Board of Supervisors January 23, 2018 Sheet 1  January 23,2018  County of Greene, Virginia  THE GREENE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MET ON TUESDAY, JANUARY: 23,  2018 BEGINNING AT 6:30P.M. IN THE COUNTY MEETING ROOM.  Present were:  Michelle Flynn, Chair Bill Martin, Vice Chair David Cox, Member Marie Durrer, Member Dale Herring, Member  Staff present:  John C. Barkley, County Administrator Ray Clarke, County Attorney Andrew Wilder, Deputy County Attorney Bart Svoboda, Deputy County/Zoning Administrator Patti Vogt, Deputy Clerk  RE: EXECUTIVE SESSION the Code of Virginia. Virginia Code Reference  Upon motion by Dale Herring and unanimous vote, the Board entered into Executive Session to discuss legal and personnel matters pursuant to Section 2.2-3711 Subsection (a, 1-7)of  2.2-3711 A.7: Consultation with legal counsel employed or retained by a public body regarding  specific legal matters requiring the provision oflegal advice by such counsel.  Recorded vote:  Michelle Flynn Bill Martin David Cox Marie Durrer Dale Herring  Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes  Motion carried.    Board of Supervisors January 23, 2018 Sheet 2  Upon motion by Bill Martin and unanimous vote, the Board returned to Open Session.  Recorded vote:  Michelle Flynn Bill Martin David Cox Marie Durrer Dale Herring  Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes  Motion carried.  By unanimous vote, all members certified that only public business matters lawfully exempted from the Open Meeting requirement and only such matters as identified by the motion  to enter into Executive Session were discussed.  Recorded vote:  Michelle Flynn Bill Martin David Cox Marie Durrer Dale Herring  Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes  Motion carried. RE: CONSENT AGENDA on the consent agenda:  Upon motion by David Cox and unanimous vote, the Board approved the following items  Minutes of the December 12, 2017 meeting with noted corrections.  Resolution authorizing the application for State Aid to Public Transportation (See  Attachment "A") Recorded vote:  Michelle Flynn Bill Martin David Cox Marie Durrer Dale Herring  Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes  Motion carried.  RE: RECOGNITION  GREENE COUNTY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY  Mrs. Flynn presented a certificate to the Habitat for Humanity of Greene County in recognition of their outstanding community service in helping to build simple, decent, and affordablel housing for Greene County families. Mrs. Pennyl I Harrison-Latham, Executive Director, and Mr. Bruce Seger, Co-Chair, of the Habitat for Humanity of Greene County, were present to accept the certificate. Mr. Seger said theyl have five (5) families inl homes and continue to dol home  repairs.    Board of Supervisors January 23, 2018 Sheet 3  RE: MATTERS FROM THE PUBLIC  Dr. Denise Bonds, Health Director for Thomas Jefferson Health District, was present to provide information regarding the Health District. TJHD is one of the few accredited health Ms. Rebecca Schmidt, Population Health Manager with Thomas Jefferson Health District, introduced herself. Works with community agencies where they live, work, play and pray to make Sheriff Steve Smith said he can't get a meeting with most of the Board members except like this. Encouraged members to read the memorandum of control that was signed a few weeks Ms. Kim McInturff - Did not agree with moving the 911 system. Itl has been efficient and Ms. Ginny Deane Spoke on behalf of the Sheriff's Department. Leave! 911 asi is. Ith has  departments in the State.  permanent changes to improve community health.  ago.  should stay where it is.  been working. We don'tneed to incur any more costs to the County.  RE: PUBLIC HEARING - MARK-DANA CORPORATIONIOHN. JR. & WANDA Mrs. Stephanie Golon, Planner, reviewed the request from Mark-Dana Corporation/John, Jr. and Wanda Melone, Trustees oft the Melone Family Trust to rezone approximately 8 acres ofa 15-acre tract from B-2, Business, to R-2, Residential, located on Seminole Trail and identified on County Tax Maps as 60C-(12)-C. (RZ#17-005) Mrs. Golon noted there are two land use applications for Mr. Melone's property. The first is to determine if rezoning the land that is currently B-2 to R-2 zoning designation is an appropriate action under the current Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Ordinance. The second action would be to determine ifa a special use permit for There are sixty-seven (67) parcels zoned R-2 in the county. Nine (9) of those parcels are currently vacant. There are approximately 295 acres in the growth area currently zoned business TheU.S. Census indicates that the majorityofAmerican households arei made up ofsingle- person, single-parent, childless couples and empty-nesters. The demand is emerging for diverse housing options that offers ai more affordable and convenient lifestyle than is offered by more low- density sprawling communities. Providing diverse housing options that are found in the R-2 This parcel is included in the Urban Development Area (UDA) in the Comprehensive Plan for Ruckersville. The UDA shall accommodate development at a density on the developable acreage of 12 apartment units per acre. The proposed density meets the requirements. Ifr rezoned to R-2, by-right there could be four (4) single family detached units or six (6) single family attached units per acre on this parcel. By special use permit, there could be sixteen (16) multi-family units or six (6) single family attached units per acre. These densities do not The regional average is 0.32 children per household for multi-family structures compared to 0.56 children per household for single family structures. The facility study conducted for  MELONE- REQUESTT TO REZONE (RZ#17-005)  multi-family units is in concert with the Comprehensive Plan.  that have not been developed.  zoning district may be a tool to use to meet this current. housing demand.  account for areas needed for open space or infrastructure.    Board of Supervisors January 23, 2018 Sheet 4  Greene County Public Schools indicates Ruckersville Elementary School is currently operating at A market study, which provides analysis on regional employment trends and economic development activity, and a fiscal impact analysis, which estimates the costs and revenues that the proposed development will bring to an area's government and schools, were provided. Thel Planning Commission recommended approval of the request.  orbeyond capacity.  Mr. David Koogler, President of Marketing for Mark-Dana Corporation, said they are a family owned company operating in Virginia and Texas to develop affordable housing. Provided Mr. Jack Melone, property owner, spoke briefly on the request. The property was originallyzoned. A-1. Ownersr requested the front portion (7 acres) bei rezoned tol B-2. Back portion remained A-1 zone. The Countyt then rezoned the entire 15 acres tol B-2 without ownersi requesting. Property has been for sale for a number of years. Feels the rezone and housing development would  briefhistory of company. Has office in Grottoes, VA.  be asset to Greene County.  Floor was opened for public comment.  Pat] Morris - Spoke in opposition. Felt wei need business on Route 29. Commented on the state of the Compton apartments in Stanardsville. Said the property owner had an opportunity to contest B-2 zoning ofh his property. Asked the Board to not approve thei rezone and bring business Carty Yowell, Finance Director for Skyline CAP - Spoke in support oft the rezone request. Keith Bourne = Asked Board to deny rezone. Good project, wrong place, wrong time. Rezone of commercial to residential doesn't seem wise at this point. We don't have the Frank Morris - Opposed to rezone because we don't have rails or interstates in Greene. This is one of our prime business areas. Crazy to take out of business and put in residential. If you do approve, stick with by right uses rather than special uses. It would put burden on schools, Keith Kirssin - Adjoining property owner to the south. Family has owned 100 acres for over 200 years. Speaking on behalf ofh his brother also. Referred to very detailed emails to board members. Heis President of] Box In Box Out with facilities in Madison and Greene. Not opposed tol housing. Opposed to location and rezone ofbusiness property. Reviewed impact analysis data. Ginny Dean - Totally against the apartments. Leave as zoned for business. So much on our plate right now we don'tneed toi incur anymore cost or burden for the county. Megan Perry - Rents from Keith Kirssin. Many reasons she is against rezone. Already zoned business and feels it should be used as such. Whywast this particular parcel chosen? Nearby parcel already zoned R-2. Does not see need for rezone. Referred to Comprehensive Plan. Do Nancy Rodland - Former teacher and parent in Greene public school system and has invested interest in educational impact of proposed project. Realizes and supports need for affordable housing for the legally and gainfully employed working poor in Greene. Does not support rezoning. Referred to impact on schools. RES is filled to or beyond capacity.  to Greene County.  Safe, affordable housing is on top oftheir list ofneeds assessment.  infrastructure and schools are overloaded.  taxpayers, etc.  not rezone.    Board of Supervisors January 23, 2018 Sheet 5  Bill Gentry - Involved in getting sewer to several businesses in Ruckersville. It takes critical mass of rooftops to get businesses to locate in area. He personally feels this is right development, right location at the right time. Would provide affordable housing for individuals such as school teachers. Good, clean, safe housing. Please give serious consideration. Joanne Burkholder - Believes in American dream of home ownership and affordable housing. Served on Skyline CAP Board for many years. Asked Board to deny rezone. Will not Kim McInturff- Needs to stay zoned as business. Housing would not be just for Greene County population as anyone could rent. Noted infrastructure needs, school, fire, safety, police would increase. Business would have smaller impact on resources. Keep current B-2 zoning. Lyle Durrer - Opposed to rezone. There is finite amount ofland along Route 29 and we need business here. Possible need for traffic light. How can this be a benefit to County? His opinion it would be burden. Felt it would be mainly people working in Charlottesville and  have control ifrezoned. Could visualize other uses on property.  spending their money in Charlottesville. Public hearing was closed.  Mr. Herring commented on density of dwelling units ifr rezone is approved. Mr. Martin noted access to: residential int thel back must occur through business parcel. Mrs. Golon said it would be with the hope that parallel road along Route 29, when developed, would provide access also. Mr. Martin said there were comments about traffic created by residential use Mr. Herring questioned acreage on each side of access road. Mrs. Golon said seven (7) Mrs. Flynn felt the two separate issues are critical during this process. She thinks this is a beautiful location for these type apartments but that is not what is before the Board right now. Rezone changes nature of property. Visited complex at Grottoes and did research. Having hard time seeing way to take parcel that is designated to encourage economic development activity, that will provide jobs and will provide additional tax revenue, and zone it for highest density residential. Noted impact on schools, congested roads, etc. Understand wei need rooftops to bring Mrs. Durrer agreed with Mrs. Flynn saying she is having a hard time also. It'sbusiness. Mrs. Golon said there are ninety-seven (97) parcels zoned R-2 in Greene. All but one parcel is included in a subdivision or are already developed. The one zoned multi-family could have one hundred ninety-two (192) apartments. The reason it has not been developed is the developer will have to build public road from end of Stoneridge to Phillips to accommodate apartments and have to run water and sewer down road as being built. Other R-2 zone is the non- Mr. Martin said he is a big supporter of affordable housing. Project being proposed, in another location, would be very. good project. We need workforce housing in Greene. Good that people are beginning to understand water is an issue. Greene County is going to grow and we're going to need water and schools. His opinion is the county has moved kind of slow on some of the big issues and we're playing catch up. Can't stop growth. Markets control growth. This  and said a thriving business will create traffic also. acres arel left in front sO could be 3.5 on each side.  development but this is prime business land.  conforming mobile home park.  particular property is best suited as B-2 zone.    Board of Supervisors January 23, 2018 Sheet 6  Mr. Herring agreed that growth cannot be stopped but it can be managed. How it is managed is important as we move forward. Careful of well-being of community today but also tomorrow. What will community be like in forty years? Felt all agree that affordable housing is important aspect. For him it is more: important to maintain property as business for better impact Mr. Cox said he travels Route: 29 corridor daily. The land on corridor is either agricultural or business. He has never been in favor of splitting property. Sees potential problems. Route 29 is busiest business area in county. Bothered about transportation also. Biggest concern is impact Upon motion by David Cox and unanimous vote, the Board denied RZ#17-005, request to rezone 8 acres ofa 15-acre tract (TMP 60C-12-C) from B-2, Business, to R-2, Residential.  in future. Property should remain B-2 zone.  on schools. Can't support zoning change on this parcel.  Recorded vote:  Michelle Flynn Bill Martin David Cox Marie Durrer Dale Herring  Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes  Motion carried.  The Chair asked ift there was a desire to move forward with hearing on special use permit. Mr. Koogler said he did not see any reason to hold public hearing on special use permit request. Hecommentedi that theyl havel beenl looking for an affordable sitei in Greene for over three (3)y years. If you truly want affordable housing in Greene, show me where it is and we'll go there. Findsita little hard to believe Greene wants affordable housing because there are no sites that will Mrs. Flynn said interest in Greene is appreciated and this is a difficult issue. She was very impressed by complex in Grottoes. Believes there arej people ini room who agree with Mr. Koogler that we need a variety of housing. We do need diversity in our housing inventory. Encouraged individuals to approach board members or staff with ideas for income restricted housing.  accommodate it.  RE: RECESS  The Chair called a ten-minute recess. RE: FY2017 AUDITPRESENTATION  Mr. Matt McLearen, Robinson, Farmer, Cox Associates, was present tol briefly review the audit for FY: 2017. Official opinion on financial statements was unmodified or a clean opinion as of June 30, 2017. The ending balance of the general fund was $13.2 million, a decrease of The comparison of equity of the general operating fund compared to total budgeted Mr. Herring noted an increase of $1.8 million in spending for public safety over the past three years. Long term obligation is decreasing. He also commented that the unemployment rate  $707,000 from the previous year.  expenditures was 34% as of] June 30, 2017. This is down from 39% for FY 2016.  has gone down over the last few years.    Board of Supervisors January 23,2018 Sheet 7  RE: FY2018-2019 BUDGET  Mr. Barkley noted there are recent updates to the budget schedule which will be posted  online.  RE: JEFFERSON AREA BOARD FOR AGING  Ms. Donna Baker, Director of Operations for JABA, was present to provide update and information on activities and programs at JABA. About 17% of population in Greene is already age 65 and over. About 10% live alone and about 4.5%1 live in poverty. Loneliness and isolation JABA has asked for a small increase in funding to provide an additional day ofs service at the Senior Center. This will result in an increase in nursing hours available to community Ms. Michelle Tanner, Options Counselor fOrJABA, introduced herselfa and said she assists individuals 18 years and older with disability and individuals 60 years of age and older. Mr. Randy Rogers, who manages insurance counseling program at JABA, said they help people with Medicare and have ACA counselors. Around 20% of population in Greene Countyis on Medicare, having either aged into it or has disability. National average is 17.5%. Try to help year-round but busiest time of year is open enrollment for Medicare Part D, which covers JABA has a' "mobile unit" in that counselors and equipment are brought on-site to assist individuals. Assisted 60 individuals in Greene this year resulting in a savings of $63,000. There are thirty-six (36) trained and certified volunteer counselors and seven (7) administrative Mrs. Flynn felt this is one oft the greatest offerings JABA has. Noted she attended a. JABA  have impact onj physical outcomes and mental health. members, as well as meals, activities and outreach.  prescriptions.  volunteers for this program. meeting yesterday in Crozet. RE: STRATEGIC PLAN future meeting.  Mrs. Flynn asked members to review the documents and said this will be agenda item at  RE: LIAISONI REPORTS  Mr. Herring said thel Planning Commission: met last week and thel BZA will meet tomorrow night. The TJPDC will meet on February 1 and broadband group will meet at end of January. Mrs. Durrer attended a meeting of the Central Virginia Regional Jail last week. Presented budget. It looks like Greene's share of costs at thej jail will be quite a bit less than last year. Also Mr. Martin said Stanardsville has received a $25,000 grant from the Perry Foundation for phase 2 oft the streetscape project. This amount will be put towards the required local match. Still  Broadband will be looking at grants this year.  attended the Ruckersville Area Plan meeting yesterday.  need $90,000 to complete local match.    Board of Supervisors January 23,2018 Sheet 8  RE: OTHER MATTERS FROM BOARD MEMBERS hard work on cases that come before the Board of Supervisors.  Mr. Herring expressed appreciation to staff and Planning Commission members for their Mr. Martin said he would like to hear from the Chamber of Commerce when an issue  involves economic activityin Ruckersville as he felt their input would be useful.  RE: DEPARTMENT REPORTS  Mrs. Flynn reiterated her concern regarding funding for the transit program. Citizens reallyn rely on Greene County Transit and it would be frightening ift that were: not available. Mrs. Flynn expressed her appreciation for fellow board members during this difficult decision on rezone request tonight. Helpful to be able to talk and hear different sides of things. Reaffirmed forl her that this job is not easy but shei is] proud to serve along side members and serve  this community. Incredibly pleased with citizens and involvement.  RE: ADJOURN MEETING  Meeting was adjourned. The next scheduled meeting of the Greene County Board of Supervisors will be on Tuesday, February 13, 2018 in the County Meeting Room. Meet with  School Board for workshop at 5:30 p.m. that evening.  mihde Michelle Flynn,  yuu  Greene County Board of Supervisors    Board of Supervisors January 23, 2018 Attachment "A"  RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE APPLICATIONFOR STATE AIDTOPUBLICTRANSPORTATION  BE IT RESOLVED by the Greene County Board of Supervisors that the Transit Manager is authorized, for and on behalf oft the Greene Co. Transit, Inc., hereafter referred to as, the PUBLIC BODY, to execute and file an application to thel Department of Rail and Public Transportation, Commonwealth of Virginia, hereafter referred to as, the DEPARTMENT, for a grant of financial assistance in the amount of $559.460 to defray the costs borne by the PUBLIC BODY for public transportation purposes and to accept from the DEPARTMENT grants in such amounts as may be awarded, and to authorize Transit Manager to furnish to the DEPARTMENT such documents and other  information as may be required for processing the grant request.  The Greene County Board of Supervisors certifies that the funds shall be used in accordance with the requirements of Section 58.1-638.A.4 oft the Code of Virginia that the PUBLIC BODY will provide subsequent matching state-aid funds, which will be used as required in such Act, that the records of receipts of expenditures of funds granted the PUBLIC BODY may be subject to audit by the DEPARTMENT and by the State Auditor of Public Accounts, and that funds granted to thel PUBLIC BODY for defraying the expenses ofthe PUBLIC BODY shall be used only for such purposes as authorized in  the Code of Virginia.  Adopted in Open Meeting this 23rd day of] January, 2018.  ACOPYTESTE: f John Barkley, Clerk Greene County Board of Supervisors