Summary
of Actions Taken by the Board on June 26, 2007
Mr. Donati
led the Board, staff, and public in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance.
Rev. Angelo Chatmon, Pastor, Pilgrim
Journey Baptist
Church, provided the invocation.
The Board approved the minutes of the
June 12, 2007 Regular Meeting.
BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS’ COMMENTS
Mrs. O’Bannon advised
that she had received quite a few comments from constituents in response to a Richmond Times-Dispatch article
profiling her proposal for audio recordings of Board of Supervisors
meetings. She noted that she had made a
request to the County
Manager for a Board work
session on Board meeting records and minutes.
Mrs. O’Bannon referred to the technological capabilities of the Board
Room and mentioned that a private vendor who works with the Commonwealth of
Virginia was assessing the feasibility and cost of providing streaming Internet
audio broadcasts of Henrico Board meetings.
She expressed an interest in providing students with the opportunity to
access Board meeting proceedings in real time on their laptop computers.
RECOGNITION
OF NEWS MEDIA
Mr. Donati recognized
Will Jones of the Richmond Times-Dispatch.
PRESENTATION
Christina Harris,
Chairperson of the Keep Henrico Beautiful Committee, was joined by members of
the Board of Supervisors and the following members of the Keep Henrico
Beautiful Committee: Lynne Smolin-Yurchak, Vice-Chairperson; Elaine Burton; Cynthia
Funk; Sherrina Gibson; Marian Martin; and Jeannie
Robinson. Land Lover Awards were
presented to the following residents:
Craig Kennedy (Brookland), Sarah Wright (Fairfield), Kristen and
Doug Phelps (Tuckahoe), Don and Elizabeth Benton (Tuckahoe), and Albert and
Audrey Mason (Varina). Clean Business Awards were presented to the
following businesses: Wawa, Staples Mill
Road store, represented by Jeremy Kerber, Customer
Service Manager (Brookland); Virginia Crossings
Resort, represented by Tom Cupo, General Manager
(Fairfield); Long and Foster, Patterson Avenue office, represented by Scott
Ruth, Branch Manager, and Scott Shaheen, Regional
Manager (Tuckahoe); and Hardee’s, Nine Mile Road
store, represented by Rick Medlin, District Manager (Varina). Madison
at Spring Oak (Three Chopt), which did not have a
representative in attendance, was also a Clean Business Award recipient.
APPOINTMENTS
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208-07
Approved
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Resolution
reappointing Grant L. Moffett and Walter H. Ryland to the Capital Region Arts
and Cultural Funding Consortium Board of Directors.
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209-07
Approved
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Resolution reappointing George T. Drumwright, Jr., Gary A. Hicks, James
S. Yoffy, Sharon B. Will, William J. Conner, Sr.,
Henry W. Stanley, Jr., Wade A. Kizer, William J. Viverette,
Michael L. Wade, Mac R. Beaton, Frederick D. Goodwin, III, Grant L. Moffett,
William M. Gibson, Donald L. Boswell, J. Douglas Freeman, and Deborah G. LaVecchia to the Community Criminal Justice Board.
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210-07
Approved
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Resolution reappointing David A. Kaechele to
the Greater Richmond Partnership Board of
Directors.
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211-07
Approved
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Resolution
appointing James Cuthbertson, Donald N. Blake, and
Beverley G. Donati to the J. Sargeant
Reynolds Community College Board.
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212-07
Approved
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Resolution reappointing
James B. Donati, Jr., William E. Lowe, Gregory M.
Clay, James H. Atkinson, Jr., Oliver L. Way, and Leonard C. Cake as members
of the James River Development Corporation; and nominating James B. Donati, Jr. and William E. Lowe as directors of the James
River Development Corporation.
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213-07
Approved
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Resolution reappointing Ruth Anna Langdon and Patricia I. Harris to the
Policy and Management Team for Youth and Families.
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214-07
Approved
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Resolution reappointing Gloria B. Johnson to Senior Connections, The Capital Area Agency on Aging Board of
Directors.
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215-07
Approved
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Resolution reappointing James B. Donati,
Jr. and David A. Kaechele as members, and E. Todd Eure and Edward L. Priestas as
alternate members of the Virginia Transit Association Board of Directors.
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PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS
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Resolution Amending a Prior Resolution Adopted March 14, 2006, Creating
the Reynolds Crossing Community Development Authority.
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Ordinance Amending a
Prior Ordinance Adopted October 10, 2006, Establishing Special Assessments
for the Reynolds Crossing Community Development Authority and Authorizing a
Memorandum of Understanding Related Thereto.
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Resolution for
POD-37-07 for Approval of a Plan of Development for Lakeside
House Addition.
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Ordinance for
Vacation of Portion of Drainage and Utility Easement in West Sandston and
West Sandston Resubdivision of Blocks D, E, F and
G, located in the Varina District.
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Ordinance to
Amend and Reordain Section 9-2 of the Code of the County of Henrico Titled “Precincts and polling
places” By Changing the Polling Place for the Sandston Precinct in the Varina District.
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PUBLIC COMMENTS
Katherine
Walton Lawson, a resident of the Tuckahoe District, expressed support for audio
web streaming of Board meeting proceedings.
She agreed with Mrs. O’Bannon that this format would be especially
helpful to the County’s younger population.
Mrs. Lawson also spoke to a memorandum that had been previously sent to
chief local government officials and planning district commission executive
directors by the Commonwealth’s Director of Community Integration for People
with Disabilities requesting input on the Statewide Community Integration
Strategic Plan. She voiced concern that
the County was not adequately planning for its growing elderly population or
for the needs of disabled residents in areas such as housing, transportation,
workforce development, and employment.
Charles L. Hague, a
resident of the Three Chopt District, encouraged the
Board to maintain verbatim transcripts of its meetings or broadcast its
meetings in either audio or video format.
He also pointed out that the County had not responded in writing to an
e-mail he had discussed with the Board during the public comment period at the
April 27, 2007 Board meeting.
Tommy Hicks, President
of Inter-tainment.com, reviewed the audio and video streaming services offered
by his company to the Virginia State Corporation Commission, Virginia Military
Institute, and other customers. He
pointed out that he was present at this meeting to answer any technological
questions the Board might have about broadcasting its meetings.
GENERAL AGENDA
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Resolution for Appropriation of Funds for Fiscal Year
2007-08.
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Resolution for Henrico Juvenile Detention Home Medical Services
Contract.
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Resolution for
Consideration of Amendment to the Zoning Ordinance to Allow Additional Signs
in Regional Shopping Centers and Office Districts.
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Resolution for
Signatory Authority for Lease Agreement for Henrico Area Mental Health and
Mental Retardation Services, located in Charles City County, Virginia.
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Resolution for Signatory Authority for License Agreement for
Construction of Sewer Line on County
Property for Meadow Farm at Crump Park, located in the Brookland District.
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Resolution for
Signatory Authority for Quitclaim of Drainage Easements in Cedar Run, located
in the Fairfield District.
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Resolution accepting Covington, Section 2 and a Resubdivision
of Reserved Areas 1 & 2, Block B, Section 1; Shady Grove Meadows, Section
A; and Henley, Section A, located in the Three Chopt
District, into the County road system for maintenance.
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