May 10, 2022 Regular Meeting

6:00 ON MAY THE 10TH AND IT CALL TO ORDER THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF PRINCE GEORGE,

[CALL TO ORDER]

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[CLOSED SESSION]

MADAM CHAIR, I MOVE THAT THE BOARD GO INTO CLOSED SESSION UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 2.2-3711 OF THE VIRGINIA FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT.

FOR THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES, SECTION 2.2-7-3711.A.1, DISCUSSION OR CONSIDERATION OF THE ASSIGNMENT APPOINTMENT PROMOTION, PERFORMANCE, DEMOTION, SALARIES, DISCIPLINING OR RESIGNATION OF A SPECIFIC PUBLIC OFFICER, APPOINTEE, OR EMPLOYEE OF THE PUBLIC BODY? I FURTHER MOVE THAT SUCH DISCUSSION SHALL BE LIMITED TO AN EMPLOYEE OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

THANK YOU. DO I HAVE A SECOND? CALL THE ROLL PLEASE, GOOD EVENING. THE BOARD HAS BEEN IN CLOSED SESSION AND I WILL ACCEPT THE RESOLUTION TO COME OUT OF CLOSED SESSION. MADAM CHAIR, I WILL MAKE A RESOLUTION TO CERTIFY THE CONTENTS OF THE CLOSED SESSION.

I MOVE THE BOARD CERTIFIED THAT TO THE BEST OF EACH BOARD MEMBERS KNOWLEDGE ONLY PUBLIC BUSINESS LAWFULLY EXEMPT FROM OPEN MEETINGS REQUIREMENT WAS DISCUSSED AND TWO ONLY MATTERS IDENTIFIED IN THE CONVENING MOTION WERE DISCUSSED.

MY MOTION.

I'LL SECOND. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

THANK YOU. IT IS 6:56.

THE BOARD WILL TAKE A RECESS OF JUST A FEW MINUTES AND WE'LL START BACK AGAIN AT 7:00.

THANK YOU. I CALLED THE MEETING BACK TO ORDER.

IT IS 7:00.

WE WILL NOW HAVE THE BOARD'S INVOCATION BY THE DOCTOR, REVEREND DR.

[INVOCATION]

GOOD EVENING AND THANK YOU FOR THE INVITATION TO BE HERE TONIGHT.

NOW WILL YOU JOIN ME IN PRAYER? OUR FATHER WHO IS IN HEAVEN.

HALLOWED BE THY NAME.

AND WE KNOW THAT THAT NAME IS ONE TO BE REVERED AND ONE TO BE RESPECTED.

ONE TO BE LOVED.

WE KNOW THAT YOU'RE ALL POWERFUL.

THAT YOU'RE ALL KNOWING.

AND THAT YOU'RE EVERYWHERE PRESENT.

YOU KNOW OUR NEEDS BEFORE WE EVEN ASK.

YOU'RE CONCERNED WITH US AND EVERY ASPECT OF OUR LIVES.

YOUR EAR IS OPEN TO OUR REQUEST.

OUR PRAYERS.

WE COME TO YOU NOW, LORD, THANKING YOU THAT WE DO HAVE THIS MEANS OF ACCESS TO YOUR THRONE OF GRACE.

AND WE HAVE BEEN INVITED TO COME AND MAKE OUR PETITIONS KNOWN.

TONIGHT DEAR LORD, I PRAY THAT THESE ELECTED OFFICIALS WILL BE GENUINELY CONCERNED WITH THE LIVES OF THE PEOPLE THAT THEY'RE CALLED TO SERVE.

SHOWING COMPASSION AND ACTING IN GOOD FAITH.

MAY THOSE WHO LIVE UNDER THEIR AUTHORITY SHOW RESPECT AND HONOR, EVEN WHEN THEY MAY DISAGREE WITH THE POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY OR THE ISSUE AT HAND.

THEY WORK TOGETHER.

FOR THE GOOD OF THE CITIZENS OF THE COUNTY TO BRING ALL TOGETHER IN UNITY AND PEACE.

GOD BLESS THEIR EVERY EFFORT AND DELIBERATION TONIGHT.

SO THAT ALL THAT IS DONE.

WOULD BE FOR YOUR GLORY.

WE ASK THESE THINGS IN YOUR NAME.

AMEN. GOD BLESS YOU.

THANK YOU. NOW WE'LL HAVE THE PLEDGE.

MR. WEBB.

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[PUBLIC COMMENTS]

ANYONE WHO WISHES TO COME BEFORE THE BOARD, PLEASE DO SO.

STATE YOUR NAME.

MADAM CHAIR, WE HAVE RHONDA HAMLIN SIGNED UP.

ALRIGHT.

PLEASE COME FORWARD.

HI. HOW ARE YOU? GOOD EVENING. RHONDA HAMLIN.

WE LIVE ON 12000 PRINCE GEORGE DRIVE, DISPUTANTA, VIRGINIA.

AND I DON'T SEE THE TIMER.

THAT'S. OH, THERE IT IS.

GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH YOU TONIGHT.

WE MOVED TO PRINCE GEORGE EIGHT YEARS AGO AFTER MY HUSBAND JIM RETIRED FROM THE MILITARY AND DOD.

HE WANTED THIS TO BE OUR FINAL MOVE AND SUGGESTED CALLING OUR SMALL FARM "BURY ME HERE".

OUR LAST TWO HOMES WERE IN ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA, AND MADISON, ALABAMA, RESPECTFULLY.

AND BOTH PLACES WE LIVED IN SMALL ESTABLISHED NEIGHBORHOODS, SHORT DISTANCES FROM WASHINGTON, D.C.

AND HUNTSVILLE, WHERE MY HUSBAND AND I BOTH WORKED.

IN ALEXANDRIA, OUR NEIGHBORHOOD REMAINS SMALL AND BUCOLIC, DESPITE ITS PROXIMITY TO D.C..

WHEN JIM WAS TRANSFERRED TO ALABAMA, WE AGAIN FOUND AN AMAZING NEIGHBORHOOD IN TOWN AND BOTH LOCATIONS, WE KNEW ALL OF OUR NEIGHBORS.

THE SCHOOLS WERE WONDERFUL.

THERE WAS LITTLE TRAFFIC AND EVERYTHING WE NEEDED WAS CLOSE BY.

UNFORTUNATELY, UNCHECKED DEVELOPMENT TOOK OVER IN ALEXANDRIA AFTER NEARLY TEN YEARS OF LITTLE GROWTH, SMALL HOMES WERE TORN DOWN AND REPLACED WITH MUCH LARGER HOMES THAT TOOK UP THE ENTIRE LOT.

TOWN HOMES, APARTMENT BUILDINGS, A WALMART AND TARGET REPLACED MUCH SMALLER STORES IN NEIGHBORHOODS.

IN MADISON, ALABAMA, WE EXPERIENCED THE SAME.

FARMS, AND COTTON FIELDS WERE REPLACED WITH MCMANSIONS, TOWNHOMES AND A WAL-MART.

IN BOTH TOWNS, THE SCHOOLS BECAME OVERCROWDED, THE TRAFFIC UNBEARABLE AND QUALITY OF LIFE BEGAN TO SUFFER.

EIGHT YEARS AGO, WE LEFT ALABAMA AND SETTLED HERE IN PRINCE GEORGE.

PG FULFILLED ALL OF OUR NEEDS GOOD SCHOOLS WITHIN 20 MILES OF A MILITARY BASE.

LAND WHERE WE COULD KEEP OUR HORSES.

AND NOT TOO FAR AWAY FROM EVERYTHING.

WE LOVE PRINCE GEORGE, OUR KIDS ARE THRIVING.

WE ARE BLESSED WITH A BEAUTIFUL PROPERTY AND AMAZING NEIGHBORS.

YET WE NOW SEE A VERY FAMILIAR AND PREDICTABLE PATTERN.

ACCORDING TO THE 2020 CENSUS, PG COUNTY HAS GROWN 20.3%.

THAT'S 7285 PEOPLE.

IN THE LAST DECADE, SOME WHICH IS EVIDENT BY CONSTRUCTION BOOM JUST WITHIN A FIVE MILE RADIUS OF OUR HOME, INCLUDING SUBDIVISIONS, A NEW LOVES, HARDEES AND 7/11.

WITH THIS GROWTH, WE ARE EXPERIENCING A DEARTH OF TEACHERS, CROWDED SCHOOLS, RISING CRIME AND TRAFFIC.

CURRENTLY, TRAFFIC IS OUR CONSTANT AND DISTRESSING REMINDER OF PG'S GROWTH.

WE LIVE ON 156 SOUTH OF 460.

WE SHARE THIS PORTION OF ROAD WITH HALF A DOZEN HORSE FARMS, TWO SCHOOLS, ONE CHURCH, AND DOZENS OF SINGLE HOME FAMILIES.

WHEN WE FIRST MOVED IN EIGHT YEARS AGO, 156 WAS NOT USED AS A CUT THROUGH BY 18 WHEELERS.

THERE WOULD BE OCCASIONAL LOG TRUCKS AND AGRICULTURAL VEHICLES, BUT NOTHING MORE.

156 HAS NOW BECOME A 55 MILE PER HOUR CUT THROUGH FOR 18 WHEELERS AND STREET RACERS.

I AM HARD PRESSED TO THINK OF A MORE INAPPROPRIATE ROAD TO HAVE AS A THOROUGHFARE FOR TRUCKS.

ALTHOUGH OUR HOUSE IS 2/10 OF A MILE FROM THE ROAD, WE HAD TO INSTALL A PRIVACY FENCE ALONG SOME OF THE ROAD BECAUSE THE NOISE HAS GOTTEN SO BAD.

AND I KNOW THAT WE ARE NOT THE ONLY RESIDENTS DEALING WITH UNCHECKED TRAFFIC.

IT LOOKS AS IF P.G.

COUNTY, JUST LIKE ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA AND MADISON, ALABAMA, IS BECOMING A VICTIM OF ITS OWN CHARMS AND SUCCESSES.

I AM NOT AGAINST PROGRESS AND OR DEVELOPMENT, BUT I DO BELIEVE THAT IT HAS TO BE DONE WITH AN END GOAL IN MIND, INCLUDING DEVELOPING THE NECESSARY INFRASTRUCTURE.

IN THE MEANTIME, I AM REQUESTING THE FOLLOWING FOR 156, WHICH I REALIZE IS A VERY BIG ASK.

A TRAFFIC STUDY.

SPEED MONITORS, LOWERING THE SPEED LIMIT AND MAKING 156 A NO THROUGH STREET FOR TRUCKS.

AS I READ THIS, MY HEART IS LITERALLY BREAKING.

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YOUR TIME IS UP. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR COMMENTS.

I DON'T THINK WE GOT HER ADDRESS OR ADDRESS.

WE HAVE OUR ADDRESS. OKAY, YOU GOT IT.

THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK TO THE BOARD? DO YOU HAVE ANYONE ELSE SIGNED UP? NOT FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS.

WOULD YOU CHECK ON ZOOM TO SEE IF THERE'S ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK.

FOR ALL ZOOM PARTICIPANTS, WELCOME TO THE PUBLIC COMMENTS SECTION OF TONIGHT'S MEETING.

IF YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND ELECTRONICALLY USING THE REACTION SECTION IN ZOOM NOW.

PHONE USERS MAY PRESS STAR NINE TO RAISE THEIR HAND.

AS A REMINDER, YOU WILL HAVE 4 MINUTES TO SPEAK ONCE RECOGNIZED.

YES, WE DO HAVE SOMEONE, MA'AM.

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT, MR. MITCHELL.

HELLO, SUPERVISORS, MADAM CHAIRMAN, COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR, THIS IS LARRY MITCHELL FROM 16200 ARWOOD ROAD IN DISPUTANTA.

I JUST LIKE TO MAKE A SHORT COMMENT.

MOST OF YOU PROBABLY KNOW MY OPPOSITION TO THE FY 2023 BUDGET AS IT IS WRITTEN NOW.

THE COUNTY GOVERNMENT HAS GROWN BY THIS BUDGET AND THIS IS A CONCERN TO ME.

YOU'RE MY COMMENTS ARE WELL KNOWN, I GUESS, BY THE EMAILS THAT I HAVE SENT THE PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THE WEBSITE AND MOST OF BOARD OF SUPERVISOR MEETINGS.

I KNOW WE MUST GO ON TO OTHER THINGS AND OTHER TOPICS AFTER THE BUDGET IS APPROVED, BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE MY FINAL COMMENT THAT I AM AN OPPOSITION OF THE BUDGET FOR THIS NEXT FISCAL YEAR.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU, SIR.

NO, MA'AM, WE DO NOT.

THIS IS NOT THE PUBLIC AREA.

PUBLIC COMMENT. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WISHES TO SPEAK? DID YOU CHECK ON ZOOM? WE HAVE ANOTHER ONE NOW.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ONE IN THE AUDIENCE, I BELIEVE.

THOUGHT SHE HAD SIGNED UP WITH MS. KNOTT. THAT WAS FOR A PUBLIC HEARING.

SHALL I GO AHEAD. YES, PLEASE.

MR. STEELE.

GOOD EVENING MADAM CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, MY FELLOW CITIZENS.

I WOULD JUST LIKE TO REITERATE WHAT THE YOUNG LADY STATED EARLIER ABOUT THE GROWTH IN PG COUNTY.

I APPLAUD HER FOR COMING FORWARD.

AND AGAIN, THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT WE ALL ARE CONCERNED, ESPECIALLY IN THE GREATER DISPUTANTA COMMUNITY.

THE GROWTH, ESPECIALLY THE AREA SHE'S TALKING ABOUT, IS JUST GETTING OUT OF CONTROL.

I KNOW THAT THIS WILL BE SOMETHING THE BOARD WILL BE ADDRESSING OVER THE NEXT YEAR AND JUST WANT TO JOIN HER WITH MY STATEMENT AGREEING THAT WE NEED TO WORK THIS ISSUE OUT AND HOPEFULLY OUR NEW STRATEGIC PLAN THAT WE DISCUSSED A FEW MONTHS AGO, WE'LL START WORKING ON THAT.

I KNOW THAT WILL BE AN ISSUE FOR THE BOARD IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE.

THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR, FOR ALLOWING ME JUST TO JOIN IN AND CONGRATULATE THAT YOUNG LADY FOR SPEAKING ON THIS ISSUE.

THANK YOU, MR. STEELE.

IS THERE ANYONE ELSE TO SPEAK? NO ONE ELSE. IF NOT, THEN I CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION.

NOW WE GO TO THE ADOPTION OF OUR AGENDA.

[ADOPTION OF AGENDA]

I WOULD LIKE THAT TO BE TAKEN OFF THE AGENDA.

I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THERE'S A PROCESS ALREADY DEVELOPED AND STAFF CAN TAKE CARE OF THAT.

I DON'T REALLY KNOW WHY THAT NEEDS TO BE A DECISION MADE BY THE BOARD.

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I AGREE WHOLEHEARTEDLY THAT IT'S NOT OUR BUSINESS.

IT'S ALREADY SOMEBODY IN PROCESS TO DO THAT.

SO WITH THAT I WOULD I WOULD MOVE THAT WE WOULD ADOPT THE AGENDA WITH THE ONE A STRIKING OF A7.

IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. THANK YOU.

CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE.

THANK YOU. THE AGENDA HAS BEEN ADOPTED.

NOW THE ORDER OF CONSENSUS.

[ORDER OF CONSENSUS]

HEARING NO DISCUSSION, MADAM CHAIRMAN.

I MOVE THAT WE UP THE CONSENSUS AGENDA AS PRESENTED.

I'LL SECOND IT. THANK YOU.

CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE.

THANK YOU. THERE ARE NO PRESENTATIONS.

NOW WE HAVE THE SUPERVISOR'S COMMENTS.

[SUPERVISORS’ COMMENTS]

MADAM CHAIR, NO COMMENTS TONIGHT.

MR. BROWN. MADAM CHAIR, I HAVE NO COMMENT TONIGHT, PLEASE.

MR. CONNOR. NOTHING TONIGHT, THANK YOU.

MR. CARMICHAEL. OR DO I, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO THANK ALL OF YOU FOR COMING.

AND I HOPE EVERYONE HAD A GOOD PAST HOLIDAY.

MOTHER'S DAY. THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE MOTHERS.

THANK YOU. NOW WE WILL GO FORWARD TO THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR'S COMMENTS.

[COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR’S COMMENTS]

THREE ITEMS FOR TONIGHT.

LOOKING AHEAD, PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY WILL BE HOLDING A STRATEGIC PLAN SESSION ON SATURDAY, MAY 14TH, BEGINNING AT 8 A.M.

AT THE CENTRAL WELLNESS CENTER FOR THE PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

THAT MEETING WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

ITEM TWO DUE TO THE LACK OF A STATE BUDGET, STAFF, IS RECOMMENDING A 6 P.M.

BUDGET WORK SESSION ON MAY 24TH, FOLLOWED BY CONSIDERATION TO APPROVE THE FY 23 COUNTY BUDGET AND ADJUSTING THE STATE NUMBERS ONCE ONCE THEY'VE BEEN RECEIVED.

AND ALSO TO LET YOU KNOW, MAY 24TH WILL BE THE LAST ZOOM MEETING FOR THE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

THE PUBLIC MAY WATCH ON SWAGIT, WHICH IS THE VIDEO SYSTEM THROUGH OUR WEBSITE, AND THEN PARTICIPATE EITHER IN PERSON OR BY ONLINE FORUM. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

THANK YOU, MR. STOKE.

NOW WE HAVE GO TO REPORTS.

[REPORTS]

CRYSTAL SMITH.

GOOD EVENING, MADAM CHAIR.

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, MR. STOKE. SO A COUPLE OF QUICK UPDATES TONIGHT.

OUR CREWS ARE CONTINUING THEIR PATCHING, DITCHING AND TREE TRIMMING, AND WE'RE PLANNING TO START OUR MOWING AND TRASH PICKUP AROUND MID JUNE.

THE OUTFALL DITCH ON HARWOOD IS EXPECTED TO START IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS.

THAT'S THE ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE PROJECT THAT WE HAVE ENTERED INTO AN AGREEMENT ON AND UNFORTUNATELY THE FDR ON HARWOOD HAS BEEN DELAYED.

I TALKED TO THE DISTRICT CONTRACT ADMINISTRATOR TODAY.

THEY HAD TWO EMERGENCY PROJECTS THAT ARE TAKING PRIORITY.

SO NOW WE'RE LOOKING AT JULY.

IT IS GOING TO GET DONE THIS YEAR, I PROMISE.

WE'RE ALSO LOOKING TO SCHEDULE SOME EXTENSION OF THE RIGHT TURN LANE AT THE INTERSECTION OF 106 156 AND SANDY RIDGE.

THERE'S BEEN QUITE A FEW CONCERNS ABOUT THAT.

SO WE'RE IN THE EARLY STAGES.

I FEEL PRETTY CONFIDENT THERE'S NOT GOING TO BE ANY ISSUES WITH IT.

SO WE'RE LOOKING TO EXTEND THAT WITH SOME SAFETY FUNDS.

AND THEN, OF COURSE, TONIGHT WE HAVE THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE NO THROUGH TRUCK RESTRICTION.

THERE'S FIVE ROUTES THAT WILL BE OPEN FOR COMMENT FOR THAT PUBLIC HEARING TONIGHT.

ANYTHING FOR ME.

NO, MA'AM. I HAVE ONE THING.

AND YOU AND I HAVE SPOKEN ON THIS ONCE BEFORE.

OUT ON OUR WOOD. THERE'S THAT ONE SECTION ON ARWOOD WHERE THERE'S A REAL, REAL DEEP CURVE.

YES, SIR. I THINK JUST THIS WEEK ALREADY, WE HAD TWO INCIDENTS IN ONE DAY.

AND I THINK IN THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS, THE THE FAMILY THAT LIVES THERE HAS HAD THEIR MAILBOX TORN DOWN LIKE THREE TIMES.

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WE REALLY NEED TO TRY TO FIND SOME AMENABLE SOLUTION THERE, WHETHER IT'S THROUGH FLASHING SIGNS OR SOMETHING.

I KNOW WE LOOKED AT GUARDRAILS, BUT THE DROP OFF WASN'T ENOUGH THAT MET THE VDOT STANDARD TO PUT GUARDRAILS.

BUT IT IS OF CONCERN AND I CAN I CAN GET YOU AN ADDRESS ON THAT ROAD, BUT IT REALLY NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT.

YEAH, AN ADDRESS WOULD BE HELPFUL.

I CAN GET THE IMC AT THE RESIDENCY TO GO AHEAD AND START A COURTESY REVIEW.

OKAY. BUT BEFORE I SEND IT OVER TO TRAFFIC ENGINEER AND I'D REALLY LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE COVERING THAT ZONE.

YES, MA'AM. I'LL GET YOU AN ADDRESS.

I'LL EMAIL YOU BY MORNING.

OKAY. NO PROBLEM. WE'LL START THAT RIGHT AWAY.

THANK YOU, MA'AM. ANYTHING ELSE? HEARING NOTHING ELSE.

I'LL BE BACK FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

CAN WE START THE PUBLIC HEARING NOW? NOW WE'LL GO TO OUR ORDER OF BUSINESS, A1, RESOLUTION CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND BUDGET AMENDMENT.

[ORDER OF BUSINESS (Part 1 of 2)]

GOOD EVENING, MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, MR. STOKE, MR. WHITTEN.

UNDER TAB THREE IN YOUR PACKET THIS EVENING IS A RESOLUTION REGARDING A CAPITAL FUND, A CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND, BUDGET AMENDMENT AND TRANSFER FROM GENERAL FUND CONTINGENCY FOR 2000.

THIS IS THE INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE FEE FOR THE ROAD KOOLWOOD LANE, WHICH IS IN THE RICHARD BLAND AREA OFF OF FAIRWOOD.

THIS PROJECT WAS A JOINT EFFORT WITH VDOT.

AGAIN, AN ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE TO COMPLETE A ROAD THAT WAS ABANDONED BY THE DEVELOPER, HAS NINE LOTS ON IT.

AND FOR THE COMPLETION OF ACCEPTANCE INTO THE STATE SYSTEM, THE COUNTY PULLED THE REMAINDER OF THE DEVELOPER'S BOND, SIGNED AN AGREEMENT WITH VDOT TO COMPLETE THE WORK AND WE ARE READY TO REQUEST THAT VDOT ACCEPT IT INTO THE STATE SYSTEM.

THIS $2,000 FEE IS PART OF THE ACCEPTANCE PROCESS.

IT IS SEPARATE FROM THE CONSTRUCTION BUDGET.

THE CONSTRUCTION BUDGET AT THIS POINT DOES HAVE A REMAINING BALANCE THAT ONCE THE ACCOUNTS ARE CLOSED AND FINALIZED, WE CAN EXPECT A REFUND OF SOME OF THE FUNDS BACK FROM THE CONSTRUCTION SIDE.

SO WE'RE HOPING THAT THIS $2,000 TONIGHT FOR THE ROAD ACCEPTANCE PROCESS WILL BE RETURNED TO THE GENERAL FUND IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS.

BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, AND MS..

SMITH CAN AS WELL.

QUESTIONS? I THINK, AND TALKED ABOUT BEFORE, AND I DON'T SEE ANY QUESTIONS FLOATING TO THE TOP HERE.

SO WITH THAT, AS A RESOLUTION INCLUDED IN OUR PACKET TO TRANSFER FOR RESOLUTION CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND FROM THE CONTINGENCY FUND OF 2000 FOR THE KOOLWOOD LANE PROJECT.

AND I MAKE THAT MOTION I.

I'LL SECOND IT, MADAM CHAIR.

THANK YOU. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME.

THANK YOU. NOW A2 IS KOOLWOOD LANE ADDITION INTO VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.

THAT'S A SEPARATE RESOLUTION.

YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

ACCOMPANYING THE APPLICATION FOR ACCEPTANCE AND THE FEES IS THE RESOLUTION FROM THE BOARD REQUESTING VDOT TO ACCEPT THIS ROAD INTO THE STATE SYSTEM.

SO THIS RESOLUTION WOULD BE INCLUDED WITH THE PACKET FOR ACCEPTANCE.

MADAM CHAIRMAN HEARING NO DISCUSSION, I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ACCEPT THE RESOLUTION THAT'S PRESENTED IN FRONT OF US.

I'LL SECOND IT.

THANK YOU. WOULD YOU CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE?

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NEXT, WE HAVE A3, RESOLUTION MODIFICATION TO A POSITION CONTROL CHART.

MRS. HURD.

GOOD EVENING, MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND MR. STOKE AND MR. WHITTEN COMING BEFORE YOU TONIGHT WITH A REQUEST AND CONSIDERATION FOR A MODIFICATION FOR THE FY 23 POSITION CONTROL CHART. I KNOW IT'S A LITTLE IN ADVANCE OF OBVIOUSLY ADOPTING THE BUDGET.

THE PURPOSE IN IT IS WE ARE LOOKING TO DECREASE ONE OF OUR FULL TIME BUILDING AND GROUNDS MAINTENANCE MECHANIC POSITIONS IN ORDER TO FUND A MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR POSITION. WE DO HAVE A RETIREMENT LOOMING FOR JUNE THE 30TH, SO IN DOING THIS, WE WOULD BE ABLE TO SEEK THIS PERMISSION FOR THE MODIFICATIONS SO WE CAN GO AHEAD AND START TO ADVERTISE THIS POSITION TO BE FILLED FOR JULY 1ST.

I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

QUESTIONS. NO, MA'AM.

NO, MA'AM. NO.

I THINK MISS HURST EXPLAINED THIS TO US PREVIOUSLY.

SO WITH THAT MATTER, NO QUESTIONS.

MAKE A MOTION. WE ACCEPT THE RESOLUTION AS PRESENTED.

I'LL SECOND IT.

THANK YOU. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

MR. BROWN. YES, MR. HUNTER? YES, MRS. WAYMACK. YES, MR. WEBB. YES, MR. CARMICHAEL. THANK YOU.

NEXT, WE HAVE A4, A RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM DEPARTMENT TO COMPLETE A GRANT APPLICATION.

GOOD EVENING. GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR WAYMACK, VICE CHAIR HUNTER BOARD MEMBERS MR. STOKE AND MR. WHITTEN.

THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM DEPARTMENT, AS WELL AS PARKS AND RECREATION, ARE SEEKING AUTHORIZATION TO APPLY FOR A VIRGINIA TOURISM SPORTS MARKETING INCENTIVE GRANT.

VIRGINIA TOURISM IS OFFERING THESE FUNDS TO BE USED FOR EVENT INCENTIVES AND MARKETING PROMOTIONS, TARGETED SPECIFICALLY AT ATTRACTING NEW SPORTS TOURNAMENTS AND COMPETITIONS TO SPUR ECONOMIC ACTIVITY AND TRAVEL ACROSS VIRGINIA.

AS YOU MAY KNOW, THE SPORTS TOURISM TEAM HAS SUCCESSFULLY ATTRACTED TWO REGIONAL TOP GUN TOURNAMENTS TO THE COUNTY.

THE TOPGUN USA SOFTBALL NORTHEASTERN SUMMER WORLD SERIES ON AUGUST 5TH THROUGH SEVENTH AND THE TOP GUN SOFTBALL NORTHEASTERN FALL NATIONALS ON OCTOBER 8TH THROUGH THE NINTH.

THESE TWO TOURNAMENTS WILL BRING TEAMS FROM ACROSS THE EAST COAST TO PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY.

THE FIRST ONE, WE HAVE ABOUT 80 TEAMS REGISTERED FOR THE ONE IN AUGUST, AND THE ONE IN OCTOBER WE HAVE OVER 200 TEAMS REGISTERED AT THE MOMENT.

SO THIS GRANT PROGRAM DOES NOT REQUIRE A MATCH FROM THE LOCALITY AND THE APPLICATION IS DUE MAY 31, 2022.

WE WOULD LIKE TO APPLY FOR A TOTAL OF $30,000, 10,000 FOR THE FIRST TOURNAMENT AND 20,000 FOR THE SECOND TOURNAMENT.

THE GRANT FUNDING WOULD COVER THE FEES FOR THE OFFICIALS FOR THE EVENT, THE TRAVEL AND HOUSING FOR THE OFFICIALS, THE VENUE, ANY USAGE FEES FOR THE VENUE, RIGHT SANCTIONS AND BID FEES AND WI FI AND INTERNET FEES.

AND A DRAFT RESOLUTION FOR THE AUTHORIZATION IS INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKET.

THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS? SOUNDS GOOD. I HOPE YOU GET IT.

THANK YOU. THAT'S MY MOTION TO APPROVE IF THERE'S NO MORE DISCUSSION.

AND I'LL SECOND. ALL RIGHT.

PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. THANK.

IT IS NOW TIME FOR OUR PUBLIC HEARINGS.

PUBLIC HEARING FOR P1.

PUBLIC HEARING FOR INCREASED AND EFFECTIVE REAL ESTATE.

MADAM CHAIR, WE HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL 7:30.

IT'S ONLY THREE MORE MINUTES, BUT I HAVE TO WAIT TILL EXACTLY.

YES, MA'AM. SORRY, WE HAVE TO WAIT A FEW MORE MINUTES.

YES. ANYWAY, WE'LL GET.

WE'LL GET MRS. DREWRY IN PLACE.

GOOD EVENING, MADAM CHAIR.

SHOULD I GO ON TO A5? YES. GOOD EVENING, MADAM CHAIR.

BOARD MEMBERS MR. STOKE AND MR. WHITTEN. WE HAVE RECEIVED OUR NOTIFICATION OF OUR ANNUAL ALLOTMENT OF FOUR FOR LIFE FUNDS.

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THOSE FUNDS CAN BE USED SPECIFICALLY FOR THE TRAINING OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PERSONNEL AND FOR EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES FOR MEDICAL SERVICES AGENCIES.

WE WILL BE RECEIVING $38,372.88 IN THIS FISCAL YEAR AT THE TAIL END.

AND WE ARE REQUESTING APPROPRIATION OF THOSE FUNDS TO THE FY 22 BUDGET.

HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE AND THERE IS A RESOLUTION IN YOUR PACKET FOR CONSIDERATION.

MADAM CHAIR, IF THERE IS NO DISCUSSION, I WOULD SO MOVE THAT WE WOULD APPROPRIATE THE FOUR FOR LIFE FUNDS FOR THE FIRE AND EMS OF $38,372.88. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.

THANK YOU. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

WE MADE IT. THANK YOU.

LET'S GO ON TO A6 FOR THE RESOLUTION FOR THE APPROPRIATION OF A POLICE VEHICLE.

YES, MA'AM. GOOD EVENING AGAIN.

WE DID RECEIVE INSURANCE PROCEEDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $10,346.01 FOR A POLICE VEHICLE THAT WAS DAMAGED ONE EVENING WHILE PARKED IN COLONIAL HEIGHTS.

SINCE THIS AMOUNT WAS OVER $5,000, WE ARE BRINGING IT TO YOU FOR APPROPRIATION SO THAT THAT VEHICLE CAN BE REPAIRED.

THERE IS A RESOLUTION IN YOUR PACKET.

MADAM CHAIRMAN, IF THERE IS NO QUESTION FROM OTHER BOARD MEMBERS, I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ACCEPT A RESOLUTION AS PRESENTED FOR $10,386 AND ONE CENTS.

THANK YOU. CALL THE ROLL PLEASE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

NOW THE MAGIC NUMBER HAS OCCURRED 7:30.

SO WE WILL GO TO OUR PUBLIC HEARING.

[PUBLIC HEARINGS]

MRS. DREWRY.

YES, MA'AM. MR. YOUNG IS QUEUING UP.

SCREEN FOR A BRIEF POWERPOINT PRESENTATION ON THIS TOPIC.

THIS IS BEHIND TAB 13 IN YOUR BOOKS AND IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE EFFECTIVE TAX INCREASE FOR REAL ESTATE TAX REVENUES. CONSIDERATION OF EQUALIZATION.

MY TIME'S UP.

YOUR TIME'S UP. THE BOARD RECEIVED PRELIMINARY INFORMATION AT ITS MARCH 1ST PRE BUDGET WORK SESSION REGARDING AN INCREASE AND PROJECTED ASSESSED VALUES.

AND THESE INCREASED VALUES WERE DISCUSSED ON MARCH 22ND AT YOUR REGULAR MEETING.

THE BOARD DID RECEIVE UPDATED NUMBERS AT A BUDGET WORK SESSION ON THE 29TH OF MARCH, AND THE ASSESSED VALUES, EXCLUDING NEW CONSTRUCTION AND IMPROVEMENTS, ARE PROJECTED TO INCREASE BY MORE THAN 1%.

AND WHEN THAT OCCURS, ACCORDING TO THE CODE OF VIRGINIA, WE MUST EITHER EQUALIZE SO THAT OUR REVENUES ARE LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 101% OF LAST YEAR'S LEVIES REFERRED TO AS EQUALIZATION.

OR WE MAY ADVERTISE AND HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING AND INCREASE AND HAVE AN EFFECTIVE TAX RATE INCREASE FOLLOWING THAT PUBLIC HEARING.

THE EQUALIZATION CALCULATION, AS PROVIDED BY MR. COWAN AND HIS TEAM, SHOWED THAT OUR VALUES DID INCREASE NET OF NEW CONSTRUCTION DISCOVERY AND NEW PARCELS BY 14.3% IN THAT SHADED BOX THERE.

IF YOU WERE TO LEAVE THE TAX RATE AT $0.86, THE EQUALIZATION RATE IS $0.75.

THE RATE THAT THE BOARD AUTHORIZED TO BE ADVERTISED IS $0.82, WHICH IS 9.3% ABOVE EQUALIZATION.

THERE IS NO RECOMMENDATION TO EQUALIZE TO $0.75.

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THE REAL ESTATE TAX RATE DOES AFFECT PUBLIC SERVICE TAXES, AND OUR MOBILE HOME TAX RATE DOES MIRROR REAL ESTATE TAX AS WELL AS YOUR REAL ESTATE TAX REVENUES.

IF LOWERED, EACH PENNY EQUATES TO 348,000, AND WE DO SHARE THAT REVENUE SOURCE WITH THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM.

EACH PENNY OF PUBLIC SERVICE TAXES IS JUST UNDER 28,000, AND EACH PENNY OF MOBILE HOMES IS $1,852. SO THE TOTAL IMPACT OF $0.01 IS $377,759. THE COUNTY'S SHARE OF THAT IS JUST UNDER 238,000, AND THE SCHOOL DIVISION SHARE IS JUST UNDER 140,000.

IF YOU WERE TO EQUALIZE, WE WOULD BE REDUCING THE FY 23 BUDGET BY OVER 2.6 MILLION AND WE WOULD BEAR 1.665 MILLION OF THAT.

AND THE SCHOOL DIVISION OVER 978,000 OF THAT REDUCTION.

OUR GENERAL FUND BUDGET AS ADVERTISED, IS AN INCREASE OF 6.3 MILLION ABOVE THE CURRENT YEAR BUDGET, OR A 10.16% INCREASE.

AND THE SIGNIFICANT INITIATIVES IN THAT INTRODUCED BUDGET WERE AN INCREASE TO THE SCHOOL DIVISION OF NEARLY 1.5 MILLION FROM THE CURRENT YEAR TRANSFER AMOUNT.

PAY INCREASES FOR THE COUNTY EMPLOYEES THAT PROVIDES A RANGE IMPROVEMENT AND ADDRESSES PAY COMPRESSION FOR A NONPUBLIC SAFETY EMPLOYEES PROVIDES A STEP INCREASE FOR OUR PUBLIC SAFETY EMPLOYEES WHO HAD COMPRESSION ADDRESSED IN THIS CURRENT YEAR AND MEETS MANDATED INCREASES FOR OUR STATE SUPPORTED POSITIONS. THE BUDGET DOES INCLUDE FOUR AND ONE HALF NEW GENERAL FUND POSITIONS AND RECLASSIFICATIONS FOR THREE EMPLOYEES AND ONE CAREER DEVELOPMENT INCREASE IN A CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICE.

WE DO PROPOSE BUDGETING FOR THE PURCHASE OF COUNTY VEHICLES AND SCHOOL BUSSES INSTEAD OF BORROWING FOR THOSE VEHICLES.

AND THERE ARE INCREASES IN OUR CONTRIBUTION RATES TO RIVERSIDE REGIONAL JAIL.

AND I THINK MR. STOKES SHARED WITH YOU THAT THAT INCREASE IS ACTUALLY LARGER THAN WHAT WE HAD ADVERTISED.

SO WE'LL BE BRINGING THAT TO YOU ON MAY 24TH.

CHILDREN'S SERVICES ACT HAS INCREASED CONTRIBUTIONS, AS DOES THE RIVERSIDE CRIMINAL JUSTICE AGENCY, OUR APPOMATTOX REGIONAL LIBRARY SYSTEM. NEW CONTRIBUTIONS FOR HOPEWELL PRINCE GEORGE HEALTHY FAMILIES AND GREATER AREA AGENCY ON AGING.

WE ARE ALSO EXPERIENCING INFLATIONARY COST INCREASES IN OUR UTILITIES, OUR FUEL AND IN OUR CONTRACTED SERVICES.

OUR PUBLIC HEARING OR THIS PUBLIC HEARING WAS APPROPRIATELY ADVERTISED IN THE APRIL 4TH EDITION OF THE PROGRESS INDEX.

AND YOU DID AUTHORIZE THAT ADVERTISEMENT ON MARCH 29TH.

THERE IS NO ACTION REQUESTED FROM THE BOARD IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THIS PUBLIC HEARING.

THERE IS A SEPARATE ACTION ITEM, A9, ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA AND THE ORDER OF BUSINESS THAT DOES REQUEST THE ADOPTION OF THE REAL ESTATE AND MOBILE HOME TAX RATES.

AND THE REQUESTS AND THE RECOMMENDATION IS $0.82.

AS YOU KNOW, A PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD ON THE TAX RATES ON APRIL 26 AND THE BOARD DID ADOPT PERSONAL PROPERTY AS WELL AS MACHINERY AND TOOLS, TAX RATES AND DELAYED ACTION ON REAL ESTATE AND MOBILE HOME RATES UNTIL THIS EVENING.

I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE AND I BELIEVE MR. COWAN IS IN THE AUDIENCE AS WELL, IF YOU HAD ANY QUESTIONS ON THE ASSESSED VALUES.

ANY QUESTIONS? NO, MA'AM. QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS MATTER.

DO WE HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS? NO, MADAM CHAIR. NOT FOR THIS PUBLIC HEARING.

ANYONE WISH TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK? PLEASE GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS AND YOU HAVE 4 MINUTES.

GOOD EVENING. LAYLA MEYERS 8711 SECOND CORE DISPUTANTA, 23842.

LET'S TRY THIS AGAIN.

YOU ARE INCREASING THE TAX RATE BY 9.3%.

YOUR ASSESSMENT DEPARTMENT HAPPILY INCREASED THE PROPERTY ASSESSMENTS BY A TUNE OF TEN, 15, 20%.

THAT MULTIPLIES TO 150% TAX INCREASE LIABILITY FOR EVERY HOUSEHOLD.

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I DIDN'T GET A RAISE.

I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE HERE EXPECTING A RAISE.

I DIDN'T GET A RAISE. I WAS TOLD TO BE HAPPY TO KEEP A JOB FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS.

SO THE WAIVER OF THAT VEHICLE REGISTRATION FEE THAT YOU DID DURING THE LAST HEARING PALES IN COMPARISON $18 VERSUS $300 A YEAR.

THERE'S NO COMPARISON OF THIS, OF THIS BURDEN.

SO YOU DO WHAT YOU DO.

BUT THIS IS A TAX BURDEN OF GREAT PROPORTIONS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK? IF NOT, DO WE HAVE SOMEONE ON ZOOM WHO WISHES TO SPEAK? FOR ZOOM PARTICIPANTS, WE WERE IN PUBLIC HEARING P ONE FOR THE EFFECT OF REAL ESTATE TAX RATE.

IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND ELECTRONICALLY USING THE REACTION SECTION OF ZOOM.

PHONE USERS MAY PRESS STAR NINE TO RAISE THEIR HAND.

AND YES, MA'AM, WE DO HAVE SOME.

THANK YOU.

MR. STEELE.

GOOD EVENING, MADAM CHAIRMAN.

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, MY FELLOW TAXPAYERS.

MADAM CHAIRMAN, I STRONGLY OPPOSE THIS DRASTIC INCREASE IN THE EFFECTIVE TAX RATE FROM $0.75 TO $0.82 THAT THIS BOARD IS PROPOSING FOR FY 23.

THE BOSS IS RAISING THIS TAX RATE WILL BE THE SAME AS SMACKING US TAXPAYERS WITH THE HIGHEST TAX BILL SINCE AT LEAST FY 18.

THE BEST ACTION REACHED IS TO REACH THE EQUALIZATION RATE OF $0.75.

AND TO DO THIS.

CUT SPENDING.

CUT SPENDING.

CUT THE EXCESSIVE FAT THAT THIS BUDGET HAS.

CUT THE EXCESSIVE AND UNWARRANTED EXPANSION IN THIS COUNTY'S GOVERNMENT.

BY THIS HORRIFIC INCREASE IN THIS TAX RATE.

THE BOSS HAS YET AGAIN, AS THIS BOSS HAS DONE OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS, SINCE FY18 HAS TAKEN GREAT MEASURES TO BE SURE THAT THE COUNTY STAFF, EMPLOYEES AND EMPLOYEES ARE WELL TAKEN CARE OF, WHILE YET AGAIN FAILING MISERABLY IN TAKING ANY ACTION TO HELP THE HARDWORKING, PROPERTY OWNING TAXPAYERS WHO ARE STRUGGLING TO MAKE ENDS MEET, ESPECIALLY DURING THESE ECONOMIC TIMES THAT WE ALL FACE.

BY THIS BOARD, RAISING THIS TAX RATE, AS YOU WILL DO IN A FEW MINUTES, YOU AS A BOARD ONCE AGAIN HAS CONFIRMED YOURSELF TO BE A TAX AND SPEND BOARD WHO DOES NOT CARE ABOUT THE DIFFICULTIES WE TAXPAYERS WILL BE FACING AS WE ATTEMPT TO PAY THIS HIGHER REAL ESTATE TAX, A TAX THAT IS THE HIGHEST THAT YOU'LL BE SENDING OUT SINCE FY 18, AT LEAST FY 18.

BY THIS BOARD TAKING THIS ACTION AGAINST THE TAXPAYERS THAT VOTED YOU INTO OFFICE YOU HAVE YET AGAIN, AS YOU HAVE DONE EVERY YEAR SINCE FY18, YOU HAVE PROVEN THAT YOU ONLY CARE ABOUT TAKING AS MUCH AS YOU CAN FROM THE STRUGGLING TAXPAYER AND FROM HIS OR HER FAMILY SO YOU CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH YOUR EXCESSIVE SPENDING SPREES, THAT DOES LITTLE TO DIRECTLY, DIRECTLY SUPPORT THE HARDWORKING PROPERTY OWNER TAXPAYING PUBLIC OF PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY.

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. SINCE YOU KNOWINGLY AND WILLINGLY CHOOSE TO INCREASE OUR TAXES AS YOU HAVE DONE FOR EACH OF THE PAST FIVE YEARS, I HAVE NO CONFIDENCE THAT YOU AS A BOARD HAVE ANY CONCERN FOR THE TAXPAYING PROPERTY HOLDERS OF THIS COUNTY, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU'RE DOING IT THIS YEAR, WHEN SO MANY IN OUR COMMUNITY, SO MANY SENIORS, SO MANY ON FIXED INCOMES, SO MANY YOUNGER FAMILIES ARE STRUGGLING WITH TODAY'S CURRENT FINANCIAL HARDSHIPS THAT WE ALL FACE. MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, SINCE YOU WILL APPROVE THIS WITH NO DOUBT THIS YEAR.

WILL YOU? I HOPE YOU WILL BE REMEMBERED, SINCE YOU WILL BE REMEMBERED AS THE BOS THAT HAS SMACKED THE TAXPAYERS WITH THE HIGHEST TAXPAYER TAX BILL YET.

I HOPE THAT AT LEAST THIS YEAR YOU WILL SIMPLY SAY THANK YOU TO THE TAXPAYER WHO HAVE TO MAKE THE TOUGH DECISION OVER WHAT TO PROVIDE FOR AND WHAT TO GIVE UP FOR THEIR FAMILIES IN ORDER TO FORK OVER A LARGER AMOUNT OF THEIR PAYCHECK TO YOU FOR YOUR SPENDING SPREES.

IN MY OPINION, MADAM CHAIRMAN, THAT AT LEAST DESERVES A FORMAL THANK YOU.

FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE I'VE BEEN ATTENDING THESE BOARD MEETINGS THAT YOU OWE THE TAXPAYER.

MADAM CHAIRMAN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU, MR. STEELE.

IS THERE ANYONE ELSE TO SPEAK ON ZOOM? YES, MA'AM.

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THE HOME REAL ESTATE ASSESSMENTS ON OUR HOME IS INCREASING AND WE AS RESIDENTS DON'T HAVE MUCH SAY IN THE RATES AND THE ASSESSMENTS OF OUR RESIDENTS.

WHAT CONCERNS ME IS WE'RE IN AN UNSTABLE ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT.

AND IF THE EVENTS THAT HAPPENED BACK IN 2008 IN THE HOUSING CRASH OCCURS IN THE NEAR FUTURE, I AM TRYING TO THINK HOW THE COUNTY WOULD REACT TO THESE ASSESSMENTS ON OUR HOMES WHEN THEY DROP SEVERELY AND HOW THEY WOULD BE ASSESSED BY THE COUNTY AND HOW WE BE A TAX WITH ANY ADJUSTMENTS BE MADE WHEN SUCH AN EVENT HAPPENS. THAT JUST CONCERNS ME.

RIGHT NOW THAT THE ASSESSMENTS ARE GOING UP AND WHAT HAPPENS IF WE HAVE OVERNIGHT DROP IN SEVERE ASSESSMENTS OF OUR HOMES? THAT'S JUST SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE TO SPEAK? NO, MA'AM. IF THERE'S NO ONE ELSE TO SPEAK, THEN I CLOSE THAT PUBLIC HEARING.

ON THE EFFECTIVE REAL ESTATE TAX RATE.

AND WE'LL GO TO P2.

CRYSTAL SMITH.

GOOD EVENING, MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, MR. STOKE.

TONIGHT WE HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING FOR NO THROUGH TRUCK RESTRICTION.

THERE ARE A TOTAL OF FIVE ROUTES THAT ARE BEING CONSIDERED AND OPEN.

I'LL JUST RUN THROUGH THOSE.

ROUTE 638, TEMPLETON ROAD IS PROPOSED TO BE RESTRICTED FROM 602 CABIN POINT AND SUSSEX COUNTY TO 631 LANCING. THE ALTERNATE ROUTE WOULD BE 638 TEMPLETON TO ROUTE 35 TO I95 AND IN SUSSEX FROM 602 CABIN POINT TO I95.

CAN'T ROTATE IT.

YOU WANT TO PULL UP YOUR OTHER ONE? SORRY. ALL RIGHT, I'LL FOLLOW YOURS.

623 ROWANTY ROAD IN PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY, WHICH IS ALSO 623 ZION ROAD IN SUSSEX COUNTY, IS THE SECOND ROUTE BEING PROPOSED.

THE RESTRICTION WOULD BE FROM 602 CABIN POINT ROAD IN SUSSEX TO 95 AND PRINCE GEORGE.

THE ALTERNATE ROUTE WOULD BE 602 CABIN POINT AND SUSSEX TO I95 AND 623 RONNIE TO I95 AND PRINCE GEORGE. 637 ON THE VIEW THERE, IT SAYS RAILROAD BED, IT IS RAILROAD BED IN SUSSEX COUNTY IT IS LOG ROAD AND PRINCE GEORGE.

THAT RESTRICTION WOULD BE FROM 602 CABIN POINT ROAD IN SUSSEX TO ROUTE 35 COURTLAND ROAD AND PRINCE GEORGE.

THE ALTERNATE ROUTE WOULD BE 635 COURTLAND ROAD TO I-95 AND ROUTE 602 CABIN POINT ROAD TO I-95 AND SUSSEX.

NEXT ROUTE. 675 LAMPE ROAD IN PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY.

THE RESTRICTION WOULD BE FROM ROUTE 631 TO ROUTE 301 SOUTH CRATER ROAD.

ALTERNATE ROUTE WOULD BE 631 LANSING TO 623 RONEY TO ROUTE 301 SOUTH CRATER.

638 IS TEMPLETON ROAD.

TEMPLETON WOULD BE RESTRICTED FROM 631 LANSING ROAD TO ROUTE 602 CABIN POINT IN SUSSEX. THE ALTERNATE ROUTE WOULD BE 638 TEMPLETON ROAD TO ROUTE 35, COURTLAND TO I-95 AND IN SUSSEX FROM 602 CABIN POINT ROAD TO I95.

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TRUCKS WOULD USE ROUTE 35, COURTLAND ROAD TO I-95 AND ROUTE 604, HALIFAX TO 623.

ROWANTY TO I95.

YES, THAT'S THE LAST ROUTE.

EACH OF THOSE WILL HAVE ITS OWN RESOLUTION.

THE BOARD WILL NEED TO OPEN EACH ONE FOR PUBLIC HEARINGS SEPARATELY AND THEN DETERMINE HOW THEY WISH TO MOVE FORWARD BASED ON COMMENTS. IT WAS ADVERTISED IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIRGINIA CODE, AND ALL THE MATERIALS HAVE BEEN AVAILABLE AT THE COUNTY COMPLEX HERE FOR VIEWING AND WRITTEN COMMENTS WERE ALSO PERMITTED IN ADVANCE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING.

THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS? NO QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU. WE HAVE TO DO ONE, EACH ONE.

IS THAT CORRECT? YES.

YOU HAVE TO DO YOU CAN OPEN IT TO PUBLIC.

WELL, I GUESS IT'S FOR THE COUNTY ATTORNEY TO DETERMINE THERE IS A RESOLUTION THAT HAS TO BE DONE FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL RESTRICTED ROUTE.

SO I'M ASSUMING EACH ROUTE HAS TO BE OPEN TO PUBLIC COMMENT SEPARATELY.

OKAY. MADAM CHAIR, I ONLY HAVE THREE RESOLUTIONS IN MY PACK.

IS THERE ADDITIONAL RESOLUTIONS THAT WERE HANDED OUT.

LET ME SEE, TWO, THREE.

NO, I ONLY GOT THREE.

I ONLY HAVE THREE.

IS THAT CORRECT? THERE'S FIVE.

HMM. SO WE WOULD NEED THOSE ADDITIONAL RESOLUTIONS IN FRONT OF THE BOARD BEFORE WE COULD HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING AND HAVE A MOTION ON THAT RESOLUTION.

CAN WE DO THESE THREE OR NO? WE CAN DO THESE THREE NOW AND YOU CAN OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND HAVE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE OTHER TWO, IF WE HAVE THE NAMES BUT WE WOULD NEED WE COULD ALWAYS POSTPONE ACTION UNTIL WE HAVE THE RESOLUTION.

UNLESS THE CLERK HAD...

DO YOU HAVE ACCESS TO THE RESOLUTIONS WHERE YOU CAN? WE WERE ONLY SENT THREE.

THERE'S TWO ADDITIONAL THAT I THINK WENT TO YOU AND JULIE.

THE FIRST EMAIL HAD THREE.

THE SECOND HAD TWO.

IN OUR BOOK WE HAVE 638 TEMPLETON, WE HAVE 623 ROWANTY ZION, AND WE HAVE 637 LOG ROAD RAILROAD BED.

THAT'S THE THREE IN OUR BOOK.

EVERY FAN SHE CAN GO PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE OTHER THROUGH TRUCK, THE FIRST THREE AND THEN WE GO BACK TO THE FINAL TWO.

SHE'S GOING TO PRINT THEM OFF.

ALL RIGHT. WE'LL DO THE THREE OPEN.

THANK YOU, MISS SMITH.

OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE RESTRICTIONS ON ROUTE 638.

623 AND 637.

THE FIRST ONE IS TEMPLETON ROAD.

638 IS THERE ANYONE TO SPEAK ON THIS? ISSUE. PLEASE.

I HAVE ONE. I HAVE ONE SIGNED UP.

ALL RIGHT. GINGER TERRELL.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS, PLEASE.

OH, GOOD EVENING. FOR SUPERVISORS.

I AM GINGER TERRELL.

MY ADDRESS IS 19580 TEMPLETON ROAD IN CARSON, VIRGINIA, 23830.

THANK YOU. THROUGH THE LAST SEVEN YEARS OF MY RESIDENCE WITHIN THE COUNTY, HERE IS WHAT I'VE ENCOUNTERED IN REGARDS TO THE TRUCKS FOR ROUTE 638 TEMPLETON ROAD.

THERE ARE TRACTOR TRAILERS TRAVELING DOWN OUR ROAD DAILY, AVOIDING THE SCALES ON 95.

THESE TRUCKS TAKE UP MUCH OF THE ROAD, GOING AS FAR AS RUNNING OFF OUR NARROW ROADS INTO THE DITCHES, BLOCKING TRAFFIC FOR HOURS WHILE A TOW TRUCK COMES TO PULL IT OUT, ALSO CAUSING ONCOMING TRAFFIC TO STOP OR HAVE TO PULL OFF ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHILE THEY PASS.

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WITH TRACTOR TRAILERS BEING ABOUT EIGHT AND ONE HALF FEET WIDE OR MORE.

YOU CAN SEE WHY THIS POSES A HAZARD AND IS NOT SAFE TRAVEL FOR OUR ROAD.

WE HAVE SHARP CURVES WITH BLIND SPOTS AT APPROACHES AND MAKE IT VERY DANGEROUS FOR ONCOMING TRAFFIC.

I HAVE PERSONALLY FOLLOWED TRUCKS FROM 95 AND STONEY CREEK TO OUR ROAD ROUTE 35 BACK TO 95.

MY FAMILY, MYSELF AND MY NEIGHBORS TRAVEL THIS ROAD DAILY, ALONG WITH OUR CHILDREN ON PUBLIC SCHOOL BUSSES.

IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT.

OR WORSE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND YOUR HELP AND CONSIDERATION OF PLACING AND ENFORCING THIS THROUGH TRUCKS PROHIBITED SIGN ON TEMPLETON ROAD IN CARSON.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.

DOES ANYONE HAVE DO WE HAVE ANYBODY ON ZOOM TO SPEAK TO THIS PARTICULAR 638 ROAD? WE DO HAVE ONE HAND RAISED, MA'AM.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

HELLO AGAIN. THIS IS LARRY MITCHELL, 16200 [INAUDIBLE].

I'M IN FAVOR OF THE RESTRICTIONS ON TEMPLETON ROAD AND CARSON.

MY ONLY QUESTION IS THE JURISDICTION OF ENFORCEMENT OF THE RESTRICTION.

IS IT STATE OR IS IT OUR COUNTY POLICE THAT HAVE TO REQUIRE THE ENFORCE OF THIS RESTRICTION? AND IF A VEHICLE GETS STOPPED ON THIS ROAD, WHAT ARE THE CONSEQUENCES? IS IS COURTS TAKE OVER OR WHERE DOES THE FUNDS FOR TRAFFIC TICKETS GO? SO I DO SUPPORT THE RESTRICTION.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. MITCHELL. NO FURTHER COMMENTS.

MADAM CHAIR, I JUST.

MS. HAMLIN, WAS THERE A PARTICULAR ROUTE THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TONIGHT THAT YOU WANTED TO SPEAK AS PART OF ONE OF THESE? I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE.

OR WAS YOURS GOING TO BE MORE ABOUT 156? IT WAS MORE ABOUT 156 BUT ALSO I WOULD THINK YOU CAN COME UP.

PLEASE.

I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE WHERE YOU WANTED TO SPEAK, SINCE I DIDN'T REALIZE WE HAD TO OPEN FIVE DIFFERENT ONES.

SINCE WE HAVE THREE ROADS TO TALK ABOUT.

I WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU.

WELL, FIRST OF ALL, I APOLOGIZE.

I TRULY AM NOT TRYING TO BE DISRUPTIVE.

OH, YOU'RE GOOD. YOU'RE FINE, MA'AM.

SO MY QUESTION WOULD BE, I MEAN, I AM FULLY IN FAVOR OF HAVING NO THRU-WAYS FOR TRUCKS.

IT OBVIOUSLY IS BECOMING QUITE A PROBLEM.

SO IF YOU PUT A NO THRUWAY HERE, ARE THEY GOING TO ALL OF A SUDDEN START GOING OVER HERE? I MEAN, IT SEEMS THAT THE TRUCKS ARE ALREADY USING ALL THESE SIDE ROADS.

SO ARE WE GOING TO BE REACTIVE? AND EVERY TIME THEY FIND ANOTHER ROUTE TO AVOID WHATEVER IT IS THEY'RE TRYING TO AVOID OR SHAVE 2 MINUTES OFF OF THEIR TIME, OR CAN WE BE MORE PROACTIVE AND ALREADY ACKNOWLEDGE, OKAY, THIS IS BECOMING A PROBLEM.

RESIDENTIAL STREETS ARE BECOMING INCREASINGLY DANGEROUS BECAUSE OF THESE TRUCKS.

AND THAT WAS ALL THAT I HAD TO SAY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU, MS. HAMLIN.

THERE BEING NO OTHER PERSON TO SPEAK ON THIS ROUTE.

I CLOSED THAT ROUTE AND OPEN UP [INAUDIBLE] ROUTE 623.

YOU WANT TO VOTE ON THIS ONE FIRST? WE HAVE TO VOTE ON SEPARATELY.

YES, I WOULD DO. YES. [INAUDIBLE] VOTE ON THE RESOLUTION SEPARATELY.

ALL RIGHT. BUT CAN I JUST MAKE A COMMENT, THOUGH? BECAUSE NORMALLY WHEN IT GETS CLOSED WITH RETURNS BACK TO US FOR ANY COMMENT AND THEN WE VOTE, I JUST WANT TO SAY I'VE WORKED WITH MISS GINGER OVER GOSH, I THINK IT SEEMED LIKE A YEAR AND A HALF OR MORE THAT SHE FIRST REACHED OUT.

AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S DEFINITELY BEEN A PROBLEM.

I'VE I HAVE TONS OF PICTURES I CAN SHOW YOU ON MY PHONE OF 18 WHEELERS AND TRACTOR TRAILERS STUCK IN THE DITCH AND AND ALL KIND OF STUFF.

SO MS. HAMLIN, I DEFINITELY UNDERSTAND YOUR CONCERN.

IT'S ALMOST HARD TO FIGURE OUT AHEAD OF TIME WHICH ROUTES THESE GUYS ARE GOING TO OR THE INDIVIDUALS ARE GOING TO GO.

OUR CONCERN WAS THAT WE NOTICED THAT A LOT OF THE TRUCKS IN THAT AREA WERE BYPASSING THE SCALES ON 95.

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SO I HEAR YOU, YOU KNOW, HAVE TO KEEP MY EYES OPEN AND SEE HOW THINGS CHANGE.

BUT THAT'S WHAT INITIATED A LOT OF THIS.

AND IT WAS HARD, TOO, BECAUSE WE HAD TO COORDINATE THIS BETWEEN TWO LOCALITIES.

WASN'T JUST PRINCE GEORGE AND PRINCE GEORGE COULD VOTE BECAUSE THE ROADS ARE IN TWO LOCALITIES.

WE HAVE TO FIRST GET AN AGREEMENT THAT BOTH LOCALITIES WERE WILLING TO GO THROUGH WITH THIS, OR AT LEAST TAKE IT THIS FAR.

SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE THAT COMMENT.

THANK YOU, MR. BROWN.

I CLOSED THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ROUTE 638, AND I ASK FOR A MOTION.

TO APPROVE THIS RESOLUTION.

MADAM CHAIR, IF I'M WITHIN ORDER, I SO MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THIS NOTE THROUGH TRUCK RESTRICTION FOR 638 AND I SECOND, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

MR. HUNTER. YES, MR. BROWN. YES.

MR. CARMICHAEL.

YES. MR. WEBB.

YES. MRS. WAYMACK. YES.

NOW WE GO TO [INAUDIBLE], ROUTE 623.

AND I OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS PARTICULAR ROAD.

IS THERE ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS RESOLUTION FOR TRUCK RESTRICTION? WOULD YOU CHECK ON ZOOM, PLEASE? WE DO HAVE ONE.

MADAM CHAIRMAN, SUPERVISORS.

JUST A QUICK COMMENT.

AS A RESIDENT, WHEN THESE VEHICLES BYPASS THE INTERSTATE AND USE A COUNTY ROAD, IN THIS CASE, 623 THEY'RE TRYING TO AVOID THE SCALES AND THERE'S PROBABLY PLENTY OF REASONS WHY THEY TRY TO DO THAT.

THEIR LOGS GET CHECKED AND AS A SAFETY HAZARD FOR OUR CITIZENS ON THE INTERSTATE, IF SOMETHING HAPPENS ON THAT LOAD THEY'RE CARRYING, IT'S OVERWEIGHT OR THE AXLES AND WHEELS ARE IN POOR SHAPE.

SO I DO APPROVE THIS RESTRICTION ON THIS ROAD 638.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

IS THAT MR. MITCHELL? YES. THANK YOU.

ANYONE ELSE TO SPEAK ON THIS PARTICULAR ROUTE? IF NOT, I CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND TURN IT BACK TO THE BOARD.

DO I HAVE A ROUTE RESOLUTION APPROVAL? MADAM CHAIR, IF THERE'S NO DISCUSSION FROM THE BOARD, I SO MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE NOTE THROUGH TRUCK RESTRICTION FOR [INAUDIBLE] ROAD SLASH ZION ROAD ROUTE 623.

I'LL SECOND.

IS THERE A SECOND? YEAH. THANK YOU.

PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

MR. BROWN? YES, MR. CARMICHAEL? YES, MR. WEBB? YES.

THIS IS WAYMACK.

YES.

MR. HUNTER. YES.

THANK YOU. NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR RIGHT 637, WHICH IS LOG ROAD OR RAILROAD BED ROAD.

IS THERE ANYONE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS? TRUCK RESTRICTION ON THIS PARTICULAR ROAD.

PLEASE CHECK ON ZOOM TO SEE IF THERE'S ANYONE TO SPEAK.

MADAM CHAIRMAN. SUPERVISORS LARRY MITCHELL 16200 [INAUDIBLE] ROAD.

AS STATED PREVIOUSLY ON THE LAST TWO TWO ROADS, I APPROVED THIS RESTRICTION ON THIS ROAD AS PREVIOUSLY STATED.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MR. MITCHELL.

IS THERE ANYONE ELSE TO SPEAK? IF NOT, THEN I CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ROUTE 637 AND WE WILL GO TO THE NEXT ROAD, WHICH IS 631.

A VOTE. SIX, SEVEN, FIVE LAMPE ROAD.

WE GOT A VOTE ON THE RESOLUTION.

WE GOT TO VOTE ON IT. SORRY.

CALL THE ROLL. I NEED A RESOLUTION.

YES, YOU, MA'AM. I SO MOVED.

I'LL SECOND. TAKE IT OFF, MR. BROWN, FOR A SECOND. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE.

MR. CARMICHAEL.

YES.

MR. WEBB. YES.

MRS. WAYMACK. YES.

MR. HUNTER. YES.

MR. BROWN. YES.

AND, MR. CHAIRMAN, I HANDED YOU TWO FROM MS. WALTON. SO WHICH ONE WOULD YOU LIKE TO TAKE FIRST?

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OKAY, LET'S OPEN THAT UP FOR A PUBLIC HEARING.

DOES ANYONE WISH TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS TRUCK RESTRICTION ON LAMPE ROAD? SEEING NO ONE COME FORWARD, PLEASE CHECK ON ZOOM TO SEE IF THERE'S ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK.

WE DON'T HAVE ANY HANDS, MA'AM.

NO ONE. ALL RIGHT.

SINCE THERE'S NO ONE TO SPEAK, I CLOSED THIS PUBLIC HEARING ON ROUTE 675 LAMPE ROAD, AND WE WILL GO TO THE NEXT ROAD.

NO DISCUSSION. MS. CHAIRMAN.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE ABOUT 675 LAMPE ROAD.

I'LL SECOND. THANK YOU.

PLEASE CALL THE ROAD.

MR. WEBB. YES.

MR. WAYMACK. YES.

MR. HUNTER. YES.

MR. BROWN. YES.

MR. CARMICHAEL.

YES. YES.

THANK YOU. THE NEXT ROAD IS LANSING ROAD, 631.

ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS PARTICULAR ROAD, RESTRICTION.

IF NOT, CHECK ON ZOOM, PLEASE.

MA'AM, WE DO NOT HAVE ANY HANDS RAISED.

THERE'S NO ONE THERE TO SPEAK FOR AGAINST THIS ISSUE.

THEN I TURN IT BACK TO THE BOARD.

DO I HAVE A RESOLUTION? MADAM CHAIR, IF THERE IS NO OTHER FURTHER DISCUSSION, I SO MOVE FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE NO THRU-TRUCK RESTRICTION FOR LANSING ROAD, ROUTE 631, AND TEMPLETON ROAD 638. AND I'LL SECOND.

THANK YOU. PLEASE CALL THE ROAD.

MR. WEBB. YES, MR. CARMICHAEL. MR. BROWN. YES.

MR. HUNTER. YES.

MRS. WAYMACK. YES.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AND I SEE HER COMING.

IT'S THE UNDERSTANDING THAT SUSSEX WILL VOTE ON THIS AS WELL.

AND WHEN IS THEIR MEETING? THEIRS IS, I THINK ON THE 24TH.

BUT ONE THING JUST TO CLARIFY, FOR SOME REASON, THEY HAVE NEGATIVE FEEDBACK IN THEIR BOARD CHOOSES NOT TO PASS THE RESOLUTION.

IT WILL REMOVE AND NEGATE THE PORTION AND PRINCE GEORGE.

DOESN'T MEAN WE CAN'T RESTRICT IT AT A FUTURE TIME, BUT IT WILL HAVE TO BE REVIEWED AGAIN FOR ANOTHER TERMINAL LOCATION THAT WOULD BE ACCEPTABLE FOR THRU TRUCKS AS AN ALTERNATE ROUTE THROUGH ALL FIVE OR WHICH ONE.

THREE OF THEM IT IS [INAUDIBLE] WHICH IS ZION ROAD IN SUSSEX.

IT IS LOG ROAD, WHICH IS RAILROAD BED 637.

IT IS ALSO TEMPLETON, WHICH TIES IN IT CABIN POINT.

SO IT'S THOSE THREE ROUTES THAT WOULD BE AFFECTED BY THE BOARD AND SUSSEX COUNTY.

SO IF THEY VOTE DOWN THOSE THREE, THE OTHER TWO ARE STILL IN EFFECT? YES, SIR. STILL HAS TO GO THROUGH THE PROCESS TO BE APPROVED BY THE [INAUDIBLE] AND ALL THE VARIOUS THINGS.

BUT YES, IT WOULD MOVE FORWARD.

ANY ONE OF THOSE THREE THEY COULD NOT VOTE FOR.

YES, SIR. IF THE CITIZENS IN SUSSEX COUNTY DO NOT WISH FOR THAT TO OCCUR AND THE BOARD AGREES, THEN IT WOULD STOP AT THAT.

THANK YOU. JUST JUST A HIGH LEVEL QUESTION.

NOW, LET'S JUST SAY THEY APPROVED THE THREE.

GIVE US GIVE US JUST A ROUGH IDEA OF WHEN.

HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO COMPLETE THE PROCESS? SO IN ADDITION TO THE COUNTY HOLDING THEIR PUBLIC HEARING, VDOT HAS TO ALSO ADVERTISE A WILLINGNESS WE'RE ADDITIONAL PUBLIC HEARING.

AT THIS TIME, WE'RE PROPOSING TO ISSUE A WILLINGNESS BASED ON THE FEEDBACK FROM THE CITIZENS WITHIN PRINCE COUNTY.

SO LONG AS THERE'S NOT A FORMAL REQUEST FOR A PUBLIC HEARING, IT WILL MOVE FORWARD FROM THERE.

SIGNS WILL BE POSTED ON EACH ONE OF THE ROUTES, LISTING OUR OFFICE AS A CONTACT POINT.

IT WILL ALSO BE ADVERTISED FOR OUR MAILING ADDRESS AND OUR PHONE NUMBERS FOR ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC.

ONCE THAT'S CLOSED, THEN IT WILL MOVE FORWARD FROM THERE.

TOTAL TIME PROBABLY TURN AROUND ANOTHER 4 TO 6 MONTHS.

JUST JUST TO BE CLEAR.

IT WAS CONFUSING TONIGHT A LITTLE BIT, BUT THE THREE YOU JUST GAVE US.

YES, SIR. THAT'S THE ONE SUSSEX WILL PROBABLY NOT APPROVE.

WELL, SHE DIDN'T SAY THAT. I DON'T I DON'T KNOW THAT THE CITIZENS THERE WILL HAVE AN ISSUE, AND I OK KNOW I HAVEN'T GOTTEN ANY FEEDBACK THAT WOULD ALLUDE TO THE FACT THAT I MEAN, THESE ARE SOLID RECOMMENDATIONS AND VERY GOOD.

WELL, YOU ANSWER MY QUESTION. YEAH, LET'S BE CLEAR.

THESE THREE ARE GOOD AND THE OTHER TWO ARE THEY'RE HAVING AN ISSUE.

LET'S BE CLEAR. SHE DID NOT SAY THAT THEY WOULDN'T APPROVE IT.

SHE JUST WANTED TO GET US UP TO SPEED.

THAT IF I VOTED SOMETHING, I JUST DON'T WANT ANYBODY LEAVING.

NO, I DON'T. I DON'T HAVE ANY KIND OF FEEDBACK THAT WOULD LEAD ME TO BELIEVE THAT THEY WILL NOT PASS THE RESOLUTION.

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WELL, THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION.

CALL YOUR FRIENDS IN SUSSEX AND TALK TO THEM.

I DON'T HAVE ANY. THANK YOU, MRS. SMITH. ALL RIGHT.

HAVE A GOOD NIGHT. THANK YOU, MRS. SMITH. ALL RIGHT.

WE GO NOW TO P3 PUBLIC HEARING.

YES, MADAM CHAIR.

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, MR. STOKE. PURSUANT TO SECTION 5720 OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA, THE TRUSTEE FOR THE USE OF ANY BENEVOLENT OR OTHER ASSOCIATION SHALL NOT TAKE OR HOLD LAND EXCEEDING FIVE ACRES AT ANY ONE TIME.

THE LOCAL GOVERNING BODY OF ANY COUNTY MAY, BY ORDINANCE, AUTHORIZE SUCH TRUSTEE TO TAKE AND HOLD IN SUCH COUNTY LAND NOT EXCEEDING TEN ACRES AT ANY ONE TIME.

THE PRINCE GEORGE MASONIC LODGE IS A BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION UNDER THIS CODE SECTION AND HAS EXPRESSED AN INTEREST THROUGH THEIR TRUSTEE TO TAKE AND HOLD LAND NOT EXCEEDING TEN ACRES. THEY ARE IN THE PROCESS OF A LAND DONATION CLOSE TO THEIR CURRENT LOCATION, WHICH WOULD BE LESS THAN TEN ACRES IN SIZE.

THEY WOULD STILL NEED TO GO THROUGH PLANNING AND ZONING AND THROUGH THE UTILITIES DEPARTMENT.

THE DRAFT ORDINANCE IS ENCLOSED AND YOUR PACKET PUBLIC HEARING HAS BEEN PROPERLY ADVERTISED.

I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

QUESTIONS? NO, MA'AM.

NO, MA'AM. THE BOARD HAS NO QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU, MR. WHITTEN.

ALL RIGHT. MR. CECIL SMITH FROM THE MASONIC LODGE IS HERE AS WELL.

DO YOU WISH TO SPEAK, MR. SMITH? MADAM CHAIRMAN.

BOARD MEMBERS. I'M CECIL SMITH AT 8530 [INAUDIBLE] ROAD.

AS CHAIRMAN OF THE TRUSTEES, WE RECEIVED NOTICE THAT THE LAND OWNERS WISH TO DONATE A PIECE OF PROPERTY TO THE LODGE ON BEHALF OF THEIR FATHER AS A LEGACY VIA.

WE FIND IT VERY ADVANTAGEOUS TO OUR PART.

WE SEEM TO BE CONFINED WITH OUR NEIGHBORS IN OUR CURRENT LOCATION, SO THIS MAKES IT EVEN MORE INTERESTING TO US AT THIS TIME.

BUT BY SECURING THE PROPERTY, WE PERHAPS MAY OFFER A FUTURE POSITION FOR THE LARGE MEMBERSHIP AND FOR THE LARGE BUILDING ITSELF. SO OBVIOUSLY, WE'RE VERY MUCH IN FAVOR OF THE ORDINANCE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. SMITH. THANK YOU.

NOW OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ORDINANCE TO ALLOW THE PRINCE GEORGE MASONIC LODGE TO TAKE IN WHOLE LAND IN THE COUNTY NOT EXCEEDING TEN ACRES OF LAND AT ANY ONE TIME.

IS THERE ANYONE HERE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS ORDINANCE? I SEE NO ONE COME FORWARD.

COULD YOU PLEASE CHECK ON ZOOM TO SEE IF THERE'S ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK? MANY ZOOM PARTICIPANTS WISHING TO SPEAK ON PUBLIC HEARING P3.

PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND ELECTRONICALLY NOW USING THE REACTION SECTION.

PHONE USERS MAY PRESS STAR NINE TO RAISE THEIR HAND.

AND WE DO HAVE ONE SO FAR.

MADAM CHAIRMAN. SUPERVISORS LARRY MITCHELL 16200 [INAUDIBLE] IN THIS [INAUDIBLE] I AM IN SUPPORT OF THIS ORDINANCE P3 AS MR. SMITH, CECIL SMITH HAS DESCRIBED.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU, MR. MITCHELL.

IS THERE ANYONE ELSE TO SPEAK? NO. NO ONE ELSE TO SPEAK.

I CLOSED THIS PUBLIC HEARING AND TURN IT BACK TO THE BOARD.

MADAM CHAIR, IF THERE IS NO BOARD DISCUSSION ON THIS MATTER, I WOULD FEEL HONORED TO MOVE THAT THE BOARD WOULD APPROVE THIS ORDINANCE TO ALLOW THE PRINCE GEORGE MASONIC LODGE TO TAKE IN WHOLE LAND IN THE COUNTY NOT EXCEEDING TEN ACRES OF LAND AT ANY ONE TIME.

I'LL SECOND. THANK YOU.

PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

MR. CARMICHAEL? YES. MR. BROWN.

YES. MR. HUNTER.

I NEED TO ABSTAIN BECAUSE I AM A MEMBER OF THAT PARTICULAR LODGE.

THIS IS WAYMACK.

YES. MR. WEBB. YES.

THANK YOU. NEXT WE GO TO P4, WHICH IS AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CODE OF COUNTY OF VIRGINIA FOR BATTERY STORAGE.

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GOOD EVENING AGAIN, MADAM CHAIR.

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

MR. STOKE. MR. WHITTEN. THIS EVENING IN YOUR PACKET BEHIND TAB 16 IS THE INFORMATION AND STAFF REPORT CONCERNING AN ORDINANCE AMENDMENT TO PROVIDE GUIDANCE.

AND REGULATIONS FOR BATTERY STORAGE FACILITIES.

IF YOU RECALL IN THE PAST WE'VE HAD A COUPLE OF WORK SESSIONS ON THIS.

WE'VE ALSO HAVE HAD A PUBLIC HEARING AT THE PLANNING COMMISSION LEVEL FOR AN ORDINANCE TO REGULATE ENERGY STORAGE FACILITIES TO REVIEW WHAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IN THE PAST PREVIOUSLY.

THIS TYPE OF FACILITY IS NOT CURRENTLY ADDRESSED IN OUR ORDINANCE AT ALL AS A STANDALONE USE.

THERE ARE SOME PROVISIONS IN OUR SOLAR POLICY FOR BATTERY STORAGE SPECIFIC TO A SOLAR FACILITY SITE, BUT AS A STAND ALONE FACILITY USE, IT IS NOT ADDRESSED CURRENTLY IN OUR ORDINANCE.

THIS DRAFT ORDINANCE AMENDMENT WOULD ADD THIS USE UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS AND IN CERTAIN ZONING DISTRICTS IN THE COUNTY.

WE HAVE RECEIVED A REQUEST FROM ONE OF THE POWER COMPANIES TO ADD THIS USE AND DEFINITION TO THE CODE.

WE'VE ALSO HAD AN INQUIRY FROM A PRIVATE BUSINESS TO ADD THIS USE AS WELL.

AS STAFF WITH THE COUNTY ATTORNEY HAS DEVELOPED THIS DRAFT ORDINANCE FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION, WHICH DEFINES THE USE, OUTLINES THE APPLICATION AS A SPECIAL EXCEPTION IN WHICH ZONING DISTRICTS IT WOULD BE ALLOWED IN.

STAFF IS ALSO RECOMMENDING THAT ONCE THIS ORDINANCE LANGUAGE IS CONSIDERED AND IF IT IS APPROVED, THAT WE WORK ON A INTERNAL POLICY FOR GUIDANCE ON APPLICATIONS SIMILAR TO WHAT WE DID WITH THE SOLAR'S.

WANTED AGAIN TO SHOW YOU EXAMPLES OF WHAT A BATTERY STORAGE FACILITY COULD LOOK LIKE.

THEY CAN BE WALKING UNITS LIKE YOU SEE HERE.

THEY COULD BE POD TYPE UNITS AS WELL.

AND AS YOU SEE, THEY ARE LOCATED NEAR SUBSTATIONS AND CURRENTLY WITH THE TECHNOLOGY, THEY NEED TO BE VERY CLOSE TO A SUBSTATION.

THIS IS, AGAIN, A SOME EXAMPLES.

THIS IS ONE IN CHESTERFIELD AND THIS IS A GRAPHIC FROM ONE OF THE POWER COMPANIES, AGAIN, NEAR THE POWER GRID, NEAR LARGE TRANSMISSION LINES. SO WE LIKE TO REMIND YOU WHY WE NEED BATTERY STORAGE. THERE ARE SOME FEDERAL MANDATES AS WELL AS STATE MANDATES THAT THE POWER COMPANIES HAVE TO PROVIDE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF MEGAWATTS OF AVAILABLE ENERGY STORAGE.

THIS IS TO PREVENT BROWNOUTS, BLACKOUTS, AS WELL AS TO SUPPLEMENT THE POWER GRID DURING STORMS, HURRICANES, POWER OUTAGES. IT IS ALSO A GOAL FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY TO BE USED, BUT BATTERY STORAGE IS VALUED BECAUSE OF ITS RAPID RESPONSE.

THERE'S NO RALLYING THROUGH ANOTHER SUBSTATION REQUIRED.

THERE'S NO REPAIR OF OF A CERTAIN PIECE OF EQUIPMENT.

BATTERY STORAGE CAN BE SUPPLEMENTED RIGHT INTO THE POWER GRID IN CASE OF AN OUTAGE.

SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE CONSIDERED WHEN LOOKING TO DEVELOP AN ORDINANCE AGAIN, THE PROXIMITY TO ELECTRICAL SUBSTATIONS OR TRANSMISSION LINES.

SO WE KIND OF KNEW WHAT AREAS IN THE COUNTY THESE FACILITIES WOULD BE MOST BENEFICIAL TO BE PLACED IF PLACED HERE.

WE ALSO LOOKED AT HOW BIG OF A FOOTPRINT, WHAT SIZE SEPARATION WE WANTED FROM LOTS WHERE THESE ARE LOCATED AND THE DISTANCE TO ADJOINING PROPERTIES HAZARD PROTECTIONS AS SOME OF US ARE WELL AWARE THEY CAN THEY CAN PRODUCE DANGEROUS FIRE SITUATIONS. YOU CAN'T FIGHT THEM WITH REGULAR WATER AND THINGS.

SO THERE IS A HAZARD PROTECTIONS IN THE ORDINANCE THAT THE APPLICANT IS REQUIRED TO PROVIDE.

THERE'S ALSO FIRE PLANNING AND THERE'S ALSO CONTAINMENT FOR ANY RUNOFF FROM THE SITE.

WE ALSO TO ADDRESS SPECULATIVE BUILDING, REQUIRE PROVIDER AGREEMENT IN PLACE WITH AN ENERGY

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SO JUST A LIST OF OUR CURRENT SUBSTATION SUBSTATION LOCATIONS IN THE COUNTY AND THEN WHAT ACREAGE SIZE THAT CURRENT FACILITY SITS ON.

SO THESE ARE THE EIGHT MAJOR SUBSTATIONS THAT THAT WE HAVE HERE.

AND AS YOU CAN SEE, SOME OF THEM ARE ON LARGE PARCELS AND SOME OF THEM ARE ON VERY, VERY SMALL PARCELS DOWN TO ONE ACRE IN SIZE.

THAT WORKS. SO SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE PUT IN THE ORDINANCE WHERE THE SITE THEM THE RISK MITIGATION AND THE WATER CONTAINMENT PLAN. SINCE OUR LAST WORK SESSION AND THROUGH THE PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION, THE DRAFT IN YOUR PACKET CONTAINS THESE FOUR MAJOR REVISIONS.

THE DRAFT PRINTED WITH THE PACKET WAS ALL TRACK CHANGES FOR THE ENTIRE 6 TO 8 MONTH PROCESS.

THIS EVENING AT YOUR DESK I PRINTED A LITTLE CLEANER COPY THAT HIGHLIGHTS IN RED THE FOUR CHANGES THAT HAVE BEEN MADE SINCE OUR WORK SESSION. AT OUR WORK SESSION, ITEM C ON PAGE FOUR HAS BEEN ADDED TO ADDRESS DAMAGE OR END OF LIFE BATTERIES AS A SINGLE REPLACEMENT, NOT PART OF THE TOTAL DECOMMISSIONING PLAN THAT'S REFERENCED IN ANOTHER SECTION.

ON PAGE FIVE BASED ON SUBMITTED COMMENTS RECEIVED THROUGH THE PLANNING COMMISSION PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS.

WE WORKED ON SOME NOISE LEVELS AND WE ADJUSTED THE DECIBEL LEVEL FROM WHAT YOU HAD SEEN PREVIOUSLY FROM 20 DB AT THE WALL OF THE STRUCTURE TO THE EDGE OF THE PROPERTY LINE.

SO THAT'S ACTUALLY A REDUCTION OF WHAT A NEARBY ADJACENT STRUCTURE WOULD HEAR.

WE FELT LIKE MEASURING.

DECIBELS AT THE PROPERTY LINE WAS AN EASIER MEASUREMENT TO OBTAIN THAN THAT THE WALL OF AN EXISTING STRUCTURE.

BASED ON STAKEHOLDER FEEDBACK, WE SENT THE ORDINANCE LANGUAGE TO SOME OF THE BATTERY FACILITY BUSINESSES AND WE GOT A REQUEST TO LOOK AT A HIGHER DENSITY POOL.

IF IT WAS IN THE INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICT, WHICH WE DID, WE INCREASED THAT TO 60.

SO THAT CHANGE IS ON PAGE FIVE AND THEN ON PAGE NINE, WE ADDED THE DEFINE USE TO ALL TO THE APPLICABLE ZONING DISTRICT.

SO THAT'S JUST A QUICK RUN THROUGH OF EACH USE DISTRICT THAT IT'LL BE A.

AND AS WE DISCUSS THE COMMENTS WE RECEIVED FROM SOME OF THE ENERGY STORAGE FACILITY, MANUFACTURERS PREFERRED A LESSER SETBACK.

STAFF IS RECOMMENDATION RECOMMENDING TO RETAIN THE CURRENT LANGUAGE.

THE PLANNING COMMISSION DID AGREE THE NOISE.

WE DID MAKE THOSE CHANGES FROM 20 TO 60 FOR THE INDUSTRIAL AREAS AND CHANGE THE MEASURING FROM WALL OF STRUCTURE TO PROPERTY LOT.

THE DECOMMISSIONING PLAN.

WE DID RECEIVE SOME COMMENTS REQUESTING TO PUT SPECIFIC TIME FRAMES FOR REVISITING THE DECOMMISSIONING PLAN AND WE FELT LIKE UNDER SECTION 7F1 ITEMS E AND F THAT WE DID ADDRESS THIS CONCERN.

WHEN THEY HAVE TO SUBMIT THEIR PLAN, WE WILL THEN PUT THE REVISITING AND YOU WANT TO REVISIT BECAUSE IF AS THEIR BONDED AND INSURED, IF PRICING CHANGES, YOU WANT TO UPDATE YOUR FIGURES ON YOUR BOND AND MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE ADEQUATE BOND IN PLACE TO COMPLETE A DECOMMISSIONING IF THERE'S ANY ISSUE.

AND WE NEED TO PULL THE BOND.

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AND YOU CAN SEE THERE, THE FARTHER AWAY THE THE SMALLER THE NOISE GETS.

AND THIS WAS SOME OF THE REASONING FOR PUTTING IT AT 20 DECIBELS.

GIVEN THE SIZE OF THE ACREAGE THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT FOR THE SITES.

SO AT 20 DECIBELS, THESE ARE COMMON SOUND LEVELS.

IF YOU SEE FOR OUTSIDE, 20 IS A QUIET RULE NIGHT TIME.

AND WE FELT THAT WAS APPROPRIATE.

IF THIS ANY OF THESE FACILITIES WERE ADJACENT TO A RESIDENTIALLY ZONED PROPERTY, THAT THAT'S THE DECIBEL LEVEL THAT WOULD BE DESIRABLE.

JUST A REMINDER, WE DID RECEIVE FEEDBACK FROM BOTH THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THE BOARD ON THE DRAFT ORDERS.

WE'VE MADE REVISIONS AND ADDITIONS.

THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE PLANNING COMMISSION, WE DID HAVE ONE INDUSTRY SPOKES PERSON SPEAK IN FAVOR, STILL A LITTLE NOT THRILLED OVER THE DECIBEL LEVEL, AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, BUT WAS VERY PLEASED THAT WE DID CHANGE IT FOR THE INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICTS. SO IN YOUR PACKET OR ON YOUR DESK WITH THE WITH THE CLEANER COPY.

I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE OR REVIEW ANY OF THOSE CHANGES WE MADE.

AND STAFF IS RECOMMENDING ADOPTION OF THIS ORDINANCE TO HELP PROVIDE CLEAR GUIDANCE TO STAFF, THE PLANNING COMMISSION, THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND APPLICANTS.

WHEN A CASE IS PRESENTED AND AGAIN, WE DO HAVE TWO APPLICANTS THAT ARE LOOKING AT SITES IN THE COUNTY TO SUPPLEMENT DOMINION POWER OR THE CO OPS POWER GRIDS.

AS YOU'RE AWARE, WE AT LEAST HAVE ONE SUBSTATION THAT WE SEEM TO HAVE A LOT OF ISSUES WITH, AND I THINK THAT'S ONE OF THE FIRST ONES THE CO OP WANTS TO LOOK AT.

OKAY. BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE BEFORE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS? NO, MA'AM. IS THERE ANY ROOM FOR PROFITS FROM THESE AREAS? SOMETHING WE'LL BE LOOKING INTO TO SUPPLANT COST OF FIRE PREVENTION, EVERYTHING ELSE.

THE FOAM THAT WOULD BE NEEDED TO PUT AN ELECTRICAL FIRE OUT AS A WHOLE LOT MORE EXPENSIVE THAN THE FOAM THAT THEY NORMALLY CARRY.

IT'S PART OF A SPECIAL EXCEPTION PROCESS IN OUR [INAUDIBLE] SOME OF THE DISTRICTS.

THERE CAN BE CONDITIONS PUT ON THAT SPECIAL EXCEPTION REQUEST AND THEY CAN LOOK AT OFFERING THINGS LIKE THAT. PROFITS ARE TYPICALLY JUST FOR A REZONING, BUT THERE CAN BE THINGS DONE THROUGH THE CONDITIONS.

THERE ARE ALSO SOME THINGS THAT ARE REQUIRED BY INDUSTRY STANDARD AND EVEN TO MEET OUR ORDINANCE THAT THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE, THEY'LL BE LOOKING AT PROVIDING TRAINING AND I WOULD ASSUME SOME SUPPLIES.

I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT THAT.

WE DID. AND AND IT IS NOT UNCOMMON FOR A SYSTEM THAT'S UNUSUAL LIKE THIS THAT EVEN TO MAINTAIN THEIR INSURANCE, THEY NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS THE ABILITY TO ADDRESS THE HAZARD SITUATION THERE.

THANK YOU.

WE'RE JUST FOLLOWING UP FOR A MOMENT ON MR. HUNTER'S STATEMENT.

I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE EITHER HAVE THESE THINGS IN AN ORDINANCE OR IN A POLICY OR SOMETHING.

I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD LEAVE THOSE THINGS TO BE SUBJECTABLE, SUBJECTIVE SO THAT.

YOU KNOW, YOU COULD HAVE ONE BOARD THAT DOESN'T ASK FOR THAT AND YOU CAN HAVE A DIFFERENT BOARD A YEAR OR TWO LATER THAT WANTS TO HAVE WHOLE DIFFERENT REQUIREMENTS.

SO, YOU KNOW, I THINK WITH THE CHEMICALS TO HELP FIGHT FIRES, THAT SHOULD PROBABLY BE SOMEWHERE AS A STANDARD BECAUSE OTHERWISE THE COUNTY IS GOING TO BE PICKING UP THAT COST TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THOSE CHEMICALS AVAILABLE.

SO I HEAR WHERE HE'S COMING FROM AND I HEARD YOUR RESPONSE, BUT I DO THINK IT NEEDS TO BE SPECIFIED SOMEWHERE THAT THAT IS SOMETHING AND NOT AS A RIGHT, NOT AS A PROFFER THAT SHOULD BE A REQUIREMENT.

AND THROUGH YES, THROUGH THE POLICY WITH FOUR APPLICANTS, THAT'S WHERE WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE FLEXIBILITY ON LISTING OUT WHAT THE BOARD

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AND THEN THE APPLICANT HAS THAT UP FRONT, KNOWS WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR AND WE CAN, WITH STAFF, WORK ON THE PROPER CONDITIONS.

JUST SO LONG AS IT'S DOCUMENTED SOMEWHERE.

AND YOU LEFT THIS AT OUR TABLES, I DIDN'T READ IT IN DETAIL, BUT THIS IS JUST ANOTHER TOOL TO LET THE APPLICANT KNOW WHAT WE EXPECT FROM THEM.

BUT THEY STILL HAVE TO COME FOR AUTHORIZATION, APPROVAL FROM THE BOARD AND PLANNING COMMISSION IF THEY WANT TO PUT UP ONE.

AND THE PROPER ZONING HAS TO MEET THEIR REQUEST AS WELL.

CORRECT? YES.

I BELIEVE IF MR. WHITTEN CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, THE ONLY PLACE THAT MAY BE BY RIGHT WOULD BE IN YOUR M3S, YOUR HEAVY INDUSTRIAL.

YEAH. YEAH. THAT WOULD, THAT WOULDN'T NEED NO SPECIAL.

YEAH. IT'S A SPECIAL EXCEPTION IN ANY OF THE [INAUDIBLE] AND THE A.

I'M KIND OF LOOKING AT WHERE OUR SUBSTATIONS OR WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL ARE LOCATED TODAY.

YEAH. OUR SOLAR PANEL FACILITIES, IF YOU WILL.

SO, MADAM.

WELL, IT LOOKS LIKE IF THERE'S GOING TO BE CLOSE TO THOSE THAT ARE CURRENTLY IN OPERATION, THEN IT'S POSSIBILITY THAT THERE WILL BE SOME REZONING NEEDED. OR SPECIAL EXCEPTION OR SPECIAL EXCEPTION? YES. AND THESE ARE NOT DIRECTLY THESE ARE NOT RELATED TO SOLAR.

NOT SOLAR. THESE ARE SUBSTATIONS.

POWER SUBSTATION SUBSTATION AS WELL.

YEAH. SO MADAM CHAIR, DOES STATE FOR THE M1, M2 AND M3 ZONING DISTRICT.

A SPECIAL EXCEPTION WOULD BE REQUIRED FOR ANY TIER TWO BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM.

SO WHAT WOULD NOT BE [INAUDIBLE] RIGHT.

AND THE M3 ZONING DISTRICT UNDER THIS PROPOSED ORDINANCE.

SO ALL CASES WILL COME TO THE BOARD.

OKAY. I LIKE THAT.

I LIKE THAT. YEAH.

AND SOLAR WOULD BE [INAUDIBLE].

FOR SOME REASON. DO WE HAVE ANY SOLAR STORAGE BATTERIES ANYWHERE? ANY. NO, I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY APPLICATIONS FOR BATTERY STORAGE ASSOCIATED WITH SOLAR, BUT THEIR FACILITIES ARE ALLOWED TO HAVE SOME BATTERY STORAGE AS PART OF THEIR CASE.

BUT IT IS INCIDENTALLY RELATED TO THAT FACILITY.

THIS THIS TYPE OF STORAGE FACILITY IS A MUCH LARGER STAND ALONE FOR THE SUBSTATIONS.

IS IT POSSIBLE THAT WHOEVER OWNS THAT SUBSTATION HAD ACQUIRED ENOUGH PROPERTY WHEN THEY PUT THE SUBSTATION IN THAT THEY CAN COME PUT THEIR OWN? SOME DO. THAT CHART THAT WE HAD DID SHOW THE ACREAGE.

SOME OF THESE LOCATIONS DO HAVE ENOUGH ACREAGE.

OTHERS MAY HAVE TO LEASE PROPERTY ADJACENT TO THEM OR THEY MAY HAVE TO EXPAND THEIR FOOTPRINT.

IT MAY NOT HAVE.

JUST IN GENERAL.

WE HAVE ONE SUBSTATION THAT'S ON ONE ACRE.

GIVEN THE SIZE OF THE FACILITY, THEY MAY NOT HAVE ENOUGH ROOM TO DO A BATTERY EXPANSION ON THEIR COMPOUND.

THEY MAY HAVE TO ACQUIRE ADDITIONAL LAND OR LEASE ADDITIONAL LAND.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

ANY MORE QUESTIONS? IF NOT, THEN I OPEN THIS PUBLIC HEARING ON THE ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CODE OF COUNTY OF PRINCE GEORGE TO PROVIDE REQUIREMENTS FOR BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS. IS ANYONE PRESENT WHO WISHES TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS ISSUE.

PLEASE COME FORWARD.

SEEING NO ONE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK.

WOULD YOU PLEASE CHECK ZOOM, PLEASE, TO SEE IF THERE'S ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK.

ANY ZOOM PARTICIPANTS WHO WISH TO SPEAK ON PUBLIC HEARING P4 PLEASE ELECTRONICALLY RAISE YOUR HAND USING THE REACTION SECTION.

PHONE USERS MAY PRESS STAR NINE TO RAISE THEIR HAND.

AND WE DO HAVE ONE SO FAR.

THANK YOU. GOOD ENDING MADAM CHAIRMAN, SUPERVISORS LARRY MITCHELL 1620 [INAUDIBLE].

I HAVE MIXED REACTION TO THIS ORDINANCE ON A.

ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM.

I UNDERSTAND THE PRINCIPLES OF IT AND WHAT ITS PURPOSE IS BUT MY ONLY ISSUE IS I'M LOOKING AT THE PLANNING RULE CONSERVATION AREA.

I JUST HOPE THAT CONSIDERATION BE MADE TO HAVE A BATTERY FACILITY IN THE OTHER AREA OF PRINCE GEORGE PLANNING

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BUT WE NEED TO KEEP OUR AREA RULE AND ADDING A BATTERY STORAGE, ENERGY STORAGE OUT HERE.

I DO NOT FAVOR THAT.

I JUST HOPE THE BOARD LOOKS AT ALTERNATIVES.

I UNDERSTAND THE PURPOSE OF IT AND WE PROBABLY NEED THAT IF THE POWER GRID DOES GO DOWN.

I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG ENOUGH STORAGE OF ENERGY IS IN THERE AND HOW LONG IT LASTS AND WHAT TYPE OF PROBLEM WE WOULD HAVE WITH THE GRID.

BUT AGAIN, WE PROBABLY NEED SOMETHING LIKE THIS, BUT THE LOCATION IS MY DOWNFALL.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU, MR. MITCHELL.

IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK? OH WAIT, I'M SORRY. WE DO HAVE ONE NOW.

YOU. DID YOU SAY YES OR NO? YES, SIR. YES.

MR. STEELE? YES.

GOOD EVENING, MADAM CHAIRMAN.

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, MADAM CHAIRMAN, WHILE A GREAT ORDINANCE BY [INAUDIBLE] DOES A GREAT JOB ON THAT, WHAT I AM CONCERNED ABOUT IS THAT TERM SPECIAL EXCEPTION.

AGAIN, MADAM CHAIRMAN, WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, WHEN SOMEBODY COMES TO THIS BOARD WITH MONEY, SPECIAL EXEMPTIONS ARE USUALLY ALWAYS GRANTED, DESPITE THE DANGERS, DESPITE THE CONTROVERSIES, DESPITE THE ISSUES INVOLVED.

IF SOMEBODY THROWS MONEY ON THE TABLE, THIS BOARD OF SUPERVISORS WILL GRAB THAT MONEY AND PASS THE SPECIAL EXEMPTION.

SPECIAL EXEMPTIONS ARE NOT INTENDED FOR THAT PURPOSE.

IF WE WANT TO DO THIS, THAT WORD SHOULD BE STRICKEN AND IT SHOULD BE DONE IN PROPER ZONING.

IF IT MEANS REZONING, FINE.

GO THROUGH THE PROCESS AND REZONING.

BUT SPECIAL EXEMPTION IS A LOOPHOLE THE SIZE OF A TRACTOR TRAILER TRUCK.

AND WE ALL KNOW THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED WITH THE SOLAR SYSTEM HERE AND ON [INAUDIBLE] ROAD.

AND I JUST CAN FORESEE THIS BOARD CANNOT SAY NO TO ANY SPECIAL EXEMPTION IF SOMEBODY THROWS MONEY AT YOU.

SO I WOULD PLEASE CONSIDER THAT I KNOW YOU WON'T CHANGE YOUR MIND ON IT, BUT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THE CITIZENS NEED TO BE AWARE OF BECAUSE IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN, AND I'M AFRAID IT WILL HAPPEN HERE [INAUDIBLE] ROAD AND WE JUST CAN'T HAVE THAT ON [INAUDIBLE] ROAD.

BUT MY POINT BEING, THOUGH, SPECIAL EXEMPTIONS IS A IS A LOOPHOLE.

PLEASE CONSIDER REPHRASING THAT, GETTING THAT TERM OUT AND PUTTING IN REZONING AND GO THROUGH THE PROPER PROCESS TO REZONE.

AS THAT FIRST LADY SAID EARLIER PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THE OPENING OF THE SESSION, THIS COUNTY CANNOT GO IN THE GROWTH THAT IT'S GOING TO.

WE ARE NOT CHESTERFIELD.

WE DON'T WANT TO BE CHESTERFIELD.

AND THAT WHEN YOU USE THE TERM SPECIAL EXEMPTION, THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENS.

AND THIS BOARD HAS PROVEN TIME AND TIME AGAIN THAT IF MONEY IS GIVEN TO IT REZONING, WILL IT DO SPECIAL EXEMPTIONS? AND I JUST WANT TO WARN FOR FUTURE USE THAT THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN UNLESS WE CONTROL THAT WORD NOW.

THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIRMAN.

THANK YOU, MR. STEELE.

OH, MADAM CHAIR, I'M SORRY I DIDN'T SAY MY ADDRESS AGAIN.

WILLIAM STEELE [INAUDIBLE] ROAD.

I'M SORRY, MADAM CHAIRMAN.

I HAVE NEGLECTED TO DO THAT SEVERAL TIMES.

I KEEP PRACTICING IT AND FORGET.

THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIRMAN.

THANK YOU, MR. STEELE.

IS THERE ANYONE ELSE TO SPEAK? THERE HAVE BEEN NO ONE ELSE TO SPEAK.

I CLOSED THIS PUBLIC HEARING AND TURN IT BACK TO THE BOARD.

I ONLY HAVE ONE COMMENT ON THE LAST SPEAKER.

WE CAN LOOK AT REPHRASING THE WORDING ALL WE WANT AS LONG AS HE REPHRASED HIS COMMENTS ABOUT THROWING MONEY AT THE BOARD AND NOT THE PROPER LANGUAGE OF OFFERING PROFITS TO THE COUNTY.

YEAH. MADAM CHAIR, I HAVE TWO COMMENTS.

ONE, THE LIST THAT MRS. WALTON PUT UP SHOWS THE SUBSTATIONS THAT ARE HERE IN PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY.

THAT IS BY NO MEANS A GUARANTEE THAT EVERY ONE OF THOSE SUBSTATIONS IS GOING TO HAVE BATTERY STORAGE.

I THINK ALL HER INTENT WAS WAS JUST TO SHOW THE SUBSTATIONS THAT ARE LOCATED IN PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY.

AND TYPICALLY THESE BATTERY STORAGE FACILITIES ARE NEAR THOSE.

THAT DOESN'T INSINUATE THAT ANY ONE OF THOSE WILL HAVE IT OR IT'S A DONE DEAL OR WHATEVER.

THE SECOND THING I JUST WANT TO COMMENT ON, AND I'M GOING TO PIGGYBACK A LITTLE BIT ON WHAT MR. CARMICHAEL SAID.

AGAIN, WE CAN SIT UP HERE AND DEFINITELY WE WANT TO HEAR PUBLIC INPUT ON THINGS.

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AND UNLESS YOU HAVE THE PROOF AND YOU WANT TO TAKE US TO COURT, FEEL FREE TO DO THAT.

BUT I STILL CAUTION THE PUBLIC WHEN YOU COME HERE.

JUST STATE THE FACTS.

AND I DON'T THINK ANYBODY CAN SIT HERE AND PROVE THAT THIS BOARD HAS DONE SOMETHING ILLEGAL, IF YOU CAN.

AND I SAY BRING IT.

BUT I JUST WANT TO I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT AGAIN.

THAT'S I'LL LEAVE IT AT THAT.

THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

THANK YOU, MR. BROWN.

IF THERE'S NO MORE DISCUSSION, I'LL ASK FOR THE RESOLUTION.

MADAM CHAIR IF THERE'S NO MORE DISCUSSION.

I MOVED TO A APPROVE AS WRITTEN AND I WILL SECOND MADAM CHAIR, JUST FOR A CLARIFICATION.

IT'S AN ORDINANCE, NOT A RESOLUTION.

YES. YEAH, MY FAULT.

IT'S AN ORDINANCE CHANGE.

SO HE'S STILL MOVE.

I'LL SECOND. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

MR. BROWN. YES.

MR. HUNTER. YES, MRS. WAYMACK. YES, MR. WEBB. YES, MR. CARMICHAEL. YES.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THAT CONCLUDES OUR PUBLIC HEARING.

WE GO BACK NOW TO OUR AGENDA.

[ORDER OF BUSINESS (Part 2 of 2)]

MR. WHITTEN YES, MADAM CHAIR.

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. MR. STOKE, THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS HAS FOUND THAT THERE IS EMERGENCY MEASURES THAT ARE NECESSARY TO RESPOND TO THE CURRENT ECONOMIC CONDITIONS, INCLUDING THE RISING VEHICLE ASSESSMENTS.

AND THERE IS A DESIRE TO PROVIDE RESIDENTS SOME RELIEF FROM THE PENALTY AND INTEREST ON PERSONAL PROPERTY TAXES, REAL ESTATE TAXES, STORMWATER FEES, AND PUBLIC SERVICE TAXES THAT WOULD BE NORMALLY DUE JUNE 5TH, BUT HAVE BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL JUNE 24, 2022 BY A PRIOR RESOLUTION.

VIRGINIA CODE SECTION 15.2 1427 DOES PROVIDE THE BOARD THE ABILITY TO ADOPT AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE.

THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT WOULD WAIVE PENALTY AND INTEREST UNTIL AUGUST 31ST OF 2022 ON PERSONAL PROPERTY TAXES, REAL ESTATE TAXES, STORMWATER FEES, AND PUBLIC SERVICE TAXES THAT ARE NOW DUE JUNE 24TH.

THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE WOULD ONLY BE EFFECTIVE THROUGH AUGUST 31, 2022.

THE BOARD WOULD NEED TO ADOPT THIS EMERGENCY ORDINANCE WITHIN 60 DAYS PURSUANT TO A PUBLIC NOTICE.

THE START THIS.

THERE IS ALSO A RESOLUTION IN YOUR PACKET THAT WOULD DIRECT STAFF TO ADVERTISE A PUBLIC HEARING FOR JUNE 14TH.

THEN YOUR PACKET, THERE'S A DRAFT EMERGENCY ORDINANCE WHICH WE WOULD REQUIRE A MOTION, AND THEN THERE'S ALSO A RESOLUTION REGARDING THE ADVERTISEMENT OF A PUBLIC HEARING FOR JUNE 14TH, AND THAT WOULD REQUIRE A SEPARATE MOTION.

I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

QUESTIONS? NO, MA'AM.

NO, MA'AM.

YOU'LL HAVE A RESOLUTION.

SO MOVE TO ACCEPT A RESOLUTION THAT'S IN FRONT OF US IF THERE'S NO DISCUSSION.

SECOND. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU, MR. WHITTEN. THANK YOU, MR. WHITTEN. CALL THE ROLL PLEASE.

MR. HUNTER. YES.

MRS. WAYMACK. YES.

MR. WEBB. YES.

MR. CARMICHAEL.

YES. MR. BROWN. YES.

THANK YOU. AND THEN WE WOULD NEED A MOTION ON THE EMERGENCY ORDINANCE.

AND, MADAM CHAIR, I MOVE THAT WE ADVERTISE A PUBLIC HEARING FOR JUNE THE 14TH OF 2022 TO CONSIDER RE ADOPTING THIS EMERGENCY ORDINANCE IN OUR SECOND.

THANK YOU. CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE.

THIS IS WAYMACK.

YES. MR. WEBB.

YES. MR. CARMICHAEL.

MR. BROWN. YES.

MR. HUNTER. YES.

JUST A POINT OF CLARIFICATION.

WAS MR. CARMICHAEL'S MOTION ON THE EMERGENCY ORDINANCE? YES. FOR STATISTICAL? YES, SIR. JUST TO MAKE SURE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

YEAH. WE GO TO A9 RESOLUTION FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF YEAR 2023 TAX LEVIES THIS MS. DREWRY. GOOD EVENING AGAIN, MADAM CHAIR AND BOARD MEMBERS MR.

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AS WE MENTIONED EARLIER, DURING OUR EFFECTIVE TAX INCREASE, PUBLIC HEARING STAFF IS LOOKING FOR THE BOARD TO ADOPT THE REAL ESTATE TAX RATE THIS EVENING.

THE RATE HAS BEEN ADVERTISED AT $0.82 AND IT DOES REPRESENT AN EFFECTIVE TAX INCREASE.

THAT TAX RATE DOES IMPACT REAL ESTATE TAX REVENUES, PUBLIC SERVICE TAX REVENUES AND MOBILE HOMES.

FOLLOWING THE ADOPTION OF THE TAX RATE.

THE SCHOOL SYSTEM IS VERY EAGER TO OBTAIN SOME TYPE OF CONSENSUS OR DIRECTION TO RELEASE TEACHER CONTRACTS FOLLOWING THE ADOPTION OF THIS TAX RATE.

WE DON'T ANTICIPATE THAT THE SCHOOL TRANSFER FROM THE LOCALITY WOULD CHANGE, BUT THERE IS A RESOLUTION IN YOUR PACKET THIS EVENING REGARDING THE REAL PROPERTY TAX RATE AND MOBILE HOME TAX RATE AS ADVERTISED AT $0.82.

I DID HIGHLIGHT FOR YOU THE MAJOR INITIATIVES IN THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET.

I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT THE BOARD HAS ON THE TAX RATE FOR ADOPTION.

QUESTIONS? NO, MA'AM.

NO MA'AM QUESTIONS.

ALL RIGHT. DO I HAVE A RESOLUTION? MADAM CHAIR, I'D SO MOVED THAT WE ESTABLISHED THE 2023 TAX LEVY FOR REAL PROPERTY AND MOBILE HOME OF THE $0.82 AS SO NOTED IN THE RESOLUTION.

AND ALSO I'LL SECOND.

THANK YOU. CALL THE ROLL PLEASE.

MRS. WAYMACK.

YES, MR. HUNTER.

YES, MR. BROWN.

YES. MR. CARMICHAEL. YES.

MR. WEBB. YES.

THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

I'D LIKE TO READ THE STATEMENT.

IT SAYS, WITH THE COUNTY TAX RATE SET FOR FY 23, THE MOU WITH LOCAL ALLOCATIONS WITH THE SCHOOL SYSTEM SHOULD NOT CHANGE BETWEEN TODAY AND MAY THE 24TH, EVEN THOUGH THE FY 23 BUDGET WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR FINAL APPROVAL ON MAY 24TH.

IT'S IMPORTANT IN THIS COMPETITIVE LABOR MARKET TO SECURE LOCAL TEACHERS CONTRACTS AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE, ASSUMING THE PROPOSED COUNTY FINANCIAL COMMITMENT AS PRESENTED.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

WELL, IS THAT SOMETHING WE NEED TO GIVE A CONSENSUS ON? IS THAT SOMETHING WE VOTE ON, SIR? CONSENSUS? NO.

THERE REALLY WOULDN'T BE ANYTHING OFFICIAL FROM THE BOARD BECAUSE THIS IS NOT BINDING.

RIGHT. WE JUST HAVE DISCUSSION AMONG THE BOARD MEMBERS.

BUT THERE'S REALLY NO INFORMAL CONSENSUS, NO MOTION OR RESOLUTION.

AND DISCUSSION ON MY PART.

I WOULD SUPPORT A MOVE LIKE THAT TO ALLOW THE SCHOOL TO BE ABLE TO TO MAKE THOSE KIND OF COMMITMENTS.

I'M AN AGREEMENT ALSO.

YEAH, SO AM I.

YEAH. SO WE'RE ALL IN AGREEMENT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

NOW WE GO TO A10, A RESOLUTION AUTHORITY TO ADVERTISE AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 2.292.

MR. WHITTEN. YES, MADAM CHAIR.

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. MR. STOKE.

IN OCTOBER 2018, THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AMENDED THE COUNTY CODE TO PROVIDE A SEPARATE CLERK TO THE BOARD WOULD BE APPOINTED BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS RATHER THAN THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR SERVING AS CLERK UNDER THE COUNTY CODE.

IT IS NOW THE REQUEST OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO HAVE THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR SERVE AS THE CLERK.

THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE WOULD AMEND SECTION 2 TO 92.1 TO STATE.

THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR SHALL BE A CLERK OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND SHALL PERFORM THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE CLERK AS PROVIDED BY STATE LAW AND OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES AS DIRECTED BY THE BOARD.

WE WOULD ALSO ALSO IN YOUR PACKET IS PROPOSED REPEAL OF SECTION 2-293, WHICH WOULD ELIMINATE THE APPOINTMENT OF A CLERK FOR THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS UNDER THE STATE UNDER THE VIRGINIA CODE IT DOES STATE IF THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR IS NAMED THE CLERK TO THE BOARD, THE CURRENT CLERK AUTOMATICALLY TURNS THAT POSITION OVER TO THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR.

THE DRAFT ORDINANCE IS INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKET AND A MOTION APPROVING AUTHORITY TO ADVERTISE AN ORDINANCE FOR PUBLIC HEARING ON JUNE 14TH, 2022 IS REQUESTED.

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I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

ANY QUESTIONS? NO, MA'AM.

DO I HAVE A MOTION? MADAM CHAIR, I SO MOVED FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING.

MADAM CHAIR, I SECOND FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE 14TH.

PLEASE CALL THE ROLL, MR. HUNTER. NO.

MR. BROWN.

YES. MR. CARMICHAEL.

NO. MR. WEBB. YES.

MRS. WAYMACK.

NO. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. IS IT ANY MORE BUSINESS TO BE BROUGHT BEFORE THIS BOARD TONIGHT? IF NOT, THEN I ASK FOR A MOTION TO ADJOURN TO MAY THE 14TH.

SO MOVED. THANK YOU.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. ALL RIGHT, CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE.

MR. BROWN.

MR. CARMICHAEL.

YES. MR. WEBB. YES.

MR. WAYMACK.

YES. MR. HUNTER. YES.

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