HomeMy Public PortalAbout1995_03_27SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES OF MARCH 27, 1995
A special meeting of the Leesburg Town Council was held on Monday, March 27, 1995 at 5:30
p.m., in the first floor executive conference room, 25 West Market Street, Leesburg, Virginia 22075.
The purposes of the meeting were:
To conduct a presentation of the Draft Technical Study for annexation and to discuss
legal issues of the same with the Deputy Town Attorney.
To consider the acquisition of real property for a waterline easement on the John Rocca
property and the Bange property.
To discuss personnel issues related to the replacement of the Police Chief and Assistant
Town Manager for Economic Development and to consider appointments to the town's
Tree Commission and Environmental Advisory Commission.
Notice having been delivered to all members of the Town Council. The meeting was called to
order by Mayor Clem.
Councilmembers present
George F. Atwell
Frank J. Buttery
Jewell M. Emswiller
Joseph R. Trocino
Kristen C. Umstattd (absent)
William F. Webb
Mayor James E. Clem
Staff members present
Town Manager Steven C. Brown
Director of Engineering and Public Works Thomas A. Mason
Director of Planning, Zoning and Development Michael Tompkins
Deputy Town Attorney Deborah Welsh
Also present were Mark G~b and Linda Kemp, representing the NVPDC.
Mr. Tompkins provided a brief presentation of the County-Wide Transportation Plan.
Discussion was held with regard to the Route 7 corridor study and the interchange at Lansdowne. The
Council agreed to send a letter to the Board of Supervisors strongly supporting the Planning Commission.
Mr. Gibb, with the NVPDC, presented an annexation report.
Councilmember Buttery abstained from discussion regarding the waterline easement acquisition as it
relates to the Rocca property because of a potential conflict of interest.
MOTION
On motion oi; and duly seconded, the following motion was made.
Pursuant to Section 2.1-344 of the 1950 Code of Virginia, as amended, I move that the Leesburg
Town Council convene in Executive Session. The authority for this Executive Session is found in Section
2.1-344 (a), Subsections (1), (3) and (7), respectively, of the 1950 Code of Virginia, as amended. The
purposes of this Executive Session are:
To consider the acquisition of real property for a waterline easement on the John Rocca
property and the Bange property.
To discuss personnel issues related to the replacement of the Police Chief and Assistant
Town Manager for Economic Development and to discuss legal issues related to such,
and to consider vacancies on the Environmental Advisory Commission.
VOTE:
Aye:
Nay:
Absent:
Councilmembers Atwell, Buttery, Emswiller, Trocino, Webb and Mayor Clem
None
Councilmember Umstattd
MOTION
On motion of, and duly seconded, the following motion was made.
I move that the Executive Session be adjourned, that thc Lecsburg Town Council reconvene its
public meeting and that the minutes of the public meeting reflect that no formal action was taken in thc
Executive Session.
VOTE:
Aye: Counciimembers Atwell, Buttery, Emswiiler, Trocino, Webb and Mayor Clem
Nay: None
Absent: Councilmember Umstattd
MOTION
On motion of, and duly seconded, the following resolution was proposed and adopted.
95-59 - RESOLUTION: CERTIFYING EXECUTIVE SESSION OF MARCH 27, 1995
WHEREAS, the Town Council of the Town of Leesburg~ Vir~nia, has this day convened in
Executive Session in accordance with an affirmative recorded vote of the Leesburg Town Council and
in accordance with the provisions of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Leesburg Town Council does hereby certify
that to the best of each member's knowledge, 1) only public business matters lawfully exempted fi.om
open meeting requirements under the Freedom of Information Act were discussed in the Executive
Session to which this certification applies; and 2) only such public business matters as were identified in
the Motion by which the said Executive Session was convened were heard, discussed or considered by
the Leesburg Town Council.
VOTE:
Aye: Councilmembers Atwell, Buttery, Emswiller, Trocino, Webb and Mayor Clem
Nay: None
Absent: Councilmember Umstattd
MOTION
On motion of, and duly seconded, the meeting was adjourned.
Clerk of Council
Mayor