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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION
September 28, 2009
A work session of the Council of the City of Salem, Virginia, was held in the City
Manager’s Conference Room, City Hall, 114 North Broad Street, Salem, Virginia, on September
28, 2009, at 6:30 p.m., there being present all the members of said Council, to wit: Byron
Randolph Foley, John C. Givens, Jane W. Johnson, William D. Jones, and Lisa D. Garst; with
Byron Randolph Foley, Mayor, presiding; together with Kevin S. Boggess, City Manager; James
E. Taliaferro, II, Assistant City Manager and Clerk of Council; and Frank P. Turk, Director of
Finance; 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, Mayor Foley discussed evaluation forms for the City Manager and Assistant
City Manager; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager gave a progress report on the Salem Museum expansion ;
and
WHEREAS, a discussion was held regarding Social Services staffing; and
WHEREAS, there no other topics were discussed.
There being no further business to come before the Council, the work session was
adjourned at 7:25 p.m.
Mayor
Clerk of Council
UNAPPROVED MINUTES
COUNCIL MEETING
September 28, 2009
A regular meeting of the Council of the City of Salem, Virginia, was held in
the Council Chambers, City Hall, 114 North Broad Street, on September 28, 2009,
at 7:30 p.m., there being present all the members of said Council, to wit: Byron
Randolph Foley, John C. Givens, Jane W. Johnson, William D. Jones, and Lisa D.
Garst; with Byron Randolph Foley, Mayor, presiding; together with Kevin S.
Boggess, City Manager; James E. Taliaferro, II, Assistant City Manager and Clerk
of Council; Frank P. Turk, Director of Finance; Melinda J. Payne, Director of
Planning and Economic Development; Charles E. Van Allman, City Engineer; Mike
Stevens, Communications Director; and Stephen M. Yost, City Attorney; and the
following business was transacted:
The August 24, 2009, work session minutes and regular meeting minutes,
and the amended September 14, 2009, work session minutes were approved as
written.
The report by the City Manager of the City’s activities for August 2009
was received and ordered filed.
The report by the Director of Finance of the City’s financial status for a
two-month period ending August 31, 2009, was received and ordered filed.
Mayor Foley requested that the induction ceremony for newly elected
members and representatives of the Mayor’s Youth Council take place at the end
of the Council meeting.
Mayor Foley requested that Council consider a request for donation
($361.80) to the Salem Rotary Club equal to the amount of admissions tax paid in
connection with the Star Bar-B-Q event held on August 15, 2009;
ON MOTION MADE BY VICE MAYOR GIVENS, SECONDED BY
COUNCILMAN JONES, AND DULY CARRIED, donation to the Salem Rotary Club in
the amount of $361.80 equal to the amount of admissions tax paid in connection
with the Star Bar-B-Q event held on August 15, 2009, was hereby approved --
the roll call vote: Lisa D. Garst – aye, William D. Jones – aye, Jane W. Johnson –
aye, John C. Givens – aye, and Byron Randolph Foley – aye.
ITEM 2
DONATION TO
SALEM ROTARY
CLUB IN AMOUNT
OF $361.80
APPROVED EQUAL
TO THE AMOUNT
OF ADMISSIONS
TAX PAID IN
CONNECTION
WITH STAR BAR-B-
Q EVENT HELD
AUGUST 15, 2009
2
Mayor Foley requested that Council consider adoption of Resolution
1144 in support of the Regional Drought Plan; and
WHEREAS, Melvin Doughty, Director of Water and Sewer Department,
appeared before the Council and stated that the Regional Drought and
Contingency Plan is an outline that the City Manager or his representatives
would use to combat a drought should there be one like the one in 2000 -2001;
he stated that there were numerous localities in Virginia that had very serious
drought conditions (i.e. Orange County) where there was actually no water;
residents had to use bottled water for everything; he stated that Altavista and
Rocky Mount also had problems; he further stated that some of the same
localities experienced problems during the drought over the past year and a half;
he stated that Resolution 1144 supports the Regional Drought Plan which is a
part of the draft of the Regional Water Plan that will come before Council
sometime in October;
ON MOTION MADE BY COUNCILWOMAN JOHNSON, SECONDED BY
COUNCILWOMAN GARST, AND DULY CARRIED, Resolution 1144 was hereby
adopted in support of the Regional Drought Plan:
(HERE SET OUT RESOLUTION 1144)
– the roll call vote: Lisa D. Garst – aye, William D. Jones – aye, Jane W. Johnson –
aye, John C. Givens – aye, and Byron Randolph Foley – aye.
Mayor Foley requested that Council consider setting bond for erosion
and sediment control for the VA Medical Center Credit Union project; and
WHEREAS, Vice Mayor Givens, Chair of Council’s Audit-Finance
Committee, reported that the Committee reviewed the performance bond for
erosion and sediment control for the VA Medical Center Credit Union project
and recommends setting bond at $41,657.00 with a time limit of twelve (12)
months for completion;
ON MOTION MADE BY VICE MAYOR GIVENS, SECONDED BY
COUNCILMAN JONES, AND DULY CARRIED, bond for erosion and sediment
control for the VA Medical Center Credit Union project was hereby set at
$41,657.00 with a time limit of twelve (12) months for completion -- the roll call
vote: Lisa D. Garst – aye, William D. Jones – aye, Jane W. Johnson – aye, John C.
Givens – aye, and Byron Randolph Foley – aye.
ITEM 3
RESOLUTION 1144
ADOPTED IN
SUPPORT OF THE
REGIONAL
DROUGHT PLAN
ITEM 4
BOND AND TIME
LIMIT SET FOR VA
MEDICAL CENTER
CREDIT UNION
PROJECT IN THE
AMOUNT OF
$41,657 WITH
TIME LIMIT OF 12
MONTHS FOR
COMPLETION
3
Mayor Foley requested that Council consider appointments to fill
vacancies on various boards and commissions;
ON MOTION MADE BY COUNCILMAN JONES, SECONDED BY VICE MAYOR
GIVENS, AND DULY CARRIED, Fred Campbell was hereby appointed to the Fine
Arts Commission to fill the position vacated by Elizabeth Heil, said term will
expire May 1, 2013 -- the roll call vote: Lisa D. Garst – aye, William D. Jones –
aye, Jane W. Johnson – aye, John C. Givens – aye, and Byron Randolph Foley –
aye.
ON MOTION MADE BY COUNCILWOMAN GARST, SECONDED BY VICE
MAYOR GIVENS, AND DULY CARRIED, Kristen Patuto and Joel Webber were
hereby appointed to the Fine Arts Commission as student repr esentatives, said
terms will expire June 30, 2010-- the roll call vote: Lisa D. Garst – aye, William D.
Jones – aye, Jane W. Johnson – aye, John C. Givens – aye, and Byron Randolph
Foley – aye.
Mayor Foley requested that the induction ceremony for newly elected
members and representatives of the Mayor’s Youth Council be held; and
WHEREAS, Mayor Foley stated that Mr. G. Chance Crawford, Clerk of
Circuit Court, was unable to attend the meeting; and
WHEREAS, the City Attorney administered the oath of office to Meg
Beedle, Mayor; Phillip Rodgers, Vice Mayor; Bronwyn Foley, Council Member;
Seth Guthrie, Council Member; Walker Necessary, Council Member; and Hannah
Todd, Council Member; and
WHEREAS, Mayor Foley stated that the Youth Council will be more active
in the community in the coming months; he stated that if anyone knew of a
community project in need of help, to contact Kathy Murphy at the Salem Parks
and Recreation Department;
THEREUPON, induction ceremony for newly elected members and
representatives of the Mayor’s Youth Council was held.
There being no further business to come before the Council, the same on
motion adjourned at 7:48 p.m.
ITEM 5
FRED CAMPBELL
APPOINTED TO
FINE ARTS
COMMISSION,
TERM EXPIRES
MAY 1, 2013;
KRISTEN PATUTO
AND JOEL WEBBER
APPOINTED TO
FINE ARTS
COMMISSION AS
STUDENT
REPRESENTATIVES,
TERMS EXPIRE
JUNE 30, 2010
ITEM 1
INDUCTION
CEREMONY HELD
FOR NEWLY
ELECTED
MEMBERS AND
REPRESENTATIVES
OF THE MAYOR’S
YOUTH COUNCIL