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05-02-1991 Regular Meeting800K 14 rr;,rJ(~4 REGULAR MEETING OF THE ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS HELD THE SECOND DAY OF MAY IN THE YEAR NINETEEN HUNDRED NINETY ONE: PRESENT: Henry H. Bradby, Chairman Joel C. Bradshaw, Jr., Vice Chairman Steven W. Edwards Thomas L. Ross Richard L. Turner Also Attending: H. Woodrow Crook, Jr., County Attorney Myles E. Standish, County Administrator W. Douglas Caskey, Assistant County Administrator/Community Development Carey H. Mills, Assistant Clerk Chairman Bradby called. the meeting to order at 2:OO P.M. The invocation was delivered by Supervisor Bradshaw. // Chairman Bradby called for Transportation Matters. MacFarland Neblett, Resident Engineer for .the Virginia Department of Transportation, stated that mowing along Highway 258 was in progress, but due to financial constraints, VDOT would not be mowing .as much of the right of .ways as in the past. Mr. Neblett further stated the surface treatment schedules on selected secondary roads is underway and the plant mix schedule on primary roads will be in .progress in Isle of Wight in the next couple weeks. .Supervisor Bradshaw requested VDOT to add. pipe on Old Carrsville Road to allow the truckers to make the turn easier and to install another stop sign on Route 609. Supervisor Bradshaw stated he .would like to see the utilization of State prisoners cleaning ditches along the roadways. County Attorney Crook stated that he believed the Board had previously adopted a resolution to the State to that effect, but he would research the matter and report back to the Board. Supervisor Edwards requested the County Administrator look into Community Service people cleaning ditches along the roads. Supervisor Turner requested VDOT clean the ditches on the right side of the road past Carisbrooke. Chairman Bradby requested the status of the Swale at Barlow's store and also requested-that the reduced speed limits be extended beyond Route 621. Mr. Neblett stated some type of Swale needed to be maintained at the. Barlow store location, however,. the drop off could be lessened. // Chairman Bradby called for a public hearing on the following: Resolution of the Board of Supervisors of Isle of Wight County to Adopt a Comprehensive Plan Chairman Bradby called for citizens to speak. Florine Moore of the Smithfield Town Council read a letter from the Mayor of Smithfield urging the Board to adopt the; version of the Comprehensive Plan as .recommended by-the Isle of Wight County Planning Commission on April 9, 1991. Supervisor Bradshaw expressed concern about the exact location Ll 1 eoo~ 14:x;;-~~r of the lines delineating the development areas. Supervisor Edwards stated that the Comprehensive. Plan recommends that sewage be brought into the southern end of the County at a much later date than it would be brought into the corridor along the James River. 1 County Attorney Crook explained that staff would determine the exact location of the lines delineating the areas encompassed when implementing the zoning ordinance.. W. Douglas Caskey, Assistant County Administrator/Community Development, stated that the Board would have to approve the zoning map as part of the zoning ordinance and that staff. would bring to the Board a draft zoning map for discussion. Supervisor Turner moved the Board adopt the following resolution: RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY TO ADOPT A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of Isle of Wight County with the assistance of Redman/Johnston Associates, Ltd. has prepared and recommended to the Board of .Supervisors of Isle of Wight County a comprehensive plan for the physical development of the County of Isle of Wight, Virginia, pursuant to Title 15.1, Chapter li, Article 4 of the Code of Virginia; and, WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors of Isle of Wight County has given notice and held a public hearing on the comprehensive plan after notice as required by Sections .15.1-450 and 15.1-431 of the. Code of Virginia. 1 1 NOW BE IT AND IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED by the. Board of Supervisors. of Isle of Wight County, Virginia, that the comprehensive plan entitled "Isle of Wight County Comprehensive Plan July, 1990", with the .accompanying maps, plats, charts and descriptive matter, is hereby adopted by the Board of Supervisors of Isle of Wight County, Virginia, as the comprehensive plan pursuant to Section 15.1-450 of the Code of Virginia. .The motion passed (3-2) with Supervisors Edwards and Bradshaw voting in opposition to the motion. Chairman Bradby called for a public hearing on the following: The request of Benns Church Properties, owner, Floyd B. Smith Contracting, Inc., operator, to revise the reclamation plan on the Floyd B. Smith borrow pit from a travel trailer camp park to thirty-eight„(38) acre irrigation lake for agricultural purposes. Chairman Bradby called for citizens to speak in favor. Floyd Smith appeared requesting the Board's approval of the request. Chairman Bradby called for citizens to speak in opposition. Robert Taylor, Sr. stated he was opposed to Benns. Church Properties requesting a variance of the fence requirements from the Board of Supervisors and the Board of Zoning Appeals. Supervisor Turner stated that the. reclamation plan would be adhered to .and that they will request a variance to use ditches in place of fences because they have found it more effective in limiting access to the property. 2 ~4ox 14 ~AV~~Q~ Supervisor Edwards moved the Board approve the reclamation plan with the requirement that all the County ordinances be complied with and the entire area be fenced. The motion passed unanimously (4-0) of those members voting. Supervisor Turner abstained. // Chairman Bradby called for Citizens Comments. Brenda Walker of Windsor, Chuck-Smith of Carrsville, Connie Carter of Windsor, Steve Weed of Zuni, Teresa Weaver of Windsor and Rita Whitley each spoke urging the Board to support the-two schools proposal of the School Board. Hugh Gwaltney of Smithfield stated he thought the present. schools' .capacity was sufficient and.. suggested adding to the school buildings rather than building new ones. Luther Boone of Zuni urged the Board to give careful consideration to the two schools proposal. Grace Keen of the Commission on Aging requested County support for some of the expenses relative to the Health Fair. Supervisor Turner noted his support and requested the County Administrator look into the matter. // Supervisor Turner moved the Board take a five-minutes recess. at 3:30 P.M. The motion passed unanimously (5-0). // Upon returning to Open Session, Chairman Bradby called for the Community Development Report. W. Douglas Casket', Assistant County Administrator/Community Development, presented a draft letter for the Board's consideration to Congressman Sisiski relative to amending the Federal manual for identifying and delineating jurisdictional wetlands. Supervisor Turner moved the Board authorize Chairman Bradby to sign the letter on behalf of the County. The motion. passed unanimously (5-O). // Chairman Bradby called for the County Attorney's report. County Attorney Crook stated he had nothing for public discussion. // Chairman Bradby called for the County Administrator's report. County Administrator Standish stated he had nothing fore discussion, but would request an Executive Session later in the meeting to review proposals that had been received for delinquent tax collection attorneys. Supervisor Edwards asked the County Administrator when the Board could expect to have the draft master water and sewer plan. County Administrator Standish replied it was planned to have a final draft within thirty days. Supervisor Edwards requested the County Administrator to 3 1 f~, 800K ~~ °tiG' ~~7 1 provide previous drafts .when the final draft master water and sewer plan is presented to the Board. // . Chairman Bradby called for the following Old Business: A. An. Ordinance to Amend the. Erosion and Sedimentation Control Ordinance of Isle of Wight County to Increase Application/Administrative Fees B. An Ordinance to Amend the Wetlands Zoning Ordinance of Isle of Wight County to Increase Application/Administrative Fees C. An Ordinance to Amend the Subdivision Ordinance of Isle of Wight County to Increase Application/Administrative Fees D. An Ordinance to Amend the Zoning Ordinance of , Isle of Wight County to Increase Application/Administrative Fees Mark Carpenter, Manager with David M. Griffith & Associates, presented a brief. outline of the methodology used in determining the County costs of administration relative to land development applications. County Administrator Standish presented a comparison of the development fees charged by other localities and stated that in 1989 the fees charged by Isle of Wight County only represented a 23$ recovery rate of actual administrative costs. Supervisor. Turner moved the Board table the ordinances until 'the May 16, 1991 meeting directing staff to bring back a proposed 60$ xecovery fee. The motion passed unanimously (5-0). // Chairman Bradby called for Appointments. Supervisor Edwards moved the Board reappoint Richard Holland to the Lndustrial Development Authority. The motion passed unanimously (5-0). // Chairman Bradby called for approval of the April 4, 1991 minutes of the Board. Supervisor Ross moved the Board approve the April 4, 1991 minutes of the Board of Supervisors. The motion passed unanimously (5-0) . // 1 Supervisor Ross moved the Board continue the meeting until after the Public Service Authority meeting. The motion passed unanimously (5-0). // Upon completion of the Public Service Authority,. County- Attorney Crook requested an Executive Session for consideration of and consultation with staff regarding the RFPs received from attorneys for delinquent tax collection. Supervisor Ross moved. the Board go into Executive Session for the reasons stated by County Attorney Crook. The .motion passed 4 ~~~~K 14 ^~~~:008 unanimously (5-0). Upon returning from Executive Session, Supervisor Ross .moved the Board. adopt the following resolution: .CERTIFICATION OF EXECUTIVE MEETING WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors has convened an executive meetingon this date pursuant to an affirmative recorded vote and in accordance with the provisions. of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act; and WHEREAS, 2.1-344.1 of the Code of Virginia requires a certification by this Board of Supervisors that such executive meeting was conducted in conformity with Virginia law; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors hereby certifies that, to the best of each member's knowledge, (i) only public business matters lawfully exempted from open meeting requirements by Virginia law were discussed in the executive meeting to which this certification resolution applies, and (ii) only such public business matters as were identified in the. motion convening the executive meeting were heard, discussed or considered by the Board of Supervisors. VOTE AYES: 5 NAYS: 0 ABSENT DURING VOTE: 0 ABSENT DURING MEETING: 0 Supervisor Ross moved the attorneys. who provided responses to the RFPs for delinquent tax collection attorneys be scheduled for interviews at the May 16, 1991 meeting of the Board. The motion ..passed unanimously (5-0). Supervisor Ross moved the Board continue. the meeting to 5:30 P.M. when the Board would meet with the School Board concerning school construction.. The motion passed unanimously (5-0). Myles enry H. Bra by, Chairman. 5 erk 1 1