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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1/12/2009 - City Council - Minutes - RegularUNAPPROVED MINUTES COUNCIL MEETING January 12, 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 January 12, 2009, at 7:35 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; Mike Stevens, Communications Director, and Stephen M. Yost, City Attorney; and the following business was transacted: The minutes of the December 8, 2008, work session, the December 8, 2008, regular meeting, and the December 15, 2008, special meeting of Council were approved as written. The report by the Director of Finance of the City’s financial status for a five-month period ending November 30, 2008, was received and ordered filed. Mayor Foley reported that Council at its regular meeting held December 8, 2008, passed an ordinance on first reading designating the real property of the Adult Care Center of Roanoke Valley, Inc., located at 2321 Roanoke Boulevard (Tax Map #225-2-6) as exempt from taxation, as used for charitable and benevolent purposes, in accordance with Section 58.1-3651 of the Code of Virginia; ON MOTION MADE BY COUNCILWOMAN JOHNSON, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN GARST, AND DULY CARRIED, an ordinance entitled, “AN ORDINANCE GRANTING EXEMPTION FROM REAL PROPERTY TAXATION PURSUANT TO CODE OF VIRGINIA SECTION 58.1-3651 TO THE ADULT CARE CENTER OF ROANOKE VALLEY, INC., A VIRGINIA NON-PROFIT CORPORATION,” was hereby adopted: (HERE SET OUT ORDINANCE) -- the roll call vote: all – aye. Mayor Foley reported that Council at its regular meeting held December 8, 2008, passed an ordinance revising the Intergovernmental Agreement establishing the Roanoke Valley Greenway Commission between the City of ITEM 1 ORDINANCE ADOPTED DESIGNATING THE REAL PROPERTY OF THE ADULT CARE CENTER OF ROANOKE VALLEY, INC., LOCATED AT 2321 ROANOKE BOULEVARD (TAX MAP #225-2-6) AS EXEMPT FROM TAXATION, AS USED FOR CHARITABLE AND BENEVOLENT PURPOSES, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 58.1-3651 OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA ITEM 2 ORDINANCE ADOPTED REVISING THE INTER- GOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING THE ROANOKE VALLEY GREENWAY COMMISSION 2 Roanoke, the County of Roanoke, the Town of Vinton, and the City of Salem; ON MOTION MADE BY VICE MAYOR GIVENS, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN JONES, AND DULY CARRIED, an ordinance entitled, “AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE REVISION TO THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING THE ROANOKE VALLEY GREENWAY COMMISSION BETWEEN THE CITY OF ROANOKE, CITY OF SALEM, COUNTY OF ROANOKE, AND TOWN OF VINTON,” was hereby adopted (HERE SET OUT ORDINANCE) -- the roll call vote: all – aye. Mayor Foley reported that the request to allow J. & A., Inc., dba Fast Signs to bid on any contract of the City has been withdrawn; THEREUPON, said request was withdrawn without prejudice. Mayor Foley reported that the request to allow Sterling Engineering Solutions, Inc. to bid on any contract of the City has been withdrawn; THEREUPON, said request was withdrawn without prejudice. Mayor Foley requested that Council consider appointments to fill vacancies on various boards and commissions; ON MOTION MADE BY VICE MAYOR GIVENS, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN JOHNSON, AND DULY CARRIED, Sally Logan Walker was hereby appointed to the Social Services Advisory Board for a three-year term, said term expires December 1, 2011; Melvin H. Lutz was hereby appointed to the Board of Zoning Appeals as an alternate member to fill the unexpired term of Norman Jackson Beamer, III, said term expires October 12, 2013; and Norman Jackson Beamer, III, was hereby appointed to the Board of Equalization of Real Estate Assessments to fill the unexpired term of Andrew F. Hoback, said term expires November 30, 2009 – the roll call vote: all – aye. There being no further business to come before the Council, the same on motion adjourned at 7:35 p.m. ITEM 3 REQUEST WITHDRAWN ITEM 4 REQUEST WITHDRAWN ITEM 5 SALLY LOGAN WALKER APPOINTED TO SOCIAL SERVICES ADVISORY BOARD; MELVIN H. LUTZ APPOINTED TO BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS AS AN ALTERNATE MEMBER; NORMAN JACKSON BEAMER, III, APPOINTED TO BOARD OF EQUALIZATION OF REAL ESTATE ASSESSMENTS