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Home My WebLink About9/9/2019 - City Council - Minutes - RegularUNAPPROVED MINUTES CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION September 9, 2019 A work session of the Council of the City of Salem, Virginia, was held in the Council Chambers Conference Room, 114 North Broad Street, Salem, Virginia, on September 9, 2019, at 6:30 p.m., there being present all the members of said Council, to wit: Byron Randolph Foley, William D. Jones, Jane W. Johnson, James A. Martin, and John E. Saunders; with Byron Randolph Foley, Mayor, presiding; together with James E. Taliaferro, II, Interim City Manager and Clerk of Council; Rosemarie B. Jordan, Director of Finance; Chief Mike Crawley; Crystal L. Williams, Assistant to the City Manager; and Judy Hough, Deputy City Clerk; and the following business was transacted: Mayor Foley reported that this date, place, and time had been set in order for the Council to hold a work session; and WHEREAS, Tim Bradshaw, Executive Director, with the Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport gave Council a presentation and update regarding the airport and the Airport Commission; and WHEREAS, Chief Mike Crawley gave Council an update on the Salem Police Department; and WHEREAS, there were no other topics for discussion. There being no further business to come before the Council, the work session was adjourned at 7:22 p.m. ____________________________________ Mayor _____________________________________ Clerk of Council Ci ty Counci l Meeti ng M INUTES Monday, September 9, 2019, 7:30 P M Council Chambers, City Hall, 114 North Broad Street, Salem, Virginia 24153 1.C all to Order A regular meeting of the Council of the City of Salem, Virginia, was called to order at 7:30 p.m., there being present the following members to wit: Byron Randolph Foley, Mayor, J ane W. J ohnson, Vice-Mayor, Council members: William D. J ones, J ames A. Martin, and J ohn E. Saunders; with Byron Randolph Foley, Mayor, presiding; together with J ames E. Taliaferro, II, Interim C ity Manager and Clerk of C ouncil; Rosemarie B. J ordan, Director of Finance; Mike Stevens, Communications Director; J udy Hough, Deputy City C lerk; and Stephen M. Yost, City Attorney. Mayor Foley recognized Boy Scout Erin Richardson from Troop #51 in Salem who was present at the meeting. 2.Pledge of Allegiance 3.C onsent Agenda A.Minutes Consider acceptance of the minutes from the August 26, 2019, work session and regular meeting. Accepted as presented 4.Old Business A.Amendment to the Zoning Ordinance Consider ordinance on second reading rezoning the property of Corbin's Confections, LLC , contract purchaser, and Ronkeith and J udith Ann Adkins, property owners, located at 1618 Roanoke Boulevard (Tax Map # 222-2-4) from HBD Highway Business District with proffered condition to HBD Highway Business District with amended condition to allow a restaurant and custom manufacturing for a bakery. (Approved on first reading at the August 26, 2019, meeting.) J ane J ohnson motioned to approve an ordinance on second reading rezoning the property of C orbin's C onfections, LLC, contract purchaser, and Ronkeith and J udith Ann Adkins, property owners, located at 1618 Roanoke Boulevard (Tax Map # 222-2-) from HBD Highway Business District with proffered conditions to HBD Highway Business District with amended condition to allow a restaurant and custom manufacturing for a bakery. William J ones seconded the motion. Ayes: Foley, J ohnson, J ones, Martin, Saunders 5.New Business A.Resolution of Support for Supplemental Medicaid P ayment P rogram Consider the adoption of Resolution #1364 in support of the request of Lewis Gale Medical C enter regarding a supplemental Medicaid payment program. Mr. Taliaferro noted at the last C ouncil meeting we discussed a grant program the State is offering that would enable Lewis Gale Medical C enter to recoup some Medicaid funds. Basically it is a 50/50 matching grant, and Lewis Gale would need a match from the City in order to access those funds. So the proposal and the resolution for C ouncil's consideration this evening is that the City have an assessment, basically a fee charged to LewisGale and this could be used as a match at the State level. T hen Lewis Gale can recoup the Medicaid funds. T he resolution is non-binding, it is just in support of the grant program. If the program moves forward in the future, there would be an ordinance which would have the assessment. He noted staff added one line in the resolution which states that the proposed supplemental Medicaid payment program will not affect patients' cost of care. He stated that representatives from LewisGale were in the audience if there were any questions. Mr. Martin noted if he remembered correctly from the last meeting that this is a program to recover costs which have already been incurred by the hospital. Mr. Taliaferro noted this was correct and that this would go back for approximately six years. Mayor Foley noted that this will not cost anything. It will enable Lewis Gale to recover expenses they incurred for free care to Medicaid patients in the past. J ames Martin motioned to adopt Resolution #1364 in support of the request of LewisGale Medical Center regarding a supplemental Medicaid payment program. J ane J ohnson seconded the motion. Ayes: Foley, J ohnson, J ones, Martin, Saunders B.Salem Band B oosters Consider request from Salem Band Boosters for a donation ($4,613.00) equal to the amount of admissions tax paid in connection with the Drum C orps International Summer Music Games held on J uly 30, 2019, at the Salem Stadium. Mr. Taliaferro noted the City occasionally will donate to charities the admissions tax paid in connection with events. T he Band Boosters held their event this summer and is requesting the C ity to donate the amount of the tax paid. T he City cannot rebate the taxes collected, but we can make a donation. Mr. J ones noted that this is what the City has been doing for many years for this event, and Mayor Foley noted for other events as well. William J ones motioned to approve a donation in the amount of $4,613 to the Salem Band Boosters equal to the amount of the admissions tax paid in connection with the Drum Corps International Summer Music Games held J uly 30, 2019. J ohn Saunders seconded the motion. Ayes: Foley, J ohnson, J ones, Martin, Saunders C .Appropriation of F unds Consider request to appropriate supplemental C hildren's Services Act (C SA) revenue and expenditures. Audit-Finance Committee Mr. J ones noted the Audit Finance Committee met this evening to discuss this request. T he State provides funding to the C ity under the C hildren's Services Act (C SA) intended to cover various services that are child-centered, family-focused and community-based to address the needs of troubled and at-risk youths and their families. If the C ity fully expends the original allocation from the State for these services, a supplemental appropriation can be requested. Due to the expenditures in fiscal year 2019, the City needs to request a supplemental appropriation for state and local C SA funds. Appropriating additional funds from the State allows the C ity to continue providing services to at-risk youth. T he City provides a match of approximately 35%. T he C ommittee reviewed the request and recommends appropriating the additional C SA funds from the State. Ms. J ordan noted the C SA program for the past year has run out of budget money, but they also need to request revenue from the State that is in excess of what we have in the budget. Appropriating additional funds from the State allows the C ity to continue providing services to at-risk youth. T he C ity provides a match of approximately 35%. Staff recommends increasing the appropriation by $434,627 for C SA state revenue, account 10-012-0100-48350, increasing the appropriation for C SA costs, 10-012-5350, by $664,072 and decreasing the appropriation for C ontingency, account 10-012-9110-59500 by $229,445. Our local share depends on the type of service provided. T here was further discussion regarding the C hildren's Services Act (C SA) revenue and expenditures. William J ones motioned to approve appropriating the additional C SA funds from the State. J ames Martin seconded the motion. Ayes: Foley, J ohnson, J ones, Martin, Saunders 6.C losed Session 7.Adjournment T he meeting was adjourned at 7:40 p.m.