Summary
of Actions Taken by the Board on April 25, 2006
The
invocation was given by Chaplain Wade
Richmond.
The
minutes of the April 11, 2006 Regular and Special Meetings were approved.
BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS’ COMMENTS
Mrs. O’Bannon
recognized the following Boy Scouts from Troop 418, sponsored by St. Stephen’s
Episcopal Church, who were attending the meeting to fulfill a requirement for
the Communications Merit Badge: Thomas
Andrews, Jim Elliott, Sam Elliott, Carson Hogge, Jack
Irby, Jack Irvin, Dixon Kendrick, Drew Merriam, and Thomas Payne.
RECOGNITION
OF NEWS MEDIA
Mr. Glover recognized
Olympia Meola of the Richmond Times-Dispatch and Tom Lappas of
the Henrico Citizen.
PRESENTATIONS
Mr. Glover presented a
proclamation recognizing April 23 - 29, 2006 as Crime Victims’ Rights
Week. Accepting the proclamation was Shelly
Shuman-Johnson, Director of the Victim/Witness Assistance Program for the Henrico Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office. Joining her from the County’s Victim/Witness
Assistance Program staff were Taryn Davis, Assistant
Director; Nicole Mayton and Chrissy
Roth, Victim Advocates; and Kristen Camp, Program Assistant.
Mr. Donati presented a proclamation recognizing April 30 – May
6, 2006 as Soil and Water Stewardship Week.
Accepting the proclamation was Barbara McGarry,
District Manager for the Henricopolis Soil and Water
Conservation District. Joining her from
the Conservation District’s Board of Directors were Karen Carter and Gatewood Stoneman.
Mr. Kaechele presented a proclamation recognizing May 7 – 13,
2006 as Elks Youth Week. Accepting the
proclamation on behalf of the Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks was
Faye Willard, Secretary of Richmond Lodge No. 45. Joining her from Richmond Lodge No. 45 were
Robert Smith, Exalted Ruler, and William Vincent, Chairman of the Board of
Trustees.
Mr. Thornton presented
a proclamation recognizing May 2006 as Drug Court Month. Accepting the proclamation was Patricia Shaw,
Drug Court Administrator for the Henrico Circuit Court. Joining her from the
County’s Drug Court Team were Frank LaRuffa, Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney; Takecha Jones and Len Demby,
Clinicians; Colin Walker, Community Corrections Probation Officer; Laura Brown,
District 32 State Probation Officer; David Watkins, Sheriff’s Investigator;
Secret Hatchett, Administrative Assistant; and John
Stanley, Drug Court participant.
PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS
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Ordinance to Amend and Reordain subsections (b) and (c) of Sections 23-311 and
23-312 Titled “Water connection fees” and “Sewer connection fees,”
Respectively, and subsection (a) of Sections 23-313 and 23-314 Titled “Water
service and volume charges” and “Sewer service charges and rates,”
Respectively, of the Code of the County of Henrico, All to Increase Utility Fees and
Charges.
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Resolution
for Real Estate Tax Levies, 2006.
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Resolution for Personal Property, Aircraft,
Manufactured Homes, Qualifying Vehicles Owned or Leased by Members of a
Volunteer Rescue Squad or Volunteer Fire Department, Disabled Veterans’
Vehicles, Motor Vehicles Specially Equipped to Provide Transportation for
Physically Handicapped Individuals, Machinery and Tools, and Machinery and
Tools for Semiconductor Manufacturers Tax Levies, 2006.
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PUBLIC
COMMENTS
Mrs. Stoneman, a resident of the Varina
District, expressed support for the construction of a new communications tower
that would enable the County to broadcast emergency information from the FM
radio station operated by Henrico County Public Schools at Highland Springs High School. She asked the Board to include funding in the
County’s FY 2006-07 Education budget to upgrade the coverage area of this
station, WHCE-FM 91.1.
GENERAL AGENDA
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Resolution
for Adoption of Operating and Capital Annual Fiscal Plans for Fiscal Year
2006-07 and Allocation of Car Tax Relief for Tax Year 2006.
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Resolution for
Authorization to Apply to Amend the Boundaries of the City of Richmond North
Enterprise Zone Within Henrico County to Add Areas Generally along Staples
Mill Road, Laburnum Avenue, Mechanicsville Turnpike, Nine Mile Road, Audubon
Drive, and Williamsburg Road, and to Add a County Incentive Regarding
Off-Site Improvements.
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Resolution for
Approval of Issuance of Bonds for Virginia Baptist Homes, Inc. by Peninsula
Ports Authority of Virginia.
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Resolution for
Authorization to Apply for and Accept a 2006 Assistance to Firefighters Grant
from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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Resolution for
Acceptance of Gift from the Virginia Funeral Directors Association.
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Resolution for Award of Construction Contract for
Interior Addition of Interim Fifth Courtroom for Juvenile Courts Building.
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Resolution for Signatory Authority for
Certification of the Henrico County
Plan for the Virginia
Juvenile Community Crime Control Act (2006-2008).
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Resolution for Termination of
Agreement for Real Property Acquisition on Par Street, located in the Brookland District.
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Resolution for Signatory Authority
for Award of Construction Contract for Eastern County
Force Main,
Contract 2 to DLB, Inc.
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Resolution for Signatory Authority
for Award of Construction Contract for Gambles Mill Outfall Sanitary Sewer
Improvements to G. L. Howard, Inc.
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Resolution for Signatory Authority
for Engineering Design Services for Creighton
Road Improvements. Project
#00985, located in the Fairfield and Varina Districts.
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Resolution accepting Hickory Woods
at Twin Hickory, located in the Three Chopt
District, into the County road system for maintenance.
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