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[CALL TO ORDER]
AND THE FIRST THING I WOULD ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL.THANK YOU. FIRST, WE HAVE ON OUR AGENDA IS A WORK SESSION, AND I THINK WE HAVE A MS.
[WORK SESSION]
YOLANDA HINES IS GOING TO TALK TO US.ABOUT SOME DRUG COURT FUNDING.
I'M HERE TONIGHT TO PROVIDE YOU WITH AN UPDATE OF CONCERNING DRUG COURT.
AND AS YOU KNOW, DRUG COURT WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2002.
AND. WE HAVE BEEN DOING A LOT LATELY, AND I JUST WANTED TO PROVIDE YOU WITH AN UPDATE.
I'M WAITING FOR THAT SLIDE TO COME UP.
YES. AND BASICALLY, THE PROGRAM IS FUNDED THROUGH THE THROUGH A GRANT FROM THE VIRGINIA STATE SUPREME COURT, AS WELL AS LOCAL FUNDING FROM PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY.
THE STAFFING UPDATE WE HIRED A DEDICATED PROBATION OFFICER FOR DRUG COURT.
HER NAME IS KIMBERLY GREG AND MYSELF.
I AM THE DRUG COURT COORDINATOR.
YOLANDA HINES AND I BEGAN WORKING FOR THE COUNTY APRIL 1ST.
WE PARTNERED WITH BRIGHTVIEW TO PROVIDE OUTPATIENT TREATMENT SERVICES FOR OUR CLIENTS, AND THAT HAPPENED BACK IN FEBRUARY [INAUDIBLE], WHO HAD BEEN OUR PREVIOUS PROVIDER, CLOSED AND WE SELECTED BRIGHTVIEW TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO OUR CLIENTS.
AND I'LL GET INTO A LITTLE LATER WHY I'M HERE TONIGHT, BUT I'D LIKE YOU TO MAKE NOTE OF OUR NEW LOGO FOR OUR HOPEWELL PRINCE GEORGE SURRY DRUG COURT, WHICH IS THAT LITTLE BUTTERFLY.
OUR MOTTO IS A CHANCE FOR CHANGE.
THE TEAM VOTED ON IT, AND THAT'S WHAT WE WENT WITH.
WE HAVE UPDATED OUR WEBSITE TO INCLUDE AN ATTORNEY REFERRAL FORM AS WELL AS SOME OTHER RESOURCES FOR THE PUBLIC SHOULD THEY NEED TO UTILIZE IT.
OUR DRUG COURT TEAM, AS YOU SEE, IS HONORABLE.
EDWARD TOMKO IS THE JUDGE THAT HANDLES DRUG COURT.
SO WE BELIEVE IN KEEPING THEM BUSY BECAUSE IDLE TIME IS TROUBLE TIME, SO WE TRY TO KEEP THEM BUSY.
WE ALSO TRY TO WORK ON LIFE SKILLS AND WHEN THEY FINISH THE PROGRAM, WE TRY TO FOLLOW UP WITH AFTERCARE BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THAT'S SOME OF THE HARDEST TIMES FOR A RECOVERING ADDICT IS WHEN TREATMENT IS OVER AND THEY'RE SENT OUT TO THE PUBLIC AND THEIR WHOLE LIFE CHANGES.
THAT'S WHEN A LOT OF TIME WE HAVE RELAPSES.
I'M JUST CURIOUS ABOUT THE 20 HOURS.
IS THAT IN A WEEK OR A MONTH OR JUST? 20 HOURS A WEEK.
MOST OF THE TIME IT'S MORE THAN THAT.
LIKE IN PHASE ONE AND TWO, THEY CAN PERFORM UP TO 30 HOURS.
SOME OF THEM DO A LITTLE BIT MORE.
OKAY. I JUST WAS CURIOUS IF THE 20 HOURS FOR THE WHOLE TERM OR.
YEAH. OKAY. THANK YOU. A WEEK.
AND AS YOU SEE, OUR CURRENT POPULATION IS LARGELY PRINCE GEORGE.
WE'RE ABOUT EQUAL WITH MALES AND FEMALES.
SOME OF OUR STRATEGIC FOCUS FOR THE PROGRAM IS TO IMPROVE PUBLIC SAFETY, TO REDUCE RECIDIVISM, TO INTEGRATE EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICES INTO OUR PROGRAM, TO INCREASE PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS BY USE OF DATA ANALYSIS, AND TO ENSURE
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ORGANIZATIONAL EXCELLENCE THROUGH OUTSTANDING ADMINISTRATION AND OVERSIGHT OF OUR PROGRAM.SOME OF THE GOALS WE HAVE FOR THE FUTURE IS TO INCREASE INPATIENT TREATMENT SLOTS.
A LOT OF TIMES, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE GET CLIENTS DIRECTLY FROM JAIL, THEY NEED TO GO INTO INPATIENT TREATMENT TO DEAL WITH SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT MAY HAVE NOT BEEN ADDRESSED IN JAIL.
THIS GIVES THEM SOME OPPORTUNITY TO GET THEMSELVES TOGETHER.
AND I ACTUALLY IF IT'S OKAY, I'LL HAND THIS OUT TO YOU JUST SO YOU'LL KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
THIS GRAM IS AN ALCOHOL MONITOR THAT IS PLACED ON THE ANKLE AND IT ACTUALLY DETECTS METABOLIZED ALCOHOL FROM THE SWEAT GLANDS AND IT IS MONITORED 24/7 IF THE PERSON DRINKS.
OUR SYSTEM IS NOTIFIED AND THE PROBATION OFFICER IS NOTIFIED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO LET THEM KNOW THAT WE HAVE A NOTIFICATION OF ALCOHOL USE.
THE NEXT THING YOU SEE IN THAT HANDOUT IS THE TOUCH POINT.
THAT IS A SYSTEM THAT WE USE TO CHECK CURFEWS IN PHASE ONE AND TWO.
THEY ARE REQUIRED TO BE IN THE HOUSE BETWEEN 9 P.M.
AND IT'S A WEB BASED PROGRAM THAT'S DONE ON THEIR SMARTPHONE.
AND THE APP ACTUALLY TAKES A PICTURE OF THEM.
AND IT ALSO NOTATES THE GPS LOCATION.
SO YOU KNOW THAT THEY'RE ACTUALLY HOME.
IT IS RELATIVELY NEW TECHNOLOGY, BUT I HAVE USED IT PREVIOUSLY.
WE USE IT ON INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE A HISTORY OF FAILURE TO APPEAR AND MAYBE DON'T HAVE STABILIZED HOUSING. IT'S A GREAT WAY TO AVOID PEOPLE FROM ABSCONDING FROM THE PROGRAM BECAUSE THAT HAS BEEN A PROBLEM AND WE CAN TRACK THEM ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD WITH THIS DEVICE.
IF THEY STEP OUTSIDE OF THAT PARAMETER, I GET A TEXT MESSAGE NOTIFYING ME.
I GO I ACCESS A WEB BASED PROGRAM TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S ACTUALLY A LEGITIMATE VIOLATION.
AND THEN WE CAN TAKE ACTION AGAINST THAT PERSON.
IT'S VERY LIGHT AND IT COMES IN THREE SIZES.
YOU JUST CLICK THE CHARGER ON IT AND IT GOES AROUND THE ANKLE.
SO THEY CAN'T JUST CUT IT OFF AND TAKE OFF LIKE INDIVIDUALS HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO DO.
I'M LOOKING TO ENHANCE OUR RISK NEEDS ASSESSMENT, SCREENING, TRANSPORTATION HAS BEEN AN ISSUE.
I WILL BE LOOKING FOR SOME GRANT FUNDING TO ADDRESS THAT TEMPORARY EMERGENCY HOUSING.
AS YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT A PLACE IN THE UNITED STATES THAT IS NOT EXPERIENCING HOUSING PROBLEMS. AND YOU CAN IMAGINE IT'S EVEN HARDER FOR A PERSON IN THIS SITUATION.
SO I WILL BE LOOKING FOR FUNDING FOR THAT AS WELL.
I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANYTHING CURRENTLY IN THIS AREA.
SPECIAL COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS.
I AM LOOKING TO EXPAND SOME OF OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, REACH OUT TO SOME OF THE NONPROFITS TO SEE IF WE CAN HELP OUT WITH ANY SPECIAL PROJECTS. AND WE ALSO LIKE TO HAVE SOME RETREATS AND OUTINGS FOR THE CLIENTS IN THE PROGRAM BECAUSE WE LIKE TO ENCOURAGE SOCIALIZATION, BUT IN THE RIGHT WAY.
WE TEACH ABOUT WE TEACH OUR CLIENTS ABOUT PEOPLE, PLACES AND THINGS CHANGING THE PEOPLE THEY HANG OUT WITH, THE PLACES THEY GO AND THE THINGS THAT THEY DO, AND THAT'S HOW THEY CHANGE THEIR LIFESTYLE.
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AND I AM A FIRM BELIEVER IN NOT PUTTING IT ON THE BACK OF TAXPAYERS.SO WHAT BROUGHT ME HERE TONIGHT IS THAT WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO TO APPLY FOR THIS SOIL GRANT THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES.
THIS WAS A GRANT THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY PROVIDED TO [INAUDIBLE].
BUT YOU KNOW, WHEN THEY CLOSED IN FEBRUARY OF 2023, THE GRANT MONEY WENT AWAY.
THEY USED IT TO PAY FOR STAFFING AND SOME OF THE ADDITIONAL COSTS FOR OUR CLIENTS.
AND THE NEED FOR THIS IS IS CRUCIAL BECAUSE AS WE COME OUT OF THE HEALTH CARE HEALTH CRISIS, WE FIND THAT INDIVIDUALS THAT WERE RECEIVING MEDICAID MAY NOW BECOME INELIGIBLE FOR IT, BUT THEY STILL HAVE TO RECEIVE THESE SERVICES.
SO THIS GRANT WILL ASSIST US IN DOING SO.
DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? WHEN YOU SAID SOMETHING ABOUT HAVING A MENTOR FOR THESE PEOPLE, YOU'RE TALKING FOR A MENTOR FOR EACH ONE OR SOMEONE TO FILL THAT ROLE THAT CAN BE A MENTOR FOR THE GROUP.
SO WHEN I MENTIONED THAT, THAT'S MORE FOR SOMEONE THAT'S FIRST COMING OUT OF JAIL AND THEY'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET THROUGH THE PROGRAM, THE TREATMENT FACILITY PROVIDES PEER SUPPORT SPECIALISTS THAT HELP THEM WITH THE TREATMENT, BUT SOMETIMES YOU HAVE SOMEONE THAT COMES OUT AND THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO APPLY FOR SOCIAL SERVICES, HOW TO LOOK FOR HOUSING, HOW TO APPLY FOR A JOB.
THAT'S FOR THE PHASE ONE INDIVIDUALS.
OKAY. IT WOULD BE A PERSON, NOT A PERSON FOR EACH.
WHEN YOU MENTIONED HIRING POSITIONS, WHAT HAPPENS IF THE GRANT MONEY DOESN'T SHOW BACK UP THE FOLLOWING TIME? WELL, JUST LIKE MY POSITION, MY POSITION IS GRANT FUNDED.
IF IT GOES AWAY, SO DOES THE POSITION.
AND I PLAN TO CONTINUE TO SEEK NEW GRANTS SO THAT WE WON'T HAVE THAT ISSUE.
OKAY. WITH YOUR APPLYING FOR THE GRANT, IS THERE ANY MATCH OR IS THERE ANYTHING ON THE COUNTY THAT WE WOULD NEED TO ADD TO THAT? NO, SIR.
THANK YOU. MS. WAYMACK? NO QUESTIONS. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME TONIGHT.
THANK YOU. SO, MR. CHAIRMAN, IS THIS REQUIRING AN ACTION FROM US IF SHE'S ASKING FOR THE GRANT? IS THIS SOMETHING THAT IF WE CHOOSE TO DO, DO WE NEED TO PUT THIS ON OUR BUSINESS ITEM, SIR? WE WOULD NEED TO ADD IT TO THE AGENDA IF WE WANTED TO DO THAT, CORRECT? CORRECT. IF THE CONSENSUS OF THE BOARD IS TO ALLOW MS. HINES TO GO AFTER THE STATE GRANT WHICH WAS ASSIGNED TO [INAUDIBLE], WHICH WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY THROUGH THE STATE TO GET IT ASSIGNED TO THE COUNTY, WE WOULD ASK THAT IT BE PLACED ON THE AGENDA AS AN A7 DURING THE ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA, AND MS. DREWRY HAS SOME INFORMATION, I THINK THE INA AND THE RESOLUTION.
AND I CAN DISTRIBUTE THAT TO YOU IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE WORK SESSION.
OKAY, MR. CHAIRMAN, I AM OKAY WITH THAT, SIR.
MOVING IT TO THE AGENDA? YES, SIR, I'M FINE WITH THAT.
APPRENTICESHIPS. THAT WOULD BE WONDERFUL.
THAT WAS THE ONLY THING WE HAD IN THE WORK SESSION.
NO, WE GOT ONE MORE. I'M SORRY.
I KNEW THAT. THE CONVENIENCE CENTER UPDATE.
MR. STOKE. WE'RE HERE TO, AT Y'ALL'S REQUEST.
STEPHANIE FROM GUERNSEY TECHNOLOGIES ASSISTANCE IS WITH ME TONIGHT.
AND WE'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON THE CONVENIENCE SITE.
WE HAD SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT SOME CHANGE ORDERS AND STUFF IN OUR PAST MEETING.
SO STEPHANIE, GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON WHERE WE'RE AT IN THE PROCESS RIGHT NOW.
COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR THANKS FOR HAVING US HERE.
JUST AN OPPORTUNITY TO CATCH YOU UP ON OUR CURRENT PHASE OF WORK FOR THE PROJECT.
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I'LL JUST DO A LITTLE RECAP WHERE WE'VE BEEN AND THEN WHERE WE ARE NOW.ON THE SLIDE, YOU CAN SEE THE PROPOSED SITE.
INITIALLY, WE LOOKED AT THREE POSSIBLE OPTIONS TO LOCATE ON THE LARGER PARCEL.
SITE C WAS SELECTED AT THE TIME BASED ON.
WANTING TO PRESERVE THE PRIMARY PRIMARY ACREAGE ON THE SITE FOR FUTURE USES.
THIS WOULD REQUIRE US RUNNING THREE SERVICE FROM PRINCE GEORGE DRIVE DOWN BAKER STREET.
WE KNOW THERE'S PUBLIC WATER SEWER UTILITIES AT THE SITE.
I'M SORRY, COULD YOU PULL THAT MIC DOWN JUST A LITTLE BIT? SURE. YEP.
AND THEN IN APRIL, I DON'T HAVE ALL THE 60 PERCENT DOCUMENTS, BUT WE PREPARED AND DISCUSSED WITH DEAN 60% DESIGN DEVELOPMENT DOCUMENTS.
YOU'LL SEE AN EXAMPLE OF THOSE HERE.
THIS IS THE OVERALL SITE LAYOUT.
PERIMETER FENCING, ACCESS ROAD LANES.
LET'S SEE, I HAVE A POINTER HERE.
SO YOU DRIVE IN FROM QUAKER ROAD.
THE SCALE IS IN THIS LOCATION.
YOU DRIVE AROUND, THERE'S A RETAINING WALL HERE, DUMPSTERS, COMPACTORS, BACK IN AND BACK OUT.
YOU DO SEE THAT WE'VE GOT QUITE A BIT OF SITE CLEARING REQUIRED FOR THIS.
WE HAVE BMPS THAT WE NEED TO LOCATE ON SITE BECAUSE OF THE THE SITE DISTURBANCE.
SO THAT'S OUR OVERALL SITE PLAN.
YES. WHAT'S A BMP? BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE.
SO AGAIN, THESE ARE 60% WHAT WE WOULD CONSIDER 60%, MAYBE 50%.
DESIGN DEVELOPMENT DOCUMENTS COMPLETED MID-APRIL.
BEGINNINGS OF THE RETAINING WALL DESIGN.
BEGINNINGS OF FOUNDATIONS FOR THE POLE SHED, AS WELL AS THE SCALE HOUSE BUILDING.
AND I'VE GOT THE COMPLETE 60 SET HERE IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT.
DESIGN FOR THE SCALE HOUSE ITSELF.
MECHANICAL SYSTEMS FOR THE SCALE HOUSE AGAIN.
THIS IS OVERALL SITE LIGHTING AND PHOTO METRICS FOR THE SITE.
AND THAT'S A SNAPSHOT OF THE 60% SET THAT WE SUBMITTED MID-APRIL.
WE SENT THAT OFF TO A THIRD PARTY COST ESTIMATOR THAT WE CONSULT WITH REGULARLY, AND AN ESTIMATE WAS PREPARED BASED ON THOSE DOCUMENTS. THIS IS THE ESTIMATE YOU SEE IN FRONT OF YOU.
I'VE GOT THE DETAILED REPORT HERE AS WELL, IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT.
SO THIS IS WHERE WE ARE CURRENTLY WITH THE PROJECT 60% DESIGNED AND 60% COST ESTIMATE.
THAT COST ESTIMATE IS WHAT YOU JUST SAID.
DOESN'T INCLUDE THOSE OTHER THINGS.
CORRECT. OKAY. THIS IS STRICTLY CONSTRUCTION COST.
I MAY HAVE MISSED IT. IS THERE YOU KEPT TALKING ABOUT THE SCALE HOUSE.
IS THERE ACTUALLY A SET OF SCALES THERE TO WEIGH IT? CORRECT. THERE'S A SCALE ADJACENT TO THE SCALE HOUSE THAT THE VEHICLES WOULD DRIVE OVER AND.
I WAS LOOKING FOR SCALE ITSELF IS NOT INCLUDED AS EQUIPMENT COST IN THIS COST ESTIMATE.
OH, IT'S NOT. NO, BECAUSE THIS IS STRICTLY CONSTRUCTION COSTS.
SO THIS IS NOT THE TOTAL PROJECT BUDGET.
AND WHAT'S THAT NUMBER AT THE BOTTOM AM? I CAN'T READ IT. 2904.
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I WOULD I WOULD SAY YES.AND FOR YOUR REFERENCE, IF YOU WERE TO LOOK AT THIS, I KNOW IT'S SMALL AND I CAN PASS OUT THE FULL REPORT, BUT OF THAT 2.9, THE SITE WORK ITSELF IS ALMOST HALF OF THAT COST.
THERE'S A LOT OF WORK TO BE DONE AND ALSO TWO POSSIBLE THIRD LANE.
DO YOU WE DON'T KNOW THAT YET UNTIL WE WOULD WERE TO PERFORM A STUDY THAT VDOT HAS NOW COME BACK COUNTER TO WHAT THEY TOLD US INITIALLY IN WRITING.
THEY ARE NOW REQUIRING A TRAFFIC STUDY TO BE PERFORMED.
SO WE DON'T KNOW THAT VERDICT YET.
YOU HAVEN'T THE RESULTS OF THAT STUDY, CORRECT.
DO YOU HAVE A GUESSTIMATION OF WHAT THAT WOULD BE? OH, THE TURN LANE? YES, MA'AM. I'M LOOKING AT THE ASPHALT PRICES THAT I SAW ON THIS ESTIMATE.
I MEAN, I'D PROBABLY SAY 200 PLUS, 200.
THAT DOES NOT ALSO THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE THE THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE THE COST OF THE SCALES.
IT DOES NOT INCLUDE THE COST OF THE PRINCE GEORGE POWER.
PROVIDING THREE PHASE SERVICE TO THE ACTUAL SITE HAS TO BE RUN DOWN EAST QUAKER ROAD FROM THE CORNER AND WENT TO THE SITE. WE ONLY HAVE ESTIMATE FOR THAT.
STORED POWER. AND THAT ALSO DOESN'T INCLUDE THE $11,900 FOR THE VDOT STUDY.
THE CONSTRUCTION COSTS FOR THEM.
YOU'RE WELL OVER $3 MILLION EASILY, PROBABLY AROUND 3.25.
YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I COME UP WITH.
NO, SIR, I DON'T THINK WE HAVE MORE QUESTIONS AT THIS POINT.
OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO THERE'S IF THERE'S NO OTHER QUESTIONS OR ANYTHING ELSE, DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD OR JUST, YOU KNOW, IF WE'RE MOVING, IF WE MOVE FORWARD FOR THIS PROJECT AND THEN WE HAVE TO AT A LATER DATE PLACE THE THE VDOT CHANGE ORDER ON THE AGENDA. OKAY.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE THAT.
ALL RIGHT. SO NOTHING ELSE FOR THE WORK SESSION.
AT ANY RATE, WE'LL BE AT RECESS UNTIL 7 P.M.
I WANT TO CALL A MEETING BACK TO ORDER.
AND THE FIRST THING ON THE AGENDA, WE'RE GOING TO ASK MS.
[INVOCATION]
WAYMACK IF SHE'LL GIVE THE BOARD'S INVOCATION.YEAH. DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR OUR MANY BLESSINGS.
BE WITH THE SICK AND INFIRM, O LORD, AND GIVE THEM COMFORT AND HOPE.
WE ASK THAT YOU GIVE COMFORT TO THOSE WHO HAVE LOST LOVED ONES.
WE ASK ESPECIALLY THAT YOU COMFORT THE FAMILY OF OUR DEAR DEPARTED JULIE WALTON, WHO WAS CALLED HOME LAST WEEK. JULIE WAS A LONG TERM EMPLOYEE OF PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY AND WILL BE GREATLY MISSED.
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GIVE OUR LEADERS GUIDANCE, O LORD.AND O LORD, GIVE THIS BOARD GUIDANCE IN YOUR HOLY NAME, WE PRAY.
AMEN. MR. WEBB WILL LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE.
ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
NOW IS THE TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
[PUBLIC COMMENTS]
ANYBODY WANTS TO COME BEFORE THE BOARD AND MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENTS ABOUT ANYTHING THAT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA.WE HAVE TWO ITEMS ON THE AGENDA A REZONING AND A SPECIAL EXEMPTION.
THERE'LL BE TIME TO MAKE COMMENT ABOUT THEM LATER.
GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS, PLEASE.
GOOD AFTERNOON. WILLIAM STEELE COUNTY LINE ROAD.
I JUST WANTED TO EXPRESS MY SYMPATHIES FOR MS. WALTON'S FAMILY. MS. WALTON HAS DEALT WITH ME MANY TIMES ON ISSUES.
SO I JUST WANTED TO PUBLICLY THANK HER AND GOD REST HER SOUL.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. VERY KIND.
I THANK YOU FOR THOSE COMMENTS, SIR.
ANYBODY ELSE THAT HAS ANYTHING TO SAY ABOUT SOMETHING THAT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA FOR PUBLIC COMMENT? COME FORWARD AND MAKE IT NOW, PLEASE.
ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO COME FORWARD AND MAKE COMMENTS TO THE BOARD.
YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO MAKE ANYTHING THAT'S NOT ALREADY ON THE AGENDA FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT? MRS KNOTT THAT DIDN'T COME FORWARD? NO, SIR, MR. CHAIRMAN.
ALL RIGHT. I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
NEXT, WE HAVE THE ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA AND THERE'S SOME MOVEMENT ON THAT.
[ADOPTION OF AGENDA]
SO IF YOU WOULD PAY ATTENTION TO THE AGENDA, MR. CHAIR. YES, SIR.AND A-7 WILL BE? OPIOID DRUG COURT GRANT.
DRUG COURT GRANT. DRUG COURT GRANT.
OKAY, SO YOU'LL BE REMOVING THE POSTPONED ITEM FOR THE CONTRACT AMENDMENT FOR THE CONVENIENCE CENTER? YES, SIR. AND THE SPECIAL EXCEPTION FOR PERMIT TO USE LOCAL PURPOSE.
RESIDENTIAL AGRICULTURE? YES, SIR. ACTUALLY, ALSO, MR. CHAIRMAN, IF WE COULD REMOVE ITEM A1 IN ITS PLACE, SUBSTITUTE A MOTION TO WITHDRAW THE APPLICATION FOR SE-203-04.
DO YOU HAVE THAT, MR. KNOTT? YES, SIR.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE MRS KNOTT HAS IT.
OKAY, SO THOSE. THOSE ARE ITEMS INCLUDED IN THE MOTION FOR THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE AGENDA.
AND, MR. CHAIRMAN, I WILL SECOND THAT, SIR.
THANK YOU, SIR. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, WOULD YOU CALL THE ROLL, MRS. KNOTT.
SO NEXT WE HAVE THE ORDER OF CONSENSUS.
[ORDER OF CONSENSUS]
ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ACCEPT THOSE THREE ITEMS ON THE ORDER OF CONSENSUS.MR. CHAIRMAN, I SO MOVE THAT WE ACCEPT THE ORDER OF CONSENSUS AS IS.
I'LL SECOND IT. I GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE.
THERE ARE NO PRESENTATIONS TONIGHT.
[SUPERVISORS’ COMMENTS]
I WOULD LIKE TO ASK MR. BROWN IF HE WOULD GO FIRST, SIR.YES, SIR. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. FIRST, LET ME STATE WHAT I'M ABOUT TO SAY.
I'M NOT SAYING THIS FOR ANY SYMPATHY, BUT YOU GUYS REMEMBER MAYBE A MONTH OR LESS, A MOM AND DAD WERE HERE AND WERE RECOGNIZED BY THE COUNTY ON SUNDAY.
ABOUT AN HOUR AFTER I SAW HIM ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON, HE FELL.
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HE HAS A FRACTURED HAND, A FRACTURED NOSE, AND HE SEVERELY DAMAGED TWO OF HIS VERTEBRAE IN HIS NECK.HE IS IN THE PROCESS OF COMING OUT OF SURGERY.
HE'S BEEN IN THE HOSPITAL FOR A WEEK.
WHAT THEY DID TODAY WAS FUZED IT.
HE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO MOVE HIS HEAD UP AND DOWN OR LEFT OR RIGHT.
I SAY THAT TO YOU? BECAUSE LIFE CAN CHANGE IN A MOMENT.
DON'T PUT OFF ANYTHING FOR TOMORROW.
AND THE LAST THING I WOULD SAY IS THE STUFF THAT YOU CANNOT CHANGE.
SO I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT TONIGHT BECAUSE A LOT OF YOU KNOW, MY DAD, YOU KNOW HOW HE'S BEEN.
YOU'VE SEEN HIM OVER THE YEARS.
AND SO I JUST WANT TO SHARE THAT.
AGAIN, NOT FOR SYMPATHY, BUT JUST TO SHOW YOU IN A BLINK OF AN EYE HOW QUICK YOUR LIFE CAN CHANGE.
THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT INFORMATION, MR. BROWN, BECAUSE, IN FACT, HE WAS CERTAINLY A PILLAR IN OUR COMMUNITY.
I GO LAST. I KNOW YOU GOT SOMETHING YOU WANT TO SAY.
WELL, SOMETHING I WANT TO SAY.
WE, OF COURSE, LOST MISS WALTON, BUT WE ALSO LOST ANOTHER PERSON IN THE COUNTY.
KENNETH FIGG WAS A LONG TIME CLERK OF COURT AND PRINCE GEORGE AND HIS WIFE, RUTH BOROUGH.
FIGG WAS A LONG TIME RESIDENT AT LIFELONG RESIDENT, HAS LOTS OF KINFOLKS IN THE COUNTY, BUT SHE LOST HER LIFE THE SAME DAY THAT WE LOST JULIE.
SO IT WAS CERTAINLY A SAD FRIDAY, BUT JUST TO KEEP THE FAMILY OF MISS RUTH FIGG IN YOUR IN YOUR PRAYERS AND REMEMBER ANYBODY, IF YOU SEE KEN HER TO MENTION HIM TO HER.
THANK YOU. MRS. WAYMACK. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT SUMMERTIME'S HERE AND WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE KEEP OURSELVES SAFE AND THAT INCLUDES SAFETY AROUND THE WATER, SAFETY AROUND OUR YARDS.
REMEMBER, I'M ALWAYS TALKING ABOUT TICKS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
AFTER ALL, THAT WAS MY BUSINESS FOR MANY, MANY YEARS.
MAKE SURE THAT YOU TAKE ALL THE PRECAUTIONS, ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE CHILDREN.
YOU NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE SAFELY TAKEN CARE OF.
AND IF YOU WANT TO KNOW HOW TO PREVENT TICKS AND THERE'S ALL SORTS OF INFORMATION OUT THERE.
I WAS JUST READING ABOUT TICK TUBES.
AND IN CASE YOU HADN'T HEARD OF THOSE, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN PUT AROUND YOUR SHRUBBERY AND THE MICE EAT WHAT'S IN THE TUBES AND THEN THE TICKS THAT FEED ON THE MICE ARE POISONED AND DIE.
SO THAT'S A GOOD THING TO HAVE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THAT, MR. STOKE. I'M SORRY, MR. WEBB. THAT'S ALL RIGHT. EXCUSE ME.
I JUST. MY DEEPEST SYMPATHIES TO MS..
VICKIE FAMILY, AS WELL AS MS..
WALTON'S FAMILY. SHE WILL BE MISSED.
SHE DID A LOT FOR THIS COUNTY.
SHE SERVED THE COUNTY WELL AND ALSO A SPEEDY RECOVERY FOR MR. BROWN'S FATHER, WHICH IS A CHARACTER IN HIMSELF.
YEAH. AND MR. CHAIRMAN, I FORGOT TO SAY TO FOLKS, IF YOU GUYS SEE ME REACHING AFTER MY CELL PHONE TONIGHT, IT'S NOT BECAUSE I'M TRYING TO BE DISRESPECTFUL.
I'M GETTING LIVE TEXTS AND STUFF FROM MY BROTHER WHO'S AT THE HOSPITAL.
SO PLEASE UNDERSTAND IF YOU SEE ME LOOKING AT MY CELL PHONE.
[COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR’S COMMENTS]
STOKE. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. A FEW DATES.AND JUNE 5TH IS THE PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MEETING RIGHT HERE AT 630.
I WOULD LIKE TO YIELD SOME OF MY TIME REGARDING THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO MS..
THAT ITEM HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM TONIGHT'S AGENDA BECAUSE IN REVIEWING THE MINUTES, THE PLANNING COMMISSION HAD BOTH A COMP PLAN AMENDMENT AND A REZONING REQUEST FOR ITS HIS LAND AND THEY INADVERTENTLY REFERENCED THE REZONING CASE.
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WHEN I BELIEVE FROM WATCHING THE TAPE, THEY INTENDED TO VOTE ON THE COMP PLAN AMENDMENT.AND SO THEY ESSENTIALLY VOTED ON THE REZONING PORTION OF THAT CASE TWICE.
AND STATE LAW DOES NOT ALLOW FOR ANYTHING TO COME BEFORE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS UNTIL THE PLANNING COMMISSION HAS MADE A VOTE AND A RECOMMENDATION ON IT.
SO THAT'S WHY IT WAS REMOVED FROM TONIGHT'S AGENDA.
THANK YOU, MA'AM. MR. CHAIRMAN, TWO MORE QUICK ITEMS. ONE, PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY HAS LAUNCHED A CITIZEN REQUEST PORTAL ON OUR WEBSITE, WHICH ALLOWS RESIDENTS TO SUBMIT COMMUNITY RELATED CONCERNS TO THE APPROPRIATE DEPARTMENT AND TRACK STATUS OF THEIR REQUESTS ONLINE.
FOR THE RECORD OF THIS BOARD, IT IS WITH DEEP SORROW THAT WE INFORM YOU OF THE PASSING OF OUR DEPUTY COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, JULIE WALTON. JULIE SERVED OUR COMMUNITY FOR NEARLY 30 YEARS AND WORKED TIRELESSLY TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES.
HER LEADERSHIP, DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE WERE UNMATCHED.
WE EXTEND OUR DEEPEST CONDOLENCES TO HER FAMILY, FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES DURING THIS DIFFICULT TIME.
THANK YOU, SIR, FOR THOSE COMMENTS.
WE'RE GOING TO GO TO MARKET CORRIE.
YES, MISS HURT? IF YOU COULD GIVE US A REPORT FOR THE FARMERS MARKET.
[REPORTS]
THANK YOU, MA'AM. WELL, THAT'S A HARD ONE TO FOLLOW.PUT YOU ON A SPOT. KIND OF HEAVY DUTY.
YEAH, IT'S A LITTLE HEAVY. I'M GOING TO TRY TO LIGHTEN IT UP A LITTLE BIT.
ALL RIGHT. CAN YOU GET THAT LIGHT FOR ME? GOT IT. OKAY.
OH, I'M SORRY. YOU SEE, WE GET IT.
I'M NOT THAT GOOD. I'M NOT TALKING ON THE FLY.
SO I JUST WANTED TO UPDATE THE BOARD AND THE AUDIENCE ON THE 2023 FARMERS MARKET.
WE KICKED OFF ON MAY THE 6TH WITH OUR GRAND OPENING.
THE VENDOR FEES FOR THIS YEAR DID REMAIN UNCHANGED.
SO FOR OUR PRODUCE VENDORS, HONEY MEATS, FRESH FLOWERS, $3 A WEEK OR $50 FOR THE ENTIRE SEASON.
WE'VE GOT 26 WEEKS IN THE SEASON THIS YEAR.
AND THEN FOR ALL OTHER VENDORS, 150 FOR THE SEASON OR $10 PER TABLE EACH WEEK.
YOUTH VENDORS ARE $1 EACH ON THE THREE ENTREPRENEUR DAYS.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO OFFER THAT THIS YEAR.
SO THAT'S AN INCENTIVE WHERE FOR THOSE WITH EBT, THEY CAN BUY A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TOKENS AND THEN RECEIVE THAT SAME AMOUNT FOR FREE, WHICH WOULD HELP THEM TO BUY FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES AT THE MARKET AT NO COST TO THEM.
THAT IS DONE THROUGH A AN INCENTIVE THROUGH THE VIRGINIA FRESH MATCH PROGRAM.
SO I SUBMIT MONTHLY AND GET THE MONEY BACK ON THE FRESH MATCH TOKENS THAT ARE ISSUED IN 2022.
WE ARE LOOKING TO EXCEED THAT THIS SEASON.
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I MENTIONED IT TO THE BOARD LAST YEAR THAT WE WERE GOING TO FILL OUT OUR APPLICATION AND SEE IF WE COULD GET APPROVED.THE CLOSEST MARKET RIGHT NOW, WHO DOES THAT IS IN EMPORIA.
SO PRINCE GEORGE IS THE FIRST IN THE AREA TO OFFER IT.
RIVER STREET IS FOLLOWING BEHIND US TO OFFER IT AS WELL IN PETERSBURG.
SO JUST TO MENTION HOW THAT WORKS IS FOR THOSE SENIORS 60 AND OLDER WHO MEET THE INCOME REQUIREMENTS THAT I'M SHOWING ON THAT SLIDE, WHICH IS 185% OF THE POVERTY GUIDELINE WOULD QUALIFY FOR THIS PROGRAM.
THE INFORMATION HAS BEEN PUBLISHED ON OUR WEBSITE UNDER RESIDENTS UNDER THE FARMERS MARKET TAB.
I'M HOPING IT WILL BE A HIT THIS YEAR AND WE CAN CONTINUE TO OFFER IT.
THE ONE GREAT THING ABOUT IT IS THAT IN ADDITION TO THE TWO FARMERS THAT ARE AT OUR MARKET, ONCE RIVER STREET IS COMPLETELY ON BOARD, THEY WILL HAVE, AS IT STANDS NOW, 4 TO 5 OF THEIR PRODUCE VENDORS PARTICIPATING.
SO IT'S GREAT. IT'S VERY NONINVASIVE.
WE ARE NOT GOING TO BE DELVING INTO THE FINANCIALS OF ANY SENIOR IN THE COMMUNITY.
WE WILL NOT BE ASKING FOR PROOF OF THEIR INCOME.
OKAY, SO UPDATE ON VENDOR INFORMATION.
THIS YEAR WE HAVE RECEIVED AND APPROVED 78 VENDOR APPLICATIONS.
AS THAT STANDS, IT'S 28 MORE THAN WE HAD LAST YEAR AT THIS SAME TIME.
AND OF THAT 78, THERE ARE 51 VENDORS RETURNING AND 27 NEW VENDORS.
SO WHEN WE PUT THAT IN PERSPECTIVE, IT IS 16 MORE NEW VENDORS AT THE SAME TIME.
AND THEN I'VE JUST LISTED SOME OF THE ITEMS THAT WOULD BE SOLD AT THE MARKET THIS YEAR.
WE'VE GOT A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING.
IT SEEMS TO WORK BETTER FOR NOT ONLY THE VENDORS, BUT THE CUSTOMERS.
PETS WILL CONTINUE TO BE ALLOWED ON A LEASH.
WE HAVE ADDED THE DOG WATERING STATION FOR THE SEASON, WHICH WAS AT THE REQUEST OF A VENDOR.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO OUR FREE STORYTIME, GIVE A BOOK AWAY TO EVERY CHILD WHO ATTENDS THAT WEEKLY AND THEN WE WILL CONTINUE TO ALSO OFFER OUR KID CREATIONS THROUGHOUT THE SEASON. WE DO AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH A KID CREATION.
WE ARE EXTENDING TO ALLOW LIVE MUSIC THIS YEAR AT THE MARKET.
THIS WEEKEND WE HAVE AUBREY KAMP, WHO WAS AN AMERICAN IDOL CONTESTANT.
AND THAT'S JUST SOME OF WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE OFFERING THIS YEAR.
AND THEN OUR PLAN CONTINUED IS WE'RE STRIVING TO BRING OUR COMMUNITY TOGETHER.
AND THAT'S WHY WE OFFER THE EVENTS THAT WE DO.
WE STARTED OFF ON MAY 6TH WITH OUR FIRST ANNUAL TEACHER APPRECIATION DAY, WHICH WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL.
OUR JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION WILL BE JUNE 17TH.
WE MOVED THAT ONE MARKET FOR THE SEASON TO 1 TO 5 BECAUSE IT IS THE SAME DAY AS GRADUATION.
WE WILL HAVE THE GREATER TOMATO CONTEST ON JULY 15TH AS WELL.
AND THEN SEPTEMBER 9TH, WE WILL HAVE OUR FIRST RESPONDERS DAY.
OCTOBER 7TH, BREAST CANCER AWARENESS.
AND WE'LL CLOSE OUT THE SEASON WITH A FALL FESTIVAL.
SO WE'RE GOING TO ADD ONE THAT WILL BE FROM 10 TO 2 ON THE 18TH.
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FOR THE TEACHERS IN THE COMMUNITY.HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
GREAT JOB. I'VE ATTENDED AND IT WAS REALLY GREAT.
YOU KNOW, WE BOUGHT SEVERAL THINGS, BUT THE STRAWBERRIES WE BOUGHT THERE WERE REALLY GOOD.
OKAY. SO T ONE HAS BEEN TAKEN OFF THE NEW A ONE WILL BE.
[POSTPONED ITEMS]
[ORDER OF BUSINESS]
YES, SIR. THERE'S COULD BE A MOTION TO WITHDRAW THE COUNTY'S APPLICATION FOR SPECIAL EXCEPTION.SOME WAYMACK THAT, MR. CHAIR, I MOVE THAT WE WITHDRAW THE COUNTY'S APPLICATION FOR SEC.
20 3-04 AND I WILL SECOND THAT.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. WOULD YOU CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE? MRS WAYMACK? YES, MR. HUNTER? YES. MR. WEBB? YES.
ALL RIGHT, MR. ERARD. THANK YOU.
YOU NEED IT. THAT'S IT. THANK YOU.
SO A2, WE HAVE A COUPLE OF MINUTES BEFORE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
A2 IS A RESOLUTION AWARDING A CONTRACT TO CENTRAL CONTRACTORS FOR STATION FIVE RESTROOM RENOVATION.
I THINK WE'RE GOING TO HEAR FROM YOU AGAIN, SIR.
GOOD EVENING, MR. HUNTER. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
IF YOU REMEMBER BACK, WE GOT SOME BOND, SOME PROCEEDS IN 2019, BOND PROCEEDS THAT WE WERE GOING TO PUT TOWARDS RENOVATION OF STATION FIVE.
THE PRICE CAME IN 200 AND SOME PERCENT OVER WHAT THE ESTIMATED COST WAS.
WE STARTED THE PROJECT, WE PUT A NEW ROOF ON, DONE SOME CARD READERS AND STUFF, AND NOW WE WANT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH RENOVATING THE BATHROOMS AND THE BATHROOM SECTION, WHICH INCLUDES HVAC AND ELECTRIC AND EVERYTHING.
WE WENT TO OUR CONTRACTORS ON CALL AND SOLICITED THE PRICE, WHICH CAME BACK AT $175,000.
WE'VE ADDED 10% CONTINGENCY, WHICH IS $17,500 IN CASE UNFORESEEN COSTS OCCUR WHILE WE'RE DOING THIS.
SO WE'RE ASKING FOR TO AWARD A CONTRACT FOR THE CONTRACT WOULD BE FOR $175,000 TO CENTENNIAL, BUT THE WHOLE PROCEEDS WILL NEED IS $192,500.
ALL RIGHT. DO YOU HAVE QUESTIONS? NO, SIR. I THINK WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS.
AND IF NO QUESTIONS, WE HAVE A RESOLUTION INCLUDED.
SO I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION AT THIS TIME.
MR. CHAIRMAN, I WOULD SO MOVE THAT WE WOULD APPROVE THE AWARDING OF THE CONTRACT AS SO STATED BY MR. SIMMONS. I'LL SECOND IT.
I'VE GOT A MOTION IN A SECOND.
ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE.
YES, MR. HUNTER? YES. MR. WEBB? YES. MR. BROWN? YES. THANK YOU.
CORRECT. WE WERE ASKED TO LOOK INTO PAVING THE SCOTT PARK DRIVE AND PARKING LOT.
I THINK THIS WILL BE PAID FOR OUT OF THE TOURISM FUNDING.
AND THE VDOT HAS GIVEN US A PROPOSAL, AN AGREEMENT THAT WE WOULD LIKE THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR TO SIGN TOO, SO WE CAN PROCEED WITH THIS WOULD BE TO PAVE THE ROAD GOING BACK TO SCOTT PARK AND THE WHOLE PARKING LOT.
THIS WOULD INCLUDE TAKING OUT ALL THE PARKING STOPS AS THEY ARE CURRENTLY PAVING THE PARKING LOT.
WAS ORIGINALLY THERE WAS EIGHT INCHES OF GRAVEL PUT ON THAT ROAD AND PARKING LOT, WHATEVER, DRESSING UP TO GET IT WHERE THEY CAN PAVE IT A COUPLE INCHES OF 21 AND ALSO TAKE CARE OF ALL THE GRADING AND TWO INCHES OF ASPHALT FROM VDOT STANDARD FOR THIS TYPE OF PARKING LOT AND ROAD AND STRIPING IT ALL.
SO THE THE AMOUNT OF THE CONTRACT IS FOR 300 AND I'M SORRY I LOST MY PLACE 311 TO 20
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311 TO 25.THAT'S WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR TODAY TO 2956.
RIGHT. AND IT'LL ALSO ACTUALLY GIVE A FEW MORE PARKING SPOTS.
I THINK IT WILL ADD 36 PARKING SPOTS.
AND ONCE WE'RE DONE WITH IT AND IT'S GOING TO THE THE REQUIREMENT FOR HANDICAPPED PARKING SPOTS.
RIGHT NOW, THERE'S CURRENTLY TWO HANDICAPPED PARKING SPOTS.
MISTER CHAIRMAN, I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE AUTHORIZE THIS RESOLUTION TO PASS THIS MOTION.
I'LL SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE.
MRS WAYMACK? YES. MISTER BROWN? YES, MR. WEBB? YES. MISTER HUNTER? YES. OKAY.
THANK YOU, SIR. WE ASK MISS AURORA TO TALK ABOUT A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT ABOUT OPIOID SETTLEMENT FUNDS WITH SURREY. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. AS THE BOARD PROBABLY RECALLS THE THERE WAS A SETTLEMENT THAT WAS ENTERED INTO BETWEEN EVERY COUNTY IN VIRGINIA AND SEVERAL PRESCRIPTION OPIOID MANUFACTURERS.
SOME OF THOSE FUNDS HAVE ALREADY STARTED TO COME IN.
AND PRINCE GEORGE AND SURREY COUNTY HAVE AGREED TO POOL THEIR FUNDS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE RIVERSIDE CRIMINAL JUSTICE AGENCY WITH THE HOPE OF.
PROVIDING REHABILITATION SO AS TO STEM THE TIDE OF THIS OPIOID EPIDEMIC.
WE DID OFFER THE OPPORTUNITY FOR HOPEWELL TO PARTICIPATE.
AND SO THIS MOU AGREES THAT FUNDS WILL ONLY BE USED FOR THE BENEFIT OF PRINCE GEORGE CITIZENS AND HOPEWELL AND SURRY RESIDENTS, AND THERE WILL BE NO INPUT FROM HOPEWELL REPRESENTATIVES ON THE BOARD AS TO THE DESIGNATION OF THOSE FUNDS.
IT WILL ONLY BE BETWEEN SURRY AND PRINCE GEORGE.
ALL RIGHT. I THINK IT'S BEEN EXPLAINED TO US BEFORE.
AND SO WITH THAT IN MIND, ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO PASS THIS RESOLUTION.
MISTER CHAIRMAN, I SO MOVE THAT WE WOULD APPROVE TO MOVE INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH SURRY.
RIGHT? RIGHT. A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MOU BETWEEN PRINCE GEORGE AND SURRY.
OKAY. THIS IS TO APPROVE THE MOU BETWEEN PRINCE GEORGE AND SURRY.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MR. BROWN.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ANY DISCUSSION? NO, SIR. HEARING NONE.
MR. BROWN. YES, MR. WEBB? YES. MR. HUNTER? YES.
I WOULD DO THE PUBLIC HEARING.
YEAH, LET'S WAIT FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING.
SO. WAIT JUST A COUPLE OF SECONDS.
WAIT A COUPLE SECONDS AND IT WILL GO INTO THE ONE PUBLIC HEARING.
[PUBLIC HEARINGS]
ONE? YEAH, ONE.OKAY. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING.
IT'S A PUBLIC HEARING FOR REZONING REQUEST OF ROSSLYN FARMS CORPORATION TO CONDITIONALLY REZONE APPROXIMATELY 159.64 ACRES OF RESIDENTIAL AGRICULTURE AND LIMITED R2 ZONING DISTRICT TO GENERAL INDUSTRIAL.
AND MR. GREEN WILL EXPLAIN IT TO US.
GOOD EVENING, CHAIRMAN HUNTER.
VICE CHAIRMAN WEBB, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, THE COUNTY ATTORNEY AND THE COUNTY.
ADMINISTRATOR. I WILL BE PRESENTING REZONING ITEM RC 2303.
THIS IS A REQUEST TO CONDITIONALLY REZONE AND CHANGE THE ZONING OF TWO PARCELS OF LAND FROM A RESIDENTIAL AGRICULTURAL TO M-2, GENERAL INDUSTRIAL AND TO REZONE FIVE PARCELS FROM A RESIDENTIAL AGRICULTURAL TO
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R2 LIMITED.I MEAN FROM A SPLIT ZONING OF A AND R2 LIMITED RESIDENTIAL TO M2, GENERAL INDUSTRIAL. THE FIRST SLIDE SHOWS THE.
LOCATION MAP FOR THE SEVEN APOSTLES THAT'S IN QUESTION AND IN.
THE PAST, THE LAND THAT'S IN QUESTION.
SUM IS THE SUM OF THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED ON THE NORTH LINE OF.
OF RIDGE ROAD IN THE REMAINING PROPERTY IS ON THE SOUTH SOUTH LINE OF.
PLEASE WROTE. THE NEXT MAP SHOWS THE AERIAL VIEW OF THE PROPERTY THAT'S IN QUESTION.
THE NEXT MAP SHOWS THE ZONING OF THE PARCELS THAT'S IN QUESTION.
SOME OF THE PROPERTIES ARE SPLIT ZONED BETWEEN R2 LIMITED RESIDENTIAL IN OUR AREA AND YOU HAVE TWO PARCELS TOWARDS THE SOUTH AND OTHER PROPERTY THAT IS TOTALLY ZONED.
RR WHICH IS IN THE TOTAL OF SEVEN OF THE SEVEN PARCELS.
THEY ARE ALL BEING ASKED TO BE REZONED TO M-2, GENERAL INDUSTRIAL.
THE NEXT MAP IS THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP FROM THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
IN THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS OUTLINED IN ORANGE, WHICH SHOWS THAT THE FUTURE LAND USE IS.
THE CONCEPTUAL PLAN SUBMITTED WITH THE REZONING APPLICATION SHOWS FIVE INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS RANGING IN SIZE FROM 60,000FT² UP TO 870,000FT². THE PROPOSED PROJECT EXTENDS ACROSS THE COUNTY LINE INTO THE CITY OF PETERSBURG.
THIS WOULD BE A THIS WOULD BE A REASONABLE PROJECT WITH THE CITY OF PETERSBURG.
IN 2020, THE APPLICANT RECEIVED REZONING APPROVAL FROM THE CITY OF PETERSBURG FOR THE TWO PARCELS, AND THE TOTAL ACREAGE OF THE TWO PARCELS WERE APPROXIMATELY 45.75 ACRES.
THE PARCELS WERE REZONED FROM B2 TO M-1 LIGHT INDUSTRIAL.
THE PROS. THE NEXT SLIDE SHOWS THE PROPOSED CONCEPTUAL PLAN.
AND AS YOU CAN SEE, TWO OF THE BUILDINGS ARE LOCATED IN THE CITY OF PETERSBURG.
ONE IS LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE AND ONE IS LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE.
AND THREE OF THE OTHER THREE OF THE OTHER BUILDINGS ARE LOCATED TOTALLY WITHIN THE COUNTY OF PRINCE GEORGE. PLANNING AND ZONING.
COMMENTS. THE PROPOSED USES WILL BE FOR SPECULATIVE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT.
CURRENT LAND USES ON ADJACENT PROPERTIES ARE THE FOLLOWING.
IS VACANT LAND LOCATED IN THE CITY OF PETERSBURG.
TO THE EAST IS RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY DWELLINGS.
AND INTERSTATE 295 TO THE NORTH IS VACANT.
TO THE SOUTH IS INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY.
EXPECTED IMPACTS ON ADJACENT PROPERTIES AND.
AND ROADWAYS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING.
A TRAFFIC IMPACT STUDY WAS DONE AS A PART OF THE REZONING IN A PROPOSED LAND USE WILL GENERATE APPROXIMATELY 3364 VEHICLES.
THE TRAFFIC STUDY RESULTING FROM THE THE THE THE CONCLUSION OF THE TRAFFIC STUDY SHOWS THAT TURN LANES WILL BE WARRANTED AND BASICALLY THERE WILL BE TURN LANES IN EACH EACH.
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DIRECTION NEEDED TO THE EAST, TO THE WEST, TO THE NORTH AND TO THE SOUTH.OTHER IMPACTS WILL BE NOISE THAT WILL WHICH WILL VARY BY THE TRAFFIC FLOW DURING THE TIME OF DAY AND THE TYPE OF INDUSTRY.
THE MITIGATION IS THE EXISTING COUNTY NOISE ORDINANCE AND BUFFERING AND THERE WILL BE A VISUAL IMPACT FROM THE INDUSTRIAL USE. THE THE MITIGATION WILL BE LANDSCAPING AND BUFFERING WHICH ARE.
REQUIREMENTS OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE AND THE SITE PLAN ORDINANCE.
THE PROPOSED USE APPEARS TO BE.
COMPATIBLE WITH EXISTING SURROUNDING USES.
THE PROJECT IS LOCATED IN BETWEEN TWO MAJOR INTERSTATES, I-95 AND I 295.
THE PROPOSED ZONING DISTRICT AND LAND USES IS CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN BECAUSE THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CALLS FOR INDUSTRIAL USES IN THIS AREA.
THE SITE ALSO ADJOINS OTHER PROPERTIES THAT ARE CURRENTLY ZONED FOR INDUSTRIAL USES.
PUBLIC WATER AND SEWER WILL WILL WILL COME FROM THE CITY OF PETERSBURG.
APPROVALS REQUIRED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATIONS INCLUDES THE NORMAL SITE PLAN BUILDING APPLICATIONS, ZONING PERMITS, LAND DISTURBANCE, MS AND DEC.
APPROVAL. ARMY CORPS APPROVAL WOULD BE NEEDED IF THERE'S ANY WETLANDS THAT'S GOING TO BE ALTERED.
THE PLANNING OFFICE DID RECEIVE A LETTER OF.
SUPPORT FROM THE CITY MANAGER OF THE CITY OF PETERSBURG.
OTHERS. OTHER REVIEW COMMENTS.
VDOT REVIEWED THE TRAFFIC STUDY AND IN THEIR REVIEW.
THEY FOUND THE TRAFFIC STUDY TO BE ACCEPTABLE IN A THEY AGREED WITH THE RECOMMENDATIONS AND THE NEED FOR THE TURN LANES.
COMMENTS FROM THE COUNTY'S PUBLIC UTILITIES OFFICE STATED THAT PUBLIC WATER AND SEWER.
WILL COME FROM THE CITY OF PETERSBURG.
PUBLIC OPPOSITION STAFF HAS RECEIVED TWO LETTERS OF OF OPPOSITION TO THE REZONING THIS EVENING.
LATE THIS AFTERNOON, WHICH YOU ALL HAVE A COPY OF.
THE PLANNING COMMISSION HELD A HEARING, HELD A PUBLIC HEARING ON APRIL THE 27TH, AND DURING THE PUBLIC HEARING, FOUR PERSON SPOKE IN OPPOSITION.
THEIR CONCERNS WERE INCREASING TRAFFIC NOISE, THE PRESERVATION OF THE RURAL CHARACTER AND TREES.
AND BASICALLY THEY FEEL THAT THE AREA SHOULD STAY RESIDENTIAL.
THE APPLICANT AS PART OF HIS REZONING PROFIT.
SEVERAL CONDITIONS IN THE IN THE APPLICANT VOLUNTARILY PROFFERED TO RESTRICT HIS PROPERTY.
FROM SEVERAL LAND USES EVER LOCATING ON THE PROPERTY IN A IN A LIST RANGE FROM.
BUT. PETROLEUM STORAGE TO ZOOS, CLUBS AND LODGES.
LAUNDROMATS. AND AND THE THE ACTUAL LIST OF USES THAT HE PROFFERED NOT TO USE THE PROPERTY FOR.
IT'S IN THE BOARD'S DRAFT ORDINANCE.
THE APPLICANT. ALSO AFTER THE PLANNING MEETING, HE ADDED SEVERAL OTHER USES.
KNOTT TO USE THE PROPERTY FOR WHICH WAS DREDGED MATERIALS.
DISPOSAL OF MEAT, POULTRY AND FISH.
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THOUGH THOSE USES HAVE ALSO BEEN ADDED TO THE LIST THAT'S IN THE DRAFT ORDINANCE.HE ALSO PROFFERED TO KEEP LIGHTING ON FROM.
FOAM CASTING ON ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS.
SHE IS LIMITED TO ACCESS POINTS TO THE ACCESS.
CONCEPT PLAYING. AND HE AND HE ALSO PROFFERED TO MAKE THE ROAD IMPROVEMENTS AS. AS RECOMMENDED.
THE PLANNING COMMISSION AFTER THE PUBLIC HEARING VOTED 6 TO 0 FOR APPROVAL, SUBJECT TO THE APPLICANT'S PROFFERED CONDITIONS. THE RECOMMENDATIONS WERE BASED ON THE FOLLOWING.
COMPATIBLE WITH EXISTING AND SURROUNDING LAND USES A REZONING FROM RA TO M2 IN R2 AND R3 TO M2 IS CONSISTENT WITH PRINCIPLES COUNTY'S ADOPTED COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
THERE ARE NO MAJOR CONCERNS FROM OTHER.
DEPARTMENTS OR OUTSIDE AGENCIES.
A SITE PLAN AND THE OTHER LAND USE REGULATIONS WILL BE REQUIRED PRIOR TO.
ACCEPTABLE. THAT'S THE END OF MY PRESENTATION.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. GREEN, I'M GOOD, SIR.
DO YOU WANT TO HEAR FROM THE APPLICANT OR CALL YOUR CALL? I'M GOOD. I'M GOOD.
IF YOU WANT, MR. WALKER, YOU CAN RESERVE YOUR TIME AND SPEAK AFTER PUBLIC COMMENTS BECAUSE THERE MAY BE SOME THINGS YOU WANT TO ADDRESS IN THE PUBLIC COMMENTS.
ALL RIGHT. BUT THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING AND NOW'S THE TIME TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS REZONING. AND YOU'VE HEARD WHAT THE REZONING IS.
IT'S YOU HAD A PAPER THERE THAT EXPLAINS WHAT IT IS.
SO YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO COME AND SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THE REZONING OF THIS PROPERTY.
GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. BOARD. LEILA MYERS 8711 SECOND COURT DISPUTANTA.
I SPEAK AGAINST THIS REZONING.
THE TRAFFIC IS CONSTANT NONSTOP.
PLUS, ONCE YOU GET TO PETERSBURG SITE, IT'S JUST HECTIC, HECTIC, HECTIC.
YOU KNOW, YOU'RE IN THE CITY ON THE OTHER SIDE.
AT LEAST THIS WAY YOU CAN SEE SOME TRANQUIL GREEN PASTURES AND RESIDENTIAL HOMES, AND IT'S PEACEFUL.
SOLAR PANELS ARE TUCKED IN UNDER THERE.
BUT I'M ASKING YOU TO HONOR THE RESIDENT'S REQUEST TO PRESERVE THE RURAL ENVIRONMENT FOR THEIR LIFE.
WE DON'T NEED 3000 MORE VEHICLES PER DAY IN THAT AREA.
I ASKED YOU THAT. YOU HONOR THEIR REQUEST.
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YES, SIR. GOOD EVENING, BOARD.WILLIAM STEELE COUNTY LINE ROAD.
GENTLEMEN AND MISS WAYMACK, WHAT I'M CONCERNED ABOUT IS THE NOTIFICATION.
WE HEARD FROM THE ADMINISTRATION TONIGHT THAT LETTERS WERE SENT OUT AND YOU RECEIVED TWO.
WELL, THAT'S BECAUSE THE PUBLIC ISN'T NOTIFIED OF THIS.
WE'VE DONE THE SAME THING HERE.
I WENT DOWN REES ROAD THIS EVENING JUST TO BE SURE THAT, HEY, IS IT PROPERLY POSTED SO PEOPLE PASSING BY ARE NOTIFIED OF THIS? IT IS NOT.
I UNDERSTAND WE'VE TAKEN IT OFF THE AGENDA TONIGHT.
HOW IS THE PUBLIC TO BE NOTIFIED OF THIS? YES, WE DO THE JOB BY SENDING LETTERS TO THE IMMEDIATE LANDOWNERS, WHICH IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO.
BUT WHAT ABOUT THE REST OF US, PG COUNTY? WE'VE FOUGHT AND WE'VE SAID FOR THE BOARD AND THE BOARD HAS AGREED WE'RE TIRED OF THE ENCROACHMENT OF INDUSTRY COMING INTO OUR COUNTY.
WHY DO WE AS A COUNTY, WHY ARE WE TRYING TO HIDE THIS? WHY ARE WE TRYING TO NOT BE TRANSPARENT? AND WHEN I SAY THAT BY NOT PUTTING UP SIGN ON THE PROPERTY LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE IN THE WORLD DOES, SAYING, HEY, THIS IS A REZONING APPLICATION ISSUE, COME AND LET US KNOW ABOUT IT. SO THAT'S WHAT I'M OPPOSED TO.
I'M OPPOSED THAT WE ARE NOT NOTIFYING THE PUBLIC.
WE HAVE SAID, YES, WE WILL CORRECT THAT.
WE HAVE NOT CORRECTED IT AS EVIDENCED BY THIS PARTICULAR CASE.
OKAY. LIKE I SAID, THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING.
ANYTHING ANYBODY WANTS TO SPEAK, COME FORWARD AND LET US HEAR WHAT YOU WANT TO SAY.
GOOD EVENING. MY DAD JUST A LITTLE BIT SO WE CAN HEAR YOU.
AND YOU DO HAVE A COPY OF WHAT I SUBMITTED PREVIOUSLY.
THIS IS GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT OF WHAT WAS INCLUDED IN THIS.
AND I HAVE TO READ IT BECAUSE I'M NOT A PUBLIC SPEAKER.
I OWN THE HOUSE LOCATED AT 3219 REEVES ROAD.
AND I'VE LIVED THERE SINCE THE SINCE 1980 AND THE PROPERTY AT 3301 REEVES ROAD, WHICH IS NEXT DOOR.
IT IS WHERE MY SIBLINGS AND I GREW UP.
TWO OF THEM HAVE NOW BEEN SOLD TO OTHER THAN FAMILY.
AND THAT IS WHAT I HOPE WILL NOT NEED TO HAPPEN WITH MY PROPERTIES.
MY PROPERTIES ARE A LEGACY FOR MY CHILDREN AND MY GRANDCHILDREN.
ACCORDING TO ITS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, FUTURE LAND USE MAP MIGHT NOT MAKE THAT POSSIBLE.
ALMOST FOUR YEARS AGO, MR. WALKER NICHOLAS WALKER OF ROSLYN FARMS CONTACTED ME TO TELL ME THE OF THE COMPANY'S PLAN TO BUILD A DISTRIBUTION CENTER ON WHAT WAS MY GRANDFATHER'S LAND AND THE LAND DIRECTLY BEHIND THE THREE REMAINING HOUSES.
WE ALSO TALKED BRIEFLY ABOUT LIGHTING FROM THE CENTER WIDENING OF SECTION OF REEVES ROAD, THE INTERNET, IF THE WELL WATER WOULD BE AFFECTED, ETCETERA. AT THAT TIME, MY LOVE FOR MY HOME AND THE AREA I LIVE IN MADE ME MORE ACCEPTING OF WHAT WAS TO BE. I'M SURE.
MR. WALKER I'M NOT SURE IF HE INDICATED THERE WERE PLANS FOR COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES ACROSS THE STREET FROM MY RESIDENCES, FROM THE RESIDENCES, COMMERCIAL BUSINESS, THE INCREASE IN TRAFFIC, NOISE, LOSS OF FORESTRY AS A BARRIER ARE SOME OF MY CONCERNS.
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PRINCE GEORGE'S RURAL CHARACTER, IN MY OPINION, IS BEING DIMINISHED WHEREBY FARMLANDS INTO FORESTS ARE DISAPPEARING AND BEING REPLACED BY HUGE BOX LIKE BUILDINGS, TRUCK STOPS, SERVICE STATIONS, FAST FOOD RESTAURANTS, ETCETERA.WITH ALL THE INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY, IT SEEMS AS THOUGH IT'S THE COUNTY'S FOCUS IS MORE ON WHAT MONEY IT CAN GET FROM BUSINESSES THAN CONCERN FOR THE CITIZENS WHO WANT TO LIVE TO EMBRACE WHAT'S REMAINING AS RURAL CHARACTER OF THE COUNTY THAT CURRENTLY EXISTS. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING.
THANK YOU. YES, MA'AM. WE DO HAVE A COPY OF THAT.
DOES ANYONE ELSE WANT TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK TO? SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS REZONING? YES, SIR. MR. CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
MY NAME IS JOSHUA NORRIS. I LIVE AT 12 077 WEBB ROAD IN DISPUTANTA.
I'LL PREFACE MY STATEMENT BY SAYING I'M NOT.
I AM ASKING THE BOARD TO AT LEAST DENY OR PUT ON HOLD THIS APPLICATION TONIGHT.
HOWEVER, I'M NOT SPECIFICALLY OPPOSED TO THE DEVELOPMENT IN THIS AREA.
IT'S A NATURAL OFFSHOOT OF THE 995 TO 95 CORRIDOR.
IF YOU ACTUALLY LOOK AT THE FIRST SUBMITTAL OF THE 527 TR THAT WAS SUBMITTED WHEN THEY INITIALLY PROPOSED OVER 5000 TRIPS, THERE WERE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS TO THE INTERSECTION OF BULL HILL AND FOR 60 AND OBVIOUSLY THE INTERSECTION I MEAN THE EXCUSE ME, THE INTERSTATE RAMPS COMING OFF OF 95 PREDOMINANTLY.
SO YOU'RE LOOKING AT 200 TRUCKS PER HOUR AT THE PEAK HOUR.
SO YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT A TRUCK EVERY 20S COMING IN AND OUT OF THIS SITE.
THEY'RE EITHER GOING TO 295 OR THEY'RE GOING TO 95.
SO YOU HAVE TO SO SO THEIR SOLUTION, WHEN VDOT MADE SIGNIFICANT COMMENTS ABOUT THE LACK OF SIGHT DISTANCE AT THE INTERSECTION OF THE INTERCHANGE, THEIR OWN ANALYSIS ACTUALLY INDICATED THAT THE INTERCHANGE WAS INSUFFICIENT TO HANDLE CURRENT TRAFFIC, MUCH LESS ANY ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC, AND THAT THE BULL HILL INTERSECTION GOES FROM A FAIRLY PASSABLE LEVEL OF SERVICE TO A CATASTROPHIC LEVEL OF SERVICE.
SO WHAT THIS DOES IS ACTUALLY REDUCES THE IMPACT SLIGHTLY, BUT IT ALLOWS THEM TO MAKE THE ARGUMENT THAT VDOT IS NO LONGER ALLOWED TO LOOK AT OFF SITE IMPACTS BECAUSE VDOT CAN NOW ONLY LOOK AT SITE IMPACTS.
SO WHAT REALLY NEEDS TO HAPPEN HERE IS THE STAFF SHOULD HAVE REQUIRED AND CAN REQUIRE AND THE BOARD CAN REQUIRE THEM TO ACTUALLY PERFORM A TRAFFIC STUDY LOOKING AT OFF SITE IMPACTS AND COULD MAKE THEM DO THAT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CHAPTER 527 REGULATIONS, EVEN THOUGH IT WOULD NOT FORMALLY BE A CHAPTER 527 REGULATION.
IT'S A BELOW STANDARD INTERCHANGE.
IT I MEAN, THEY NEED TO DO, YOU KNOW, A EMAR TO BASICALLY GO THROUGH FHWA AND ACTUALLY DO AN INTERCHANGE MODIFICATION REQUEST TO, TO ACTUALLY GET THIS TO BE A STANDARD THING.
I MEAN THE QUEUING ALREADY AT THAT ON THOSE OFF RAMPS ALREADY AND IT'S INVITES COMMENTS FROM THE FIRST SUBMITTAL THAT THEY TRIED TO GO AROUND BY REDUCING THE TRIP GENERATION IS THAT THE QUEUING ALREADY PRECEDES ALMOST BACK INTO THE THROUGH TRAFFIC IN THE PEAK HOUR CONDITIONS IF YOU YOU KNOW IT'S IT'S ALREADY EXTENDED BACK TO THE GAUSE SO I MEAN THIS INTERCHANGE AND BULL HILL WHICH IS JUST RECENTLY BEEN MODIFIED ARE BOTH GOING TO SIGNIFICANTLY BE IMPACTED BY THIS REZONING. SO THAT'S THAT'S KIND OF MY MY SPIEL IS THAT YOU KNOW, I UNDERSTAND THAT IN THIS CORRIDOR AND IN THIS, YOU KNOW, ADJACENT TO THE INTERSTATES THAT, YOU KNOW, THE NATURALIST INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT.
BUT IT DOES NEED TO BE MANAGED PROPERLY AND THE IMPACTS DO NEED TO BE ADDRESSED.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS, SIR.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS FOR OR AGAINST THIS RESOLUTION FOR REZONING? HEARING NONE. CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENTS AND TURN IT OVER TO THE BOARD, WHICH I THINK AT THIS TIME WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR FROM THE APPLICANT.
YES. SO IS THERE ANY OF THE THINGS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS FROM THE COMMENTS THAT YOU JUST HEARD? YES, SIR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. CHAIRMAN. MY NAME IS NICHOLAS WALKER.
I'M WITH ROSSLYN FARM CORPORATION.
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ORDER TO ADDRESS SOME OF THOSE QUESTIONS BY THE BY THE PUBLIC.AS AS A RESULT OF THIS DEVELOPMENT, WE HAVE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE AS WELL AS THE CITY OF PETERSBURG AND STAFF IN PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY TO HOW TO IMPROVE THIS INTERCHANGE.
SO THEY ARE DOING STUDIES RIGHT NOW.
IF YOU IF YOU'VE GONE UP AND DOWN 95, YOU'LL NOTICE THE TRAFFIC COUNTS AND THE RUMBLE STRIPS THEY'RE GETTING ANALYSIS TO TO GET TRAFFIC COUNTS FOR THAT INTERCHANGE RIGHT NOW AND HOW TO ADDRESS IT.
SO THAT WAS ONE OF THE BIG COMPONENTS OF THIS THIS THIS PROJECT WAS HOW TO ADDRESS THAT INTERCHANGE.
SO THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS WE ARE ADDRESSING.
WE HAVE DO HAVE BUFFERS UP AGAINST THE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES THAT WE HAVE PROPOSED.
WE'RE QUESTIONS FROM MR. WALKER. ANYTHING? I GOT ONE. I GOT ONE.
ALL RIGHT. WHAT'S YOUR CURRENT BUFFER SET? I BELIEVE ON THAT IS 100, 100, 100FT.
SHH. 100 FOOT LANDSCAPE BUFFER AND THEN AN ADDITIONAL 200 FOOT BUILDING SETBACK.
AND WHEN ARE YOU EXPECTED TO HEAR BACK FROM VDOT? WHEN WE MET WITH VDOT LAST MONTH BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION, THEY SAID IT'S GOING GOING TO BE IN JANUARY.
THE STUDIES ARE GOING TO BE DONE IN JANUARY.
THE TRAFFIC COUNTS AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT.
OKAY. THAT'S ON THE INTERCHANGE SITUATION.
YES, SIR. TO BE QUITE FRANK WITH YOU, THAT IS MORE IMPORTANT TO ME THAN MAYBE SOME OF THE IMMEDIATE STUFF RIGHT THERE WHERE YOU'RE DOING YOUR DEVELOPMENT BECAUSE THAT INTERCHANGE, LIKE YOU SAID, HAS BEEN A SUBJECT OF CONVERSATION WITH OUR BOARD, WHICH IS NOT IN PRINCE GEORGE.
BUT WE'VE TALKED TO VDOT REPRESENTATIVES ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS ABOUT DOING SOMETHING TO BECAUSE THAT IS A IS A CONSTANT COMPLAINT FROM OUR CITIZENS THAT GO THROUGH THERE BECAUSE OF WHERE IT IS IN PROXIMITY TO PRINCE GEORGE.
I'VE TALKED TO NUMEROUS TRANSPORTATION BOARDS UNTIL THIS THIS PLAN, THIS DEVELOPMENT CAME.
THERE WAS REALLY IT WAS NOT ON THE PRIORITY LIST IN ORDER TO FIX WITH THIS THIS IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS PROJECT AND THE JOBS AND THE TAX DOLLARS THAT WILL GENERATE THAT PUSHES THAT INTERCHANGE FROM WHAT I'VE TOLD FROM VDOT UP UP THE LIST SIGNIFICANTLY.
IT'S GOT TO DO WITH THE SMART SCALE.
YES, SIR. I THINK THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT.
OTHER QUESTIONS FOR MR. WALKER. THANK YOU FOR YOUR QUESTION.
WHAT IS YOUR BUSINESS GOING TO ENTAIL? WHAT IS WHAT IS THE BUSINESS GOING TO ENTAIL? YES. I'LL LET LET.
I MEAN, ARE YOU GOING TO BE A TRUCKING INDUSTRY OR WHAT'S GOING TO BE YOUR INDUSTRY? NO, MA'AM. I BELIEVE IT'S DISTRIBUTION, DISTRIBUTION, DISTRIBUTION, WAREHOUSING, DISTRIBUTION.
OTHER QUESTIONS. MR. WALKER? NO, SIR. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MR. WALKER. SO AT THIS POINT, WE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING, IT'S BACK TO BEFORE THE BOARD.
SO IT'S UP TO THE BOARD TO MAKE A.
I UNDERSTAND ALL THE COMMENTS THAT HAVE COME IN AND I UNDERSTAND THE TRAFFIC SITUATION AND BUT I REALLY HAVE A CONCERN ONLY WITH ALL NOT ONLY ONE OF MY CONCERNS.
AND I'M GOING TO ADDRESS MR. STOKE, BECAUSE WE HAD THIS ISSUE ONCE BEFORE WHERE WE HAD A PUBLIC HEARING AND THE SIGNAGE WAS NOT POSTED. OR ARE WE IN FACT, DO WE KNOW WHETHER THAT WAS DONE OR NOT? I WOULD ASK MR. GREEN TO COME BACK UP.
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SIR. YOU CAN SAY IT AGAIN.THERE IS A SIGN POSTED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ROAD JUST ON ONE SIDE OF THE ROAD.
CAN YOU TELL ME WHERE THAT SIGN IS? THE SIGN IS.
I HAD JUST. HOW WAS THERE THIS AFTERNOON? THAT SOUND WAS AT 3201 REEVES ROAD.
IS THAT THE PROPERTY ADDRESS? THAT IS THE ONLY PROPERTY ADDRESS WE HAVE.
THERE WAS A FORMER HOUSE THERE.
SO. OKAY, I'M JUST ASKING BECAUSE THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I'M HEARING THE LAST TIME IT WAS WE DIDN'T POST A SIGN IN THE COUNTY DID GIVE LEGAL NOTICE AS REQUIRED BY THE STATE CODE.
WE ARE REQUIRED TO POST A SIGN ON ANY PROPERTY THAT'S ANYTHING WHEN THERE'S A PUBLIC HEARING AND THAT IS THE SIGN FOR NOTIFICATION TO PEOPLE PASSING THROUGH A PARTICULAR AREA THAT, YOU KNOW, THERE IS A DISCUSSION COMING UP BEFORE THE BOARD.
SO THAT THAT WAS MY REASON FOR ASKING.
OKAY. THANK YOU, SIR. YOU'RE WELCOME.
THANK YOU. YEAH, I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THAT BECAUSE I WAS THE ONE WHO BROUGHT IT UP LAST TIME.
I JUST KNOW THAT ONE OF THE REASONS THIS BOARD CHOOSES TO DO THINGS WITH BUSINESSES IS BECAUSE I THINK ALL OF US SITTING UP HERE REALIZE THAT OUR CITIZENS CANNOT SHOULDER THE BURDEN OF TAXES IN THIS COUNTY BY THEMSELVES.
AND IF WE DON'T CONTINUE TO DO SOMETHING AND I CALL IT CONTROLLED GROWTH, THEN WE'RE GOING TO END UP RAISING TAXES, RAISING TAXES AND RAISING TAXES TO KEEP UP WITH WHAT'S GOING ON.
THANK YOU, MR. BROWN. SO WE HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE RESOLUTION ORDINANCE.
DO YOU HAVE A SECOND FOR THE REZONING? FOR THE REZONING? FOR THE.
FOR THE REZONING? CORRECT. I'LL SECOND HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR THE REZONING OF THE ROUTE.
THE REQUEST OF THE ROSLYN FARMS ON P ONE.
IS THAT CLEARLY DISTINGUISHED, MA'AM? YES, SIR. AND IF I COULD JUST ADD THAT THE MOTION IS TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE AS PRESENTED IN THE PACKET FOR REZONING.
ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE.
ALL RIGHT. P TWO HAS BEEN TAKEN OFF OF THE AGENDA, SO WE'LL GO BACK TO THE TO THE AGENDA A5 DISCUSSION OF THE POSSIBILITY ACTION OF CATEGORICAL FUNDING OF THE SCHOOLS FOR FY 2024.
BOARD MEMBERS, MR. STOKE AND MISS ERARD.
THE CODE OF VIRGINIA DOES ALLOW THE BOARD TO APPROPRIATE TO THE SCHOOL DIVISION BY BROAD CATEGORIES ESTABLISHED IN THE CODE OF VIRGINIA, WHICH INCLUDE INSTRUCTION, ADMINISTRATION ATTENDANCE AND HEALTH, PUPIL TRANSPORTATION, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, SCHOOL FOOD SERVICES AND OTHER NON-INSTRUCTIONAL OPERATION FACILITIES, DEBT AND FUND TRANSFERS, TECHNOLOGY AND CONTINGENCY RESERVES.
ALL THE OTHER CATEGORIES REFERENCED IN THE CODE ARE MAINTAINED IN THE SCHOOL OPERATING FUND.
I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY OTHER QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.
SO WE HAVE THAT LEVEL OF OF APPROPRIATION.
AND IF WE HAD TO MAKE A TRANSFER BETWEEN OUR DEPARTMENTS, WE WOULD HAVE TO COME BACK TO THE BOARD.
I WANTED TO MAKE MAKE THAT POINT AND LIKE WE DID THE OTHER WEEK, THE SAME THING WITH THIS.
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YES, SIR. THE IMPACT, IF YOU WERE TO APPROPRIATE TO THE SCHOOL DIVISION BY CATEGORY, IS THAT THE SCHOOL BOARD WOULD HAVE TO MAKE A REQUEST TO YOU AS THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO MAKE BUDGET TRANSFERS BETWEEN THOSE MAJOR CATEGORIES.OKAY. WE UNDERSTAND WHAT THE REQUEST IS.
EVERYBODY UNDERSTAND. ALL RIGHT.
WITH THAT IS IS A RESOLUTION TO ACCEPT THAT CATEGORY, CATEGORICAL FUNDING TO THE SCHOOL BOARD.
MR. CHAIRMAN, I MOVE TO APPROVE.
I WILL SECOND HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ANY DISCUSSION? BRICK DISCUSSION. MRS WAYMACK.
ALL RIGHT. CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE.
MR. WEBB? YES, MR. HUNTER? YES. MRS. WAYMACK. NO.
A6 IS ADOPTION OF THE FOR FY 24 BUDGET.
MR. ROY, YOU AGAIN? YES, SIR. GOOD EVENING AGAIN.
AS YOU ARE AWARE, THE INTRODUCED BUDGET WAS PROPOSED OR PRESENTED TO YOU ON MARCH 14TH.
YOUR TAX RATES WERE ADOPTED ON APRIL 25TH.
THE BUDGET PUBLIC HEARING WAS CONDUCTED ON MAY 9TH.
DETAILED SYNOPSIS OF THE MAJOR INITIATIVES AND THE BUDGET WERE PRESENTED ON MAY 9TH, AND THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET FOR ADOPTION TOTALED $72,720,355. THE GRAND TOTAL BUDGET ALL FUNDS IS $154,639,306 AND ATTACHMENT WAS PROVIDED THAT SHOWS CHANGES FROM THE INTRODUCED BUDGET TO THE ADOPTED. YOUR POSITION CONTROL CHART FOR ADOPTION WAS PROVIDED AS ATTACHMENT B, A SUMMARY OF BUDGET INFORMATION REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES WAS PROVIDED AS ATTACHMENT C AND THE GENERAL FUND CHANGES.
REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES WAS PROVIDED BY ATTACHMENT D ALONG WITH YOUR NON GENERAL FUND CHANGES.
WE WILL POST AN ABBREVIATED VERSION OF THE FY 24 BUDGET FOLLOWING TONIGHT'S MEETING IF THE BOARD DOES ADOPT AND WHILE THE FULL DOCUMENT IS IN PREPARATION, WE WILL BE REQUESTING APPROPRIATION OF THE BUDGET AT YOUR JUNE 13TH MEETING.
QUESTIONS FOR MISTER RAY? NO, SIR, I'M GOOD.
OKAY. ALL RIGHT. NO QUESTIONS.
ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO PASS THE RESOLUTION AS PRESENTED.
OKAY. SECOND. GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE.
YES. AND WE HAVE THE ADDED A7 FOR THE DRUG COURT GRANT.
ARE YOU GOING TO DO THAT, TOO? YES, SIR. I BELIEVE YOU DID.
I DID WORK WITH HER ON PREPARATION OF THE ISSUE AND ANALYSIS AND THE DRAFT RESOLUTION.
AS MISS HAYNES PRESENTED DURING YOUR WORK SESSION, SHE IS INTERESTED IN APPLYING FOR AT LEAST A PORTION OF THE SEWER GRANT FUNDING FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES THAT MCKEE HAD THE GRANT FUNDS.
THE APPLICATION, IF YOU AUTHORIZE, WILL PROVIDE SERVICES AND SUPPLIES THAT ARE CURRENTLY NOT BUDGETED TO THE EXTENT POSSIBLE.
AND FOR THOSE CLIENTS WHO MAY NOT HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE AT ALL.
WE ARE TARGETING A JUNE 1ST COMPLETION DATE.
MISS HAYNES IS AWAITING DETAILS ON SOME COSTS, BUT I WILL WORK WITH HER AS WELL.
MISS WOLFF IN COMPLETING THAT GRANT APPLICATION.
ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO PASS THE RESOLUTION TO GO FORTH WITH THIS GRANT.
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MR. CHAIRMAN, I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE PASS THE RESOLUTION TO GO FORWARD WITH THIS GRANT.THANK YOU, MA'AM. HAVE A SECOND, SECOND MOTION IN A SECOND.
ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE.
MR. HUNTER? YES, MR. WEBB? YES.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THAT COMPLETES OUR AGENDA FOR TONIGHT.
OUR NEXT MEETING IS JUNE THE 13TH.
13TH. OUR NEXT MEETING IS JUNE THE 13TH.
ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN UNTIL JUNE THE 13TH.
SO MOVED, MR. CHAIRMAN, FOR ADJOURNMENT.
MISS WAYMACK. CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE.
MR. WEBB? YES, MR. BROWN? YES.
MRS. WAYMACK? YES. MR. HORNER.
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