The development of the Crossings Court Business Center located along Crossings Boulevard required improvements for the conveyance of wastewater to the public wastewater system. 

The improvement required an easement across parcel 120(0A)00-003-M owned by HomeBase Federal Credit Union. The easement is required to be conveyed to County for the continued maintenance of the infrastructure. The draft plat for the easement is attached for your review.

In accordance with the executed pro rata share agreement, Chappell Creek, LLC constructed a new 8" waterline along Beaver Castle Road in lieu of contributing their share of the estimated cost of construction of a future water storage tank. To construct the water line, a variable width easement was required across parcel 050(0A)00-013-E located along Beaver Castle Road and Owned by Chappell Creek, LLC. 

The easement is required to be conveyed to County for the continued maintenance of the waterline. The draft plat for the easement is attached for your review. 

The changes in Section 74-262 and 74-268 are proposed to bring the dates for administering the land use assessment program into compliance with State law and to simplify determination of the application fee.

The dates provided for administering the land use assessment program in the Virginia Code are for jurisdictions that operate on a calendar year which Prince George County followed until five years ago.  When the County moved from a calendar year to fiscal year the dates for administering the land use assessment program should have been adjusted by six months.  The proposed date changes bring the Prince George County land use program into compliance with State law.

The current fee structure provides for an additional two cents per acre be collected for parcels measuring over 100 acres. The proposed adjustment of the application fee for all properties to $10 will provide standardization and more efficient collection. 

March 12, 2024

The County Garage Renovation project has been completed, with no other anticipated project expenditures.

The project budget was $3,068,949.36, and accumulated expenditures total $2,970,594.70, leaving an unexpended project budget of $98,354.66 (project was this amount under budget).

The Fleet Manager has made a request to allow use of the remaining project budget to purchase 2 mobile column lifts, with a total price not to exceed $27,567.30 including installation.  A quote from Mohawk Lifts is provided as an attachment. These lifts were requested during the FY2025 budget process, and if this request is approved, they will not be part of FY2025 budget consideration.

Additionally, the Director of General Services has requested to purchase a used bucket truck as part of his FY2025 budget request.  Staff is requesting the Board to authorize a budget transfer from CIP to the General Services, General Fund Budget of $70,787.36 (the remaining balance after lift cost is considered) to use towards the purchase of a used bucket truck.

Board action requested:

Authorize purchase of Garage lifts totaling $27,567.30 from the project budget.

Authorize a budget transfer of $70,787.36 from the CIP fund to the General Fund, General Services budget, towards the purchase of a used bucket truck.

Authorize the purchase of a used bucket truck not to exceed $85,000 in total (using funds transferred from the CIP fund and funds already budgeted within the General Services budget).

Budget Transfer Entry (Towards purchase of used budget truck):

Expenditures

CIP Fund

0311-01-002-3208-00000-000-000-000-48240 - Garage Renovation ($70,787.36) Decrease

0311-09-401-3110-00000-000-000-000-49171 - CIP Transfer to General Fund $70,787.36 Increase

General Fund

0100-90-901-8207-00000-000-000-000-399110 - Transfer from CIP Fund $70,787.36 Increase

0100-04-103-0504-00000-000-000-000-48105 - General Services Vehicles $70,787.36 Increase

The Berkley Group  is currently reviewing the current Comprehensive Plan and preparing a summary of what they have learned thus far. During a "joint work session" of the Board of Supervisors and the Planning Commission on March 21, The Berkley Group will present their findings and seek input from the Supervisors and the Commissioners on key issues facing the County.  Opportunities for input from residents and businesses will follow in the months ahead, including focus groups and public workshops.