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I'M CALLING THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING FOR PRINCE GEORGE TO ORDER.
[A. Call to Order]
WOULD YOU CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE?[B. Closed Session (6:30 pm)]
YOU. ALL RIGHT. FIRST THING WE HAVE ON OUR AGENDA IS A CLOSED SESSION.SO ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO GO INTO CLOSED SESSION.
MR. CHAIR, I MOVE THAT THE BOARD GO INTO CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO VIRGINIA CODE SECTION 2.2-3711A1 OF THE VIRGINIA FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT FOR THE DISCUSSION OR CONSIDERATION OF CANDIDATES FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, AND PURSUANT TO 2.2-311A EIGHT FOR CONSULTANT CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL REGARDING A SPECIFIC LEGAL MATTER, ARTICLE 7.3 OF CHAPTER 22 OF TITLE 15.2 OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA AND PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
THAT'S MY MOTION. DO YOU HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
DO WE NEED THE BOOK? WE AIN'T GOT A BOOK. [INAUDIBLE] AND OUT OF CLOSED SESSION, I ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO COME OUT OF CLOSED SESSION.
PLEASE, MR. CHAIRMAN, I MOVE THAT THE BOARD CERTIFY THAT TO THE BEST OF EACH BOARD MEMBERS KNOWLEDGE THAT ONLY PUBLIC BUSINESS LAWFULLY EXEMPTED FROM OPEN MEETING REQUIREMENTS WAS DISCUSSED, AND THAT ONLY THE MATTERS IDENTIFIED IN THE CLOSED MEETING MOTION WERE DISCUSSED BY THE BOARD.
I'LL SECOND. CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE.
[C. Business Meeting (7:00 pm)]
NOW, IF YOU WOULD JOIN US FOR THE INVOCATION FROM MRS. WAYMACK. DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR OUR MANY BLESSINGS THAT YOU HAVE CHOSEN TO GIVE US.DEAR LORD, WE ASK THAT YOU BE WITH US TONIGHT.
WE ASK THAT YOU BE PRESENT AND GUIDE US.
AND DEAR LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR ALL THE THINGS YOU HAVE GIVEN TO PRINCE GEORGE.
MR. CARMICHAEL WOULD LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE TO THE FLAG, PLEASE.
THANK YOU ALL. NOW'S THE TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS.
IF ANYBODY HAS PUBLIC COMMENTS TO MAKE TO BRING BEFORE THE BOARD, PLEASE COME FORWARD AS WE SPEAK AND HAVE YOUR TIME WITH THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
MS.. KNOTT, IS ANYONE SIGNED UP TO COME SPEAK TO THE BOARD TONIGHT? NO, SIR. OKAY.
GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS AND SPEAK TO THE BOARD.
Q-U-I-S-T, 9807 COUNTY LINE ROAD.
12 MONTHS. I JUST CELEBRATED MY ANNIVERSARY.
MR. WEBB, HOW ARE YOU, SIR? CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU.
IT IS A WONDERFUL PLACE TO DO IT.
THANK YOU. I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE SOLAR SITUATION WITH RWE.
THEY'VE GOT A BETTER READ THIS YEAR.
SO. THEY'VE GOT AN APPEAL IN FOR THE SUBSTANTIAL ACCORD THING.
YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR IT NEXT MONTH.
BASED ON THEIR APPEAL LETTER, WHICH I HAVE A COPY OF HERE.
THEY'RE GOING TO TRY TO MAKE A CASE BASED ON THE FOLLOWING PROPOSITION ONE.
THE APPLICANT CAN DISCUSS AND NEGOTIATE A SITING AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY.
THE COUNTY CAN ENTER INTO A SITING AGREEMENT THAT IS BINDING WITH THEM.
IT'S A STRETCH IN THE WORLD I COME FROM, WHICH IS ENGINEERING ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, RETIRED.
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A SUBSTANTIAL ACCORD ACTUALLY MEANT SOMETHING.TO SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLY WITH SOMETHING MEANT TO HAVE A FULL EFFORT TO COMPLY WITH, AT LEAST TRY.
THEY JUST WANT YOU TO WAIVE IT, RIGHT.
THEY'RE BASICALLY SAYING, STEP ONE, NEGOTIATE A SITING AGREEMENT.
THEN THEY SAY ALL THE STATE LAWS FOR STEP TWO ENTER INTO A SITING AGREEMENT WITH THEM FROM STEP ONE.
STEP THREE, WAIVE THE REQUIREMENT FOR SUBSTANTIAL ACCORD.
THROW IT OUT AFTER YOU ALL ALREADY PASSED ONE.
NOW, IF THAT'S NOT CIRCULAR LOGIC.
OKAY, I THINK THE CITIZENS DESERVE A LITTLE BETTER THAN THAT.
I HOPE OUR COUNTY ATTORNEY, I'M NOT A LAWYER, I JUST PLAY ONE ON TV.
THAT'S A BETTER GIG TO DO THAT.
AND YOUR RANDOM WEDNESDAY EVENING I TRY TO PLAY LAWYER, BUT IT'S A HECK OF AN ARGUMENT.
THROW OUT THE SITING AGREEMENT, THE SITING PLAN, THE SITING RULES, THROW OUT THE IDEA OF SUBSTANTIAL ACCORD AND NEGOTIATE A SPECIAL SECRET DEAL WITH US.
I THINK WE DESERVE BETTER THAN THAT.
THERE'S THIS LITTLE CLAUSE STEP SEVEN IN THE SITING POLICY THAT STATES THEY HAVE TO SUBMIT ANY ORAL OR WRITTEN INPUT RECEIVED FROM MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC. I'M QUOTING IT AND SOCIAL MEDIA AT THE COMMUNITY MEETINGS WITHIN TWO WEEKS AFTER THEIR SECOND MEETING.
THEY HAVEN'T GIVEN YOU ANY OF THE FEEDBACK FROM THE PUBLIC.
YES. IT MEANS YOUR TIME IS UP, SIR.
SO I APPRECIATE YOU LISTENING.
WE APPRECIATE YOUR TIME, SIR, AND I'LL SEE YOU NEXT MONTH.
THANK YOU FOR COMING. THANK YOU.
YES. CLARIFY ONE THING IN RESPONSE TO THIS.
THERE ARE TWO PROCESSES WITH RESPECT TO RWE ENERGY THAT ARE OCCURRING.
ANYONE ELSE TO SPEAK TO THE BOARD TONIGHT? SEEING NO ONE ELSE, I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION AND..
ALL RIGHT. I LOST WHERE I WAS.
WE HAVE THE ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA IS UP.
SO ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADOPT THE AGENDA.
[D. Order of Consensus]
AGENDA. IF THERE'S NOTHING THAT WANTS TO BE PULLED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA, ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE IT AS PRESENTED.SO MOVED. MR. CHAIRMAN, IF THERE'S NO COMMENTS FOR ANY OF THE ITEMS. A SECOND. I SECOND.
MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE.
WE HAVE NO PRESENTATIONS TONIGHT, SO WE'LL MOVE INTO SUPERVISORS COMMENTS.
[F. Comments]
MR. BROWN, WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO FIRST? YES, SIR. THANK YOU.TWO THINGS JUST TO BRING UP REAL QUICK.
FIRST, WE DEFINITELY PRAYING FOR EVERYONE TO BE SAFE FOR WE JUST HAD A BIG FIRE UP HERE AT SERVER CENTER METALS OVER HERE ON BULL HILL ROAD.
THE NEW LOCATION CAUGHT ON FIRE TONIGHT AND I UNDERSTAND IT'S PRETTY SIGNIFICANT.
SO OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE WITH ALL THE FIRE EMS AND ALL THE EMPLOYEES.
ANYBODY THAT'S INVOLVED IN THAT TONIGHT.
THE SECOND COMMENT I WANT TO MAKE, IT'S A PERSONAL COMMENT FOR ME.
SO IT'S NOT THE POSITION OF THE BOARD.
I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT WE WENT THREE PLUS HOURS BEFORE ANY RESULTS STARTED TO TRICKLE IN, AND I JUST DON'T THINK THAT'S GOOD FOR US.
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WE'RE BETTER THAN THAT.AND THERE'S A LOT OF LOCALITIES THAT WERE ALMOST DONE BY THAT TIME.
SO AGAIN, I DIDN'T HAVE ANY DIRECT INVOLVEMENT.
SO AGAIN, PERSONAL APOLOGY FOR ME.
THANK YOU, MR. BROWN. MR. WEBB COMMENT, SIR.
YEAH, I'M TRYING TO THINK OF WHAT I WANT TO SAY.
I'M SOMEWHAT EMBARRASSED, BUT I AGREE WITH MR. FLOYD. MR. BROWN SAID.
WITH ALL THE TIME AND SPENT, ALTHOUGH I REALLY APPRECIATE THE CITIZENS SUPPORT THAT I HAD.
I WAS I'M UNCOMFORTABLE WITH THE WAY WE CAME ABOUT IT.
I WOULD HAVE ACCEPTED IT EITHER WAY.
SOMEBODY NEEDS TO EXPLAIN WHAT HAPPENED WITH THIS.
PEOPLE NEED TO HAVE CONFIDENCE IN THEIR SYSTEM.
WHEN YOU GOT EVERYTHING GOING ON AROUND THE NATIONS, YOU GOT TO JUDGE THAT ORDERED A RECOUNT BECAUSE THEY CAUGHT ON VIDEO, PEOPLE STUFFING ABSENTEE BALLOT BOXES AND STUFF AT THE LAST HOUR.
YOU KNOW. WE'RE BETTER THAN THAT.
THEY JUST NEED TO FIGURE IT OUT AND THEY NEED TO EXPLAIN IT TO THE CITIZENS, WHAT HAPPENED, RIGHT, WRONG OR INDIFFERENT? JUST OWN IT, OWN IT AND STRAIGHTEN IT OUT.
THAT'S ALL I GOT. THANK YOU, MR. WEBB. MR. CARMICHAEL COMMENTS.
THANK YOU. OTHER THAN CONGRATULATIONS TO THOSE WHO DID GET REELECTED AND LOOKING FORWARD TO THESE GENTLEMEN. TAKEN TO COUNTY FORWARD AND CONTINUE THE WORK THAT HAS BEEN OVER THE YEARS AND THE GROWTH THAT WE'RE SUSTAINING AT A TREMENDOUS RATE AND A LOT OF WORK STILL LEFT TO DO, AS MR. WEBB SAID. AND GOOD LUCK AND CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN.
YES. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT I AGREE WITH MR. BROWN AND WE APOLOGIZE.
WE WERE ONE OF THE LAST PEOPLE TO BE REPORTED TO THE STATE.
AND THAT'S NOT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE PRINCE GEORGE.
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO TALK ABOUT DIABETES.
THIS. WE'VE JUST HAD DIABETES WEEK, AND THERE WERE A LOT OF INFORMATION PUT OUT ABOUT DIABETES.
AND THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE TAKING INSULIN.
KNOW THAT FROM NOW ON, THANKS TO THE REDUCTION ACT, YOU WILL ONLY HAVE TO PAY $35 FOR YOUR INSULIN. AND IN THE PAST, SOME OF THAT SPECIALIZED INSULIN HAS BEEN OFF THE CHART.
SO THAT'S GOOD NEWS FOR PEOPLE WHO CAN'T AFFORD THAT KIND OF MEDICATION.
AND THAT'S ALREADY IN EFFECT, CORRECT.
THAT. YES. THAT'S ALREADY IN EFFECT FOR MEDICARE.
PERFECT. NOW WE'RE TALKING ABOUT MEDICARE PATIENTS AND PATIENTS WHO HAVE, EVEN IF YOU'RE NOT ON ANY INSURANCE, YOU STILL SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY MORE THAN $35 FOR YOUR INSULIN.
THAT'S GOING TO HELP SO MANY PEOPLE.
IT WILL, BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE CHOSE NOT TO BUY THEIR MEDICINE IN ORDER TO HAVE FOOD.
SO IT'S BEEN A BIG IT'S GOING TO BE A BIG HELP TO PEOPLE.
AND I ALSO WANT TO MENTION THOSE WHO DID NOT WIN.
I'VE HEARD VERY POSITIVE AND COMPLIMENTARY COMMENTS FROM THEM, EXCEPTING THE ONES WHO DID WIN.
SO THAT'S YOU KNOW, THAT'S REALLY GREAT.
I WANT TO COMPLIMENT THOSE PEOPLE THAT SHOWS THEY WERE THERE FOR THE RIGHT REASON, AND THAT'S GREAT.
I KNOW I TALK TO ONE PARTICULAR ON THE DAY AFTER THE ELECTION THAT GET TOGETHER AT THE SCHOOL, AND HE WAS VERY COMPLIMENTARY OF WHAT WENT ON.
SO ALSO WANT TO MENTION THE FACT THAT NOT ONLY US, BUT BACK IN THE BACK, YOU HAVE COREY HURT WHO IS IN CHARGE OF OUR FARMERS MARKET.
THEY GOT BEST OF THE BEST OF THE FARMERS MARKET IN THE AREA.
AND CONGRATULATIONS, MISS HURT, FOR THAT.
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FOURTH OR FIFTH TIME IN A ROW THAT WE HAVE.NOW THAT'S GREAT. NOW THAT'S YOU KNOW, WE GOT DINWIDDIE, COLONIAL HEIGHTS, CHESTERFIELD.
THEY WERE ALL IN THE MIX FOR THAT.
AND WE CAME OUT AHEAD ON THAT.
SO THAT MAKES ME VERY PROUD TO BE A LONGTIME PRINCE GEORGE CITIZEN.
SO I'M VERY PLEASED WITH THAT.
AND THEY'RE HAVE A TREMENDOUS FIRE OVER THERE RIGHT NOW.
IT'S NO LONGER THE ROLLS ROYCE FACILITY.
IT'S THE PGT INDUSTRIES FACILITY.
AND THEY'RE MAKING SPECIALIZED GLASS.
I CAN'T TELL YOU MORE ABOUT THAT, NOT BECAUSE I WON'T, BUT BECAUSE I'M NOT SMART ENOUGH.
BUT AT ANY RATE, IT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT IT'S GOING TO ORDER SOME OFFER SOME 659 FROM WHAT THE GOVERNOR SAID, JOBS TO CITIZENS IN THIS LOCALITY.
SO THAT'S ANOTHER GOOD THING GOING ON FOR US OTHER THAN THAT, MR. STOKES, OUR COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR'S COMMENTS.
A REMINDER AS WE GET INTO THE HOLIDAYS.
CORRIE WILL COME UP AND TALK LATER, BUT THERE IS A SPECIAL HOLIDAY FARMERS MARKET ON NOVEMBER 18TH AT SCOTT PARK FROM 10 TO 2, AND COUNTY OFFICES WILL CLOSE ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 22ND AT 12:30 P.M.
FOR THE START OF THE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY.
YES, SIR. ALL RIGHT THEN, WE MOVE ON WITH REPORTS.
[G. Reports]
AND WE HAVE MISS SMITH HERE FROM FOR REPORT FROM VDOT.WELCOME BACK, WE MISSED YOU LAST MONTH.
THANK YOU. I'M GLAD TO BE BACK.
SO YOUR UPDATE IS IN YOUR BOARD PACKET, BUT I HAVE A FEW ITEMS I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT TONIGHT.
OUR CREWS ARE WORKING ON THEIR LAST ROUND OF LITTER REMOVAL AND MOWING GOLF COURSE, AND LONE OAK MILL ROAD ARE BOTH STILL ON SCHEDULE, TO BE COMPLETED IN SEPTEMBER OF 24.
BULL HILL, I'M NOT SURE IF THE BOARD IS AWARE, BUT WE'VE FOUND SOME ISSUES AT THE APPROACH TO THE BRIDGE THERE.
THERE'S A VOID UP UNDER THAT APPROACH, AND WE'LL BE DOING SOME WORK THERE TO BACKFILL THAT VOID.
IT'S OVER IN THE SHOULDER AREA.
SO IT'S NO CONCERN TO THE TRAVELING PUBLIC AT THIS TIME.
BUT THERE WILL BE SOME WORK IN THE COMING MONTHS TO..
IS THAT THE BRIDGE GOING TO 95 OR THE BRIDGE BETWEEN COURTHOUSE ROAD AND FORT LEE? THE BRIDGE GOING TO SERVICE CENTER METALS..
RIGHT.. JUST BEFORE THE INDUSTRIAL PARK.
RIGHT. GOING OVER, GOING OVER, CROSSING OVER TO 295.
YES. AND THAT'S WHAT I MEANT WHEN I SAID 95.
CREWS SHOULD HAVE BEEN OUT TODAY, MILLING AND PAVING THE INTERSECTION OF 460 AT 156.
THAT'S ACTUALLY IN THE EASTBOUND LANE OF 460 THROUGH THAT INTERSECTION.
THERE'S BEEN SOME RUTTING FROM THE TRACTOR TRAILERS AND WE DID SOME REPAIRS ON THAT.
THE ROUTE TEN SHOULDER WORK IS NOW COMPLETE, AND THE WORK THAT WE HAD GOING ON IN BRANCHESTER, THE SWEEPING IS COMPLETE, ALL THE PIPES AND DROPLETS HAVE BEEN CLEANED AND WE TV'D HALF OF THOSE, THOSE PIPE RUNS WE HAVE THE OTHER HALF TO COMPLETE.
TREE TRIMMING WAS ALSO DONE, IN THAT SUBDIVISION, WE DID LOCATE SO FAR ONE ISSUE WHERE THE GAS COMPANY HAD DRILLED THROUGH ONE OF THE DROP INLETS.
SO THEY'VE ALREADY OBTAINED A PERMIT TO COME IN AND REMOVE THAT GAS LINE AND RELOCATE IT.
THE 301 SPEED STUDY IS STILL UNDERWAY BY OUR TRAFFIC ENGINEERING.
AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR TONIGHT.
ANYTHING FOR ME? HOW LONG WOULD YOU THINK? I'M SORRY, MR. CHAIRMAN.
HOW LONG DO YOU THINK THAT WILL TAKE TO FINISH THAT 301? I WOULD SAY PROBABLY AT LEAST THREE MORE WEEKS.
THANK YOU. I WILL TELL YOU THIS.
THEY'RE ALREADY LOOKING AT SOME MODIFICATIONS, PARTICULARLY SO THEY DIDN'T JUST LOOK AT THE SPEED.
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AND HISTORICALLY, THE DATA IS SHOWING US THAT THERE'S SIGNIFICANT T-BONES THERE.SO THEY'RE WORKING ON SOME IMPROVEMENTS THERE AT THE RAMP.
AND THAT WAS ONE OF THE REASONS THE SPEED CAME INTO PLAY BECAUSE OF THEIR VISION COMING OFF THOSE RAMPS? YES, SIR. THANK YOU FOR WORKING ON THAT.
NO PROBLEM. MR. WEBB. I HAVE ONE AFTER HIM.
WHEN YOU GO TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN TO COME BACK UP THIS WAY, IT'S VERY HARD TO TELL WHERE THAT DITCH LINE STARTS, EVEN THOUGH YOU GOT ALL THAT RIPRAP IS PRETTY DEEP RIGHT THERE. YEAH, I THINK THAT RIPRAP WAS ACTUALLY WELL, NO, THAT WAS DONE WITH THE OTHER PROJECT, BUT I THINK THAT CALL HAD COME IN BEFORE MAYBE A YEAR OR SO AGO.
THEY'RE TRYING TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN SO THEY CAN SEE WHERE THE EDGE OF THE ROAD IS.
YEAH. WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT IT AGAIN AND SEE IF THERE'S SOME IMPROVEMENTS WE CAN.
IF YOU'D LET ME KNOW WHICH ONE IT IS, I'LL TRACK THEM DOWN.
OKAY. BECAUSE BOTH OF THEM ARE IN FAVOR.
ALL RIGHT. LAST MONTH, I BROUGHT UP ON GOLF COURSE DRIVE.
I HAD ASKED ABOUT, YOU KNOW, ABOUT SIGNAGE FOR TRUCKS OVER A CERTAIN HEIGHT AND WIDTH, NOT ONLY FROM THE BRIDGE SIDE GOING BACK INTO THIS DISPUTANTA, BUT ALSO TRUCKS COMING OFF OF 460 SAY, YOU KNOW, BY THE DOLLAR GENERAL AND THEN TRYING TO COME UP THAT WAY, BECAUSE ONCE THEY MAKE THAT TURN AND COME UP THROUGH THERE, THERE IS LITERALLY HARDLY ANYWHERE FOR A TRACTOR TRAILER TO TURN AROUND.
SO A COUPLE OF THINGS ON THAT, THAT WAS SENT OVER TO TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AS WELL.
OKAY. BECAUSE THAT ROAD IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION, IT'S TWO DIFFERENT PROCESSES OF WHAT SIGNS WE CAN INSTALL THAT'S RELATED TO THE CONSTRUCTION OR WHAT WE CAN INSTALL ON FOR A PERMANENT.. PERMANENT..
AND THEY DID LOOK AT SOME OF THE SIGNAGE.
I KNOW THEY'RE GOING TO MAKE SOME MODIFICATION RECOMMENDATIONS.
BUT THE OTHER THING WE TALKED ABOUT IS THERE'S SOME WIDENING THAT I THINK OUR CREWS NEED TO DO.
OKAY. DURING THE CONSTRUCTION.
SO DIANA AND I THINK TALKED TO MR. STOKE ABOUT THAT JUST THE OTHER DAY AT THE COORDINATION MEETING.
SO WE JUST NEED TO LINE THAT UP.
IT WAS SOME WORK THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE SO THAT THAT'S OUR RESPONSIBILITY.
WE NEED TO GET BACK IN THERE AND GET THAT DONE.
IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE BEFORE THE PROJECT STARTED AND SOME OF IT WAS DONE.
WE JUST DON'T FEEL LIKE ENOUGH WAS DONE.
SO WE'LL PLAN TO DO THAT AND THAT SHOULD HELP SOME AS WELL.
SO EVERYBODY DOWN OFF OF KINGS KINGS DRIVE OR KINGS STREET OR THEY WERE ALL STUCK.
AND THEY WERE THEY WERE ABLE TO USE THEIR KEY AND COME ACROSS, YOU KNOW, BUT THAT KIND OF ADDED EVEN MORE FOR THE RESIDENTS BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T GET OUT FOR HOURS. SO. RIGHT.
BUT AGAIN, I JUST WANTED TO ASK ON THAT BECAUSE..
ANYTHING ELSE? NO, MA'AM. NO, MA'AM. THANK YOU.
OKAY. YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL EVENING.
THANK YOU. MRS. HURT. NEXT WE HAVE THE FARMERS MARKET WRAP UP.
CONGRATULATIONS, MA'AM, ON THE.
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OKAY. KNOW WHAT SHE SAID.OKAY. I LIKE TO PUT A LOT OF VISUALS OUT HERE FOR THIS ONE.
ALL RIGHT, SO JUST TO RECAP, OUR 2023 SEASON AND SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS, WE WERE NAMED BEST OF BEST.
MY ASSISTANT, CHERISE WAS A BIG HELP TO US, MY OWN FAMILY.
SO I JUST WANT TO KIND OF GIVE KUDOS WHERE IT'S DUE.
WE WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN BEST OF THE BEST WITHOUT ALL OF THOSE THOSE PEOPLE INVOLVED.
SO SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE, WE ALWAYS TALK ABOUT THAT BECAUSE WE'RE TRYING TO GROW THAT PRESENCE.
THAT'S WHERE PEOPLE KNOW THE MOST ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE FARMERS MARKET.
OUR PAGE IS NOW CURRENTLY FOLLOWED BY OVER 4000 PEOPLE AS OF NOVEMBER 1ST.
THAT HAS BEEN AN INCREASE OF OVER 1200 SINCE LAST YEAR.
OUR EVENT DAYS DO ENHANCE OUR CUSTOMER TRAFFIC TO ENCOURAGE OUR SHOPPING.
WE CERTAINLY DON'T DO IT JUST FOR FUN BECAUSE WE THINK WE NEED MORE TO DO.
WE DO IT BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT IF WE HOLD THESE EVENTS, IT'S GOING TO BRING THE PEOPLE.
THIS YEAR WE TRIED SOMETHING NEW.
WE DID OFFER OUR YOUTH ENTREPRENEUR DAYS AGAIN THIS YEAR.
OUR YOUNGEST VENDOR WAS FIVE YEARS OLD.
WE GAVE OUT FREE RECIPES AGAIN THIS YEAR THROUGH OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH VIRGINIA TECH.
WE ROLLED OUT A SENIOR NUTRITION PROGRAM AND I'LL TELL YOU EXACTLY HOW THAT FARED OUT FOR THE YEAR.
BUT THAT WAS VERY WELL RECEIVED, BUT BRAND NEW.
WE ARE VERY PROUD TO SAY WE WERE THE FIRST IN OUR AREA TO BRING THAT.
SO THAT DID PRESENT AN OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR SENIORS IN THE COMMUNITY.
WE DID OUR MONTHLY KIDS CREATION EVENTS THAT ARE ALWAYS POPULAR.
WE HOSTED LIVE MUSIC THIS YEAR.
IT DIDN'T COST ANYTHING TO US.
THEY DID IT FOR FREE AND ACCEPTED DONATIONS.
SO WE'RE GOING TO TRY FOR THAT AGAIN NEXT YEAR.
WE DO HAVE OVER 70 VENDORS COME IN THIS SATURDAY FOR OUR HOLIDAY MARKET.
SO ALL OF YOU KNOW HOW SMALL SCOTT PARK IS.
YOU'RE NOT WORKING WITH A GREAT BIG AREA.
AND IT'S COMPLETELY PACKED NOW FOR THE MARKET.
SO IT'S REALLY NICE TO SEE THAT THERE'S DEFINITELY SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE THERE.
AND I BELIEVE THAT WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO GROW AND WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT THAT OPPORTUNITY.
OUR VARIETY OF VENDORS STILL HOLDS TRUE TO WHAT WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST.
WE DID WELCOME A CHEESE VENDOR THIS YEAR.
A VILLAGE CHEESE WORKS JOINED US, AND HOPEFULLY THEY'LL BE BACK FOR THE NEXT YEAR'S SEASON.
BUT THAT'S JUST KIND OF TELLS YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT WE'VE GOT.
IT'S JUST GREAT, GREAT OPPORTUNITIES.
AND IN THE PICTURE AT THE BOTTOM, THAT IS ONE OF OUR YOUTH ENTREPRENEURS THAT CAME OUT AND HIM AND HIS DAD SAT THERE TOGETHER AND CREATED FISHING LURES, AND HE WAS SELLING THEM THAT DAY. SO JUST TO SHOW YOU WHAT'S GOING ON, SOME OF THE FINANCIAL DATA WE DID PROCESS OVER $27,000 IN CREDIT AND DEBIT CARD TRANSACTIONS AT THE MARKET.
THAT IS AN INCREASE OF $10,000 OVER LAST YEAR.
WE COLLECTED 6700 IN VENDOR FEES, AND THAT'S EXCLUDING WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO ON SATURDAY.
AS YOU CAN SEE, THAT'S UP A 28% INCREASE THERE.
OUR SNAP MATCH INCENTIVES, WE ACTUALLY DECREASED BY ABOUT 50% OVER LAST YEAR.
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AND A LOT OF THAT IS DUE TO WE DID NOT HAVE THAT SAME OPPORTUNITY FOR A GRANT THAT WE DID LAST YEAR, AND THAT GRANT BY HELPING US GET THAT STUFF OUT TO THE CITIZENS AND PAINFULLY DID HELP.SO WE CAN SEE HOW THAT DECREASED BY LOSING OUT ON THAT OPPORTUNITY.
AND THEN THE SENIOR NUTRITION PROGRAM.
NOVEMBER 18TH IS THE LAST DAY THEY CAN USE THOSE, SO WE WILL BE WORKING TO OFFER THAT AGAIN IN 2024.
AND THEN I'LL BE TRYING TO GET OUT IN THE COMMUNITY, INTO THE CHURCHES, INTO THE SENIORS TASK FORCE TO SEE HOW WE CAN REALLY ROLL OUT THOSE APPLICATIONS EARLY ON NEXT YEAR. UM, JUST TO RECAP SOME OF THE EVENTS WE DID, THERE'S OUR TEACHER APPRECIATION EVENT WE DID FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS YEAR THAT WAS VERY WELL RECEIVED.
THAT'S JUST SOME OF THE PICTURES FROM IT.
SO THE COOL THING ABOUT IT WAS WE HAD OVER 50 RAFFLE PRIZES DONATED THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR VENDORS, AND THEN WE HAD $100 AMAZON GIFT CARD THAT IF THEY COMPLETED EVERYTHING, THEY GOT THEIR CARD STAMPED, AND THEN THEY WERE ABLE TO ENTER FOR THE DRAWING FOR THE $100 AMAZON CARD.
SO IT WAS A GREAT EVENT AND EVERYBODY HAD A GREAT TIME.
CHRISTMAS IN JULY AND KIDS DAY IS SOMETHING WE'VE DONE EVERY YEAR WHERE WE BRING IN SANTA CLAUS.
SOME OF THE FUN PICTURES FROM THE DAY.
FIRE AND EMS, POLICE DEPARTMENT, DISPATCH, ANIMAL CONTROL.
EVERYBODY GETS TOGETHER AND WE TALK ABOUT IT.
WE PLAN OUT WHAT ACTIVITIES WE THINK WOULD BE FUN FOR THE COMMUNITY.
WE EVEN HAD CHESTERFIELD PARTICIPATE THIS YEAR WITH THEIR ROBOT DOG.
AND IT'S A VERY A VERY GOOD CAUSE THAT WE DO THAT EVERY YEAR.
SO WE APPRECIATE ALL OF THE PARTICIPATION, WE GET OUT OF THAT.
AND THEN IN OCTOBER, WE HELD OUR BREAST CANCER AWARENESS DAY.
YOU CAN SEE A PICTURE THERE OF SOME OF THE PEOPLE THAT KIND OF TOOK THE LAP AROUND THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING IN HONOR OF THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN LOST OR RECOVERING. AND IT WAS JUST IT WAS IT WAS A NICE EVENT.
WE WE RAISED OVER $200 JUST IN DONATIONS.
HCA COMES OUT APPOMATTOX IMAGING.
THERE'S A BREAST CANCER SURGEON THERE TO TALK TO THE CITIZENS.
AND I THINK THAT OVER THE YEARS IT WILL CONTINUE TO JUST GET BETTER AND BETTER.
YOU CAN SEE THE SMALL PICTURE AT THE TOP WITH ALL OF THE PUMPKINS.
WE TAKE THOSE PUMPKINS AND WE HIDE THEM ALL AROUND SCOTT PARK.
THE PARK HAD JUST OPENED THAT WEEK WITH THE NEW EQUIPMENT ON THE PLAYGROUND, SO WE WERE ABLE TO HIDE THAT STUFF AND AS THEY FOUND THEM, THEY'D BRING THEM BACK AND THEY'D GET A PRIZE WITH CANDY.
IT WAS ACTUALLY A BEAUTIFUL WARM DAY, IRONICALLY.
BUT AGAIN, WE HAD THE SUPPORT OF OUR VENDORS WHO DONATED CANDY, AND OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, I USUALLY TRY TO PURCHASE MYSELF AND THEN THERE'S OTHERS IN THE COUNTY THAT HELP US TOO. AND SO LASTLY, WE HAVE THE HOLIDAY MARKET COMING UP, AND THAT'S THIS SATURDAY.
AND AS OF THIS SLIDE THERE WAS 72.
THERE'S MORE THAN THAT NOW IN VENDORS.
THERE WILL BE A VENDOR SELLING BRUNSWICK STEW.
AND WE WILL OFFER THIS OPPORTUNITY AGAIN NEXT YEAR.
SO THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR WE'VE DONE A HOLIDAY MARKET.
WE DID NOT SCHEDULE IT ON THE SAME WEEKEND AS TINSELTOWN AS TO NOT CONFLICT.
WE WANTED TO HAVE OUR OWN SEPARATE EVENT FOR THE FOR THE MARKET.
OUR MISSION. SO WE DID ADD A MISSION FOR THE 2024 SEASON.
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WE WANTED TO BE CLEAR ABOUT WHAT THE MISSION IS FOR THE MARKET.IT'S BEEN ADDED TO OUR RULES AND REGULATIONS.
WE DID NOT CHANGE VENDOR FEES, BUT WE DID CHANGE SOME OF THE RULES.
THE GOALS FOR THE 2024 MARKET.
AND IF ANYBODY KNOWS ME, YOU KNOW, I'M GOING TO RAISE THE BAR JUST ONE MORE TIME.
WE JUST GOT TO KEEP GOING ONE MORE TIME.
SO THIS COMING YEAR WE'RE GOING TO INTRODUCE THE POP CLUB.
IT IS SOMETHING THAT GOES ON IN HOPEWELL.
AND THAT IS THE POWER OF PRODUCE CLUB.
AND THAT IS THE GENERAL TITLE FOR IT.
WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO IS OFFER SOMETHING EACH WEEK FOR THE KIDS AND THOSE WHO DO PARTICIPATE, THEY WOULD GET A $5 TOKEN THAT THEY CAN USE ON FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES AT THE MARKET, SO IT'LL BE A SPECIAL TOKEN.
WE'RE GOING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET IT SPONSORED AND PARTNER WITH PEOPLE TO GET IT DONE.
WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO OFFER OUR EVENTS JUST LIKE WE HAVE IN THE PAST.
WE'RE GOING TO DO OUR YOUTH ENTREPRENEURS DAY.
WE'RE GOING TO WORK WITH THE LIBRARY AND GIVE AWAY FREE BOOKS EVERY WEEK, HAVE FREE STORYTIME.
WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO GET MORE AND MORE FOOD VENDORS.
WE'RE GOING TO KEEP OUR FEE STRUCTURE, AND WE ARE GOING TO TRY TO REMAIN THE BEST OF THE BEST.
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
I'M SURE YOU WILL REMAIN BEST.
VERY WELL DONE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
OKAY. WE MOVE ON TO OUR ORDER OF BUSINESS.
[I. Public Hearings]
WE HAVE TO GO TO THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 7:30, RIGHT? WE HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING, A RESOLUTION TO APPROVE THE FY 2024 APPROPRIATION OF $3,736,258, IN ADDITION TO SCHOOL STATE FUNDING.IT'S A BUDGET AMENDMENT OF 3,000,192 884.
AND MS. RAY, IF YOU CAN EXPLAIN IT ALL TO US, PLEASE.
YES, SIR. GOOD EVENING, MR. CHAIRMAN. BOARD MEMBERS, MR. STOKE AND MS.. ERARD, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING TO DISCUSS A $3.7 MILLION BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR FISCAL YEAR 24 FOR THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM.
PENTICOFF DID CALL IN AND IS ON THE PHONE.
IN THE EVENT THAT YOU HAVE QUESTIONS.
SHE IS OUT OF TOWN AT A CONFERENCE BUT WANTED TO BE AVAILABLE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS.
SO FOLLOWING THE SEPTEMBER 2023 GENERAL ASSEMBLY SPECIAL SESSION, THE SCHOOL BOARD RECEIVED NOTICE OF AN EXPECTED 3.7 MILLION IN ADDITIONAL STATE FUNDS FOR FISCAL YEAR 24.
OF THAT, 1.25 MILLION IS ONGOING OR RECURRING FUNDING, AND THERE IS AN ADDITIONAL 2.482 MILLION IN 1 TIME FUNDING FOR THE ALL IN VIRGINIA FLEXIBLE SPENDING PLAN.
BECAUSE $3.7 MILLION EXCEEDS 1% OF YOUR ADOPTED CURRENT YEAR BUDGET.
YOU MUST HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING TO ADOPT AN AMENDMENT OF THIS MAGNITUDE.
AT YOUR OCTOBER 24TH MEETING, DR.
THERE WAS 543,000 THAT THE COUNTY HAD ORIGINALLY INTENDED TO TRANSFER FOR THE PURCHASE OF SCHOOL BUSSES THAT THEY ASKED US TO INSTEAD TRANSFER FOR SCHOOL OPERATIONS AS A STOPGAP UNTIL THEY GOT INFORMATION ON THE STATE FUNDING PICTURE FOR THIS YEAR.
SO WE DID DO THAT UPON BUDGET ADOPTION.
SO THEY WANT TO USE PART OF THE 3.7 FOR THEIR OPERATIONS AND HAVE US REDUCE OUR LOCAL TRANSFER FOR OPERATIONS AND SWAP IT OUT FOR AN OPERATION FOR BUSSES.
THEY WANT TO RESTORE 259,000 AND OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE SUPPLIES, ANOTHER 249,000 AND PUPIL TRANSPORTATION SUPPLIES, AS THE FUNDING WAS SHIFTED TO ADDRESS INCREASES IN THEIR UTILITIES AND FUEL COSTS AND THEN PROVIDE A 2% INCREASE PERMANENT PAY INCREASE TO SUPPORT STAFF ON JANUARY 1ST THAT'S MANDATED TO RECEIVE THE INCREASED STATE FUNDING.
THEY HAVE SATISFIED THEIR MANDATE FOR TEACHERS.
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DR. PENNYCUFF MENTIONED TO THIS TO YOU ON OCTOBER 21ST, BUT DO YOU HAVE TO FURNISH AN ADDITIONAL 2% TO SUPPORT STAFF ON JANUARY 1 . FOR THE ONE TIME FUNDING THAT OR ACTUALLY THE ONE TIME FUNDING VIRGINIA FLEXIBLE SPENDING PLAN.THIS OUTLINES THE PLANNED USES.
THEY HAD SUBMITTED A PLAN TO THE STATE AND THAT PLAN WAS APPROVED.
THIS PROVIDES A PERCENTAGE BREAKDOWN OF HOW THAT FUNDING WILL BE USED FOR TUTORING, PREPARATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF VLA STUDENT ATTENDANCE RECOVERY.
ADDITIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT AND A ONE TIME BONUS WILL BE FURNISHED TO SCHOOL EMPLOYEES WITH THESE ONE TIME FUNDS, AND THAT PLAN WAS APPROVED BY THE COMMONWEALTH.
THIS DEPICTS THE CHANGE IN REVENUE AGAINST STATE REVENUES WILL INCREASE BY OVER 3.7.
THE COUNTY WILL SHIFT BACK TO SCHOOL BUSSES, THE 543,000 FROM OPERATIONS.
THE BOARD DID APPROPRIATE THE SCHOOL BUDGET OPERATING BUDGET THIS YEAR BY CATEGORY.
SO THE RESOLUTION CONTAINS LANGUAGE TO AMEND THE BUDGET BY THESE CATEGORIES.
OKAY. AND THIS PROVIDES A DEPICTION OF WHERE THE BUDGET WAS INITIALLY ADOPTED.
YOU DID APPROVE PURCHASE ORDER CARRYOVER.
IS TONIGHT'S SHIFT OR INCREASE IN APPROPRIATION? SO INCREASE IN APPROPRIATION WILL ALLOW THE SCHOOL DIVISION TO USE THE FUNDS AS DR.
PENNYCUFF OUTLINED, AND THE STATE HAS APPROVED THEIR ALL IN FUNDS PLAN WILL ALLOW 1.2 MILLION TO GO TO RECURRING OPERATIONS AND 4 TO 2.48 MILLION TO BE APPROPRIATED FOR THOSE ALL IN PLAN FUNDS.
THE RESOLUTION CONTAINS LANGUAGE THAT WOULD ALLOW THE APPROPRIATION OF THIS ONE TIME MONEY TO REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL THE STATE APPROVED AWARD PERIOD ENDS, OR UNTIL THE FUNDS ARE FULLY EXPENDED, WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST.
SO WE ARE ASKING THAT THAT APPROPRIATION REMAIN IN PLACE UNTIL THOSE FUNDS ARE EXHAUSTED, SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO BRING A RE APPROPRIATION BACK TO YOU IF THEY'RE NOT FULLY EXPENDED BY JUNE 30TH.
THERE IS NO LOCAL FUNDING IMPACT FOR THIS REQUEST OTHER THAN SHIFTING OUR GENERAL FUND TRANSFER TO FOR OPERATIONS OF 543 BACK TO SCHOOL BUSSES.
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT THE BOARD MAY HAVE.
AND I KNOW DR. PENNYCUFF IS ON THE LINE TOO.
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OF THE PLAN SPENDING.
OKAY. WE'LL WAIT TILL WE HAVE THE PUBLIC HEARING TO SEE IF ANY QUESTIONS ARISE AT THAT POINT.
SO WE'LL CLOSE YOUR PRESENTATION.
UNLESS THE BOARD HAS SOMETHING SPECIFIC AT THIS TIME, THEN WE'LL.
AND THANK YOU. WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT THIS TIME.
THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE RESOLUTION TO APPROVE THE APPROPRIATION OF THE ADOPTION OF THE FY 2024 AND THAT $2.7 MILLION ADDITIONAL SCHOOL STATE FUNDING BUDGET? SO IS THERE ANYONE THAT WANTS TO SPEAK TO OR AGAINST, FOR OR AGAINST THIS RESOLUTION? IS THERE ANY COMMENTS MS. KNOTT? NO, SIR. MR. CHAIRMAN. OKAY. WE HAVE NO COMMENTS.
AND THEN ONCE AGAIN, IS THERE ANYONE HERE THAT WANTS TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS RESOLUTION? SEEING NO ONE COME FORWARD TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS RESOLUTION.
MR. CHAIRMAN, HEARING NONE, I MOVE TO APPROVE.
OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE.
I'LL SECOND RESOLUTION AS PRESENTED.
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I'LL SECOND, SIR.ANY OTHER DISCUSSION OR COMMENTS? HEARING NONE. WOULD YOU CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE FOR THE APPROVAL OF THIS RESOLUTION? THANK YOU. DID DR.
PENNYCUFF HEAR THAT? THANK YOU DOCTOR. THANK YOU ALL.
AND THANK HER FOR LISTENING IN.
ALL RIGHT, SO THAT CLEARS THE PUBLIC HEARINGS.
WE'LL GO BACK TO THE ORDER OF BUSINESS.
[H. Order of Business]
NUMBER ONE, ON THE ORDER OF BUSINESS IS A RESOLUTION TO APPROVE APPROPRIATION OF ADDITIONAL FY 2024 STATE REVENUE OF 117,501.GOOD EVENING AGAIN, MR. CHAIRMAN. SIMILAR TO THE INFORMATION THAT THE SCHOOL DIVISION RECEIVED, THE COUNTY HAS ALSO RECEIVED INFORMATION ON SEPTEMBER 2023, GENERAL ASSEMBLY SPECIAL SESSION ACTIONS.
MOST OF THOSE ACTIONS CENTER AROUND A 2% PAY INCREASE FOR STATE SUPPORTED LOCAL EMPLOYEES, EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 1ST. THE SCHOOLS WAS THE JANUARY 1ST.
WE RECEIVED INFORMATION FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES FROM THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ELECTION AND FROM THE COMPENSATION BOARD FOR OUR CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICES, AS WELL AS A SMALL PIECE OF ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT THROUGH HOUSE BILL 599 FUNDING. AND WHEN THOSE INCREASES ABOVE WHAT YOU ADOPTED IN YOUR FY 24 BUDGET ARE TALLIED, THERE IS AN ADDITIONAL $117,501 IN ADDITIONAL STATE REVENUES.
WITH THAT COMES INCREASED EXPENDITURES, MOSTLY IN SALARIES AND BENEFITS.
THERE IS A COLOR CODED ATTACHMENT THAT WAS INCLUDED WITH YOUR BOARD AGENDA ITEM.
AND THE FIRST AND THE BLUE SHADING IS THE HOUSE BILL 599 FUNDING.
WE ARE EXPECTING AN ADDITIONAL $10,479, WHICH CHIEF HURLEY HAS REQUESTED TO BE USED FOR PART TIME WAGES AND SOCIAL SECURITY.
SO THAT'S A VERY SMALL AMOUNT.
AND WE MUST SPEND MORE THAN THAT.
WE HAVE TO MATCH FROM OUR CONTINGENCY, $218 TO MEET THE SPENDING REQUIREMENTS, TO PROVIDE A SMALL INCREASE FOR THE REGISTRAR AND THE ELECTORAL BOARD MEMBERS.
AND THE PEACH SHADING IS OUR COMP BOARD FUNDING.
WE ARE ANTICIPATING AN ADDITIONAL $86,370, BUT WE DO NOT HAVE TO SPEND ALL OF THAT.
WE GOT SOME VERY GOOD NEWS FROM THE VIRGINIA COMPENSATION BOARD.
THERE ARE THREE EMPLOYEES, TWO IN THE TREASURER'S OFFICE AND ONE IN THE COMMISSIONER OF REVENUE'S OFFICE, WHO WERE PREVIOUSLY UNFUNDED DURING THE 2008 ECONOMIC DOWNTURN THAT HAVE BEEN RESTORED TO FUNDING.
YOU'RE ALREADY PAYING THEM WHAT YOU'RE REQUIRED TO PAY THEM.
SO WE ARE ACTUALLY ABLE TO CONTRIBUTE TO OUR GENERAL FUND CONTINGENCY.
SOME OF OUR COMPENSATION BOARD OFFICES, SUCH AS THE CLERK OF CIRCUIT COURT AND THE SHERIFF, ALSO ARE CERTAIN EMPLOYEES WITHIN THOSE OFFICES WILL RECEIVE TARGETED INCREASES AND OR COMPRESSION INCREASES.
AND THEN LAST IN THE GRAY SHADING IS OUR SOCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
WE ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE A 2% INCREASE ON DECEMBER 1ST TO SOCIAL SERVICES EMPLOYEES, AND WE'LL HAVE TO MATCH BY ABOUT 13,000 FROM THE CONTINGENCY. I DID WANT TO MENTION FOR THE COMP BOARD AND ELECTORAL BOARD OFFICE EMPLOYEES, WE WENT PERSON BY PERSON TO DETERMINE WHAT WE WERE REQUIRED BY THE COMP BOARD AND THE ELECTORAL BOARD TO PROVIDE IN JULY, AND THEN THE INCREASE THAT WE WERE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE DECEMBER 1ST, WE COMPARED IT TO THE LOCAL INCREASE THAT YOU ALREADY PROVIDED ON JULY 1ST TO SEE IF WE WERE DEFICIENT OR IF WE HAD SATISFIED THAT.
SO I WANTED TO MAKE THAT CLEAR.
YOUR LOCAL INCREASE AND A LOT OF INSTANCES WAS ALREADY LARGER THAN 7%.
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SO THEY WILL NOT GET AN ADDITIONAL INCREASE.SO WHEN THE DUST SETTLED, WE WILL GET AN ADDITIONAL 117,000 IN STATE REVENUES.
AND WE WILL BE ABLE TO INCREASE YOUR GENERAL FUND CONTINGENCY BY $48,761.
WE WE HAVE NOT YET RECEIVED INFORMATION FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES FOR COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS FOR RCJA. SO WE ARE REQUESTING PERMISSION.
SO THAT'S NOT INCLUDED? NO, SIR, BUT WE WILL BE REQUIRED TO DO SOMETHING FOR THOSE EMPLOYEES EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 1ST, AND WE ARE HOPING THAT WE GET THAT INFORMATION BEFORE DECEMBER 1ST.
WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF TIME. SO THERE'S A RESOLUTION.
IF THERE'S NO QUESTION FOR MR. DREWRY, THERE'S A RESOLUTION IN THE PACKET.
ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO PASS THAT RESOLUTION AS PRESENTED.
SO ANY FURTHER COMMENTS? HEARING NONE. CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE.
THE NEXT THING, WE HAVE A RESOLUTION TO ACCEPT EASEMENTS FOR WATER LAND EXTENSIONS.
I THINK MR. HOAGLAND IS GOING TO SPEAK TO US ABOUT THAT.
GOOD EVENING. AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, MR. STOKE, MR. ERARD, AS YOU KNOW, WE ARE WORKING ON GETTING A WATER MAIN INSTALLED UNDERNEATH THE APPOMATTOX RIVER.
AND AS PART OF THAT EFFORT, WE ARE REQUIRED TO ACQUIRE SEVERAL EASEMENTS TO MAKE THAT EFFORT HAPPEN.
AND EVEN THOUGH OUR WATER LINE WILL BE PLACED WITHIN THE RIGHT OF WAY, THERE WILL BE CERTAIN ACTIVITIES THAT WILL BE NEEDED TO PUT FOR THE INSTALLATION OF THAT WATER LINE, AS WELL AS THE TO DRILL THAT WATER LINE UNDERNEATH THAT RIVER.
SOME OF THE TEMPORARY ACTIVITIES JUST INCLUDES CLEARING TREES.
AND THOSE THOSE TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENTS WILL GO AWAY ONCE THE PROJECT IS COMPLETED.
WE ANTICIPATE ABOUT $6,000 COST TO OBTAIN THESE EASEMENTS.
NO, SIR. NO, I'M GOOD HEARING NONE.
ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE RESOLUTION AS PRESENTED.
SO MOVED. MR. CHAIRMAN, WE HAVE A SECOND.
I SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. CALL THE ROLL.
YES, SIR. AND AS AS YOU KNOW, THESE PROJECTS HAVE BEEN ONGOING FOR FOR SOME TIME NOW, BUT WE HAVE THESE PROJECTS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS PRODUCTS THAT WILL ADDRESS EROSION AND DRAINAGE, CONCERNS THAT COULD POTENTIALLY JEOPARDIZE THE SAFETY OF THE PUBLIC, BUT ALSO CAUSE SOME DEGRADATION OF OUR LOCAL STREAMS AND RIVERS.
SO THEREFORE, WE HAVE IDENTIFIED THESE PROJECTS TO TAKE CARE OF.
BUT TIMMONS GROUP HAS PROVIDED PROPOSALS TO PROVIDE ALL THIS WORK.
AND ON THIS, THIS SLIDE, YOU CAN SEE ALL THE WORK THAT'S RELATED TO IN THE BIRCH ESTATES AREA.
WE HAVE THE BURCHETT. BURCHETT ESTATE REACH ONE AND THE REACH TWO PROJECTS.
THE REACH ONE HAS TWO DIFFERENT PHASES.
REACH ONE. PHASE ONE HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND THE ONLY THING LEFT IS MONITORING SERVICES.
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AND THERE HAS BEEN NO FURTHER EROSION OR DEGRADING OF THE STREAM.SO THAT'S WHAT THE FIRST PROJECT ENTAILS.
PHASE TWO IS A CONTINUATION OF THAT STREAM, SO YOU CAN SEE ON THE YELLOW LINE WE'RE WORKING FURTHER DOWN TOWARDS MANCHESTER RUN TO COMPLETE THAT EROSION PROJECT. SO THAT IS A LARGER PROJECT THAT WILL ALLOW US TO DO THE PERMITTING AND THE DESIGN, AS WELL AS ANY COSTS FOR THE BIDDING AND CONSTRUCTION SERVICES AS WE MOVE INTO CONSTRUCTION. THAT COST IS 147,560.
AGAIN, ALL OF THESE WILL BE GOING TO TO TIMMONS GROUP.
AND THEN THE NEXT ONE IS A DIFFERENT REACH.
AND JUST LIKE REACH ONE, PHASE TWO, ALL THE SAME TYPE OF SERVICES TO ALLOW US TO TO DESIGN AND CONSTRUCT THAT THAT REMEDIATION PROJECT TO ELIMINATE THE EROSION AND DEGRADATION OF THE STREAMS THERE.
AND THEN FINALLY THE REACH TWO MONITORING SERVICES.
THEN WE MOVE OVER TO THE NEXT SLIDE.
CEDAR CREEK REACH TWO AND FIVE.
THESE PROJECTS HAVE ALREADY STARTED.
AND WE'RE WE'RE ESSENTIALLY COMPLETED.
BUT THERE WAS 100 YEAR STORM THAT CAME AND AND DAMAGED THE ENTIRE PROJECT.
AND SINCE THESE ARE FUNDED BY THE STORMWATER LOCAL ASSISTANCE FUND, WE ARE REQUIRED TO BE ABLE TO RECEIVE THOSE FUNDS BACK TO GO BACK AND CORRECT IT, WHICH IS WHAT WE WOULD BE REQUIRED TO DO AS WE GO THROUGH ALL THESE MONITORING PHASES.
IF THERE IS ANY DEGRADATION, WE WILL BE REQUIRED TO CORRECT IT.
AND THEN ALSO THE MONITORING SERVICES FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS WILL BE 55,230 AND THEN CEDAR.
THE MONITORING SERVICES FOR THAT PROJECT WILL BE 57,790.
AND THEN FINALLY THE THE THE ACTUAL CONSTRUCTION SERVICES FOR BOTH PROJECTS COMBINED.
WE ARE PLANNING TO BID THIS AS ONE, ONE SOLE PROJECT TO ONE CONTRACTOR TO FIX THIS THIS AND AND TIMMONS WILL DO THE CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION SERVICES FOR $8,400. SO THE TOTAL COST OF ENGINEERING SERVICES THAT WE'RE ASKING FOR TONIGHT IS $712,830.
AND MOST OF THESE PROJECTS ARE.
SEVERAL OF THESE PROJECTS WILL QUALIFY FOR A STORMWATER LOCAL ASSISTANCE FUNDS.
AS BURCHETT ONE HAS ALREADY BEEN QUALIFIED AND WE ARE LOOKING TO GET REIMBURSEMENT ON THAT PROJECT.
ALREADY REACHED TO WILL ALSO QUALIFY AND WE WERE LOOKING FOR.
EXCUSE ME. PHASE REACH ONE, PHASE TWO AS WELL AS REACH TO BOTH QUALIFY FOR FUNDS AND WE WILL APPLY FOR THOSE IN THE FALL OF 2024, WHICH IS WHEN THE APPLICATIONS ARE OPENING. SO THESE TASKS WILL BE COMPLETED USING OUR ANNUAL ENGINEERING SERVICES CONTRACT.
AND AGAIN, TIMMONS HAS PROVIDED ALL THE PROPOSALS THAT ARE IN YOUR PACKET.
I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, BUT THIS WILL ALLOW US TO TO PERFORM ALL THE ENGINEERING SERVICES AND TAKE THESE OUT TO BID, AS WELL AS THE CONSTRUCTION SERVICES AS WELL. ALL RIGHT. MR. WEBB HAS A QUESTION.
MR. HOGAN, WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR A WHILE.
SO JUST FOR INSTANCE, WE TAKE FIVE YEARS AND WHAT WE'RE GOING TO REQUIRE TO DO, WE PROBABLY GOT SOME THAT EITHER OR OR GETTING READY TO COME UP ON THE FIVE YEAR INTERVAL. SO AS WE GO FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD, IT'S POTENTIAL.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE MULTIPLE ONES OF THESE COME UP DURING A YEAR.
AS FAR AS CONSTRUCTION ITSELF TO PERFORM MAINTENANCE.
DO WE HAVE ANY IDEA? HAVE WE GOT ENOUGH DATA YET TO TELL US WHAT THE AVERAGE COST OF THAT MAY BE? AS. AND IT'S GOING TO.
RIGHT. MY MY CONCERN IS I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF WE GOT TO GO BACK AND LOOK TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE EASEMENTS IN PLACE WITH THESE PROJECTS WHERE THEY WERE THEY PROVIDED AS PART OF THE PROJECTS. I HAVE NOT GONE BACK THAT FAR TO SEE THAT THOSE ARE IN PLACE.
THEY WERE JUST WE'RE GOING TO GET NEW PROJECTS.
THESE. THE MAINTENANCE THAT HAS TO BE DONE AS YOU JUST SPOKE OF.
THIS IS NOT MAINTENANCE THAT CAN BE DONE YEARLY INSTEAD OF JUST HITTING AT A CERTAIN POINT.
THAT'S. IS THAT A QUESTION FOR HIM? IT'S LIKE A PREVENTIVE THING NOT TO HAVE THE BIG COST AT ONE TIME, TO SPREAD IT OUT OVER A CERTAIN AMOUNT OR SO.
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IS THAT GOING TO BE ANNUAL MAINTENANCE, MONTHLY INSPECTIONS? NOW THAT WE HAVE AN INSPECTOR, WE'LL HAVE SOMEBODY OUT THERE ON A REGULAR BASIS, AT LEAST INSPECTING THEM.MAKE SURE IT'S STILL HOLDING UP AS ANTICIPATED AND AS WE GO OUT YEARS FROM NOW.
OBVIOUSLY THESE ARE PROJECTS THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR.
SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO FIGURE OUT A MEANS OF PROJECTING WHEN THOSE PROJECTS MIGHT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED FROM YEAR TO YEAR, BUT AS OF RIGHT NOW, NO, THERE'S NO COST ASSIGNED TO THAT. WE DON'T HAVE A BUDGET ASSIGNED TO THAT RIGHT NOW AS WELL.
THAT WILL LIKELY COME UP IN THIS YEAR'S COMING BUDGET ON HOW TO ADDRESS THOSE, ESPECIALLY FOR REACH ONE, WHICH IS DONE, AND WE'LL BE NEEDING TO PERFORM INSPECTIONS AND POSSIBLE IMPROVEMENTS. WHAT I WOULD HAVE TO BE ASSESSED BY EACH JOB, I WOULD REFERRING TO THE NUMBER AS THEY GROW BECAUSE THEY'RE ROLLING.
BUT IT'S GOING TO BE AN ASSESSMENT OF WHERE THEY'RE AT AT THE TIME HE INSPECTS THEM.
CORRECT. AND BASED ON OUR WEATHER.
YES. SO YOU'RE WAITING ON TO RETRIEVE DATA? WELL, WE DON'T HAVE ANY DATA RIGHT NOW WAITING TO RETRIEVE.
AND AND THAT WOULD BE THROUGH THE MONITORING SERVICES THAT WE'RE PAYING TIMMONS TO DO AS PART OF THIS AWARD FOR THE FIRST FIVE YEARS, THEY'LL BE HELPING US IDENTIFY THAT AT THE SAME TIME AS WE MOVE FORWARD, WE'LL HAVE INSPECTIONS DONE JUST TO KEEP ON TRACK WITH THAT.
BUT AGAIN, THESE THESE ALL OF THESE ARE BEING DESIGNED TO WHAT'S CALLED THE TEN YEAR STORM.
WE JUST HOPE WE DON'T GET ANOTHER ONE OF THOSE ANYTIME SOON.
BUT IN THE FUTURE, YOU WOULD RATHER CONTINUE TO MAINTENANCE YEARLY INSTEAD OF THAT BIG CHUNK? ABSOLUTELY, ABSOLUTELY.
SO ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE RESOLUTION AS PRESENTED, SIR.
I'LL SECOND. HAD A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE.
NEXT, WE HAVE A RESOLUTION TO APPOINT ONE MEMBER FOR THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY.
YES, SIR. MR. CHAIRMAN, I WOULD LIKE TO PUT FORTH THE NAME OF MR. JAMES CLEMENTS TO BE APPOINTED TO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY.
OKAY. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE.
I ENTERTAIN A MOTION AT THIS POINT TO ADJOURN TO THE 28TH AT 5:00.
SO MOVED. MR. CHAIRMAN, WE HAVE A SECOND.
SECOND. A MOTION AND A SECOND.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO EVERYBODY.
THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH.
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