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5:00 P.M. 
CALL TO ORDER Chairman Barnes called the April 4, 2005 regular meeting of the Louisa County Board of Supervisors to order at 5:00 p.m. Mr. Purcell led the invocation, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag. APPROVAL OF BILLS On motion of Mr. Purcell, seconded by Mr. Jennings, which carried by a vote of 6-0, a resolution was adopted approving the bills for the second half of March 2005, for the County of Louisa in the amount of $183,447.38. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA On motion of Dr. Morgan, seconded by Mr. Gentry, which carried by a vote of 6-0, the April 4, 2005 agenda was adopted as amended.
PRESENTATION
VDOT Monthly Update Milton Thacker Milton Thacker, VDOT Resident Engineer, informed the Board that April 3 9, 2005 is Work Zone Safety Week. Mr. Thacker summarized VDOTs current maintenance activities to the Board. Mr. Thacker identified VDOTs current construction activities and said that the replacement bridge project on Route 799 (Beaverdam Road) is scheduled to begin this week, which will cause delays through the first of August. Mr. Thacker identified VDOTs general activities as speed reductions for Route 231 (Gordon Avenue) from 55 MPH to 50 MPH, Route 522 (Cross County Road) from 55 MPH to 40 MPH, and 55 MPH to 15 MPH for Route 9245 that runs between the Middle School and High School, which signs will be erected to reflect the new speed limits. Mr. Thacker informed the Board that Walter Lane has been promoted to the Area Construction Project Engineer position. In closing, Mr. Thacker said that Jamie Glass, VDOT Transportation Operations Manager, would be coordinating with the local litter commission for the April Clean Up Campaign. Mr. Wright arrived at 5:16 p.m.
OLD BUSINESS
Discussion Water Connection Fees Bar Delk, Louisa County Water Authority Director, explained to the Board that the Water authority does a lot of work in the Zion Crossroads area that is subsidized by their operation, which they are not reimbursed for. Mr. Delk said that the Water Authority makes around $32,000 for sewer sales, $30,000 for water sales, and the County provides them with $50,000 that goes towards the operation of the sewage treatment plant. Mr. Delk identified the monthly expenses that the Water Authority has, which included what they spend on the Zion Crossroads area along with the amount of materials that is used and the amount of time that they spend working in the Zion Crossroads area. Mr. Delk identified all of the responsibilities that the Water Authority has for maintaining the Zion Crossroads area. Mr. Delk urged the Board to consider a 5% management fee or a flat fee per connection to reimburse the Water Authority for its expenses. Mr. Delk said that they are beginning to collect connection fees for the area and he would like to have some sort of mechanism in place to help reimburse the Water Authority for their expenses. NEW BUSINESS
Resolution Declaring April 14 17, 2005 as KOVAR Days
On the motion of Mr. Wright, seconded by Mr. Gentry, which carried by a vote of 7-0, a resolution was adopted declaring April 14 17, 2005 as Knights of Columbus KOVAR Days in Louisa County.
Resolution Declaring April as Fair Housing Month
On motion of Dr. Morgan, seconded by Mr. Wright, which carried by a vote of 7-0, a resolution was adopted declaring April as Fair Housing Month.
Discussion Affordable Housing Chairman Barnes explained that he had asked for this to be placed on the agenda so they could put together a committee to address this issue. Discussion - Definitions and Permitted Uses in the Subdivision and Zoning Ordinances Dr. Morgan said that he had asked for this to be added to the agenda because some of his constituents have brought some issues to his attention of what they can and cannot do in various zoning classifications. Dr. Morgan stated that there are some inconsistencies and he would like to have the various definitions reviewed to smooth over. Dr. Morgan recommended having Mr. Coffey and the Planning Commission look over the issues for the zoning and subdivision ordinances. COMMITTEE REPORTS Mr. Gentry said that Chairman Barnes, Mr. Lintecum, and he had met with the School Board to review the proposed budget. Mr. Gentry said that they recommended that the School Board have an audit done to verify the needs. Mr. Gentry said that they determined that they would like to have a joint meeting to further discuss the budget. Dr. Morgan reported that some of the EMSAL staff has been receiving calls from Hanover residents asking if our Emergency Services staff would come to pick them up in case of an emergency. Dr. Morgan said that they need a resolution supporting this issue, since Hanover is charging for EMS services and Louisa is not currently charging for these services. Mr. Lintecum responded that he would address this issue. Chairman Barnes reported that he had attended a Health Care Committee meeting today, which Ernie McLeod, Deputy County Administrator, would be putting numbers together to reflect increases in the “employee only” portion of the health care premium. Chairman Barnes said that they are also considering introducing a “Wellness Program” to help reduce the premiums if the employees were to take advantage of this program. Dr. Morgan said that he would like to reappoint Donna Burns to the Thomas Jefferson EMS Council, as she was favorably recommended by EMSAL to be reappointed. Mr. Lintecum presented his report highlighting the following items:
Mr. Lintecum informed the Board that the Stiles C.U.P. case that was scheduled for public hearing on April 18, 2005 would have to be rescheduled for another date due to an issue with the advertisement. Mr. Lintecum suggested that they reschedule this for the May 2, 2005 Board meeting. Mr. Lintecum pointed out that this would require a motion by the Board since they had originally made a motion to have it on April 18, 2005. Dr. Morgan said that he would like to add the radio policy, E911 signs, and the presentation of the Tech Assessment Master Plan to the list of items. Chairman Barnes informed the Board that there were several departments that are waiting on pertinent information that has to be received prior to them holding their next budget meeting; therefore, he would like to cancel the April 6, 2005 budget work session. CORRESPONDENCE Mr. Wright referred to the letter that was received from the Department of Game and Inlands Fisheries and questioned what the survey consisted of and who would be responding to the survey. Mr. Lintecum replied that he had only received the letter itself, but he would look into this further and email the survey to the Board. LEGAL CORRESPONDENCE Pat Morgan, County Attorney, did not have any legal correspondence to address with the Board. On motion of Mr. Wright, seconded by Mr. Gentry, which carried by a vote of 7-0, the Board adopted the minutes of March 21, 2005 as presented.
CLOSED SESSION Mr. Purcell stated that he would like to add litigation in the Zion Crossroads area to the agenda for closed session. On motion of Mr. Gentry, seconded by Mr. Purcell, which carried by a vote of 7-0, the Board voted to enter Closed Session at 6:14 p.m. for the purpose of discussing the following: 1. In accordance with §2.23711 (a) (1) of the Code of Virginia, 1950 as amended, for the purpose of discussion of personnel matters concerning personnel under the direction of the County Administrator. 2. In accordance with §2.23711 (a) (7) of the Code of Virginia, 1950 as amended, for the purpose of consultation with legal counsel for litigation in the Zion Crossroads area. On motion of Mr. Jennings, seconded by Mr. Purcell, which carried by a vote of 7-0, the Board voted to return to Regular Session at 7:20 p.m. RESOLUTION CERTIFICATION OF CLOSED SESSION On motion of Dr. Morgan, seconded by Mr. Purcell, which carried by a vote of 7-0, the Board voted to adopt the following resolution:
WHEREAS, the Louisa County Board of Supervisors has convened a Closed Meeting this the 4th day of April 2005, pursuant to an affirmative recorded vote and in accordance with the provisions of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act; and
WHEREAS, § 2.2-3712 of the Code of Virginia requires a certification by the Louisa County Board of Supervisors that such closed meeting was conducted in conformity with the Virginia Law.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED on this the 4th day of April 2005, that the Louisa County Board of Supervisors does hereby certify that, to the best of each member's knowledge, (i) only public business matters lawfully exempted from open meeting requirements by Virginia law were discussed in the closed meeting to which this certification resolution applies, and (ii) only such public business matters as were identified in the motion convening the closed meeting was heard, discussed or considered by the Louisa County Board of Supervisors. RECESS On motion of Mr. Purcell, seconded by Mr. Jennings, which carried by a vote of 7-0, the Board voted to recess the April 4, 2005 regular meeting at 7:21 p.m. until Wednesday April 13, 2005 at 6:00 p.m. for the budget work session that will be held in the E. O. C.
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