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2. BOARD AGENDA Regular Meeting PULASKI COUNTY Mon., April 28, 2003 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS 7:00 p.m. APPROXIMATE PRESENTED BY TIME & ITEM 7:00 p.m. 1.InvocationRev. John Collins, First Church of the Brethren

3. 2. Additions to Agenda

4. 7:05 p.m. 3.Presentation of Resolution – Ron Shelburne

5. 7:10 p.m. 4.Amusement Park Presentation Mr. Joe Baker

7. 7:20 p.m. 5. Public Hearings: a.A rezoning request by Richard P. Price from Residential (R1) to Commercial (CM1) on property formerly known as Dick Price Ford, identified as tax map no. 038-003-0000-0008, 9-13, 28, 29 and tax map no. 038-003-0000-0014, 15, 16, (5.6530 total acres) located at 6832 Lee Hwy. (Rt. 11), Cloyd District. - A public hearing has been scheduled on this request. The Planning Commission recommends approval.

9. b. An initiative by the County of Pulaski to amend the Pulaski County Zoning Ordinance Article 15, “Sign Regulations”. - A public hearing has been scheduled on this request. The Planning Commission recommends approval.

10. 7:40 p.m. 6. Highway Matters:Dan Brugh Resident Engineer a.Follow-up from Previous Board meeting:

11. 1.Sayers Road – Rustic Road Program – Mr. Brugh was requested to confirm Rustic Road eligibility. 2.Request for Improvements – Dallas Freeman Road – Mr. Brugh was requested to review the potential for moving road back into the six-year plan. 3.Little Creek Road Bridge – Mr. Brugh may have information to share regarding repairs. 4.Kent Farm Road, Route 628 – Mr. Brugh may have information to share regarding recent damage. 5.Falling Branch Road Bridge Debris - Mr. Brugh may have information to share. 6.Dunkard Road - Mr. Brugh may have information to share regarding flooding issues.

12. b.Subdivision Street Requirements – Mr. Brugh has been requested to summarize the proposed changes. Ron Coake and I recommend formal comment from the Board requesting relief from required assumption of responsibility by the county for any runoff from VDOT roads entering sinkholes (this is a primary issue in the acceptance of Deerwood subdivision roads and the development of the River Pointe property).

13. c.State Park Road, Rt. 660, Request for Speed Reduction- Mr. Stuart Covey is requesting a reduction of the speed limit on Rt. 600, State Park Road. The current speed limit is 45 mph and he is requesting it be posted 25 mph. It currently reduces at the entrance of the State Park, but Mr. Covey is requesting it be moved 1,000 feet toward I-81 to allow the slower speeds in front of his business and to assist with traffic congestion.

14. d.Rich Hill Lane Resolution - Adoption of the resolution provided to the Board is recommended.

15. e.Rural Addition Status Report – Review of the update prepared by Ms. Taylor is requested.

16. f.Request for Paving of Rt. 708, Bethel Church Road – Ms. Roxanne Greever of Hiwassee plans to be present at the Board meeting to present a petition from residents of Bethel Church Road requesting improvements to the road, specifically the rebuilding and paving of the road. Supervisor Fariss has discussed this matter with Ms. Greever and approved placing the item on the Board agenda.

17. g.Board of Supervisors Concerns

18. h.Citizen Comments

19. 8:00 p.m. 7.Treasurer’s Report The Honorable Rose Marie Tickle, Treasurer

20. 8.Citizens’ Comments 8:10 p.m. a.Southern Appalachian Forest Coalition Mr. Mark Miller, Field Representative

21. 8:20 p.m. b.U. S. Forest Service Presentation Mr. Jessie Overcash

22. 9.Reports from the County Administrator and Staff

23. 8:30 p.m. a.FY 03 Audit Review Ms. DeAnna Cox, Robinson, Farmer, Cox Associates

24. b.Agency/Department Presentations 8:40 p.m. NRV Community Services Board Ms. Joan Knode

25. 8:50 p.m. Clerk & Commonwealth Attorney’s Offices An additional $25,809 for a total of $54,556 will need to be included in the FY 2003-04 and all subsequent budgets for the Clerk’s Office. While this additional money is not strictly personnel costs, the additional funds are needed in order for the office to function following elimination of all office expenses by the Compensation Board.

26. With regard to the Commonwealth Attorney’s office, the use of non-recurring revenue (one time vacancy savings) to pay for recurring salary expenses will create a gap in the FY 2004-05 budget. As requested by the Board, I reviewed options for finding funds necessary to accommodate the budget changes made by the Board on April 21 (a $90,000 increase to $300,000 for two Newbern Fire trucks, $10,723 increase for the Commonwealth Attorney and $54,556 for the Clerks Office (assuming the goal was to protect salaries and staffing levels from state cuts). Thus, a total of $154,556 is needed.

27. Options in order of priority are as follows: 1.Eliminate budgeted contingency - $30,000; 2.Reduce vehicle purchases - REMSI Ambulance ($90,000), Sheriff’s vehicles ($115,000) and/or school busses ($262,000); 3.Balance the budget using $154,556 in unobligated reserves; 4.Eliminate employee raises (approximately $120,000); and/or 5.Increase the real estate rate by 1 cent to raise $130,000 in additional revenue.

28. Considering the Board preference to use reserve funds, I reviewed all expenditures to determine the extent of one-time expenditures justifying the use of reserves. These one-time expenditures include: replacement of voting machines $50,000 and $179,167 of the $215,000 in reassessment costs (assuming the remaining $35,883 ($215,000/6 years) should be reserved annually). In addition to these factors, the current budget retained a surplus of $246,064.

30. c.Key Activity Timetable – Copies of the timetable are available on the table at the entrance to the Board Room.

31. d.Appointments 1.Clean Community Council 2.Telecommunications Committee 3.PSA Board of Directors

32. 9:00 p.m. 10.Items of Consent: a.Approval of Minutes of March 24, 2003 b.Accounts Payable c.Appropriations & Interoffice Transfers d.Ratification: 1.Resolution – Senator George Allen 2.Water Treatment Contract – Water Services, Inc. e. Personnel Changes f.Resolution of Appreciation: 1.Nancy Bowman 2.Charles Maus g.Request for Easement – NRV Fairgrounds Property h.NR/Mount Rogers Workforce Investment Area Fiscal Agent Service Agreement Extension i.Moral Obligation Agreement with IDA j.Randolph Park Memorial Markers k.Appalachian Regional Commission Regulation l.Building Usage Application – Greater Pulaski Alliance

33. 10.Items of Consent: a.Approval of Minutes of March 24, 2003 Approval of the minutes is requested.

34. b.Accounts Payable Approval of the accounts payable, as presented, is requested.

35. c.Appropriations & Interoffice Transfers – Approval of the appropriations & interoffice transfers is requested.

36. d.Ratification 1.Resolution – Senator George Allen - Ratification of the resolution previously provided to the Board is requested. 2.Water Treatment Contract - Water Services Inc. - Ratification of the water services contract with Water Services, Inc. for the furnishing of all chemicals at the Stone and Brick Courthouses is requested.

37. e.Personnel Changes – The Board has been provided with an update of recent personnel changes from Ms. Burchett.

38. f.Resolutions of Appreciation – Nancy Bowman and Charles Maus – Adoption of resolutions of appreciation and Charles Maus is requested.

39. g.Request for Easement – NRV Fairgrounds Property – In completing needed improvements to the Town of Dublin water system, a pump station is proposed to be located on a portion of the of the New River Valley Fairgrounds. Granting of the required easement is recommended based on the resulting improvement of water service to the Fairgrounds, as well as the support of the New River Valley Fairgrounds Association.

40. h. New River/Mount Rogers Workforce Investment Area Fiscal Agent Service Agreement Extension- Approval is recommended of the one-year extension agreement granting fiscal agent duties to the New River Valley Planning District Commission for implementation of Workforce Investment Board activities. The NRVPDC will be compensated $65,000 by the Workforce Investment Board for this service.

41. i.Moral Obligation Agreement with IDA – Approval is requested of the Moral Obligation Agreement with the IDA, along with supporting documents, regarding the Bob White Building bond.

42. j.Randolph Park Memorial Markers - As requested by the Board at the April meeting, Anthony Akers and I recommend the designation of an area near the pond for placement of flat 8” x 8” square brick markers offset by a background of wood chips.

43. k.Appalachian Regional Commission Resolution – Adoption of a resolution similar to that adopted by the Planning District Commission is requested.

44. l.Building Usage Application - Greater Pulaski Alliance- Approval is recommended for use of the courthouse lawn by the Greater Pulaski Alliance on May 3 for a lawn and garden festival. Some commercial enterprise uses is anticipated based on the application form.

45. 9:30 p.m. 11.Citizen Comments

46. 9:40 p.m. 12.Other Matters from Supervisors

47. 9:50 p.m. 13.Closed Meeting – 2.1-344.A.1.3.5.7

48. 14. Adjournment