ADOPTED AUGUST 15, 1963, WHICH REQUESTED ABANDONMENT OF ROAD TO THE BIRTH PLACE OF THOMAS dEFFERSON. MR STRAUSSER ADVISED THAT ACTION OF THIS BOARD WAS PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 33-76.13 THROUGH 33-76.16 OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA WHEREAS ACTION SHOULD HAVE BEEN TAKEN IN AccORDANCE WITH SECTION 33-?6.8. THE COMMON-- WEALTH~S ATTORNEY ADVISED THAT IN ORDER TO ADOPT A NEW RESOLUTION UNDER THE PROPER CODE~ DUE NOTICES OF PUBLIC HEARING SHOULD BE PUBLISHED AND ANOTHER PUBLIC HEARING HELD. ON MOTION OF MR. KIRKSEY, SECONDED BY MR. PALMER, IT WAS ORDERED THAT THE CLERK PUBLISH AND POST AT THE COURT HOUSE NOTICE OF NTENT OF THIS BOARD TO HOLD PUBLIC HEARING AT 10:00 A.M. ON APRIL 16, 196~ ON PROPOSAL TO ABANDON ROAD LEADING TO THE BIRTH PLACE OF THOMAS ~EFFERSON. STATEMENTS OF EXPENSES WERE PRESENTED FOR TH/ DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE, THE SHERIFFtS OFFICE AND THE OFFICE OF THE 0OMMONW/ALTHtS ATTORNEY FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY, 196~. ON MOTION OF MR. PALM/R, SECONDED 8Y MR. YANCEY, THESE STATEMENTS WERE EXAMINED, VERIFIED AND APPROVE~. STATEMENT OF EXPENSES INCURRED IN THE MAINTENANCE OF THE COUNTY dAIL WAS SUBMITTED ALONG WITH SUMMARY STATEMENT OF PRISONER ~AYS FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY, 19~. ON MOTION OF ~R. THRAVES, SECONDED BY MR. PALMER, THESE STATEMENTS WERE EXAMINED, VERIFIED AND APPROVED. REPORTS OF THE DEPAETMENT OF PUBLIC ~ELFARE WERE PRESENTED FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY, 196~, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTIONS ~3-67.1 AND 63-6?.2 OF THE 0ODE OF VIRGINIA, AND ON MOTION OF MR. THRAVE8~ SECONDED BY MR. YANCEY WERE APPROVED. 0LAIM OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HOSPITAL IN THE AMOUNT OF $}~133.0~ FOR HOSPITALIZATION OF INDIGENT PATIENTS WAS RECEIVED AND ON MOTION OF MR. PALMER, SECONDED BY MR. ~ARNETT, WAS APPROVED FOR PAYMENT. REPORT OF THE 0OUNTY EXECUTIVE FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY, 19~, WAS RECEIVED AND ORDERED FILED MRS. dAMES CASH URGED THAT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS INCREASE ITS APPROPRIATION TO THE MCINTIRE LIBRARY. A PROGRESS REPORT WAS ALSO RECEIVED FROM THE CROZET LIBEARY 0OMMITTEE AND WAS FILED. MR. C. E. HERNDON APPEARED AND ADVISED THAT THE BOARD OF ASSESSORS HAD REFUSED TO DIVULGE CER- TAIN INFORMATION HE HAD REQUESTED WITH REGARD TO THE ASSESSMENT OF HIS REAL ESTATE. MR. HERNDON WAS RE- FERRED T~O ~R. HUGH F. SIMMS OF THE REAL ESTATE OFFICE. MR. HERNDON ALSO MADE COMPLAINT WITH REGARD TO MEETINGS OF THIS BOARD BEHIND CLOSED DOORS. HE WAS ADVISED THAT ALL MEETINGS AT WHICH ACTION IS TAKEN OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. ON MOTION OF MR. THRAVES~ SECONDED BY MR. PALMER, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS WERE UNANIMOUSLY ~DOPTED: (1) WHEREAS, THIS BOARD HAS AUTHORIZED THE PURCHASE OF A THERMOFAX COPYING FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE MACHINE/AT A NET COST OF ~2~9.00} NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY SUPERVISORS OF ALBEMARLE COUNTY, VIRGINIA, THAT THE STATE COMPENSATION BOARD BE AND IS HEREBY REQUESTED TO PARTICIPATE IN ITS PROPORTIONATE SHARE OF SAID THERMOFAX MACHINE. (2) ~HEREAS, THIS BOARD HAS AUTHORIZED THE PURCHASE OF AN ADDITIONAL CAR LleENSE LIST AND ~WO TRUCK LICENSE LISTS FOR THE SHERIFFTM OFFICE AT A TOTAL COST OF ~2.00 (NOT INCLUDING ~+0.00 PREVIOUS APPROVED FOR ONE CAR LICENSE LIST); NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF 0OUNTY SUPERVISORS OF ALBEMARLE 0OUNTY, VIRGINIA, THAT THE STATE COMPENSATION BOARD BE AND IS HEREBY REQUESTED TO PARTICIPATE IN ITS PROPORTIONATE SHARE OF SAID LICENSE LISTS. MR. YANCEY~ REPORTING FOR THE DUMP COMMITTEE, ADVISED THAT HIS COMMITTEE WISHED TO AGAIN ADVERTISE FOR BIDS ON THE OPERATION OF THE COUNTYIS DUMPS AND REQUESTED THAT BIDS BE PREPARED FOR THE REGULAR APRIL MEETING AT WHICH TIME A DATE WOULD BE SET FOR RECEIVING SAME. THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE WAS ALSO REQUESTED TO PURSUE NEGOTIATIONS FOR THE OPERATION OF THE CHARLOTTESVILLE DUMP ON SATURDAY AFTER- NOONS. ALSO, ON MOTION OF MR. PALMER~ SECONDED BY MR. YANCE~, IT WAS ORDERED THAT THE MATTER OF RE- qUESTING FINANCIAL PARTICIPATION BY THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA IN THE OPERATION OF THE CHARLOTTESVILLE DUMP BE STUD~ED. AT lO=00 A.M. THE CHAIRMAN CALLED FOR PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE FOR THE LICENSING OF CONTRACTORS, ELECTB~CAL CONTRACTORS, PLUMBERS, STEAMFITTERS, AND SPECUL. AT IVE BUILDERS. IT WAS NOTED THAT NOTICE OF THIS PUBLIC HEARING AND THE ORDINANCE IN FULL WAS PUBLISHED IN ~BE DALLY PROGRESS ON FEBRUARY 20, FEBRUARY 27~ MARCH 5 AND MARCH 42, ~96~ AND THAT THE SAME WAS POSTED AT THE COURT HOUSE AND AT ALL POST OFFICES LOCATED IN THE COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE. MR. GARRETT KIRKSEY PROPOSED THE FOLLOWING AMENDMENT TO THE ORDINANCE AS PROPOSED: SEC. 2.SAME - AMOUNT OF LICENSE TAX. EVERY CONTRACTOR WHERE ANNUAL GROSS RECEIPTS EXCEED ~2~,0~0, FOR THE PRIVILEGE OF TRANSACTING BUSINESS IN THIS COUNTY~ INCLUDING THE PERFORMANCE IN THE COUNTY OF A CONTRACT ACCEPTED OUTSIDE THIS COUNTY, SHALL ~ilI~AN ANNUAL LICENSE TAX E~UAL TO TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS (~25.00) AND WHERE THE GROSS RECEIPTS EXCEED ~25,000.00,~ THE TAX SHALL BE FIFTEEN CENTS (~0.~5) ON EACH ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS (~lO0.O0) IN ADDITION THERETO. A NUMBER OF PERSONS APPEARED TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES ON THIS PROPOSED ORDINANCE. THOSE WHO EXPRESSED OPPOSITION TO ITS PASSAGE INCLUDED MR. GEORGE GILMER, ATTORNEY FOR BLUE RIDGE CONTRACTORIS ASSOClATION~ MR. DALLY CRAIG, MR. RAYMOND V. LONG~ JR., MR. J. M. WHITT. THOSE EXPRESSING FAVOR OF ENACTING SUCH ORDINANCE INCLUDED MR. JOE HOWE OF IVY CONSTRUCTION~ MR. L. A. LACY OF LACY PLUMBING AND HEATING AND MR. EDWARD VANLAER. MR. ~OE BIRCKHEAD, PRESENTED PETITION SIGNED BY THE MAdORITY OF THE ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS IN THIS AREA REQUESTING AN INSPECTION DEPARTMENT TO ASSURE SAFETY AND PROTECTION TO THE RESIDENTS OF THE COUNTY. ONE OF THE MAIN OBdECTIONS APPEARED TO BE THE FEELING OF THE CONTRACTOF THAT THIS WAS A DISCR[MAN~TORY TAX IN THAT IT WAS SINGLING THE CONTRACTOR OUT FROM OTHER BUSINESSES. AFTER MUCH DISCUSSION, IT WAS ORDERED THAT REPBESENTATIVES OF THE CONTRACTORS MEET WITH THIS BOARD AT ?:~0 P.M. ON APRIL 2, ~9~ FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF THIS PROPOSED ORDINANCE, AND ACTION THEREON WAS DEFERRED UNTIL THAT TIME, MOTION BEING MADE BY MR. KIRKSEY~ SECONDED BY MR. PALMER, AND UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. CLAIM AGAINST THE DOG TAX FUND WAS RECEIVED FROM MR. RALPH GIBSON FOR ONE COW KILLED BY DOGS. ON MOTION OF MR. YANCEY, SECONDED BY MR. THRAVES~ MR. GIBSON WAS ALLOWED ~25.00 FOR THIS COW. ON MOTION OF MR. GARNETT~ SECONDED BY MR. KIRKSEY~ AND UNANIMOUSLY CARRIED~ THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE WAS REQUESTED TO WRITE TO OWNERS OF DOGS SUSPECTED OF BEING LIVESTOCK K~LLERS TO REQUEST THAT SUCH DOGS BE CONFINED UNTIL SUCH SUSPICION IS CONFIRMED OR ERASED. COMMUNICATION WAS RECEIVED FROM MR. F. C. FORBERG, DIRECTOR OF THE DIVISION OF REAL ESTATE APPRAISAL AND MAPPING~ IN WHICH MR. FORBERG RECOMMENDED THE EMPLOYMENT OF A FULL-TIME REAL ESTATE AP-- PRAISDR. MR. PENCE ADVISED THAT HE HAD WRITTEN MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF ASSESSORS TO DETERMINE THEIR OPINION IN THE MATTER BUT HAD NOT RECEIVED REPLY TO HIS LETTERS. AFTER DISCUSSION, AND ON MOTION OF MR. GARNETT~ SECONDED BY MR. KIRKSEY, IT WAS ORDERED THAT MR. FORBERG~ THE BOARD OF ASSESSORS AND THE EQUALIZATION BOARD BE INVITED TO ATTEND THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF THIS BOARD TO GIVE FURTHER CONSIDERA TION TO THIS MATTER. THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE ADVISED THAT THE COUNTY HAD RECEIVED A DONATION IN THE AMOUNT OF ~00.00 FROM THE MONTICELLO ~ARDEN CLUB TO BE USED TOWARD THE LANDSCAPING OF THE COURT HOUSE GROUNDS. COMMUNICATION WAS RECEIVED FROM MR. LEWIS COX SUBMITTING HIS RESIGNATION AS ASSISTANT COUNTY AGENT~ EFFECTIVE MARCH 28~ ~9~. ON MOTION OF MR. PALMER~ SECONDED BY MR. YANCEY~ MR. COX~S RESIGNATION WAS ACCEPTED WITH REGRET. ON MOTION OF ~R. KIRKSEY~ SECONDED BY MR. PALMER~ CANCELLATION OF CHECK #~}2~ MADE PAYABLE TO THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE EXPLAINED THAT HE,HAD BEEN ADVISED BY THE BONDING ATTORNEYS BY TELEPHONE THAT THIS BOARD SHOULD REFRAIN FROM ADOPTING ANY RESOLUTION OF INTENE TO EST&BLISBiAcSEWER AND/OR WATER aUTHORITY UNTIL SUCH ATTORNEYS HAD HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO CHECK STATE STATUTES IN VIEW OF ACTION WHICH HA' HAVE BEEN TAKEN IN THE RECENT SESSION OF THE LEGISLATURE~ BUT COULD PURSUE THE APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS OF SUCH AUTHORITY. ACCORDINGLY~ ON MOTION OF MR. PALMER, SECONDED BY MR. YANCEY, AND UNANIMOUSLY CARRIED~ THE FOLLOWING PERSONS WERE NAMED TO SUCH AUTHORITY: MR. MYRON TREMAIN - IVY DISTRICT. MR. Go T. 0MOHUNDRO, JR. - SCOTTSVILLE DISTRICT. MR. HEDLEY M. BOWEN - SAMUEL MILLER AND WHITE HALL DISTRICTS. MR WILLIAM H. GREEN - CHARLOTTESVILLE, DISTRICT. MR. TEV~S MICHIE - RIVANNA DISTRICT. THE FOLLOWING COMMUNICATION WAS RECEIVED FROM LANGLEY AND MCDONALD, CONSULTING E~GINEERS: "ALBEMARLE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ~LBEMARLE COUNTY OFFICE ~UILDING CHARLOTTESVILLE~ VIRGINIA GENTLEMEN= IN RESPONSE TO YOUR REQUEST OF 5 MARCH, 1964, WE ARE SUBMITTING HEREWITH THE RESULTS OF OUR PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATIONS OF WATER AND SEWERAGE FACILITY IM- PROVEMENTS FOR THE TOWN OF SCOTTSVlLLE. ~OLLOWING OUR MEETING ON THE ABO~E DATE, WE CONFERRED WITH MR. AUSTIN BROCKENBROUGH WHOSE FIRM HAS REPRESENTED THE TOWN OF SCOTTSVILLE IN VARIOUS ENGINEERING CAPACITIES FOR SEVERAL YEARS. THE REQUIRED E~GINEERING REPORTS, ESTIMATES OF COSTS, METHODS OF FINANCING HAVE PREVIOUSLY BEEN PREPARED BY MR. ~ROCKENBROUGH AND SUBSEQUENTLY SUBMITTED TO THE TOWN COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERATION. CONSTRUCTION PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE PRO- POSED SEWAGE TREATMENT AND INTERCEPTION FACILITIES HAVE ALSO BEEN PREPARED AND BIDS RECEIVED FOR CONSTRUCTION. ALTHOUGH BIDS WERE RECEIVED FOR THIS PROOECT tN THE SUMMER OF 196~ CONSTRUCTION HAS BOT BEEN STARTED FOR THE COSTS OBVIOUSLY EXCEEDED THOSE ANTICIPATED. As FOR WATER FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS~ NO FINAL CONSTRUCTION PLANS AND SPECI- FICATIONS HAVE BEEN MADE, BUT ALL PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATIONS, STUDIES AND REPORTS HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED TO THE TOWN COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERATION. ACCORDING TO MR. ~ROKEN- BROUGHfS REPORTS, BOTH WATER AND SEWERAGE FACILITIES ARE GREATLY NEEDED IN THE AREA AND SHOULD BE PROVIDED AS EXPEDITIOUSLY AS ROSSIBLE. BASED UPON OUR CONFERENCE WITH MR, ~ROKENBROUGH, A REVIEW OF HIS REPORTS~ AND UPON A PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS OF THE DATA AVAILABLE, WE HAVE CONCLUDED THAT A FEASIBILITY STUDY IS REQUIRED IN ORDER TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT THE PROPOSED ALBEMARLE COUNTY AUTHORITY OR SOME OTHER AGENCY OF THE COUNTY CAN ASSIST THE TOWN OF SCOTTSVILLE IN OBTAINING THE DESIRED IMPROVEMENTS. WE HAVE ALSO CONCLUDED THAT SUCH A STUDY AND REPORT SHOULD BE PREPARED IN SUCH A MANNER AS TO UTILIZE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE THE WORK WHICH ~. ~ROKENBROUGHIS FIRM HAS.ACCOMPLISHED. THIS SHOULD BOTH EXPEDITE THE COMPLETION OF THE REQUIRED STUDY AS WELL AS HOLD TO A MINIMUM THE EXPENSES INVOLVED IN SUCH AN UNDERTAKING. WE THEREFORE SUBMIT HEREWITH OUR PROPOSAL FOR THE SERVICES REQUIRED IN THE PREPARATION OF AN ENGINEERING ANALYSIS AND FEASIBILITY REPORT INVOLVING BOTH WATER AND SEWERAGE FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS EOR THE TOWN OF SCOTTSVILLE. THE'PURPOSE OF THE REPORT IS TO DETERMINE THE ECONOMICAL FEASIBILITY OF PROVIDING THE FACILITIES PROPOSED BY AUSTIN BROKENBROUGH AND ASSOCIATES THROUGH EITHER THE ALBEMARLE COUNTY SERVICE AUTHORITY OR OTHER AGENCY OR METHOD OF FINANCING WHICH HAVE BEEN MADE AVAIL~ TO V~RGINIA COUNTIES THROUGH THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. ~E ARE PREPARED TO COMMENCE THE WORK IMMEDIATELY, TO COORDINATE IT WITH THE OPERATIONS OF THE PROPOSED AUTHORITY. AND TO COMPLETE THE SAME AS EXPEDITIOUSLY AS POSSIBLE. WE PROPOSE TO PERFORM THE REQUIRED SERVICES FOR A FEE TO BE CALCULATED FROM OUR ACTUAL SALARIES FOR TECHNICAL PERSONNEL PLUS 1~0 PERCENT THEREOF FOR OVER- HEAD AND PROFESSIONAL FEE, PLUS OUT-OF-POCKET EXPENSE FOR TR~VEL AND SUBSISTENCE~ LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE AND PRINTING AND REPRODUCTION. THE TOTAL ENGINEERING AND EXPENSE SO CALCULATED WILL NOT EXCEED TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS. OUR FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS WiLL BE SUBMITTED TO THE ~OARD OF SUPERVISORS IN THE FORM OF A FEASIBILITY REPORT. IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT THE ABO~E IS AS YOU REQUESTED AND THAT YOU WILL CALL ON US IF WE CAN BE FOR FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THANKING YOU FOR THE oPPORTUNITY OF PREPARING THIS PROPOSAL, WE REMAIN, (SIGNED) VERY TRULY YOURS, LANGLEY AND MCDONALD WILLIAM C. 0VERMAN~ MR. THACKER OF THE SCOTTSV!LLE TOWN COUNCIL ADVISED THAT THE STATE HAD ALLOTTED APPROXIMATELY ~17,0~0.00 TO THIS PROdECT. HOWEVER, TH/ TOWN HAD BEEN UNABLE TO OBTAIN FEDERAL FUNDS AND TOWN FUNDS WERE NOT SUFFICIENT TO PR;.~)WITH THEIR PROdECT AFTER DISCUSSION, AND ON MOTION OF MR. KIRKSEY, SECONDED BY MR. GARNETT, IT WAS ORDERED THAT THE FIRM OF LANGLEY & MCDONALD PROCEED WITH FEASIBILITY STUDY IN THIS REGARD~ MOTION PASSING BY UNANIMOUS RECORDED VOTE, MR. PALMER BEING ABSENT DURING THIS PORTION OF THE MEETING. THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE REQUESTED AN APPROPRIATION TO COVER THE ABOVE FEASIBILITY STUDY. ON THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED: BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY SUPERVISORS OF ALBEMARLE COUNTY, VIRGINIA~ THAT ~,00©.0© BE AND THE SAME IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED TO COVER FEASIBILITY STUDY OF WATER AND SEWERAGE FACILITIES IN THE TOWN OF SCOTTSVILLE A~D SOUTHStDE ALBEMARLE COUNTY. 0N MOTION OF MR. KIRKSEY~ SECONDED BY MR. GARNETT, AND UNANIMOUSLY CARRIED, THE COUNTY EXECU- TIVE AND THE COUNTYtS ENGINEERS WERE AUTHORIZED TO PROCEED WITH NEGOTIATIONS FOR THE PURCHASE OF LAND IN CONNECTION WITH THE INSTALLATION OF A 5007000 GALLON WATER STORAGE TANK AND FILTER PLANT TO SER~E THE PROPOSED 12" WATER MAIN FROM BEAVER CREEK TO THE CROZET SANITARY DISTBICT. ON MOTION, THE MEETING WAS ADd~URNED UNTIL 7=3© P.M. ON THURSDAY, APRIL ~ 196~. CHAIRMAN