MINUTES
REGULAR
MEETING – November 6, 2003
Mary
Anne Graham, Vice Mayor
Phil Bzdyk
Absent: Mark Albright
Hazen Dean
Public Attendees: Megan Descutner, Broadlands Regional Medical Center
Frank Nailer Broadlands Regional Medical Center
Frances Beebe Round Hill, VA
Joe Lee Frank Round Hill, VA
Kim Kendall Round Hill, VA
John Wyrick Round Hill, VA
Meeting Began: Mayor Frank Etro called the meeting to order at 8:10 p.m.
I.
Public Comments:
Joe Lee Frank: Mr. Frank, a resident of Stoneleigh, came before the council to speak his opinion of the apparent unfairness of the way the water distribution is being managed. Mr. Frank has lived in a variety of regions across the nation, most recently in New Jersey for six years, and never has he experienced such egregious expense. He noted that his bills, while consistently far in excess of any water bill he had previously experienced, were fairly constant. Then, this summer, he received one enormous bill. When he called to question the rightness of this bill, he only then found out that it is apparently taboo to speak of such things. In fact, he was warned by the head of his homeowner’s association to “keep it in the box”. Mr. Frank thought water was assessed as a commodity, not a tax; however, it appears to be progressive and he has been told that some residents are charged more than others are. He does not think this is fair, and he does not understand why what the water meter says is a secret. His wife was advised by the town staff to check to see if there is a water leak, as this is the case often when a water usage spike is recorded. Mr. Frank stated that checking for a leak is a very difficult task if you do not have access to the water meter. Furthermore, additional costs are incurred to retain the services of town utility personnel to read the meter. In summary, Mr. Frank feels the current water administration practices are unfair, unreasonable, and he doubts that they would be found to be legal. He doesn’t understand this situation and requests to be educated, which is his reason for speaking tonight.
Mr. Etro responded that he could not likely explain the complete administration of Round Hill water in this forum, but he did wish to comment on a few key points. First of all, everyone does pay the same rates. Residents outside of the town proper are charged a 50% increase over those residents in town, but that metric has been in place since the inception of the system. Over the past four years, there has been some Council discussion on reviewing the percentage; however, there are the costs of added pipe and segments, and since residents outside the Town limits are not subject to taxation, the only way to collect revenue is through fees. Regarding the town charging to read the meters, there is a cost to the Town associated with sending a person out to read the meters. Every fee and the efficiency of personnel have been reviewed in detail, which can be attested to by the Stoneleigh HOA president. With respect to not allowing people to open the meters, there is an established policy due to potential liability and tampering issues. Ms. Kirk added that she has had the opportunity to assist utility staff with a “reading run”, and that, when many of the boxes are opened, venomous spiders and also snakes have been found, thus leading to a potential safety issue. Mr. Etro stated that experience has shown that leaks are a common cause of water bill spikes. Ms. Graham added that many municipalities charge higher rates for customers outside the town. Ms. Gilmore stated that Hamilton charges customers outside their town limits a higher rate than those within the town, and validated that the state statutes do provide for this. Ms. Beebe asked about Purcellville, and Mr. Etro responded that, since Purcellville has a different annexation policy, their water system could not used as a comparison with Round Hill’s. Mr. Heyner stated that the issue of annexation has been discussed in the past with the Stoneleigh HOA president, who has stated that Stoneleigh is not interested in annexation because it would open residents to a town property tax. Ms. Gilmore noted that Purcellville’s usage charges are not covering all of the operation and maintenance fees plus reserves for their utility system capital improvements (required by the state), thus we may see a change in their charges in the near future. Ms. Nash stated that a public hearing was held with respect to the fee to open meter boxes. The council received no feedback from the public at that hearing. With respect to the advice Mr. Frank received on not bringing issues to the Council, Mr. Etro stated that the Town Council is accustomed to hearing complaints, and that they welcome all residents to bring their concerns to them. The Council will try to resolve what they can as issues are brought to them. He voiced his disappointment with the number of rumors that have been promulgated in the discussions leading up to Mr. Frank’s attendance this evening.
II.
Approval of the
Agenda:
Vote to approve
agenda: 4-0
Aye: Mary
Anne Graham, Vice Mayor
Phil Bzdyk
John Heyner
Meg
Nash
III. Broadlands Regional Medical Center:
Ms. Megan Descutner, Director of Community and Government relations for Broadland Regional Medical Center, thanked the Council for their time this evening, and introduced her colleague, Mr. Frank Nailer. Ms. Descutner stated her purpose was to provide a status update on their progress to date. They just returned from a hearing in Richmond, and are very enthusiastic about the prospect for this proposed center. Ms. Descutner provided some demographic history for the area. While infrastructure has grown to keep up with the population growth in this region, healthcare has lagged behind. The goal of their organization is to bring medical access and increased choices to Loudoun County. She forecasts that, by the time the hospital opens (four years from its approval), there could be another 50,000 people in the region.
There are currently 13 HCA hospitals in Virginia. Ms. Descutner distributed the Attachment A informational packets. She also distributed memo boards (included in Attachment A), as a tangible example of the Safe Sitter program that they provide. This is just an example of the community partnership that HCA works to achieve. She said that every person wants to know there will be quality health care available at the time they need it. Task force studies have identified that this is not the case. Ms. Descutner then reintroduced her colleague, Mr. Frank Nailer, who would speak to the specifics of this project.
Mr. Nailer stated that, last year, the state turned down several proposals (including Fair Oaks and the Broadlands facility). These decisions are in the appeal process. HCA looked at the comments- a predominate one being that the number of beds proposed, and generated a revised proposal which reduced the number of proposed beds from 180 to 164. Broadlands as proposed would be the only hospital in the region to provide a child psychiatric in-patient facility. It also includes a cardiac care facility (with cardiac cathetarization and angioplasty). Currently, there is no severe cardiac care facility in the county.
HCA’s charity and care policy is the most generous in the region. Uninsured patients at up to twice the poverty level income would be treated free. There is a sliding fee scale for uninsured patients at twice to four-times the poverty level.
Mr. Nailer stressed that this important new resource would complement Loudoun Hospital. Currently, over 50% of the residents must go outside the county for medical services. Loudoun County has the lowest number of beds/1,000 people in the state (Northern VA’s bed/1,000 people ratio is twice Loudoun County’s; the state’s is four times Loudoun County’s). With respect to its proposed location, HCA has extensively reviewed possible locations and has proposed the location that is central to the county. It is the only facility and perhaps the first designed to handle mass-casualty scenarios.
Ms. Graham asked when the legal issues would be resolved. Mr. Nailer hopes within the next 12 months. Decision on the second application will occur in February. If approved, the center would not be ready to open until 2008. There will be a desperate condition in this county if the facility is not approved.
Mr. Etro asked the reasons for denial of the first proposal. Mr. Nailer stated that the evaluation is done on prescribed source data. This source data lags current data by 2 years, and is not reflective of the recent County growth. This region is said to have excess beds. We also have one of the youngest populations with the highest birth rates, yet 65% of the births occur outside Loudoun (at either Reston or Fairfax).
IV. Approval of Minutes:
October 2, 2003: Ms. Graham moved approval of minutes. Mr. Heyner seconds the motion.
Vote to Approve:
3-0-1
Aye: Mary Anne
Graham, Vice Mayor
Phil Bzdyk
Meg
Nash
Abstain: John Heyner
V.
Action items
A. Budget Amendments
Ms. Karen Kirk, Town Treasurer, provided Attachment B, which delineates the FY04 Proposed Budget Amendments. The amendments are the same as those discussed last month.
- The Matching Grant (Virginia Art Grant) is matched by the state. We have received the money from the state, but we did not put in the matching portion in our expense line. Requested to increase that line by $5,000 to the appropriate amount.
- Advertising Expense needs to be increased from current $2,000 to at least $10,000 at this point. Town Attorney has advised that The Blue Ridge Leader can no longer be used to advertise legal public notices, as they have not been certified by the Circuit Court to publish legal notices, which is a state requirement. This was our cheapest advertisement source. The request would accommodate inclusion of budget information in the Loudoun Times Mirror, and the increase in public notices. To offset this increase, Ms. Kirk proposes a decrease to the capital improvement fund.
- On the Utility side, there was Well Maintenance, which was accomplished last year, but the bills did not come in until well into this year. Request to move this $15,000 from last year to this year to cover that work. This would also be offset with a transfer.
- Capital Improvements: there was $431,696.89 left in the wastewater treatment plant improvement loan at the end of FY 2003. The amount was agreed to by Mitchell & Company during the audit; request that this be added as a revenue, and as an expense, because we will be getting the money from the bond and making final payments with it.
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We will have a little more expense for the 500,000-gallon
water tank. We want some contingency
because we are incurring engineer, attorney, and miscellaneous expenses in
order to get the tank accepted. We’ll
offset that with another transfer.
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With the Council’s agreement on these items, the treasurer can
prepare a quarter-to-date “budget vs. actuals” for the next meeting.
Vote to approve
agenda: 4-0
Aye: Mary
Anne Graham, Vice Mayor
Phil Bzdyk
John Heyner
Meg
Nash
B. VRA- Water Projects Loan
Matthew L. Light, of Wharton, Aldhizer, & Weaver, is bond counsel
for the proposed VRA Loan. His firm
will render a legal opinion to VRA which validates that the process has taken
place appropriately and therefore the town is indebted to repay the loan; and
that all the appropriate IRS regulations were adhered to, so that this can be a
tax-exempt bond. This means a much lower interest rate can be secured. Mr. Light provided Attachment C, which provides information relevant to the VRA Loan,
so that the Council might consider Attachment
D, which is the resolution authorizing issuance of the bond, up to and
aggregate amount of $2,800,000. Mr.
Light feels the actual needed amount will be closer to $2,650,000, but the
amount in the resolution allows for contingencies. This resolution also authorizes Mayor Etro and Mr. Yost to
refinance the 1979 GMAC bond outstanding balance as part of the new bond, if it
turns out that it is fiscally sensible to do so. The new bonds are scheduled to close on December 4th. The
interest rate at this time is not known, because the VRA will actually sell
bonds to get money to loan to municipalities like Round Hill. The interest rate they offer on these bonds
for Round Hill depends upon the rate they are able to get for their bonds,
which transactions will take place on November 19th. At that time, we will know the interest
rate. VRA staff project the rate to be
somewhere around 4.9%.
Payments on the new bonds will be semi-annual interest payments and annual principal payments. Principal payments are constructed so that they are smaller at the beginning of the loan, and larger towards the end of the bond. He then opened the floor for questions.
Ms. Graham asked what the interest rates are on the current (2001 sewer plant) bonds? The rate is 5% for the 1979 bonds, the rate on the VRA bonds is not a simple number (due to the way the interest is calculated), but it appears the 2001 bonds have an interest rate between 4% and 5%. Mr. Heyner asked the requested term of the proposed bonds? It is 30 years. Mr. Heyner questioned the logic of refinancing the 1979 bonds, as there are only a few years left. Mr. Light stated that the principal associated with the refinance would be paid off at the same time as the original 1979 bonds. Mr. Heyner asked if there’s any interest delta between General Obligation and Revenue Bonds? The answer is, ‘no’. Regarding the negative pledge associated with Revenue Bonds, Mr. Heyner asked who monitors the bank balance? Mr. Light did not know. Ms. Kirk asked which account would be monitored? Mr. Light said that the account could be spelled out in the bond. Ms. Kirk asked when principal payments would start; the answer was they would be sometime next year.
Ms. Graham moved to adopt the
ordinance and resolution authorizing the issuance of up to aggregate $2,800,00
tax exempt water system general obligation and revenue bonds of the Town of
Round Hill, Virginia, Series 2003 to be sold to SunTrust Bank, as initial
registered owner thereof, acting for the benefit of the Virginia Resources
Authority and providing the form and details thereof. Mr. Heyner seconded.
Discussion: Mr. Etro stated that the status of these projects is pretty far along. Ms. Nash asked if there is any prepayment penalty? Mr. Light stated there is no penalty for the 1979 bond; you cannot prepay the 2003 bond. Mr. Etro asked how the loan is funded and interest is calculated; Mr. Light said both are the full amount. Ms. Gilmore asked if principal payments can be accelerated? The answer is no. Ms. Graham asked if Ms. Gilmore had reviewed the document? Ms. Gilmore stated that she had, and her comments were provided to Mr. Light. Ms. Gilmore does recommend proceeding with the bond. Mr. Heyner called the question.
Vote to Approve: 4-0
Aye: Mary Anne
Graham, Vice Mayor
Phil Bzdyk
John Heyner
Meg
Nash
C.
Zoning Ordinance
Amendment/BLA
Attachment E provides the recommended resolution set forth from the planning commission. Ms. Gilmore asked if there was any particular reason the word “annexation” was used instead of “incorporation”? The Town does not have an annexation agreement in place with the County. There is one on file, but it needs work. Ms. Graham asked if “incorporation” would impart the same meaning as our BLA documentation? Ms. Gilmore stated that, from a legal sense, it would. The Council agreed that the document would be modified such that “incorporation” would replace the word “annexation” in this document. Mr. Heyner asked if anyone had validated the section map numbers contained in the document? Ms. Gilmore suggested that the motion could address that issue by including “subject to technical validation”.
Mr. Heyner moved to adopt the Town of Round Hill Planning Commission Recommendation for Amendment to Zoning Ordinance To Incorporate Sections from the Loudoun County Zoning Ordinance subject to technical validation of the section numbers and with replacement of the word “annexation” with “incorporation”. Ms. Graham seconded.
Vote to Approve: 4-0
Aye: Mary Anne
Graham, Vice Mayor
Phil Bzdyk
John Heyner
Meg
Nash
D.
Water Bills
1. Ms. Kim Kendall stated that she was speaking on behalf of herself and Ms. Frances Beebe who is present with her this evening. Mr. Mason is out of town. Ms. Kendall stated that when she lived in Fairfax, her water bills were $25/month, and in Fairfax she washed her car and watered her lawn (i.e., she used as much water as she wanted) for this amount. When she moved here, her bill for the first month was $225. She called “Dot” at the town office, and was given credit towards sewer charges because she was watering a new lawn. She quickly learned not to water her lawn. She then distributed Attachment F to the council. Ms. Kendall reported that her water bills averaged $100 per month for the first several years in residence, until 2001. Page one of Attachment F depicts water usage/month in gallons from 1995-2000. Ms. Kendall selected that period of time because in 1995, her youngest child was born, so from that time on their family size has been fixed at five persons. From 1995-2000, the Kendall family averaged 9,000 gallons of water per month, or 302 gallons per day. In 2001, several toilet leaks were identified (possible reason for spring 2001 usage spikes), and the bill appeared to go back to normal in May. At that time there were also personnel changes in the Town Office, and the billing cycle changed from monthly to bimonthly. In July, usage spiked to 32,000 gallons, and September, the bill reported 63,000 gallons. These same spikes occurred to both the Beebe and Mason family. In January 2002, a bill was received to cover October 2001-January 2002, and it reported 63,000 gallons. This is a 73% increase from the “normal usage” rate of the 1995-2000 period. April and May bills reflected “normal” usage. June bill shows usage at 91% over normal; September shows a 300% increase over normal, and the family was gone for over 20 of the days during that period. The town staff was very helpful and polite, and assisted in trying to figure out what was going on. At that time, in discussions with neighbors (Beebes and Masons), it was learned that they were experiencing these same spikes. A meeting in late August 2002 was arranged between Town staff, Mayor Etro, and these neighbors. It was agreed that meters would be removed, and replaced, and those meters would be evaluated. At that time, Ms. Kendall stated that she would pay $150/month until this issue was resolved (“normal” bills were $100/month). She believes that this was agreed to and that, upon completion of the evaluation, a decision would be made as to credits to these customers’ accounts, if they were deemed justified (the Kendalls were then carrying an $800 balance on their bill because of their decision to pay $150/month). New meters were installed in October 2002. From that time on, water usage as registered by the new meters is “normal”. The meters under test were returned from the laboratory with no discrepancies. To date, there has been no closure to this issue. She understood that the Town would review the invoices from the time the new meter was installed and would make adjustments based on the information received. The staff informed Ms. Kendall that they are unable to make adjustments to the bills- that issue would have to be raised before the Council. Ms. Kendall is before the Council this evening to seek some resolution as to whether they should be paying for those spikes.
Mr. Heyner asked for validation that there were three bills with significant spikes: January, June and September of 2002. Ms. Graham said she would like to see a staff report giving gallon and dollar usage; when the spikes occurred and how many gallons we’re talking about. Mr. Bzdyk also stated he would like to see the staff’s input. Ms. Nash added that she would like to see average usage system wide over the period to determine if the spikes occurred over the entire system, over a particular neighborhood, or only over a few homes. After discussion, the following report was requested from the staff, before the next Council meeting: from July 01 to present, as often as there were meter readings, how many gallons were used per household for the accounts of Beebe, Kendall, Mason, and Wyrick (when asked, Mr. Wyrick stated that he had experienced similar spikes). Additionally, for the same period for the entire system, how many gallons were consumed, broken down into two subgroups: pressure zone 1, and pressure zone 2. Mr. Bzdyk also asked Mr. Yost for a report which details who has been taking the meter readings and who has been doing the billing for the period from 7/01 to the present. Mr. Etro asked that the following items be researched by the staff and provided to the council: meter specs, theory of backflow preventers (with a flow diagram), a report on what meter tests were done with what results, and a copy of the system-wide piping diagrams. Ms. Nash asked that anyone who calls in with a similar complaint be added to the study. Mr. Etro asked Ms. Kendall to have others who have experienced similar problems call the office. Mr. Etro said he wants it to be clear that utility money cannot be used for anything except utilities. It is clear that this situation has been frustrating for all involved. It is unclear how widespread this problem is. The crux of the problem is that the water meters under test came back as fully functional. While we cannot reach a resolution on this issue this evening, he is hopeful that as these assignments are carried out, light will be shed on possible causes of this situation. Ms. Kirk reminded the Council that there has been at least one other instance where a new resident received an $800 water bill his first month, and was made to pay the full amount. She asked that whatever the outcome of this situation, the resolution be applied consistently.
2. Mr. John Wyrick came before the Council to address his water issue. The purpose of his attendance this evening is to seek some relief from the sewer portion of his water bill. Mr. Wyrick has an irrigation system in place to support the landscaping around his home. While he does agree that he has experienced similar spikes to those discussed by Ms. Kendall, he knows that a large portion of his summer water usage is due to his irrigation system. This water does not make its way back to the sewer, and thus, he is seeking relief for a portion of his sewer charges. Mr. Heyner suggested that a separate meter be considered for the irrigation system. Water metered through that port would only be subject to water costs. Ms. Nash asked what parameters should be put on what conditions warrant another meter? Mr. Etro stated that a previous issue was that use of municipal water for irrigation and pools was not to be encouraged, as it was contradictory to the voluntary conservation policy that is still in place. Mr. Wyrick stated that he has no other water source. Mr. Heyner suggested that it is possible and permissible to drill non-potable wells to serve this purpose. Ms. Nash suggested the possibility of assigning a premium to such secondary taps. Mr. Wyrick stated that he doesn’t mind paying a premium for the water use- he just should not have to pay a sewer fee on water that he knows is not going there. Mr. Etro suggested that this is an item that needs to be slated for discussion at a subsequent Council meeting.
3. Mr. Frank made his comments during the opening Public comment session.
4. Mr. Liller was not present, but his situation requesting relief of late charges was provided in Attachment G. Mr. Etro reminded the Council that they need to make a decision to this request based on policy, not on the dollar amount. After discussion, Mr. Etro suggested that, since the ordinance leaves it to the discretion of the Council, the Council might give direction to the staff to grant a first time offender relief if he/she actively seeks such, and can prove the type of situation presented in the attachment.
5. Mr. Timothy Roach was not present, but his situation requesting relief of late charges was provided in Attachment H. Council agreed to grant his request; his one-time grace is used.
VI.
Mayor’s Report
The Engineer’s Monthly Status report was provided as Attachment I. With respect to item 1.a., Mr. Yost recommended that the Council approved payment for all but the seeding cost. Mr. Bzdyk questioned item 3.a.; this issue will be discussed in Executive session.
Mr. Etro presented the Attachment J letter to the Council from town residents concerning the condition of the vacant house at 17 W. Loudoun Street. He stated that a response to this letter is needed, especially a legal response. Ms. Gilmore stated that, legally, there is nothing we can do right now except to emphasize the health laws; however, a new law recently went into effect giving municipalities much more authority to deal with these issues, hinged on a safety perspective. Ms. Nash asked Ms. Gilmore to send a copy of the new law to the homeowners in question, with a request that the homeowners respond to the town.
Mr. Etro reported that he met with County Representatives with respect to the trail to Franklin Park. The best route goes through Oak-Hill properties under the bypass. We would have to get an easement from Oak-Hill properties to the park. County will need to negotiate with Oak-Hill concerning the details of this approach.
Mr. Bzdyk asked the current status with respect to the barn? Mr. Etro responded that there is no status presently. Mr. Bzdyk reported that the foundation is in good shape. The first frame needs to be fixed, and it needs to be re-roofed, but it is worth pursuing. Unless the town owns it, though, there is not point to restoring it. Mr. Etro stated he will call Oak-Hill to see if there is a plan to convey the barn to the town, and, if so, if there are any conditions attached.
With respect to the charrette that took place, one of the unique things about Lake Point was the patio homes as an alternative to townhomes. The developer has submitted a different plan, one with the garage pulled out to the front, and without an alleyway. Further, lots are already sold, with those designs proposed. Ms. Graham asked the Mayor to convey the Council’s dissatisfaction to the County.
VII.
Council’s Reports
A. Mary Ann Graham- Ms. Graham reported that the ceremony where the plaque was received from the EPA was impressive. She congratulated the staff on a commendable job organizing this presentation.
B. Mark Albright- absent
C. Phil Bzdyk- Mr. Bzdyk reported that the editor of the Newsletter is seeking content, with a goal of a pre-holiday edition. There is an option of a short flyer addressing Holiday tree lighting and caroling. There will be no wagon rides- the County has stated that this is an insurance issue.
With respect to the Rowing Club, we still have only “unofficial” permission to use the lake for this purpose. Mr. Etro suggested that written authorization be sought. Ms. Gilmore added that an insurance rider is necessary to indemnify the town. Mr. Etro stated that the Council should draft something for the County’s signature. Mr. Yost questioned the extent of the Town’s liability: while the Town owns the access to the lake, Oak-Hill owns the lake itself. Once we have a letter signed by the County zoning Administrator stating it is acceptable to put a launch on the lake, then we’ll be able to go to Oak Hill . There also needs to be a set of rules developed jointly by the Town and Oak Hill, once the letter from zoning is in-hand, and Oak Hill agrees to allow this use of the lake.
D. John Heyner-
1. Main Street: on this Saturday, there will be a second field trip to Culpepper and Orange. Orange in particular is very similar to Round Hill. Ms. Graham and Toby Moriarty are going. Ms. Graham added that there are still openings on the bus for $15/seat.
The first meeting of the Main Street Loudoun Executive Committee was held last week. Goals are to develop a prototype business survey, including a menu of services being developed and what is currently available. There will need to be a community assessment, as required by the National Mainstreet Program, to move to the next level. The plan is to wait until the Streetscape plan is done to proceed, so those involved in that effort may join this one. The assessment will include questions regarding ordinances; other questions are more direction oriented. Its purpose is to establish and get on record a baseline.
2. Streetscape Master Plan Project Update: There have been a couple of meetings with a tour of Loudoun and Main Street. Issues that were raised include sidewalks and trails, traffic- calming, and stormwater management issues. The next meeting is scheduled for Monday night at 7:00 p.m., and will be a brainstorming session to support development of a conceptual plan (including building facades and commercial area building placement). The plan is to have a completed Master Plan in early February.
3. Storm
water Management Study, Attachment K, provided
by Anderson and Assoc., was distributed.
These three options are really a template that Anderson uses; it is not
a direct match to Round Hill. Mr.
Heyner is seeking further information from Anderson (i.e., the definition of a
structure) and perhaps another proposal that is more reflective of Round Hill
specifically. While what received to
date is free of charge, it is possible that a more specific proposal may cost
some money. Mr. Yost will investigate
possible alternate proposal providers. Contained within the current proposal is
a spreadsheet. Mr. Heyner asked the
Council to begin digesting this information.
Mr. Heyner will contact Mr. Mosac to seek further information on a
County level. We really need to get the
Stormwater management plan done, as this information will be necessary for the
pending trail along Loudoun Street.
E. Meg
Nash – not present,
VIII.
Town
Administrator’s Report -
j Mr.
Yost reported that Richmond-American Homes will meet with the Planning
Commission next Tuesday to present their latest concepts.
j Regarding
the Webster Property, the Public Workshop will take place on 11/19. Questions are being collected.
j A
new water operator has been hired; he holds a Maryland Class IV License
(equivalent to a Virginia Class I License).
j The
Meter replacement program is going well.
j Ms.
Graham asked if anything’s been received from Anderson and Assoc. to give to
Patton Harris Rust and Assoc. to do their water rate study? Mr. Yost replied that everything should have
been given to them. Ms. Graham asked if
her and Mr. Yost’s suggestions were incorporated? They were.
j Well
11, which has not been used for a long time, has been officially closed for
domestic purposes.
IX.
Bills for Payment: Bills provided as Attachment L. Motion made by Ms.
Graham that the bills are paid. Mr.
Heyner seconded.
Aye: Mary Anne
Graham, Vice Mayor
Mark Albright
Meg Nash
John Heyner
X. Public Comments: No public comments
XI.
Executive Session:
Ms. Graham
stated the following: Pursuant to
section 2.1-344 of the code of Virginia I move that the Round Hill Town Council
recess the regular meeting and enter executive session. Regarding to the executive session, section
2.1-344Asub-section 7, the public specific matters to be discussed are legal
matters.
The meeting adjourned, and Council entered Executive session at 12:10 a.m. Council reconvened after Executive Session, but no action was taken.
Approved Minutes are located in Town Office.