BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
 COUNTY OF YORK
 YORKTOWN, VIRGINIA

October 20, 2020

Agenda

Board Room
York Hall
301 Main Street
6:00 P.M.

NOTE: THIS ELECTRONIC REMOTE MEETING IS BEING HELD PURSUANT TO AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH ORDINANCE NO. 20-11, ADOPTED BY THE YORK COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS APRIL 21, 2020, PERTAINING TO THE CONTINUITY OF COUNTY OPERATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC DISASTER. THE MEETING WILL BE TELEVISED ON CABLE CHANNEL  WYCG-TV COX CABLE CHANNEL 46, VERIZON CHANNEL 38, AND LIVE ON-LINE AT WWW.YORKCOUNTY.GOV/TV. 

Call to Order

Invocation

     Walter Johnson, Zion Prospect Baptist Church    

Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America

Roll Call

PRESENTATIONS

A    Virginia Association of Counties Achievement Award.  Presentation of Achievement Award to Timothy Wyatt, Deputy Director of Information Technology by Joe Lerch, VACo Director of Local Government Policy.

B    Homeland Security Grant Program Urban Area Security Initiative Presentation.  Presentation from Chief Stephen P. Kopczynski on UASI and York County’s regional role in the various grant programs.

 
CITIZENS' COMMENT PERIOD

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COUNTY ATTORNEY REPORTS AND REQUESTS

COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR REPORTS AND REQUESTS

MATTERS PRESENTED BY THE BOARD

6:55 p.m.    RECESS

7:00 p.m.    PUBLIC HEARINGS

1    Six-Year Secondary Road Improvement Program.  Receive public comments jointly with the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) and consider adoption of proposed Resolution R20-126 to approve the project priority listing for the proposed Secondary Road System Six-Year Plan for Fiscal Years 2021 – 2026 and the Secondary System Construction Budget for FY 2021.  APPROVED

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a.    Memorandum from County Administrator.
b.    Penniman Road/Government Road Preliminary Design.
c.    Proposed Six-Year Plan.
d.    Proposed Resolution R20-126.

2     County Code Amendment.  Consider adoption of proposed Ordinance No. 20-8 to amend sections of the York County Code reducing interest and penalties on late tax and utility payments and waiving returned check fees on electronic checks for reasons other  than insufficient funds.  APPROVED

*PUBLIC HEARING COMMENTS MAY BE MADE BY CALLING 757-890-4052. PHONE LINE WILL OPEN AT 5:45 PM ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, AND WILL REMAIN OPEN THROUGH THE CLOSE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING.*

a.    Memorandum from County Administrator.
b.    Proposed Ordinance No. 20-8.

3     Easement Vacation – Huntington Pointe Subdivision.  Consider adoption of proposed Resolution R20-123 to authorize the County Administrator to execute deeds of vacation and other documents to vacate certain landscape preservation easements located in Huntington Pointe Subdivision, formerly located in York County now located in Newport News, by virtue of a subsequent boundary line adjustment.  APPROVED

*PUBLIC HEARING COMMENTS MAY BE MADE BY CALLING 757-890-4053. PHONE LINE WILL OPEN AT 5:45 PM ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, AND WILL REMAIN OPEN THROUGH THE CLOSE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING.*

a.    Memorandum from County Administrator.
b.    Copy of Plat showing Easements to be vacated.
c.    Proposed Resolution R20-123.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS   

4     Fiscal Year 2021 Legislative Priorities.  Consider adoption of proposed Resolution R20-127 to adopt the County’s Legislative Priorities for the upcoming Fiscal Year 2021.  APPROVED

a.    Memorandum from County Administrator.
b.    Memorandum on FY2021 Legislative Priorities from October 8, 2020.
c.    Recommended Legislative Priorities for FY2021.
d.    Proposed Resolution R20-127.

CONSENT CALENDAR

5     Approval of Minutes.  Consider approval of the minutes of the following meetings of the York County Board of Supervisors:

a.    Unapproved minutes of the September 15, 2020, Regular Meeting.  REMOVED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR - CLARIFICATION REQUESTED

6    Homeland Security Grant Program.  Consider adoption of proposed Resolution R20-124 to accept and appropriate grant funding from the Virginia Department of Emergency Management for the Homeland Security Grant Program Urban Area Security Initiative. APPROVED

a.    Memorandum from County Administrator.
b.    VDEM Award Letter.
c.    Proposed Resolution R20-124.

7     Commendation of a Retiring Employee.  Consider adoption of proposed Resolution R20-125 to commend Joel Kandra, Department of Information Technology, on the occasion of his retirement from County service. APPROVED

a.    Memorandum from the County Administrator.
b.    Proposed Resolution R20-125.

NEW BUSINESS

CLOSED MEETING 

FUTURE BUSINESS

Adjournment

Regular Meetings and Work Sessions of the Board of Supervisors that are held in York Hall air live on WYCG-TV Cox Cable Channel 46, Verizon Channel 38, and live on-line at www.yorkcounty.gov/tv.

The next Regular Meeting of the York County Board of Supervisors will be held at 6:00 p.m., Tuesday, November 17, 2020, in the Board Room, York Hall.

NOTE:  Actions taken by the Board of Supervisors pertaining to discussions in Closed Meeting or to issues not on, or unrelated to, this published agenda will be noted in the archives of this meeting.