Board approves consent items and proclaims July Parks and Recreation Month

The Goochland County Board of Supervisors approved its consent agenda and separately adopted a proclamation recognizing July as Parks and Recreation Month during the July 1 meeting.

The proclamation honoring the Parks and Recreation Department’s work in fiscal year 2025 was read by staff and approved by unanimous voice vote. The proclamation noted more than 5,000 program registrants and over 400,000 visitors to county parks and recreation facilities in FY2025.

The consent agenda (items 1–8 in the meeting packet) passed on a single motion. Major items included:
- A resolution requesting VDOT accept Mosaic at West Creek Section 7 subdivision streets into the secondary system of state highways for maintenance.
- Acceptance and appropriation of a $98,496 Forest Sustainability Fund award from the Virginia Department of Forestry for identified parks and recreation projects.
- Authorization for the county administrator to execute and amend a special project service agreement with the regional waste authority for collection and recycling of CFC/HCFC refrigerants (Freon).
- Requests to set public hearings (scheduled as noted in the packet) for multiple plan-of-development-related ordinances and to initiate and refer to the Planning Commission a comprehensive-plan amendment related to a proposed technology overlay district; staff scheduled a community meeting July 7 and a public hearing for Oct. 7, 2025 (or earlier as needed).

Board members asked questions about the forest sustainability grant; County Administrator Dr. Jeremy Raley confirmed the grant had designated allowable uses and staff recommended applying the funds to parks and recreation projects as outlined in the agenda packet.

Votes at a glance:
- Proclamation: July recognized as Parks and Recreation Month — approved, voice vote, unanimous.
- Mosaic at West Creek Section 7: Request VDOT acceptance into secondary system — approved as part of consent agenda (motion to approve items 1–8), roll call not requested; no recorded dissents.
- Forest Sustainability Fund: Accept and appropriate $98,496 — approved as part of consent agenda.
- Freon collection agreement amendment (special project service agreement with waste authority): Authorized — approved as part of consent agenda.
- Planning and public hearing scheduling (plan-of-development ordinances; technology overlay district referral): Initiated/ scheduled — approved as part of consent agenda.

The consent-package vote moved and passed without recorded opposition. The Board then proceeded to new business and to the Highfield public hearing later in the agenda.