[CALL TO ORDER]
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IT'S THE 10TH OCTOBER, CALL THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING TO ORDER AT 06:30.>> FIRST THING WE HAVE ON THE AGENDA IS
[CLOSED SESSION]
CLOSED SESSION TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION.>> MR. CHAIR, I MOVE THE BOARD TO GO INTO CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO VIRGINIA CODE SECTION 2.2, DAYS 3711A1, VIRGINIA FREEDOM INFORMATION ACT FOR DISCUSSION OR CONSIDERATION OF CANDIDATES FOR APPOINTMENTS OF THE A, SOCIAL SERVICES ADVISORY BOARD AND B, THE BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS, AND C SENIOR CITIZEN TASK FORCE AS A MOTION.
>> THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE SECOND?
>> THE MOTION IS SECOND IN DISCUSSION. CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE.
YOU MIGHT WANT TO TAKE YOUR BOOK WITH THEIR THREE DIFFERENT ONES, BUT THEY'RE NOT COMPLICATED.
IT'S SEVEN O'CLOCK AND I'LL CALL THE MEETING BACK TO ORDER.
THERE'S NOTHING ON THE WORK SESSION.
YOU HAVE NOTHING ON THE WORK SESSION.
I'M GOING TO ASK MR. BROWN AND FIELD LEAD US IN A PRAYER.
[INVOCATION]
>> HEAVENLY FATHER, WE COME TO YOU THIS EVENING JUST TO SAY THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO SEE ANOTHER DAY AND HEAVENLY FATHER DAY THAT WE'VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE.
HEAVENLY FATHER, WE ALSO COME TO YOU THIS EVENING JUST TO ASK YOU TO WATCH OVER EACH AND EVERY PERSON.
HEAVENLY FATHER, WE ASK YOU TO WATCH OVER OUR FIRE, OUR POLICE, OUR EMS FOLKS, ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES, THIS BOARD, AND ALL OF THE CITIZENS HERE IN PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY, WRAP YOUR LOVING ARMS OF PROTECTION AROUND THEM.
HEAVENLY FATHER, PROTECT THEM FROM ALL HURT, HARM, AND DANGER.
HEAVENLY FATHER, WE ALSO ASKED YOU TO WATCH OVER OUR COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR IN HIS ABSENCE TONIGHT AND HEAVENLY FATHER LOOK AFTER HIM AND HIS FAMILY.
AND WE ASK ALL OF THIS IN YOUR NAME THIS EVENING. AMEN.
>> AMEN. MR. CARMICHAEL, LEAD US INTO PLEDGE OF ALLIANCE PLEASE.
NOW IS THE TIME IF ANYONE HAS PUBLIC COMMENTS, WANT TO MAKE ANY THING KNOWN TO THE BOARD, IT'S NOT ALREADY ON THE AGENDA.
YOU CAN COME FORWARD AND BE HEARD.
YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK TO THE BOARD.
MADAM CLERK, DO WE HAVE ANYBODY FREE STAND UP?
>> THANK YOU. ONCE AGAIN, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.
IF YOU WANNA COME FORWARD AND SPEAK TO THE BOARD ABOUT ANY MANNER THAT'S NOT ALREADY ON THE BOARD, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO COME FORWARD.
SEEING NO ONE COMING FORWARD, I'M A CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENTS.
NEXT, WE HAVE THE ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA A MOTION TO ADOPT THE AGENDA.
[ADOPTION OF AGENDA]
>> MR. CHAIRMAN, I MOVE THAT WE ADOPT THE AGENDA AS PRINTED.
>> I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT IS ORDER OF CONSENSUS.
[ORDER OF CONSENSUS]
IF THERE'S NOTHING TO BE CHANGED ON THE ORDER OF CONSENSUS AND ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE ORDER OF CONSENSUS AS PRESENTED.ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE.
>> NEXT THING WE HAVE IS A GOOD THING IS OUR PRESENTATIONS.
[PRESENTATIONS]
INTO CONSENSUS AGENDA THERE WERE THREE PRESENTATIONS APPROVED AND WE'LL DO THOSE NEXT.I'M GOING TO HAVE THE HONOR OF READING THE COMPANY THIS WAY.
>> IF MR. WILDER WOULD COME FORWARD, PLEASE AND BRING ANY OF YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS THAT WE'D RATHER HAVE THAT YOU'D LIKE TO HAVE COME.
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>> IT GIVES ME QUITE A BIT OF PLAYERS AND TO DO THIS, BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE NOTED THIS YOUNG MAN SINCE HE WAS PROBABLY YOUNGER THAN THIS HERE FOR A WHILE THROUGH HIS LIFE AND 30 YEARS OF HIS LAW ENFORCEMENT AND OTHER ACTIVITIES, SO TO SPEAK OF HAVE BEEN AN HONOR TO KNOW HIM AND HIS BEAUTIFUL WIFE, AS WELL AS THE SCHOOL TEACHER.
AT ANY RATE, THIS IS A COMMENDATION FOR SERGEANT NICHOLAS JAY WILDER OF HIS SERVICE OF PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY, PRESENTED ON THIS DATE IS WHEREAS ON AUGUST 16TH, 2000, NICHOLAS WILDER WAS HIRED AS A POLICE OFFICER.
WHEREAS ON JUNE 1ST, 2011, HE WAS PROMOTED TO SERGEANT AND REMAINED IN THIS CAPACITY DUE ON SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2023.
WHEREAS DURING HIS CAREER, THAT WAS WHAT WAS SERVES AS A PATROL OFFICER, [LAUGHTER]
WHEREAS OURS ARE WELL BUT ALSO SERVED AS THE COUNTY FIRE INVESTIGATOR FROM 2005 UNTIL RETIREMENT.
WHERE SERGEANT WILDER, THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER HAS RECEIVED NUMEROUS LETTERS ACCOMMODATION FOR CITIZENS AND TO OTHER JURISDICTIONS FOR THE ASSISTANCE HE HAD PROVIDED.
WHERE SERGEANT WILDER HAVEN'T BEEN INVOLVED IN NUMEROUS CRITICAL SO THIS HAS CONTRIBUTED TO SOLVE THE VAGUE MAJOR CRIME WITHOUT THE COUNTY WHEREAS SERGEANT WILDER, SON, A FATHER, FELLOW CO-WORKERS REFERRED TO HIM AS HAVING A GREAT SENSE OF HUMOR AND ALWAYS WILLING TO HELP OUT ANYWHERE IN THE DEPARTMENT TO GET THE JOB DONE.
WHEREAS THROUGHOUT HIS REMARKABLE CAREER IN LAW ENFORCEMENT, SERGEANT WILDER HAS SERVED THE CITIZENS OF THE COUNTY OF THE COMMONWEALTH TO THE UTMOST VISIBILITY, DEMONSTRATING PATRIOTISM, INTEGRITY, AND DEVOTION TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PUBLIC SERVICE IN A MANNER OF SPEAKING, THE DEDICATION OF A TRUE PUBLIC SERVICE.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ACADEMY OF PRINCE GEORGE, DAY OF OCTOBER 2023 THUS HERE, IF I COME IN, SERGEANT NICHOLAS JAY WILDER, WHILE THERE WAS 23 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE COUNTY, AND HE SAYS, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THIS BOARD WISHES TO EXTEND NEXT, LET'S SAY WILDER MUCH HAPPINESS AND THE CONTINUED SUCCESS AS HE ENTERS HIS NEXT PHASE OF HIS LIFE.
[INAUDIBLE] OF A CELL AND OUR COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR, NICHOLAS JEFF WILDER, CONGRATULATIONS.
>> WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY, SIR?
>> WE APPRECIATE YOU. IT WAS GREAT.
I'M GLAD YOU BROUGHT YOUR FAMILY.
ONCE AGAIN, WE THANK YOU, WE APPRECIATE IT, AND GOOD LUCK IN YOUR FUTURE ENDEAVORS.
>> I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO START BUT JUST ON BEHALF OF MEDICAL YOUNG, ALL THE MEN AND WOMEN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE GIVEN.
THIS COMMUNITY KNOWS A WHOLE LOT OF BOOKS, WHEREAS INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE WILL BE MISSED AND IT CAN BE SERVED IN A VARIETY OF ROLES.
AS YOU JUST HEARD, WE ASKED NICK, TO NEEDS AN ANIMAL SERVICES IS NOT WHAT MAKES SIGNED UP TO DO, BUT FOR THE GOOD OF OUR COUNTY AND THE BD NICK SUPERVISED ANIMALS SERVICES FOR A LOT LONGER THAN WE ANTICIPATED AND HE HELPED US THROUGH SOME REALLY CHALLENGING TIMES.
A TESTAMENT TO OUR RECOVERY, JUST HAD ANOTHER RETIREE REASONABLY THAT HELPED ON A MAJOR CRIME SCENE.
NICK HAS ALREADY HELPED HIS BD AFTER RETIREMENT.
I THINK THAT SAYS A LOT ABOUT MIXED CHARACTER AND THE PRIDE HE TAKES IN HIS JOB AND HIS COUNTY AND HIS PGPDT. THANKS AGAIN.
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>> YEAH. YOU HAVE A FEW STORIES.
>> SO NEXT WE'LL HAVE TO HAVE JOHN LOGAN.
COME UP HERE JOHN, DO YOU HAVE ANY FAMILY MEMBERS, ANYBODY WANT TO.
THEY'RE WELCOME TO COME FORWARD.
CAN ACTUALLY SERVE ON THE BOARD, SO HONORED TO BE ABLE TO READ THIS FOR YOU.
SO THIS IS A COMMENDATION FOR JOHN KANE SERVICES PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY ON TODAY'S DATE.
WHEREAS ON SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2003, JOHN LOGAN WHO WAS HIRED AS A GROUNDS MAINTENANCE WORKER, WHEREAS ON MARCH THE 16TH OF 2013, HE WAS PROMOTED TO SENIOR GROUNDS MAINTENANCE WORKER, REMAINED IN THIS CAPACITY UNTIL HE RETIRED OCTOBER THE FIRST OF 2023.
WHEREAS DURING HIS CAREER HE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING THE ACROBATICS RIVER REGIONAL PARK, UNIFICATION OF THE PRINCE GEORGE NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS, PREPARATION OF REBELLIONS FOR PROGRAMS AND DANCE.
IT WAS DEDICATED HAYRIDE DRIVER.
>> THAT'S IMPORTANT. IT REALLY IS.
>> WHEREAS THE SLOPE IS FELLOW COHORTS REFERRING TO HIM AS BEING COMMITTED TO CO-OPERATIVE AND WILLING TO DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO GET A JOB.
WHEREAS THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER, AT THE PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY A SPAN OF 20 YEARS OF JOHN KAY LOGAN HAS SERVED THE CITIZENS OF THE COUNTY THE UTMOST OF VISIBILITY, DEMONSTRATING COMMITMENT, INTEGRITY, DEVOTION IN A MANNER OF SPEAKING, THE IDENTIFICATION OF A TRUE PUBLIC SERVICE.
MR. LOGAN'S INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE IS IRREPLACEABLE, WILL BE SOLELY MISSED.
THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT AND THE COUNTY.
NOW, YOU JUST HEARD THE CHIEF SAY THAT ABOUT MR. WILDER.
YOU CAN REPLACE THIS INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE THAT THE PEOPLE WHO GAINED THROUGH YEARS OF DOING THINGS.
AND I KNOW THAT LOGAN [INAUDIBLE].
NOW THEREFORE BE RESOLVED THAT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND THE COUNTY OF PRINCE GEORGE ON THE 10TH DAY OF OCTOBER 2023.
THIS HEREBY COMMEND, JOHN KAY LOGAN, FOR A TOTAL OF 20 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE COUNTY.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE BOARD WISHES TO EXPRESS THEIR SINCERE GRATITUDE FOR HIS COMMITMENT TO THE COUNTY.
IT SAYS TO JOHN KAY LOGAN, MUCH HAPPINESS AS HE USED TO SAY IT WAS LIKE JOHN.
>> THICK FILAMENTS ARE NO, WHATEVER, SHORT FOR YEARS.
>> A WHOLE LOT FASTER THAN YOU REALIZE, YEAH. IF THEY WANT TO SAY.
>> REMEMBER 20 YEARS AGO WHEN BARNEY WILLIAM WAS THERE, JOHN SAT ON MY GAS AND BARNEY HIRED HIM AND I SAID THAT WAS MY PICK.
>> OKAY. IF SHE DID A GOOD JOB, JOHN LOGAN, YOU FOR THE 20 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THIS DEPARTMENT IN THIS COUNTY.
LOT OF LONG DAYS ON HOT DAYS, OLD DAYS MAY NOT HAVE FELT LIKE IT CAME SERVICE COUNTY.
WELL, WE GREATLY APPRECIATE IT.
ANYTIME YOU WANT TO COME BACK AND RATHER IT TRIES.
>> AGAIN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU.
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RIGHT? SORRY, BUDDY. THANK YOU.>> BECAUSE YOU CAN BRING YOUR BALL.
LET'S BRING A CHAIR. WE'RE BRINGING A CHAIR.
HANG ON. JUST SAYING WE'RE BRINGING THE CHAIR.
>> YEAH. NO WAY THAT WE CAN SLIDE IT BACK.
>> [INAUDIBLE] THIS IS A COMMENDATION THAT JONES WAS AFFORDED BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS [INAUDIBLE].
WHEREAS DURING HIS TENURE ON THE PLANNING INFORMATION, MR. SIMMONS SERVED AS CHAIRMAN AND VICE CHAIRMAN FOR TWO YEARS.
HE SERVED THE INTEREST PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY AND ITS CITIZENS TO THE UTMOST IN HIS VISIBILITY AND HELPING TO PROMOTE THEIR ORDERLY DEVELOPMENT OF A LOCALITY AND ITS SURROUNDINGS AND WHEREAS MR. SIMMONS WAS AN ADVOCATE FOR PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY, ITS CITIZENS AND SPEND HIS TIME ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION HELPING TO MAKE HIS COMMUNITY [INAUDIBLE] TO LIVE AND WHEREAS MR. SIMMONS' ROLE IS RESPECTED IN THE COMMUNITY AS PLANNING COMMISSION MEMBERS.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE [INAUDIBLE] GEORGE IS 10TH OF OCTOBER 2023, DOES HEREBY ABOUT COMMAND MR. JOSEPH SIMMONS FOR HIS 13 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE COUNTY AND THEN FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE BOARD WISHES TO EXPRESS THEIR SINCERE GRATITUDE FOR HIS COMMITMENT TO THE COUNTY AND IT'S CITIZENS AND EXTENDS TO JOSEPH SIMMONS MUCH HAPPINESS AS HE ENTERS THIS PHASE OF HIS LIFE.
THIS IS SIGNED BY CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND JEFFERSON [INAUDIBLE] THANK YOU [APPLAUSE]
>> WHEN I CAME BACK TO THE COUNTY AFTER BEING AWAY FOR 47 YEARS, I WANTED TO GIVE BACK TO THE COUNTY BECAUSE THE COUNTY HAS BEEN SO GOOD TO MY FAMILY, AND SO IT'S AN HONOR AND A PLEASURE TO SERVE [INAUDIBLE].
>> MR. SIMMONS, HOW ARE YOU? I'M GREAT. HOW ARE YOU? CONGRATULATIONS.
>> CAN YOU REMEMBER WHEN WHEN YOU WERE INTRODUCED TO ME?
>> HENRY SAID, I WON'T TRY HARDER.
>> BACK HER UP A LITTLE BIT MORE.
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>> THANK YOU, MISS MAC FOR READING THAT.
ARE YOU CRYSTAL SMITH TODAY? [LAUGHTER]
>> WE'LL GET TO IN JUST A SECOND, SORRY.
AFTER THE PRESENTATION, THAT'S ALWAYS A FUN TIME TO DO THOSE THINGS.
NEXT, WE HAVE SUPERVISOR COMMENTS THOUGH.
[SUPERVISORS’ COMMENTS]
I WILL SEE IF MR. CARMICHAEL, YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS, SIR?>> I'M SURE YOU ALL WILL FOLLOW ME, BUT, WE HEARD ALAN FOSTER IS NOT DOING WELL IN THE HOSPITAL, SO OPPRESSED TO HIS FAMILY AND A LONG TIME DISPATCHER FOR PRINCE GEORGE RETIRED AND COMPANY ONE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT AND IT'S SAD TO HEAR THE NEWS OF HOW POOR HIS HEALTH HAS BECOME IN THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS IS SO QUICK AND SHOCKING.
SO PRAYERS TO HIS FAMILY AND HOPE FOR RECOVERY, IF AT ALL POSSIBLE MIRACLE FOR HIM.
>> THANK YOU, SIR. THIS WAY, MAC?
>> YES, I WOULD LIKE TO REPEAT WHAT I SAID AT THE LAST MEETING.
THIS IS TIME TO GET YOUR FLU SHOT, YOUR UPDATED VACCINES OF ALL KINDS, THAT'S SUPPOSED TO BE A VERY BAD FLU WINTER.
IF YOU RECALL LAST YEAR PEOPLE WERE WEARING MASK.
SO IT WAS A MILD FLU WINTER, BUT THIS WINTER NOBODY IS GOING TO BE WEARING MASK OR VERY FEW, I'M AFRAID.
IF NOT, YOU MAY BE QUITE SICK. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, MS. WHITE MAC. MR. BROWN?
>> YES, SIR. I'M ACTUALLY WEARING A PINK TIDE TONIGHT IN HONOR OF RECOGNITION FOR OCTOBER BEING BREAST CANCER MONTH.
IT'S DEFINITELY A WEIRDNESS THIS MONTH.
PLEASE BE CHECKED. BUT I ALSO NEED TO SAY SOMETHING TO MY BROTHERS.
THIS IS NOT JUST A THING FOR WOMEN.
SO WE NEED TO BE CHECKED JUST AS MUCH AS OUR LADY FRIENDS.
SO THIS IS THE MONTH, BUT JUST DON'T LET THIS STOP AT ONE MONTH.
PLEASE BE CONSCIOUS AND AWARE OF THIS AND CONSTANTLY STAY ON TIME. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, MR. BROWN. MR. WEBB.
>> I'D LIKE ECHO WHAT MR. CARMICHAEL SAID, ALAN FOSTER, DEDICATION IN [INAUDIBLE] COUNTY.
IT SAID THAT IT HIS HEALTH IS WHERE IT'S AT TODAY AND WISH HIM THE BEST AND HIS FAMILY AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU, MR. WEBB. I'D LIKE TO SAY THAT AS WELL, HAS BEEN FRIENDS OF THE FOSTER FAMILY FOR ALL MY LIFE.
ANOTHER FRIEND OF THE FOSTER FAMILIES THAT I'VE BEEN FRIENDS WITH ALL MY LIFE IS THE BUTLER FAMILY MEMBERS, LONG-TIME FIREFIGHTER, POLICE OFFICER IN PRINCE GEORGE.
HIS GRANDDAUGHTER, WAS TRAGICALLY DIED IN AN ACCIDENT AT 460 IN EITHER WAGNER ROAD OR PRINCE GEORGE.
>> COURTHOUSE ROAD. EITHER WAY YOU WANT TO CALL IT.
SHE LOST HER LIFE RIGHT THERE.
ACTUALLY IT'S IN PETERSBURG, BUT A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE IT'S NOT PRINCE GEORGE.
BUT ANYWAY, SHE LOST HER LIFE 25 YEARS OLD.
SO IT'S BEEN A REALLY TOUGH WEEK FOR THE HOME TEAM, SO TO SPEAK.
SO KEEP ALL OF THOSE FOLKS IN YOUR PRAYERS AS WE MOVE FORWARD.
AND OF COURSE, MR. STOKE, WISH HIM I HEARD RECOVERY, SO THANK YOU.
>> I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS FROM THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR TONIGHT.
>> SHE'S GOING TO TAKE A PASS ON THAT.
WE MOVE BACK TO REPORTS THEN, SIR.
[REPORTS]
>> CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, I APOLOGIZE FOR MY ATTIRE, BUT I DID NOT KNOW I WAS GOING TO BE HERE THIS EVENING.
IT'S AN HOUR-AND-A-HALF ROUND TRIP BACK TO MY HOUSE.
>> YOU'RE DRESSED PERFECT FOR ME BUDDY.
>> WE'RE JUST WISHING WE COULD DRESS LIKE THAT.
>> WE'RE JUST ENVIOUS. THAT'S ALL.
>> WELL, I WOULD HAVE PREPARED BETTER IF I KNEW I WAS COMING.
>> JUST A COUPLE OF QUICK THINGS TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON.
YOU'VE ALREADY GOT YOUR REPORTS, SO I'M NOT GOING TO REITERATE EVERYTHING IN THERE.
JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS I WAS GOING TO GO OVER.
THE SLURRY SEAL, WE'RE ALL DONE FOR THE YEAR WITH OUR SLURRY SEAL AS WELL AS OUR HOT MIX.
WE'RE DONE PAVING AND SLURRY SEALING ALL OF OUR ROADS.
WE DID LET THE CONTRACT OUT FOR THE DOG-BONE ROUNDABOUT.
KATAN CONSTRUCTION IS GOING TO BE THE CONTRACTOR.
WE'RE ISSUING A FULL NOTICE TO PROCEED.
THEY'RE GOING TO GET STARTED IN OCTOBER OF THIS YEAR.
>> WHERE ARE THEY FROM, SIR? IF YOU DON'T, THAT'S FINE.
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>> I DON'T KNOW THAT INFORMATION OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, BUT I CAN FIND OUT.
>> I'M SORRY, I HAD ONE OTHER ONE.
THE FIRE STATION, STATION NUMBER 8, WE HAVE REPLACED THE RESCUE SQUAD SIGN WITH A FIRE STATION SQUAD SIGN PER YOUR REQUEST.
THEN WE HAVE TO BRIDGE REPLACEMENT PROJECTS.
BASICALLY, THEY'VE STARTED DRIVING PILES OF BOTH OF THOSE LOCATIONS NOW.
THEY SHOULD BE WORKING ON THE ABUTMENTS SHORTLY, AND BOTH ARE SCHEDULED FOR COMPLETION OF FALL OF 2024.
THEN THERE HAVE BEEN SOME CONCERNS FROM THE CITIZENS ABOUT THE NO THROUGH TRUCK ROUTE SIGNS ON 156 AND A DISTRICT TRAFFIC ENGINEERING IS LOOKING INTO THAT.
THEN WE HAVE SEVERAL STUDIES THAT ARE IN THE WRAP-UP STAGE AS WELL.
THERE'S ONE ON JORDAN POINT ROAD, A SPEED STUDY.
THAT SHOULD BE READY BY THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
POLE RUN ROAD, SPEED LIMIT IN A BUS STOP.
THAT ONE SHOULD BE COMPLETED NEXT WEEK.
THEN WE'RE ALSO DOING A SPEED STUDY ON 301 FROM NANNY'S THROUGHOUT ROUTE 95, AND THAT SHOULD BE READY BY THE NEXT MEETING AS WELL.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE FOR ME? I'LL TRY TO ANSWER THEM FOR YOU.
>> WHERE ARE WE ON. TWIG DRIVE? I KNOW IT'S JUST THE TIMING WAS BAD TO WHERE UPDATES WERE BEING MADE ON TWIG DRIVE WITH PATCHING AND STUFF LIKE THAT AT THE SAME TIME THE DETOUR WAS PUSHING ALL THE TRAFFIC DOWN THROUGH THERE.
DO YOU KNOW WHERE WE ARE ON TWIG DRIVE?
>> I THINK WE'RE GETTING CLOSE ON THAT ONE.
I DO KNOW THAT TAVERN ROAD, WE HAVE FINISHED THAT ONE.
THE FULL DEPTH RECLAMATION HAS BEEN COMPLETED ON TAVERN ROAD, SO WE'LL PUT THAT ONE BACK UP.
BUT I DON'T HAVE AN UPDATE ON TWIG BUT I CAN FIND OUT FOR YOU, SIR, AND GET BACK WITH YOU.
>> THEN THE OTHER THING IS, I KNOW YOU SAID YOU WERE LOOKING AT THE NO THROUGH TRUCKS ON 156.
I HAVE A CONCERN OVER A SITUATION ON GOLF COURSE DRIVE.
>> WHERE WE HAD THAT NEIGHBORHOOD OFF OF KING STREET.
THEY WERE BLOCKED IN FOR HOURS WHERE WE HAD THE SEMI THAT CAME IN.
I'M ASSUMING IT CAME IN OFF OF PUMP HOUSE AND MADE A RIGHT AND THEN GOT DOWN TO WHERE THE TRAIN TRESTLE IS.
OF COURSE COULDN'T PASS, TRIED TO BACKUP, BLOCK THAT.
THE TOW TRUCK BLOCKED UP THE OTHER END SO THAT PEOPLE LIVING IN THAT AREA HAD NO WAY TO GET OUT FOR HOURS.
>> THAT IS A DIFFICULT DETOUR FOR US BECAUSE THERE IS NO OVERNIGHT VEHICLE PATH.
THERE'S NO 136 ROUTE THAT WE CAN SEND ANYBODY DOWN TO BYPASS THAT BRIDGE.
>> I KNOW THAT WE HAVE ALLOWED SOME EMERGENCY ACCESS THROUGH PRINCE GEORGE'S, I THINK THEY HAVE AN ACCESS THAT COMES FROM THE FIRE STATION DOWN THAT WAY ACROSS THE TRACKS AND THEY HAVE USED THAT IN CERTAIN INSTANCES.
BUT I KNOW THAT WE'RE DOING OUR BEST TO KEEP THE TRUCKS OFF THAT ROUTE.
>> OR IS THERE ANY SIGNAGE ON COMING UP FROM PUMP HOUSE? IS THERE ANY SIGNAGE BEFORE YOU GET OUT TO WHERE THE BRIDGE IS THAT A TRUCK WOULD KNOW THAT THERE'S A HEIGHT RESTRICTION AND WIDTH RESTRICTION THERE? BECAUSE TO ME, THEY SHOULD HAVE KNOWN AHEAD OF TIME THAT THAT TRUCK WOULD NOT HAVE GONE THROUGH THERE IF THERE WAS SOME TYPE OF SIGNAGE THAT SAID TRUCKS RESTRICTED OVER A CERTAIN HEIGHT OR OVER A CERTAIN WIDTH.
>> I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT, SIR, BUT THAT'S DEFINITELY A VALID COMMENT AND I'LL LOOK INTO THAT AND WILL GET BACK TO YOU, SIR.
>> THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT.
>> IN THAT SAME REGARD, IF YOU PUT SOMETHING ON GOLF COURSE COMING FROM PUMP HOUSE, YOU NEED TO DO IT COMING FROM DISPUTANTA AS WELL.
>> BECAUSE YOU HAD THAT AND THERE'S SEVERAL HOUSES AND THERE'S DEFINITELY NOWHERE THAT A 18-WHEELER CAN TURN AROUND IN THAT AREA.
IT'S A SMALL ROAD AND HOUSES RIGHT ON THE ROAD.
>> IT IS A CONCERN THAT WE'VE BEEN AWARE OF AND I WILL MAKE SURE THAT WE'VE LOOKED INTO THAT AND WE HAVE PROPER SIGNAGE UP FOR THAT.
I CAN TRY TO KEEP THOSE TRUCKS OFF THAT ROUTE.
>> ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> [INAUDIBLE] MS. BROWN. OTHER QUESTIONS?
>> WE THANK YOU AGAIN, SIR, FOR YOUR TIME AND SHORT NOTICE, BUT YOU DID AN EXCELLENT JOB.
>> WELL, THANK YOU AND I'LL LET CRYSTAL KNOW SHE DID A GREAT JOB. THERE YOU GO.
>> HAVE TO TELL CRYSTAL. THANKS.
>> NOW WE HAVE REPORT FROM MR. RICHARDSON ON OUR VOTING, WHICH IS DONE WELL, FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND.
>> GOOD EVENING, MR. CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD,
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MS. DRURY, MS. ERARD.THE COUNTY IS GROWING AND EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT FROM THE CONSTRUCTION, EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON, WE ARE GROWING.
JUST TO GIVE YOU SOME HISTORY.
I WENT BACK FOUR YEARS WHERE THIS SAME ELECTION WOULD HAVE BEEN FOUR YEARS AGO.
TODAY, WE'RE JUST FOUR SHORT OF 25,000.
ABSENTEE VOTING BACK THEN, TOTAL, THIS WAS A TOTAL, 458 VOTED ABSENTEE.
AS OF TODAY, WE HAVE MAILED OUT 990 ABSENTEE BALLOTS, VOTED IN-PERSON 712, FOR A TOTAL OF 1,702.
OF THOSE THAT HAVE VOTED, EARLY VOTING, CURBSIDE VOTING IS 45.
THAT MEANS WE'VE SERVED 45 OUTSIDE, WE'VE GONE DOWNSTAIRS AND SERVED THEM.
MAIL-IN BALLOTS, OF THOSE THAT HAVE COME BACK, 378, 36 OF THOSE HAVE BEEN THROUGH THE DROP BOX, SO THAT'S DOING ITS JOB TOO.
CURBSIDE AND DROP BOX ARE ALL FOR THE ADA COMPLIANT, SO WE'RE DOING THAT.
EARLY VOTING STARTED SEPTEMBER 22ND, SO IT'S BEEN 12 DAYS.
THAT'S WHERE WE'VE GOTTEN IN 12 DAYS.
LAST DAY TO REGISTER IS OCTOBER 16TH.
>> IS THAT ALSO THE LAST DAY OF EARLY VOTING?
>> NO. LAST DAY TO EARLY VOTE IS NOVEMBER 4TH, SO SATURDAY BEFORE THE ELECTION FROM 9:00-5:00, THE 28TH AND THE 4TH.
>> WEEKDAYS WE'RE OPEN FOR VOTING 8:30-4:30.
THE 27TH IS THE LAST DAY TO REQUEST AN ABSENTEE BALLOT BY MAIL.
LIKE I SAID, THE 28TH AND 4TH WILL BE VOTING, AND THEN NOVEMBER 7TH IS THE ELECTION FROM 6:00-7:00.
WE ARE GROWING AND THE ELECTIONS ARE GROWING IN PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY AS WELL. ANY QUESTIONS?
>> JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU.
I KNOW YOUR OFFICE IS VERY BUSY, SIR, SO THANK YOU.
>> YOU ALL STAY BUSY. IF ANYBODY HAS ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT YOU JUST SAID, THEY CAN CALL YOUR OFFICE FOR CLARIFICATION.
>> ABSOLUTELY. WE'VE UPDATED THE WEBSITE.
THE WEBSITE STAYS UP TO DATE NOW, AS CLOSE AS WE CAN TO DATE.
>> WE POST THINGS AROUND THE BUILDING AND ALSO AT THE COURTHOUSE.
>> DID THE NUMBER OF REGISTERED VOTERS THAT WE HAVE IN THE COUNTY INCREASE?
>> ROUGHLY 2,000 VOTERS IN FOUR YEARS.
YES. THAT'S THE TRANSIENT TOO.
TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT TRANSIENT FROM THE COLLEGE AND FORT LEE OR FORT GREG-ADAMS. WE'RE STILL GAINING. YES.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR REPORT, SIR.
THAT'S ALL THE REPORTS, BUT IT'S ALSO 7:30.
7:30 IS THE TIME THAT WE DO OUR PUBLIC HEARINGS,
[PUBLIC HEARINGS]
SO OUR COUNTY ATTORNEY WILL COME FORTH, I BELIEVE AND GIVE US SOME INFORMATION ON PUBLIC HEARING.>> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, MS. DRURY.
TONIGHT, FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION, IS AN ORDINANCE THAT WOULD AUTHORIZE THE ISSUANCE OF BONUSES TO EMPLOYEES OF THE COUNTY WHERE THAT AMOUNT HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET.
THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR BONUSES TONIGHT, THIS IS SIMPLY A REQUEST TO PASS AN ORDINANCE THAT IN THE FUTURE, IF FUNDS BECAME AVAILABLE FOR BONUSES, THAT THEN THOSE BONUSES COULD BE ISSUED.
WHAT PROMPTED THIS IS THAT WE BELIEVE THAT THERE ARE STATE FUNDS THAT ARE GOING TO BE RECEIVED SPECIFICALLY FOR DISPATCH THAT WOULD GIVE THEM A BONUS, AND SO WE WOULD LIKE TO BE IN A POSITION THAT WHEN THOSE FUNDS COME THROUGH, THAT THOSE PEOPLE CAN GET THE BONUSES THAT THEY I THINK VERY MUCH DESERVE AND I WILL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE.
IT'S A VERY SHORT AND SIMPLE ORDINANCE TO MAKE IT EASIER GOING FORWARD.
>> WITHOUT THIS CLARIFICATION WOULD JUST CAUSE SOME HAVOC THROUGH THE ADMINISTRATIVE PART OF THE THING.
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BEING IT'S A PUBLIC HEARING, IF YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS TO MAKE FOR OR AGAINST THIS ORDINANCE CHANGE, COME FORWARD AND SPEAK TO IT AT THIS TIME.MADAM CLERK, IS THERE ANYBODY SIGNED UP TO SPEAK TO THIS?
>> THANK YOU. ONCE AGAIN, YOU HAVE OPPORTUNITY TO JUST SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS ORDINANCE CHANGE AT THIS TAB.
ANYONE WANTS TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS? IF NOT, I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND TURN IT BACK OVER TO THE [NOISE]
>> SO IT'S CLOSED BOARD. IT'S UP TO YOU.
>> I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE ATTACHED ORDINANCE AUTHORIZED BONUSES FOR EMPLOYEES WITH SUCH BONUSES ARE INCLUDED IN THE ANNUAL BUDGET.
>> THANK YOU. DO I HAVE A SECOND?
>> I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
WOULD YOU CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE?
>> I WILL GO BACK TO THE ORDER OF BUSINESS.
[ORDER OF BUSINESS]
WE HAVE NO POSTPONED ITEMS. WE MOVED TO THE ORDER OF BUSINESS.ANYONE RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE THE COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS DIRECTOR TO COMPLETE AND SUBMIT A COOPERATIVE PARTNERSHIP GRANT APPLICATION TO THE VIRGINIA OPIOID ABATEMENT AUTHORITY.
>> GOOD EVENING, CHAIRMAN HUNTER, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, MR. RAY, MR. ERARD, DENISE WAFF, RIVERSIDE CRIMINAL JUSTICE AGENCY.
THANK YOU ALL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT TONIGHT.
AGAIN, AS MR. HUNTER STATED, I'M HERE TO REQUEST AUTHORITY TO APPLY FOR A COOPERATIVE PARTNERSHIP GRANT WITH THE VIRGINIA OPIOID ABATEMENT AUTHORITY.
AS THE BOARD MAY RECALL, BACK IN MAY OF THIS YEAR, PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY ENTERED INTO AN MOU WITH SURRY COUNTY TO PULL CURRENT AND FUTURE FUNDING, OPIOID ABATEMENT SETTLEMENT FUNDING TO CREATE A GREATER, MORE REGIONAL IMPACT.
AS YOU ALL KNOW, MY AGENCY SERVES HOPEWELL, PRINCE GEORGE, AND SURRY, AND MY COMMUNITY CRIMINAL JUSTICE BOARD HAS EQUAL REPRESENTATION FROM ALL THREE OF THOSE LOCALITIES.
ALTHOUGH THE HOPE WAS THAT ALL THREE LOCALITIES WOULD PARTICIPATE IN THE MOU, HOPE WHILE DECLINED.
PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY AND SURRY COUNTY STAKEHOLDERS PROCEEDED.
WE FORMED A WORK GROUP FROM OUR PARTNERS IN RCC, JB, TO GUIDE THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS FOR OPIOID ABATEMENT FUND SPENDING AND ALSO TO COME UP WITH A PROJECT PROPOSALS FOR THE VIRGINIA OPIOID ABATEMENT AUTHORITY.
THAT WORK GROUP HAS MET SEVERAL TIMES.
WE'VE HAD SEVERAL DISCUSSIONS AND WE'VE ALSO HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW APPLICATIONS FROM OTHER COUNTIES AND CITIES ACROSS THE STATE.
AND TO SEE WHAT SOME OF THEIR PROJECT PROPOSALS WERE FOR THESE FUNDS, WHICH ONES WERE APPROVED AND WHICH ONES HAVE BEEN DENIED.
BASED ON WHAT WE'VE READ, OUR PROJECT PROPOSAL THAT WE'RE GOING TO SUBMIT TO THE VIRGINIA OPIOID ABATEMENT AUTHORITY IS TO PARTNER WITH DISTRICT 19, WHICH IS OUR COMMUNITY SERVICES BOARD HERE, TO CREATE A CRISIS RECEIVING CENTER.
WE CURRENTLY HAVE A CRISIS ASSESSMENT CENTER, BUT WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO DO IS EXPAND IT INTO A CRISIS RECEIVING CENTER.
WITH ME TONIGHT I HAVE TARRELLE STEWART.
SHE IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF DISTRICT 19, SO I'LL GIVE HER AN OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE YOU JUST A QUICK SYNOPSIS AS TO WHAT A CRISIS RECEIVING CENTER IS.
>> GOOD EVENING. THANKS FOR HAVING US HERE.
A CRISIS RECEIVING CENTER IS A VOLUNTARY ON PLACE THAT ONCE FULLY OPERATIONAL, WILL BE OPEN 24 HOURS A DAY FOR CITIZENS, CURRENTLY ONLY SERINE PRINCE GEORGE, BUT THERE WILL BE ABLE TO COME IN AND GET TESTING FOR ANY OPIOIDS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
WILL HAVE A NURSE PRACTITIONER THERE.
WE WILL HAVE PSYCH SERVICES, ALL MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORTS LIKE PEERS.
THIS IS ALL TO FRONTLOAD SERVICES WHEN AN INDIVIDUAL IS VOLUNTARY.
RIGHT NOW, THE SAME INDIVIDUALS WOULD END UP IN OUR EMERGENCY ROOMS MOSTLY, SOMETIMES COMING THROUGH OUR CRISIS ASSESSMENT CENTERS.
BUT THAT'S TYING UP LAW ENFORCEMENT.
WE WOULD LIKE TO BUILD THIS OUT TO HAVE TRANSPORTATION AND EVERYTHING.
SINCE THIS IS VOLUNTARY, WE KEEP LAW ENFORCEMENT OUT OF IT AND ALSO GIVE INDIVIDUALS A CHANCE TO MAKE CHOICE FOR THEMSELVES.
>> THIS WHOLE THING, WE'LL, THERE WILL BE NO MATCH OR ANYTHING FROM THE CADDY IN THIS GRANT, OR IT WILL BE STRICTLY SOMETHING FROM THE OPIOID ABATEMENT?
>> YES, SIR. THERE ARE OTHER OPPORTUNITIES FOR US TO APPLY FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH THROUGH SAMHSA.
THERE ARE OTHER GRANT OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE COULD ALSO LOOK FOR IN ADDITION TO THE OPIOID ABATEMENT FUNDING.
>> AFTER WE OPENED IT IN SUCCESSFULLY, MAYBE IT WILL EXPAND TO BRING OTHER LOCALITIES IN.
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>> YES, SIR. OUR INTENTION IS TO OPEN THIS AS A PILOT AND THEN HOPEFULLY, IF WE CAN GET IT OFF THE GROUND AND IT'S SUCCESSFUL, THEN WE CAN LOOK TO OUR NEIGHBORING LOCALITIES TO JOIN US.
>> IF YOU APPLY FOR THIS GRANT, WHAT'S THE ESTIMATED TIME YOU SHOULD KNOW SOMETHING BACK?
>> THE APPLICATION PERIOD JUST OPENED LAST WEEK.
IT DOES NOT CLOSE UNTIL APRIL THE 1ST.
WE ACTUALLY HAVE LOTS OF TIME, BUT WE WANTED TO GO AHEAD AND TRY TO GET OUR APPLICATION IN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
IT IS A COMPETITIVE GRANT PROCESS.
>> QUICKER YOU HIT THEM THE QUICKER WE GET.
>> EXACTLY. GET OUR NAME IN THE HAT QUICK.
>> WE ALSO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT OUR GRANT APPLICATION TO REPRESENTATIVES AT THE OAA AND HAVE THEM REVIEW IT AND GIVE IT BACK TO US BEFORE WE OFFICIALLY SUBMIT IT.
>> WELL, I'M HOPING THIS WORKS OUT FOR YOU.
I'M HOPING YOU GET THE PROGRAM STARTED AND KICKED OFF.
I'D LOVE TO SEE US BE ABLE TO USE THIS AS A PILOT TO FOUR OTHER LOCALITIES.
>> IF THERE'S A RESOLUTION INCLUDED IF ANYBODY WANTS TO MOVE.
>> MOTION AND A SECOND TO ACCEPT THE RESOLUTION AS PRESENTED.
>> COME BACK AND SHARE HOW IT GOES.
>> NEXT, WE HAVE A DISCUSSION OF A REPRESENTATIVE OF BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO CAST A VOTE FOR PRINCE GEORGE'S PHACO.
WELL, ACTUALLY, T. J AND MYSELF OR DEPUTY CHAIR T. J. WEBB WHAT'S GOING IN MYSELF.
BUT I HAVE TO LEAVE A LITTLE EARLY BECAUSE MY GRANDDAUGHTER HAS A SPECIAL APPOINTMENT GOING ON ON MONDAY.
MR. WEBB WILL BE THERE TO HOLD THEM.
I ASKED THAT HE BE THE ONE TO [OVERLAPPING]
>> ANY PROBLEM WITH THAT, EVERYBODY WOULD HAVE?
>> MR. WEBB IS GOOD WITH THAT.
>> IS THERE A MOTION OR ANYTHING IN THERE?.
>> DO WE NEED TO [INAUDIBLE] THE MOTION? MR. CHAIR. I MOVE THAT WE WOULD APPOINT MR. WEBB TO BE THE REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
>> PERFECT, CAN I GET A SECOND?
>> MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE.
>> ABSTAIN. I NEVER VOTE FOR MYSELF.
>> THANK YOU, MR. WEBB FOR THE [OVERLAPPING]
>> NEXT IS CONSIDERATION OF APPOINTMENT FOR A BOARD COMMISSIONER APPOINTED FOR A FOUR-YEAR TERM FOR [OVERLAPPING]
>> SOCIAL SERVICES ADVISORY BOARD.
WE HAVE A MEMBER NAME THERE, IF ANYONE?
>> YES. MR. CHAIRMAN, I MAKE THE RECOMMENDATION THAT WE APPOINT LEAH MARIE HARLAN TO THE BOARD.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE.
>> NEXT, WE HAVE A RESOLUTION OR A RECOMMENDATION FOR A FIVE-YEAR TERM FOR AND THE BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS.
>> MR. CHAIRMAN, I MOVE THAT WE WOULD RECOMMEND TO THE JUDGE FOR MR. DAVID EDWARDS TO BE REAPPOINTED TO THE BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS.
>> MOTION AND A SECOND, ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE.
>> MR. RUCKER HAS RESIGNED AS FIRST CHOICE SENIOR CITIZENS TASK FORCE, SO THERE WAS AN OPENING THERE.
WE HAVE ONE APPLICANT FOR THAT AS WELL.
ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE APPLICANT.
>> MR. CHAIR, I WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND KATHY G. BRAKEMAN FOR THAT POSITION.
ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE.
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>> THAT BRINGS US TO THE END OF OUR AGENDA.
I THINK OUR ACTING COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR HAS DONE IT EXCELLENT.
I NOW ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN UNTIL FIVE O'CLOCK ON THE-.
>> I WAS LIKE, I CAN'T GO FIRST.
I GOT TO STAY AFTER, SO YOU ALL GO AHEAD.
>> I HAVE A MOTION, CAN I HAVE A SECOND?
>> MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, ALL IN FAVOR, CALL THE ROLL.
>> IT'S THE LIGHT AGENDA THAT IS THE MOST DIFFICULT TO GET THROUGH.
>> YOU NEED TO FILL IN FOR JEFF EVERY MEETING, LOOK HOW EASILY WE GOT OUT OF HERE.
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