AT THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS HELD ON THE 4TH DAY OF JANUARY, NINETEEN HUNDRED NINETY NINE AT TWO O’CLOCK P

AT THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS HELD ON THE 6th DAY OF AUGUST, TWO THOUSAND AND SEVEN AT TWO O'CLOCK P.M. AT THE COURTHOUSE IN WASHINGTON, VIRGINIA

Present

Absent

Robert P Anderson, Chairman Ronald L. Frazier, V-Chm

S. Bryant Lee

Roger A Welch

Edward D. Wayland

John McCarthy, Co. Adm.

Diane Bruce, Clerk

Peter H. Luke, Co. Attorney

Chairman Anderson called the meeting to order. All members were present.

MINUTES: On motion of Mr. Lee, seconded by Mr. Welch, the Draft minutes of the July 2, 2007 meeting were unanimously approved as amended. The vote was recorded as follows: AYE: Anderson, Lee, Welch, Wayland, Frazier. NAY: None.

AGENDA: On motion of Mr. Welch, seconded by Mr. Wayland, the Board voted unanimously to adopt the amended Final Agenda. The vote was recorded as follows: AYE: Anderson, Lee, Welch, Wayland, Frazier. NAY: None.

SCHOOLS:

School Board member Aline Johnson introduced Dr. Becky Greer, the new Assistant Superintendent of Schools. Dr. Greer is a retired educator from North Carolina with 30 years experience in education.

Dr. Greer made the following report on behalf of Dr. Robert Chappell, Superintendent of Schools. (See documents filed with papers of meeting.)

1) Ban on Smoking: The School Board has extended the smoking ban to include all school events.

2) Pet Ban: Pets will be banned in school buildings. Consideration may be given to extending the pet-ban to after-school activities on school grounds. Exceptions will be considered by the administration on an individual basis.

3) School Lunch Prices: Prices will remain the same. There will be a salad bar. Foods will be prepared from "scratch" thereby eliminating transfat content.

4) School Safety Enhancements: A Crisis Mangement Plan has been developed in cooperation with county emergency personnel, the sheriff's office and the state police. Safety enhancements scheduled for the coming school year include phones in classrooms for communication with the office; an emergency e-mail notification system and a security camera system at RCHS.

VDOT REPORT: David Cubbage, Residency Engineer, made the following monthly report:

1) Bridges in the county are generally safe; 18 are clearly posted with weight restrictions and are inspected every 12 months, if not more often.

2) Route 675 closure for bridge repair is upcoming.

3) Long Mountain Road: No further progress because this road is not in the 6-Year Plan

RCCA DONATION to FARMLAND PROTECTION PROGRAM: Susan Strittmatter, President of RCCA, presented a check in the amount of $20,000 to be placed in the Farmland Protection Program account.

FIRE LEVY BILLS: On motion of Mr. Frazier, seconded by Mr. Lee, the Board voted unanimously to approve company funding requests for January through June, 2007 as listed below. The vote was recorded as follows: AYE: Anderson, Lee, Welch, Wayland, Frazier. NAY: None. (See letter with papers of meeting.)

Washington Co. 1	$21,970.18
Sperryville Co. 2	$ 9,712.30
Amissville Co. 3	$30,926.52
Flint Hill Co. 4	$16,587.09
Castleton Co. 5	$ 8,829.45
Sperryville Co. 7	$12,718.31
Chester Gap Co. 9	$15,809.93

Emergency Radio System: Mr. McCarthy reported that the 800 Mhz radio tower grant was denied by Virginia EMS. Grant approval would have had a better chance if a tower location site had been secured. He added that 95% coverage is imperative and that currently approximately 65% of the county is covered with signals from Culpeper and Fauquier. Further, the owners of Red Oak Mountain are no longer willing to permit a tower to be erected on that site.

PUBLIC COMMENT:

Bill Dobrovir inquired if the county has eminent domain. He was advised that it does but that local eminent domain was sharply circumscribed as a result of the Kilo decision arising from the Supreme Court.

Robert P. Anderson, Chairman of the Board of Supervisors: Mr. Frazier informed the Board that Mr. Anderson has been nominated for a Regional Award by the Virginia Association of Planning District Commissions. Chairman Anderson was congratulated and recognized for his achievements beyond this Board.

OLD BUSINESS:

Dominion Power Line: The county has retained counsel and has filed with the SCC as a participant. Culpeper County has also filed as a participant. The first meeting with counsel will be in Richmond on August 8.

Broadband/Internet Access Study: On motion of Mr. Frazier, seconded by Mr. Lee, the Board voted unanimously to appoint the following persons to a study group: Ray Stamp, Jim Gannon, Chris Payne, Louise vanDort and Mike Mahoney. Mr. Welch and Mr. Wayland will represent the Board. The vote was recorded as follows: AYE: Anderson, Lee, Welch, Wayland, Frazier. NAY: None.

The group will meet with the County Administrator to assess what is currently available, how to expand and how to induce additional providers and will report to the Board with recommendations in several months.

Rappahannock County and School Funding Team: Mr. McCarthy, County Administrator, and Dr. Robert Chappell, School Superintendent, will act as staff. Mr. Welch and Mr. Frazier will also serve. The first meeting will be scheduled after the School Board meets. The proposed name of the group is the "Rappahannock County and School Funding Team" and the mission statement is as follows:

"The Rappahannock County and School Funding team will work collaboratively with elected state and federal representatives and selected citizens to increase state funding for Rappahannock County Government and the Rappahannock County Public Schools. The team will also make recommendations to the Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors on ideas to relieve pressure on local property owners."

By general consensus, the Board agreed to the name and mission statement.

Scrabble School: A block grant was not received, however, funding is now being pursued as a Rural Development initiative. A funding request will go before the Department of Historic Resources for the National and State Registers in September.

Regional Jail: A coalition of Warren, Shenandoah and Rappahannock Counties is proceeding with a site. A meeting date will be scheduled for late August for a presentation of plans prepared by outside consultants. Mr. McCarthy requested that at least three Board members try to attend.

NEW BUSINESS:

Drought Disaster Resolution: On motion of Mr. Welch, seconded by Mr. Lee, the Board voted unanimously to approve a "Drought Relief" resolution. (Exhibit A attached hereto and made a part of the minutes.) The vote was recorded as follows: AYE: Anderson, Lee, Welch, Wayland, Frazier. NAY: None. (See papers of meeting for Loss Assessment Report.)

Chicken Litter Ban: This ban was lifted as of August 3, 2007.

Opening Burning: By general consensus, the County Administrator and County Attorney were authorized to prepare a draft "Burn Ban" ordinance.

175^th Anniversary of Rappahannock County: The county was carved from Culpeper County 175 years ago, in 1833. Mr. McCarthy discussed the possibility of planning some kind of celebration. No action was taken.

Cool Counties Program: A Cool Counties climate stabilization initiative has been proposed by a consortium of counties and non-profits to urge governments to take steps to help federal, state and localities achieve the 2050 climate stabilization goal. No action was taken. (See documents with papers of meeting.)

Community Criminal Justice Board Confirming Resolution: Legislation was passed in 1995 that applied to grants for Victim Witness and other criminal justice programs. The proposed resolution to be considered is a certification and re-adoption of the original resolution. On motion of Mr. Wayland, seconded by Mr. Welch, the Board voted unanimously to re-adopt the "Resolution Providing for the Implementation of the Comprehensive Community Corrections Act for Local Responsible Offenders, the Pretrial Services Act and Confirming the Establishment of the Fauquier/Rappahannock Community Criminal Justice Board." (See Exhibit B attached hereto and made a part of these minutes.)The vote was recorded as follows: AYE: Anderson, Lee, Welch, Wayland, Frazier. NAY: None.

Appropriation--Monument Restoration: On motion of Mr. Lee, seconded by Mr. Wayland, the Board voted unanimously to appropriate $36,000 to Account #4302-7011. The vote was recorded as follows: AYE: Anderson, Lee, Welch, Wayland, Frazier. NAY: None. These funds were appropriated but unspent in FY07. There is no new money appropriated for this project.

APPOINTMENTS: None

CORRESPONDENCE: (Filed with papers of meeting.)

DCR—Jordan River Designation: The requested designation was turned down because there is no recreational access. (Letter with papers of meeting.)

INFORMATION:

Building Office Report: Total construction from June 22, 2007 to July 21, 2007 was $2,963,450.00. Year to date totals: (See papers of meeting for more detail.)

Year to date totals:	2006	2007
New Home Construction	35	29
Commercial Buildings	4	5

ASCS Office: The Culpeper office will close; future service will be provided by the Fauquier and Orange County offices.

September Meeting: Because Labor Day is a holiday and falls on the first Monday of September, the next regular meeting will be held on Wednesday, September 5, 2007 at 2:00 p.m.

ACCOUNTS: On motion of Mr. Welch, seconded by Mr. Lee, the Board voted unanimously to approve the Accounts Payables dated August 6, 2007. The vote was recorded as follows: AYE: Wayland, Welch, Frazier, Lee and Anderson. NAY: None.

There being no further business, the meeting recessed at 3:25 o'clock p.m. and reconvened at 7:00 o'clock p.m. to conduct the following public hearings. Mr. Frazier was absent; all other Board members were present.

Zoning Text Amendment—Sludge Storage Facilities: Mr. McCarthy explained that the public hearing was to consider a series of amendments regulating the placement, location and design of sludge storage facilities. Some additional standards have been included. The proposed amendments have been properly advertised.

The Planning Commission held its public hearing on July 18, 2007 and recommended two alterations. Mr. Luke has reviewed the proposed alterations and prefers the original language.

Chairman Anderson opened the public hearing. There were no public comments. Chairman Anderson closed the public hearing.

Following Board discussion, Mr. Wayland made a motion to remove the first Planning Commission alteration and retain the original wording in the first amendment relating to §170-36G and to adopt the proposed amendments to the Zoning Ordinance as recommended by the Planning Commission. The motion was seconded by Mr. Welch and unanimously approved by the members present. (Amendments attached hereto as Exhibit C and made a part of these minutes.) The following roll-call vote was taken. AYE: Lee, Wayland, Welch, Anderson. NAY: None. ABSENT: Frazier.

Rappahannock County Code Amendment, Chapter 103 "Fees" for Court: The proposed amendment will change the fee from $5 to $10 in accordance with statutory changes that authorized the increase effective July 1, 2007.

Chairman Anderson opened the public hearing. There were no public comments. Chairman Anderson closed the public hearing.

On motion of Mr. Welch, seconded by Mr. Lee, the Board voted unanimously of the members present to adopted the amendment to Chapter 103-2. (See Exhibit D attached hereto and made a part of these minutes.) The following roll-call vote was taken. AYE: Lee, Wayland, Welch, Anderson. NAY: None. ABSENT: Frazier.

There being no further business, the meeting recessed at 7:30 o'clock p.m. until a special meeting can be scheduled to consider a regional jail project.

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Robert P. Anderson, Chairman