| The
Wise County Board of Supervisors met in regular session on
June 14, 2001, at 6:00 p.m. in the Board of Supervisors meeting
room located in the Wise County courthouse.
The following were present:
Honorable
Douglas Stallard-Chairman
Honorable
Betty Cornett
Honorable
Douglas Mullins
Honorable
Edgar Mullins
Honorable
Virginia Meador
Honorable
Jeffrey Salyers
Honorable
Robert Adkins
Honorable
Donnie Dowell - members of said Board and
Edward
L. Sealover - County Administrator
Shannon
C. Scott-Assistant County Administrator
Karen
Mullins-County Attorney
Annette
Underwood-Executive Secretary
PRAYER-
E. R. Hall, Minister, Roberts Avenue Church of Christ of
Wise, led the Board in prayer.
PLEDGE
ALLEGINANCE TO THE FLAG
MINUTES
A motion
was made by Donnie Dowell, seconded by Jeff Salyers, to
approve the minutes as presented.
The motion was unanimously approved.
IN
RE: APPROVAL
OF AGENDA
The
following items were added to the agenda:
- Donation
to Coeburn Civic League Golf Tournament
- Resolution
recognizing July 8th as Dr. Ralph Stanley Day
in Wise County
- An
appropriation of $5,500 to the DARE account Payment for
burial of unclaimed body
- Resolution
recognizing J.J. Kelly baseball team and its coach for
their accomplishments
- Resolution
commending Powell Valley ROTC for their efforts in placing
flags at cemeteries in Wise County on Veterans Day
Chairman
Stallard noted that the request from the Coeburn Civic League
would be referred to the Recreational Authority for possible
funding since it is of a recreational nature.
There
being no further additions, a motion was made by Donnie
Dowell, seconded by Bob Adkins, to approve the agenda with
the additions as stated above.
IN
RE: PUBLIC
EXPRESSION
Greg
Gilbert addressed the Board regarding the proposed rezoning
request before the Board from Hudson Branham.
Mr. Gilbert advised that Mr. Branham has decreased
the number of acres to be rezoned from 6.5 acres to a one
acre parcel surrounding an existing building located at
8241 South Mountain Road in Almira.
A public hearing was held by the Planning Commission
with a recommendation for approval.
He asked the Board to look favorably on this request
also.
There
being no further comments, the public expression period
was closed.
IN
RE: ROADS AND
HIGHWAYS
VDOT
PAYMENT
A motion
was made by Jeff Salyers, seconded by Donnie Dowell, to
approve the VDOT payment in the amount of $965.56 for work done on roads throughout Wise County to be
paid from the Coal & Gas Road Fund.
The motion was unanimously approved.
GRAVEL
PAYMENT
A motion
was made by Jeff Salyers, seconded by Donnie Dowell, to
approve the gravel payments in the amount of $12,003.26
for gravel placed on roads throughout Wise County to be
paid from the Coal & Gas Road Fund.
The motion was unanimously approved.
MECC
PAYMENT
A motion
was made by Virginia Meador, seconded by Betty Cornett,
to approve the payment to MECC in the amount of
$224,079.10 for the access road project to be paid
from the Coal & Gas Road Fund.
The motion was unanimously approved.
ANDERSON
& ASSOCIATES, INC.
A motion
was made by Donnie Dowell, seconded by Doug Mullins, to
approve the payment to Anderson & Associates, Inc. in
the amount of $27,000.00 for professional services to be
paid from the Coal & Gas Road Fund.
The motion was unanimously approved.
IN
RE: RESOLUTION-APPROVING
ANNUAL PLAN FOR ROADS & BRIDGES
A motion
was made by Edgar Mullins, seconded by Jeffrey Salyers,
to approve the resolution adopting the Coal & Gas Road
Improvement Advisory Committee Annual Plan For Roads &
Bridges. The
motion was unanimously approved.
RESOLUTION
#
2001
(Said
resolution on file in the County Administrator's Office)
VDOT
REMARKS
Kenny
Robinson, representing VDOT, gave a brief review of upcoming
events in road construction.
IN
RE: REZONING/HUDSON
BRANHAM
A motion
was made by Edgar Mullins, seconded by Jeff Salyers, to
approve the rezoning request made by Hudson Branham to rezone
a one (1) acre parcel of his property surrounding an existing
building located at 8241 South Mountain Road from an A-RR
to a B-1 District for the purpose of establishing a farm
produce business.
The motion was unanimously approved.
IN
RE: REZONING/GUY
CANTRELL
Chairman
Stallard advised that since the VDOT's District Traffic
and Safety Division has reviewed and denied Guy Cantrell's
commercial access to the property located at the off ramp
for the Route 23/Bus.23 intersection at Pound, no action
will be taken by the Board regarding Mr. Cantrell's rezoning
request.
IN
RE: UTILITY
EASEMENT/JOE MULLINS/SUSIE GIBSON
A public
hearing was held on June 7, 2001, to receive citizens' input
regarding a proposed easement across the Dorchester Community
Center property for a water line to the adjacent property
located behind the community center.
There was no opposition to the proposed easement.
A motion
was made by Bob Adkins, seconded by Edgar Mullins, to approve
the Utility Easement for Joe Mullins/Susie Gibson to place
a water line across the Dorchester Community Center property
located in Norton.
The motion was unanimously approved.
IN
RE: ORDINANCE
ABATING LEVIES ON BUILDINGS RAZED OR DESTROYED
A public
hearing was held on June 7, 2001, to receive citizens' comments
regarding the proposed ordinance abating levies on buildings
razed or destroyed.
There was no opposition of said ordinance.
A motion
was made by Donnie Dowell, seconded by Jeff Salyers, to
approve the ordinance abating levies on buildings razed
or destroyed as presented.
The motion was unanimously approved.
ORDINANCE
#
2001
(Said
ordinance on file in the County Administrator's Office)
IN
RE: ORDINANCE/PROVIDING
FOR A PARTIAL YEAR ASSESSMENT
A public
hearing was held on June 7, 2001, to receive citizens' comments
regarding the proposed ordinance, permitting under state
law, that provides for the addition of certain real property
to the assessment roll.
There
was no opposition to the proposed ordinance.
A motion
was made by Donnie Dowell, seconded by Bob Akins, to approve
the proposed ordinance providing for a partial year's assessment
as presented. The
motion was unanimously approved
ORDINANCE
#
2001
(Said
ordinance on file in the County Administrator's Office)
IN
RE: ORDINANCE/IMPOSING
TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX
A public
hearing was held on June 7, 2001, to receive citizens' input
regarding a proposed ordinance imposing, as per state law,
a 2% transient occupancy tax on hotels/motels located in
the unincorporated area of the County.
There
was no opposition to the proposed ordinance.
A motion
was made by Bob Adkins, seconded by Jeff Salyers, to approve
the ordinance imposing a transient occupancy tax on hotels/motels
located in the unincorporated areas of the County. The motion was unanimously approved.
ORDINANCE
#
2001
(Said
ordinance on file in the County Administrator's Office)
IN
RE: RESOLUTION
/ POWELL VALLEY ROTC
A motion
was made by Virginia Meador, seconded by Betty Cornett,
to adopt a resolution recognizing the Powell Valley ROTC
for placing flags at various cemeteries in Wise County on
Veterans Day. The
motion was unanimously approved.
RESOLUTION
#
2001
(Said
resolution on file in the County Administrator's Office)
IN
RE: RESOLUTION
RECOGNIZING DR. RALPH STANLEY
A motion
was made by Jeff Salyers, seconded by Virginia Meador, to
adopt a resolution honoring Dr. Ralph Stanley for his musical
contribution to our region.
The motion was unanimously approved.
RESOLUTION
#
2001
(Said
resolution is on file in the County Administrator's Office)
IN
RE: ATTORNEY
FEES/JUDICAL SALE
A motion
was made by Jeffrey Salyers, seconded by Bob Adkins, to
approve the attorney fees for the Judicial sale in the amount
of $476.86. The
motion was unanimously approved.
IN
RE: BUILDING
REFUND
A motion
was made by Jeff Salyers, seconded by Donnie Dowell, to
approve the building refund in the amount of
$57.85 as requested by the Building Official Robert
Mullins. The
motion was unanimously approved.
IN
RE: WORKSHOP/CHANGE
OF MEETING DATE
A motion
was made by Donnie Dowell, seconded by Bob Adkins, to reschedule
the July Workshop from July 5th to July 9th
at 6:00 p.m. The
motion was unanimously approved.
IN
RE: REZONING/GLAMORGAN
COAL COMPANY
A motion
was made by Jeff Salyers, seconded by Donnie Dowell, to
hold a public hearing on July 9, 2001, at 6:00 p.m. to receive
citizens' comments regarding a proposed rezoning on property
located on Bear Creek in the Hurricane section of Wise County
as requested by Glamorgan Coal Company.
The motion was unanimously approved.
IN
RE: BUILDING
CODE AND ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT
A motion
was made by Donnie Dowell, seconded by Virginia Meador,
to hold a public hearing on July 9, 2001, at 6:00 p.m. to
receive citizens' comments regarding a proposed amendment
to the fee schedule of the Building Code and Zoning Ordinance.
The motion was unanimously approved.
IN
RE: REASSESSMENT
RFP ADVERTISEMENT
A motion
was made by Donnie Dowell, seconded by Jeff Salyers, to
authorize the advertisement for RFP's for the 2001 general
reassessment for real estate for Wise County and further
that the Chairman appoint a committee to rank said RFP's.
The motion was unanimously approved.
IN
RE: SCHOOL
BOARD/SPECIAL ALLOCATION
A motion
was made by Donnie Dowell, seconded by Bob Adkins, to approve
the special allocation to the School Board in the amount
of $1,000,000.00 for FY2001-02.
The motion was unanimously approved.
IN
RE: FIRE FUND
DISTRIBUTION
A motion
was made by Bob Adkins, seconded by Jeff Salyers, to approve
the distribution of local fire money as presented.
The motion was unanimously approved.
IN
RE: RAID/TRANSFER
OF FUNDS
A motion
was made by Donnie Dowell, seconded by Jeff Salyers, to
approve the transfer of RAID funds in the amount of $4,100.00.
The motion was unanimously approved.
IN
RE: SINKING
FUND CONTRIBUTION
A motion
was made by Donnie Dowell, seconded by Virginia Meador,
to approve the sinking fund contribution in the amount of
$163,500.00 for FY 2000-01.
The motion was unanimously approved.
IN
RE: APPOINTMENT/LP
YOUTH SERVICES BOARD
A motion
was made by Betty Cornett, seconded by Donnie Dowell, to
appoint Larra Lambert to the Lonesome Pine Youth Services
Board for a term of one year.
The motion was unanimously approved.
IN
RE: RESOLUTION/AUTHORIZING
COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR AND/OR CHAIRMAN TO ENDORSE CHECKS FOR
PAYMENT OF BILLS
A motion
was made by Bob Adkins, seconded by Jeff Salyers, to adopt
the resolution authorizing the County Administrator and/or
the Chairman to endorse checks for payment of bills when
needed. The
motion was unanimously approved.
RESOLUTION
#
2001
(Said
resolution on file in the County Administrator's Office)
IN
RE: UTILITIES
REDUCTION SPECIALISTS, INC., AGREEMENT
A motion
was made by Bob Adkins, seconded by Jeff Salyers, to authorize
the County Administrator to enter into an agreement with
Utilities Reduction Specialist, Inc. for a utility bill
audit. The motion was unanimously approved.
(Said
agreement on file in the County Administrator's Office)
IN
RE: FISCAL
STATUS REPORT THROUGH APRIL
Chairman
Stallard stated that the fiscal status report through April
was in the Board packet for review.
IN
RE: E-911 PAYMENTS
A motion
was made by Betty Cornett, seconded by Bob Adkins, to approve
the 911 payments as presented.
The motion was unanimously approved.
IN
RE: BLACKWOOD
LANDFILL ENTERPRISE PAYMENTS
A motion
was made by Donnie Dowell, seconded by Jeff Salyers, to
approve the Blackwood Landfill Enterprise payments as presented.
The motion was unanimously approved.
IN
RE: ENTERPRISE
PAYMENTS
A motion
was made by Jeff Salyers, seconded by Virginia Meador, to
approve the Enterprise payments as presented.
The motion was unanimously approved.
IN
RE: COUNTY
ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT
Administrator
Sealover presented the Board with an informational handout.
IN
RE: COUNTY
ATTORNEY'S REPORT
None
IN
RE: BOARD COMMENTS
IN
RE: DARE FUND
TRANSFER
A motion
was made by Donnie Dowell, seconded by Jeff Salyers, to
approve the transfer of DARE funds in the amount of $5,500.00.
The motion was unanimously approved.
IN
RE: RECESS
There
being no further business, a motion was made by Donnie Dowell,
seconded by Jeff Salyers, to recess the meeting until June
29, 2001, at 12:00 Noon.
The motion was unanimously approved.
ATTEST:
WISE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
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Clerk Chairman
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