MINUTES
REGULAR
MEETING – April 15, 2004
Mary Anne Graham, Vice Mayor
Mark Albright
Phil Bzdyk
Hazen Dean
John Heyner (arrived 8:10 pm)
Public Attendees: Mark Looney Broadlands Regional Medical Center
Megan Descutner Broadlands Regional Medical Center
Ron Smith Northern Virginia Cigarette Tax Board
Scott Ramsey Resident, Round Hill VA
Kim Ramsey Resident, Round Hill VA
Lisa Zimmer-Chu Resident, Round Hill VA
Meeting Began: Mayor Frank Etro called the meeting to order at 8:00
Public
Comments:
§ Kim Ramsey;
Request that the town look into refinishing the park benches, all that sit on them get splinters.
§ Scott Ramsey;
Stated he was considering running
for planning commission but has decided to run for Town Council as write in
candidate.
Approval of the Agenda: Mrs. Graham to add Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag on Agenda. Ms. Nash asked to have public relations added by her name on council reports. Motion made by Mrs. Graham to approve the agenda. Second by Mrs. Nash
Vote to approve
agenda: 5-0
Aye: Mark Albright
Hazen Dean
Meg Nash
Mary
Anne Graham, Vice Mayor
Philip
E. Bzdyk
Absent: John Heyner (arrived 8:10)
Approval of Minutes: Mrs.
Graham moved to approve minutes from April 1, 2004 second by Mrs. Nash. Vote to approve April 1, 2004 minutes: 4-0-1
Aye: Mark Albright
Hazen Dean
Meg Nash
Mary Anne Graham, Vice Mayor
Abstained: Philip E. Bzdyk
Absent: John Heyner
(arrived 8:10pm)
Ron Smith Northern Virginia Cigarette
Tax Board: Background Information Attachment “A”. Stated he is with the
Northern Virginia Cigarette Tax Board, which has been operating since
1970. The board helps local
jurisdictions institute, administer and collect cigarette taxes. He has a
template ordinance that he can provide if the Town should decide to start a
cigarette tax. The board would provide
tax stamps to the wholesalers they would collect the tax deduct their
administrative fee and forward the monies to the town. He would be happy to help us in any way if
The Town would decide to go with the tax.
Broadlands Regional Medical Center: Megan Descutner, Director of Community and Government Relations for Broadlands Regional Medical Center. Received their Certificate for Public Needs from the Commissioner of Health Virginia.
Mark Looney Land Use Attorney: Fiscal Impact Analysis, Attachment “B”. Working with the Broadlands Regional Medical Center both through the Certificate of Public Needs Process as well as on the Land Use Side. The Virginia Commissioners of Health approved a Certificate of Public Needs, which is a regulatory approval required under state law anytime you establish a new hospital expanding an existing hospital or divide certain health service that require very expensive equipment. Such as MRI’s, Cat-Scans and other surgical equipment. Virginia has a very regulated health system and you have to secure the approval of the state through the commissioner of health in order to create any of those services or expand them. The certificate approved by the health commissioner is for a 164-bed hospital located in the planned community of Broadlands. Broadlands is located in the Ashburn area of Loudoun County at the intersection of Route 659 and the Dullas Greenway. The 164 beds that the commissioner has approved 40 of those beds will be set aside for mental health services for children and adolescence. As of now this project will be the only hospital from Woodstock to Winchester to Alexandria that would offer mental health care services for children and adolescence. Other hospitals, Loudoun hospital center, Alexandria, a couple of the Nova Facilities in Fairfax County offer mental health care for the adults but this would be the only one for children and adolescence. Covering things like eating disorders, depression and dieting the typical mental health needs of teenagers in particular. It would also include 12 beds set aside for obstetrics (OBGYN) services birthing facilities. It would also have your typical Emergency rooms, operating rooms intensive care units, imaging services for X-rays, Mri’s as well as general beds for medical needs. They would also have located on the campus itself a medical office building, which would house Doctors, Out Patient Surgery Centers and some of the more intensive equipment that would be associated with the facilities. In terms of the next steps of bringing the project on-line Broadlands has applied for a special exception due the Loudoun County Board of Supervisor that is currently undergoing the staff view process they expect to be before the Planning Commission in the Board of Supervisor later this year probably in the summer time for the creation of the facility itself.
Action Item:
A. Paul Comanduras Letter dated March 5, 2004 regarding whether or not water should be billed at out of town rate since Loudoun County Department of Financial Service informed Mr. Comanduras of entire property would be billed at county rate. He feels the out of town water charge should not apply to him.
Mayor Etro stated that Mr. Comanduras needed to be reminded of the agreement he signed December 6th 1999. The intent was that he would be in town to charge him town water rate, town taxes and town services. Now he is not paying town taxes so should not be paying town water. Mayor Etro still feels we need to go to Loudoun County Department of Financial Service to find out how they came up with their assessment.
Mayor Report
Mayor Etro stated he went to the Main Street Loudoun board executive meeting to present the application for the design cabinet to help us with the developing concept planning drawing for the central business district. They want to do more the East End district as well. They agreed to go to the Design Cabinet requesting Commercial master plan for Round Hill that includes eastern central and western and a detailed concept plan for the central district. He has stressed the timing and will be done before Memorial Day.
Mayor Etro stated that he would have a committee meeting similar to Richmond American Homes identifying the two projects to establish a committee public, planning commission and town council invited. One is a residential component, which is primarily dealing with the southern end, and then the other is a commercial component that has grown to include the western part of town.
Council
Reports:
Mary Anne Graham: Mrs. Graham stated that she would be proposing to make suggestions to changes in the personnel manual in the next couple months. The suggestions and changes she has will be brought to the next meeting. She also announced that she would run for Town Council as write in ballot for Town of Round Hill.
Mark Albright: Mr. Albright asked about water tower, whether anything is new this week? Response to his question was that it’s better than ever, also report on Engineers Monthly Status Report dated April 1, 2004 included in today’s minutes. Attachment “ “
Hazen Dean: Attachment “C” copies of the sewer rate analysis dated April 13, 2004. We have contracted with Patton Harris Rust & Associates, pc. They are a good reliable source for current and future capital improvements.
Philip Bzdyk: None
John Heyner: Mr. Heyner reported that he would have RH Beautification day Saturday April 17, 2004. Blake Landscaping will supply flowers etc, with various annuals, vegetables and perennials for wholesale purchase. Motion made by John Heyner for $2000.00, second by Meg Nash.
Vote to approve check to Blake Landscaping 6-0
Aye: Mark Albright
Hazen Dean
Meg Nash
Mary Anne Graham, Vice Mayor
John Heyner
Philip E. Bzdyk
Meg Nash:
Stated she would like to propose
that Round Hill take a little more public relations proactive stands to make sure that
we are talking to channel 3 and Leesburg Today, that she would herself and
speak to them. Kim Ramsey, a local citizen,
also offered to be a liaison with Leesburg Today.
Mrs. Nash also noted that the Hometown Festival Logo
contest and T-Shirt Logo contest would be handed in later in the week, teachers
got them to students later. The
contestants will be posted on the Town window for view and judging.
Town Administrator’s Report:
Mr. Yost report that we have had some low water pressure issues. WWTP did some testing and isolated the problem discovered a valve that was not opened on W. Loudoun.
Mr. Yost reported about postage permit applying for our own 2nd permit. This will take another week and half to get finished. We will have to use our 1st class permit.
Bills for Payment: Provided as Attachment “D”. Mr. Heyner moved bills be paid. Mrs. Nash seconded.
6-0
Aye: Mark Albright
Hazen Dean
Meg Nash
Mary Anne Graham, Vice Mayor
John Heyner
Philip E. Bzdyk
VIII. Public Comments: There were none.
The meeting adjourned at 9:40 p.m.
Approved Minutes are located in Town Office.