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09-24-2015 Continued MeetingCONTINUED MEETING OF THE ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS HELD THE TWENTY-FOURTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER IN THE YEAR TWO THOUSAND AND FIFTEEN IN THE TRAINING ROOM OF THE ISLE OF WIGHT VOLUNTEER RESCUE SQUAD PRESENT: Rex W. Alphin, Chairman Delores C. Darden, Vice -Chairman Rudolph Jefferson Alan E. Casteen ABSENT: Byron B. Bailey Also Attending: Anne F. Seward, County Administrator Mark C. Popovich, County Attorney Charles Meek, Assistant to the County Administrator Donald T. Robertson, Director of Information Resources and Legislative Affairs At 8:30 a.m., Chairman Alphin called the continued meeting to order in the Training Room of the Isle of Wight Volunteer Rescue Squad for the purpose of the Board conducting its annual Strategic Planning Retreat. /I County Administrator Seward provided an overview of the Board's and staff's accomplishments over the past year and upcoming major projects for the coming year. The Board members expressed appreciation to staff for all they do for the County and its citizens. // Charles Meek, Assistant to the County Administrator, provided a Statistical Profile update. // Vice -Chairman Darden requested a breakdown of the tax exemption categories as to value, number, type and location. // Staff from the Departments of General Services and Economic Development provided reports on water source capital planning and economic development needs. The consensus of the Board was concurrence and support of staff's assessment and recommendation for future actions. The Board directed that staff proceed with developing draft correspondence to the Western Tidewater Water Authority 1 advising of water delivery points and volumes needed in the future for new capital planning purposes for consideration at the next Board meeting. // Following a break, the Board received an overview by staff regarding County transportation priorities. It was the consensus of the Board that staff move forward with the development of a policy to address unpaved road projects and with the development of a county- wide transportation priority assessment and funding solutions in the upcoming Capital Improvement Projects process. // Following a lunch break, Planning and Zoning staff provided an overview of the Route 17/Brewers Neck Corridor landscape and the proposal to address the development of a consistent corridor character. It was the consensus of the Board that staff move forward with the development plan for future Board consideration. // Jeff Terwilliger, Chief of Emergency Services, provided an update on emergency services issues with a summary of recent accomplishments and future challenges. The Board provided support by consensus for the outlined path forward. The Board reviewed its Strategic Plan and supported the need to update the document over the course of the next 12-18 months. Following a discussion regarding the next steps, the meeting was adjourned by Chairman Alphin at 2:30 p.m. �J.Tot Carey NUIs Sto m, Clerk 10 W. Alphi Chairman