Mrs. O’Bannon led the Board, staff, and public in reciting the Pledge of
Allegiance.
Rev. Charles Ward, Associate Pastor, Grove Avenue Baptist Church,
provided the invocation.
The Board approved the minutes of the October
12, 2004 Regular and Special Meetings.
MANAGER’S COMMENTS
The
Department of Public Utilities’ Keep Henrico Beautiful Program received two top
awards at the Keep Virginia Beautiful Award Luncheon held on October 20, 2004
in Richmond, which was attended by state and local leaders in litter prevention,
education, and conservation of natural resources. Nancy Drumheller, Executive Coordinator of the Keep Henrico
Beautiful Program, won first place in the Outstanding Individual category for
leading and creating highly visible, innovative, easy to implement, and cost
effective environmental education programs and resources. The Keep Henrico Beautiful Program earned a
first place award for a literature based multimedia environmental educational
resource kit developed by Ms. Drumheller, members of the Keep Henrico Beautiful
Committee, and several members of the County staff in collaboration with local
author and illustrator Jenny H. Bingham.
Referred to as Rigsby, this kit has been distributed to Henrico
County public and private schools, public libraries, private childcare
facilities, Scout troops, and community groups to raise awareness of the
harmful impact litter has on living things, especially wildlife in County
parks. Mrs. O’Bannon presented award
plaques to Mrs. Drumheller and joined Mr. Hazelett in noting the
interdepartmental cooperation that contributed to the success of Rigsby. Also present for the presentation were Ms.
Bingham; Arthur Petrini, Director of Public Utilities; Chris Harris, Chairman
of the Keep Henrico Beautiful Program; and Janice Robinson, Office Assistant
III for the Department of Public Relations & Media Services.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS’ COMMENTS
Mr.
Thornton noted the recent passing of Retired Vice Admiral Samuel L. Gravely,
Jr., a graduate of Virginia Union University who was the first African-American
to be selected to the rank of commander, captain, rear admiral, and vice
admiral in the United States Navy. Mr.
Gravely’s distinguished naval career spanned from 1942 to 1980.
Mrs.
O’Bannon recognized the following Boy Scouts from Troop 799, sponsored by
Trinity United Methodist Church, who were observing the meeting to fulfill a
requirement for the Citizenship in the Community Merit Badge: Justin Crews, Andrew Foster, Marshall Jones,
Sam Jones, Will Kinton, Kirby Norris, Ian Rowland, Clark Thornhill, and Trevor
White. Joining the Scouts were
Scoutmaster Bill White and Assistant Scoutmasters John Crews and Kenny Jones.
Mrs.
O’Bannon recognized a group of students from Douglas S. Freeman High School,
who were observing the meeting for their Government class. The following students were in
attendance: Brooke Currence, Preston
Duke, Christina Dunkum, William Hanna, Barrett Luxhoj, Katie Mayo, Frank
McGraw, Marzana Naz, Stephen Ogburn, Mason Owen, Whitney Proffitt, Julia Reisenwitz,
Bojan Savanovic, Danny Schwartz, Enka Schwartz, and Kathryn Stoneburner.
Mrs.
O’Bannon announced that the Central Virginia Waste Management Authority would
be collecting unwanted electronic devices for refurbishment or recycling at the
County’s western Government Center on Saturday, November 6, 2004, between the
hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. She
noted that most items would be accepted at no charge but that fees would be
charged for televisions and computer monitors.
Mrs.
O’Bannon recognized Dr. Nelson Wikstrom, Professor of Political Science and
Public Administration at Virginia Commonwealth University, author of County
Manager Government in Henrico, Virginia.
RECOGNITION OF NEWS MEDIA
Mrs.
O’Bannon recognized the presence of Nicole Johnson of the Richmond
Times-Dispatch, Tom Lappas of the Henrico Citizen, Jonathan Spiers
of the Henrico County Leader, and Shelby Brown and Chris Norton of
WTVR-TV 6.
GENERAL AGENDA
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358-04
Deferred to November 23, 2004 Meeting
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Resolution for Northwest Elementary School #8
Site Substantially in Accord with Henrico County Comprehensive Plan.
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359-04
Approved
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Resolution for Signatory Authority for Quitclaim of Portion of Utility
Easement in Greenwood Glen, located in the Fairfield District.
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360-04
Approved
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Resolution for Award of
Construction Contract at Springfield Road Landfill for Landfill Gas, Phases 1
and 2 to Shaw Environmental, Inc.
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361-04
Approved
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Resolution for Additional $200 Fine for Speeding on Certain County
Streets.
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362-04
Approved
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Resolution accepting Millrace, Sections 1 and 2, located in the Three
Chopt District, into the County road system for maintenance.
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