Jan 14, 2025 Regular Meeting

[A. Call to Order (6:00 pm)]

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GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. IT IS NOW 6 P.M. AND WE WELCOME YOU TO OUR BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING FOR JANUARY THE 14TH, 2025. MRS. KNOTT. AT THIS TIME, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL?

[B. Closed Session]

SO AT THIS TIME, I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR GOING INTO CLOSED SESSION.

MR. CHAIRMAN, I ASK THAT WE GO INTO CLOSED SESSION FOR DISCUSSION OR CONSIDERATION OF AN APPOINTMENT TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION.

2.23711 A11 SECOND. OKAY. IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED BY MRS. WAYMACK AND SECOND, BY MR. PUGH THAT WE WOULD GO INTO CLOSED SESSION FOR THE FOLLOWING CONDITION THAT WAS MENTIONED.

MISS KNOTT, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? CALL]. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE ARE IN CLOSED SESSION.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE ARE IN CLOSED SESSION, AND WE HAVE COMPLETED OUR CLOSED SESSION.

SO, AT THIS TIME, I NEED A CERTIFICATION OF OUR CLOSED SESSION MEETING.

MR. CHAIRMAN, I OFFER A MOTION TO CERTIFY THAT ONLY THE MATTERS THAT WERE IDENTIFIED IN THE MOTION TO GO INTO CLOSED MEETING WERE HEARD OR AND DISCUSSED OR CONSIDERED AND. NEED A SECOND, PLEASE? OKAY. IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED BY MRS. WAYMACK AND SECOND, BY MR. WEBB CERTIFICATION OF OUR CLOSED SESSION. MRS. KNOTT, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? ALL RIGHT, SO NEXT WE MOVE ON. OUR NEXT ITEM WILL BE FOR THE BOARD'S INVOCATION.

[C. Business Meeting]

SAVE US FROM VIOLENCE, DISCORD AND CONFUSION, FROM PRIDE AND ARROGANCE, AND FROM EVERY EVIL WAY.

DEFEND OUR LIBERTIES AND FASHION INTO ONE UNITED PEOPLE.

THE MULTITUDE BROUGHT HITHER OUT OF MANY KINDREDS AND TONGUES, ENDOWED WITH THE SPIRIT OF WISDOM, THOSE IN WHOM THY NAME. WE ENTRUST THE AUTHORITY OF GOVERNMENT, THAT THERE MAY BE JUSTICE AND PEACE AT HOME, AND THAT THROUGH OBEDIENCE TO THY LAW WE MAY SHOW FORTH OUR PRAISE AMONG THE NATIONS OF THE EARTH.

IN TIME OF PROSPERITY FILL OUR HEARTS WITH THANKFULNESS AND THE DAY OF TROUBLE.

SUFFER NOT OUR TRUST IN THEE TO FAIL. ALL OF WHICH WE ASK THROUGH JESUS CHRIST OUR LORD.

AMEN. AMEN.

ALLEGIANCE].

THANK YOU, MRS. WAYMACK. AND THANK YOU, MR. WEBB.

NEXT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE HAVE OUR PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.

PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS THE TIME WHERE YOU WOULD COME FORWARD AND YOU COULD BRING MATTERS TO THE ATTENTION OF THE BOARD, TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. YOU'RE GIVEN THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK, AND WE ASK THAT WHEN YOU COME UP, YOU WOULD STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS. IS THERE ANYONE AT THIS TIME, MRS. KNOTT, THAT HAS SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT? NO, SIR, MR. CHAIRMAN. ALL RIGHT. IS THERE ANYONE HERE IN THE AUDIENCE TONIGHT THAT WOULD LIKE TO COME UP AND SPEAK FOR PUBLIC COMMENT? IF SO, PLEASE APPROACH THE DAIS.

GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. CHAIRMAN. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. MY NAME IS WILLIAM STEEL, DISTRICT TEN OF VIRGINIA ON COUNTY LINE ROAD.

MR. CHAIRMAN, I WANT TO COME BEFORE THE BOARD PUBLICLY.

THANK YOU. AND THANK MR. COX FOR ATTENDING OUR COMMUNITY MEETING THAT WE HAD ON LAST FRIDAY.

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THERE IS TALK ABOUT TRYING TO DO IT IN A DISTRICT TWO.

WE DON'T KNOW HOW WE'LL WORK THAT OUT, BUT WE'RE WORKING ON THAT BECAUSE THIS IS WHAT THE CITIZENS HAVE BEEN ASKING FOR NOW.

AND I'VE BEEN INUNDATED ABOUT HAVING A SECOND ONE FOR DISTRICT, DISTRICT NUMBER TWO.

SO WE'LL SEE HOW THAT GOES. BUT IN THE MEANTIME, I THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT FOR ME TO COME UP HERE.

THANK YOU. AND TO LET YOU KNOW THAT, HEY, WE'RE WATCHING AND I THINK YOU HAVE EVIDENCE OF THAT FROM THE TURNOUT OF OUR CONVERSATION ON FRIDAY NEXT, AS THIS BOARD GOES INTO THE BUDGET SEASON, I'M GOING TO ASK THIS BOARD TO PLEASE REMEMBER THAT PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY IS THE FOURTH HIGHEST TAX COUNTY IN THE 21 COUNTIES OF OUR DISTRICT OF THE GREATER RICHMOND AREA.

THIS COUNTY IS WELL KNOWN FOR ITS THIRST FOR SPENDING.

IT LOVES TO GET AS MUCH MONEY OF OUR TAX DOLLARS AS THEY CAN AND SPEND IT.

WE'RE ASKING YOU TO PLEASE THIS YEAR. LET'S THINK ABOUT THE TAXPAYER WHO PAYS THAT FOR ONCE IN THE PAST 17 YEARS THAT WE'VE BEEN FOLLOWING THIS.

LET'S THINK ABOUT THE TAXPAYER FIRST THIS TIME.

AND LET'S CUT THE SPENDING IN HERE AND GET IT DOWN TO A REASONABLE LEVEL SO WE CAN MATCH WHAT THE OTHER COUNTIES ARE DOING.

BUT THE BOTTOM LINE WAS THAT, MR. CHAIRMAN, WAS TO THANK YOU AND MR. COX, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING ANOTHER MEETING.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, GENTLEMEN. THANK YOU, SIR . THANK YOU.

IS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO COME UP AND SPEAK? AT THIS TIME, I'LL ASK ONE OTHER TIME.

IS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO COME UP AND SPEAK DURING PUBLIC COMMENT? IF NOT, I CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT, AND WE WILL.

WE WILL MOVE ON. THE NEXT IS THE ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA.

AND JUST BEFORE WE ADOPT THE AGENDA, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO MAKE A STATEMENT.

THERE ARE TWO ITEMS THAT ARE BEING REMOVED TONIGHT THAT WE WILL NOT DISCUSS.

ONE IS THE BUSINESS ITEM RELATED TO THE REQUEST.

WE RECEIVED COMMUNICATION FROM FOWLER ASKING US TO TAKE THAT OFF OF THE AGENDA, BECAUSE THEY ARE STILL REVIEWING SOME THINGS.

WE WILL ALSO BE TAKING OFF THE I THINK IT WAS THE LAST ITEM ON THE ON THE LAND USE, WHICH IS THE ACT THAT IS BEING TAKEN OFF, BECAUSE THERE IS INFORMATION THAT HAS COME TO THE ATTENTION OF STAFF THAT NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO AND REVIEWED A LITTLE FURTHER.

STAFF IS WANTING TO ENSURE THAT WE DOT ALL THE I'S AND CROSS ALL THE T'S BEFORE WE ACTUALLY DISCUSS THAT, SO WE'LL COME BACK LATER WITH MORE INFORMATION.

BUT THOSE TWO ITEMS WILL NOT BE ON THE AGENDA FOR TONIGHT.

MR. ROD, IS THERE ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO ADD TO THAT? JUST THAT IT'S ITEM NUMBER SIX UNDER ORDER OF BUSINESS.

THE SECOND ONE THAT YOU TALKED ABOUT, NUMBER ONE AND NUMBER SIX.

OKAY. SO AT THIS TIME, MEMBERS, I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR THE ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE CONSENT AGENDA.

SECOND. NO, NOT THE CONSENT. THE REGULAR. REGULAR AGENDA.

REGULAR AGENDA. SECOND. OKAY. IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED BY MR. PUGH. AND SECOND, BY MR. COX THAT WE WOULD ADOPT THE AGENDA.

MRS. KNOTT, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? OKAY. MOTION CARRIED. NEXT, WE WOULD HAVE, WILL HAVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.

[D. Consent Agenda]

I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. OKAY.

SECOND. OKAY. IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED BY MR. PUGH AND SECONDED BY MR. WEBB TO ADOPT OR APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.

MRS. KNOTT, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? OKAY. MOTION CARRIED. SO, AS PART OF THAT CONSENT AGENDA, THERE ARE SEVERAL PRESENTATIONS THAT WE HAVE TO DO TONIGHT.

[E. Presentations]

GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING, CHAIRMAN BROWN, BOARD MEMBERS, MR. STOKE. MR. ERARD. THIS IS OUR ANNUAL CELEBRATION OF ALL THINGS CHRISTMAS.

SO, FIRST OF ALL, I'D LIKE TO. I WOULD LIKE TO ASK MY CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS AND DISPLAY CONTEST WINNER, JUDGES SCOTT AND JOJO BROOKS. PLEASE COME UP.

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OKAY, FIRST OFF, OUR TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS DECORATION CONTEST WAS WON BY KEITH TRAYLOR.

I LIKE HIS WIFE DONNA TO COME UP.

PLEASE.

I DON'T WANT.

NEXT, I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE NOLAN AND VERONICA CUNNINGHAM COME UP.

THEY WON THE RELIGIOUS DISPLAY.

OKAY. YOU READY? TRAVIS CHAPPELL, JR. FOR THE TACKY HOLIDAY FUN CATEGORY OUT HERE.

ALL RIGHT. RONALD AND MICHELLE DAVIS FOR BEST.

FRONT DOOR AND PORCH. THE PATE FAMILY FOR CHILDREN'S DELIGHT. THERE WE GO.

WE ALL LOVE TO HEAR YOUR VIGILANT SELF STORAGE FOR BEST DECORATED BUSINESS SLASH CHURCH.

OH. ALL RIGHT. AND MOST FACEBOOK LIKES. BRADY.

HAMNER. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.

AND NEXT WE HAVE THE CHRISTMAS PARADE WINNERS.

I'D LIKE THE THREE JUDGES, KEITH BROWN, WHO'S IN THE PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY COMMISSION, FRAN MORGAN, WHO IS A PARTICIPANT IN PARKS AND RECREATION FITNESS CLASSES.

AND KRISTEN PUDLO, PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY DEPUTY COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR.

YOU GUYS READY TO GET YOUR PICTURES? YES. ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT. FIRST OF ALL, WE HAVE THE BEST DECORATED FLOAT, WHICH WAS THE RICHMOND RUCKUS.

SOFTBALL AND BASEBALL. OKAY.

OKAY. OKAY.

NEXT, WE HAVE THE BEST DECORATED PUBLIC SERVICE VEHICLE, BURNSVILLE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT. ARE YOU GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE MORE ROOM? I DON'T KNOW IF HE'S GOING TO BE ABLE TO GET TALL IN THE BACK AND THEN SHORTER IN THE FRONT AND COME UP HERE. YOU CAN COME UP HERE IF YOU NEED TO MOVE OVER THERE. YEAH. HOW MANY ARE? WHY DON'T WE DO IT OVER THERE? YOU CAN COME UP HERE. GO OVER THERE.

OKAY. THAT WAY. YEAH. GO AHEAD.

OH, OKAY. OH, YOU CAN BE BEHIND ME.

ALL RIGHT. ONE. TWO. THREE. FOUR. LON. YEAH. ALL RIGHT.

YEAH. YOU. WANT IT? YOU GOT IT. ALL

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YEAH. LET'S GO. YEAH. THEY MAY NEED TO COME UP WITH YOU.

KNOW MORE? OH, IT IS ONE THAT SHE'S CARRYING. NO, THE ONE WALKING.

OH, THE ONE WALKING. WHY DON'T YOU GO DOWN AND SAY HELLO? OH. THERE YOU GO. THANK YOU.

ONE. TWO. THREE. ONE. TWO. THREE. FOUR. YOU.

JUST STAYED UP HERE. THE JUDGES OBVIOUSLY HAD A DIFFICULT TIME WITH THE JUDGES CHOICE, SO WE HAD TWO WINNERS.

ONE OF THEM IS NOT GOING TO BE HERE TONIGHT. DANCE CRAZE.

GIVE A ROUND FOR THEM. AND THE PRINCE GEORGE, PARKS AND RECREATION CHEER.

EXCUSE ME. DO YOU LOVE ME? OH, I'M SORRY. OH, YEAH. OH, YEAH. I'M SURE.

OKAY. OKAY, OKAY. WE ARE MISSING. YEAH. THERE WE GO.

COME HERE. PUT YOUR HAND RIGHT HERE. YOU CAN HOLD IT.

YEAH, YOU CAN HOLD IT. HOLD IT. ALL RIGHT, EVERYBODY, LOOK HERE.

ONE. TWO. THREE. GUYS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ONE MORE. ONE MORE.

DO WE. DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU WANT? WE HAVE SIX OF THEM.

OH, YEAH. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. THE LAST CHRISTMAS PARADE WINNER IS THE BEST OVERALL ENTRY.

PRINCE GEORGE HIGH SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY.

OH.

THANK YOU. SO MUCH. ALL RIGHT. YEAH, LIKE THAT IS THE LAST THING YOU WANT TO.

DO. I'D ALSO LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR CHRISTMAS CARD CONTEST WINNER, GAVIN FISTER, A THIRD GRADER FROM SOUTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WHO WAS NOT ABLE TO BE HERE TONIGHT.

AND THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR SUPPORTING OUR SEASON.

YOU'RE WELCOME. THANK YOU. GIVE THEM JUST A SECOND TO KIND OF. YEAH. WE'RE LEAVING, MR. BROWN. YOU CAN SAY SO NEXT FOR PRESENTATIONS WE HAVE SEVERAL TO RECOGNIZE. FIRST UP WILL BE FOR MISS JOYCE JACKSON AND THAT WILL BE DONE BY MRS. WAYMACK. AND I ASK THE BOARD MEMBERS TO PLEASE STAND FOR MR. COX. YOU'LL BE NEXT, CARTER. I'M SORRY.

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OH, NO. NO, NO. THAT'S FINE. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE WANT YOU TO COME INTO THE HONORABLE JOYCE B JACKSON. SERVICE TO PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY.

HIM NOW. SHE HAS BEEN HERE A WHILE. SHE BEGAN HER EMPLOYMENT WITH PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY GENERAL DISTRICT COURT ON OCTOBER 19TH, 1998, AS THE DEPUTY CLERK ONE AND WHEREAS, ON APRIL THE 1ST, SHE BEGAN HER EMPLOYMENT WITH PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY AS A DEPUTY CLERK AND ONE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFFICE.

AND ON JUNE THE 1ST, 2013 SHE BECAME DEPUTY COURT CLERK.

AND WHEREAS, ON APRIL 1ST, 2018, SHE BECAME THE CHIEF DEPUTY CLERK.

AND WHEREAS, ON JANUARY THE 1ST, 2022, GEORGE JACKSON WAS APPOINTED CLERK OF CIRCUIT COURT AND REMAINED IN THAT POSITION AND CONTINUED TO SERVE THE COUNTY OF PRINCE GEORGE UNTIL HER RETIREMENT ON DECEMBER THE 31ST, 2024.

AND WHEREAS MRS. JACKSON PROVIDED ASSISTANCE, PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT AND OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO THE JUDGES AND COUNTY CITIZENS FOR OVER 26 YEARS. AND WHEREAS MRS. JACKSON'S DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE COUNTY QUICKLY EARNED HER THE RESPECT OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SIXTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, THE COUNTY EMPLOYEES, THE COUNTY CITIZENS, AND SURROUNDING LOCALITIES. AND WHEREAS MRS. JACKSON IS A DEDICATED, CONSCIENTIOUS, HARDWORKING LEADER WHO IS ALWAYS KIND TO EVERYONE. QUICKLY BECOMING EVERYONE'S FRIEND, SETTING AN EXAMPLE OF EXCELLENCE AND HONESTY THAT EMANATES IN HER EVERYDAY APPROACH TO LIFE. AND WHEREAS THROUGHOUT HER REMARKABLE CAREER SPANNING MORE THAN 26 YEARS, JOYCE JACKSON HAS SERVED CITIZENS OF THE COUNTY AND THE COMMONWEALTH TO THE UTMOST OF HER VILLAGE, DEMONSTRATING PATRIOTISM, INTEGRITY AND DEVOTION TO THE SIXTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT AND THIS COUNTY IN A MANNER BESPEAKING THE DEDICATION OF A TRUE PUBLIC SERVANT.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THAT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF PRINCE GEORGE THIS 14TH DAY OF JANUARY 2025, IT DOES HEREBY COMMEND THE HONORABLE JOYCE B JACKSON FOR COMPLETION OF 26 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE COUNTY AND ITS CITIZENS.

AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THIS BOARD WISHES TO EXTEND TO JOYCE JACKSON MUCH HAPPINESS AND CONTINUED SUCCESS AS SHE ENTERED THIS NEXT PHASE OF HER LIFE. AND THIS IS SIGNED BY GORDON BROWN, JUNIOR, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, AND JEFFREY STOKES, THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS? I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT EVERYONE HAS DONE FOR ME OVER THE PAST 26 YEARS.

IT'S JUST BEEN SUCH A WHIRLWIND WORLD OF UPS AND DOWNS.

AND, YOU KNOW, I'M JUST SO GRATEFUL FOR ALL THE SUPPORT OF THE COUNTY AND THE BOARD AND ALL HAS GIVEN ME OVER THE PAST 26 YEARS.

AND I'M JUST GETTING READY FOR THIS NEXT ADVENTURE.

AND THE BIGGEST THING I'VE DONE SO FAR IS I'VE WENT SNOW SLEDDING.

I'M READY. ALL RIGHT.

MISS JOYCE. MISS JOYCE, I WAS JUST GOING TO COME AND GET YOU TO SHAKE ALL THE BOARD MEMBERS HANDS.

SURE. COME THIS WAY, PLEASE. YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU.

I WAS GOING TO COME UP AND JUST GIVE YOU A HUG.

THAT WOULD WORK TOO. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE'RE GOING TO MISS YOU.

DON'T MAKE ME CRY. LET'S SEE. WE'RE GOING TO MISS YOU. BUT CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. OKAY,

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THANK YOU. AND THIS IS. IT'S LIEUTENANT CRAWFORD HERE OR HIS FAMILY HERE THIS EVENING.

WE HAVE THE ENTIRE POLICE FORCE. YOU DON'T HAVE TO TALK TO US.

ARE YOU OKAY? HE'S GOING AGAIN. HE'S NOT HERE.

HEY. OH, HEY. YOU'RE UP. HERE WE GO. HEY! HELP ME! UP! YEP, YEP, YEP. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WELL. THANK YOU.

VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THIS IS ALWAYS AN HONOR FOR ME WHEN I GET TO RECOGNIZE BY LAW ENFORCEMENT, ALTHOUGH I DON'T LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THEM FOR RETIREMENT.

BUT NONETHELESS, THEY'VE EARNED IT, AND THEY DESERVE IT.

SO TONIGHT, I AM TASKED WITH A COMMENDATION TO LIEUTENANT EARL CRAWFORD FOR HIS SERVICE TO PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY, PRESENTED ON JANUARY 14TH, 2025. WHEREAS ON JANUARY 16TH, 2003, EARL CRAWFORD WAS HIRED AS A POLICE OFFICER.

AND WHEREAS, ON JULY 1ST, 2013, HE WAS PROMOTED TO POLICE SERGEANT.

AND WHEREAS, ON MARCH 15TH, 2015, HE WAS PROMOTED TO POLICE LIEUTENANT AND REMAINED IN THIS CAPACITY UNTIL HE RETIRED JANUARY 1ST, 2025. AND WHEREAS LIEUTENANT CRAWFORD IS A UNITED STATES ARMY VETERAN.

WHEREAS DURING HIS CAREER LIEUTENANT CRAWFORD SERVED AS A GENERAL INSTRUCTOR, LAW FIT INSTRUCTOR, HONOR GUARD COORDINATOR, FIELD TRAINING COORDINATOR, NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH COORDINATOR, CRASH TEAM COORDINATOR, CRIME PREVENTION SPECIALIST, SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER, CHILD PASSENGER SEAT SAFETY TECHNICIAN, POLICE MOUNTAIN BIKE OFFICER. AND WHEREAS, LIEUTENANT CRAWFORD ALSO SERVED AS SERVED AS A PROMOTIONAL PROCESS FOR NUMEROUS, NUMEROUS ATROCITIES IN THE METRO RICHMOND AREA, AND WHEREAS LIEUTENANT CRAWFORD THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER HAS RECEIVED NUMEROUS LETTERS OF COMMENDATION FROM CITIZENS AND OTHER JURISDICTIONS FOR THE ASSISTANCE HE HAS PROVIDED, AND WHEREAS, LIEUTENANT CRAWFORD HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN NUMEROUS CRITICAL INCIDENTS AND HAS PARTICIPATED IN COUNTLESS COMMUNITY EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.

WHEREAS LIEUTENANT CRAWFORD'S FELLOW COWORKER SAW HIM AS A DEDICATED, TRUSTWORTHY.

AND WHEREAS, THROUGH HIS REMARKABLE CAREER IN LAW ENFORCEMENT, LIEUTENANT CRAWFORD HAS SERVED THE CITIZENS OF THE COUNTY AND THE COMMONWEALTH TO THE UTMOST OF HIS ABILITY, DEMONSTRATING PATRIOTISM, INTEGRITY, AND DEVOTION TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PUBLIC SAFETY IN A MANNER BESPEAKING THE DEDICATION OF A TRUE PUBLIC SERVANT. AND NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THAT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

COUNTY OF PRINCE GEORGE, THIS 14TH DAY OF JANUARY 2025, DOES HEREBY COMMEND POLICE LIEUTENANT EARL CRAWFORD FOR HIS COMPLETION OF 22 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE COUNTY AND ITS CITIZENS.

AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THIS BOARD WISHES TO EXTEND TO EARL CRAWFORD MUCH HAPPINESS AND CONTINUED SUCCESS AS HE ENTERS THE NEXT PHASE OF HIS LIFE.

SIGNED BY FLOYD M BROWN, JR. CHAIRMAN, BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND JEFFREY COUNTY.

ADMINISTRATOR. THANK.

YOU. IF I COULD JUST ADD QUICKLY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION TO THIS COUNTRY AND YOUR SERVICE, BOTH IN MILITARY AND YOUTH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MA'AM.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. LIEUTENANT CRAWFORD, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO SAY, SIR? YES, SIR. YES. I FIRST HAVE TO GIVE ALL THE GLORY TO GOD, FOR WITHOUT HIM, I WOULDN'T BE HERE.

NONE OF THIS HAPPENED BY LUCK. SECONDLY, I JUST WANT TO EXTEND MY GRATITUDE AND THANKS TO THE CITIZENS FROM DAY ONE.

I WAS A TRANSPLANT HERE IN PRINCE GEORGE AND FELT NOTHING BUT WELCOME AND LOVE FROM DAY ONE.

AND NEXT TO THE BOARD BEHIND ME, JUST FOR THE INDIVIDUAL SUPPORT.

THE SUPPORT TO MY FAMILY. AND THEN, AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE BACK, THIS IS JUST A SMALL PORTION OF THE DEPARTMENT.

IT HAS BEEN AN HONOR TO SERVE WITH THESE FOLKS.

EVERY DAY. AND, YOU KNOW, I HEARD A WISE MAN SAY IN THE COMMAND STAFF, MAYBE WE DON'T ALWAYS GET IT RIGHT, BUT WE ALWAYS FIND A WAY TO GET THINGS DONE, SOLVE PROBLEMS.

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JUST WITHOUT THEIR SUPPORT, THOSE HERE IN LOCAL AND ACROSS THE MILES.

I JUST THE SUPPORT COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT THEM.

AND THEN I JUST WANT TO SAY GOOD LUCK TO EVERYBODY HERE AND TO THE OTHER OFFICERS.

GOOD LUCK AND GODSPEED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

CHIEF EARLY. CHIEF EARLY, IS THERE SOMETHING YOU'D LIKE TO SAY? BEST OF LUCK, SIR. YES, SIR. IT'S BEEN AN HONOR.

IT'S AN HONOR. THANK YOU. YES. WELL, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY, CHAIRMAN BROWN.

YES, SIR. JUST NOW, WE HAD A LITTLE GATHERING EARLIER WITH EARL.

AND AS YOU CAN SEE, IT'S JUST A SAMPLE OF HIS COLLEAGUES THAT ARE HERE TODAY.

BUT 22 YEARS. EARL. EARL SETS THE BAR UP HERE FOR PROFESSIONALISM.

AND JUST A FELLOW, A COWORKER. HE'S ONE OF THE PROBABLY THE MOST WELL-KNOWN FACES IN OUR DEPARTMENT FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

EVERYBODY KNOWS EARL AND, BIG SHOES TO FILL. BUT WE'RE SUPER PROUD OF YOU.

AND WE'RE SUPER PROUD THAT YOU'RE LEAVING WITH YOUR HEAD HELD HIGH, PROUD OF YOUR CAREER, PROUD OF YOUR COMMUNITY, AND PROUD OF THE CITIZENS THAT YOU SERVE.

SO ONCE AGAIN, WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE FOR US AND FOR THE COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. YES, SIR. OKAY.

YEAH. INTRODUCE YOUR FAMILY. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

AND MY DAUGHTER, TIFFANY. KENNY. SENIOR. KENNY JUNIOR AND TIFFANY'S MOM, LISA IN THE FRONT ROW.

AWESOME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. I WANT TO HOLD THAT BABY. CONGRATULATIONS.

HEY, MISTER. YOU JUST HELP HER DOWN AS SHE'S GOING AWAY, PLEASE.

YEAH. NEXT, WE HAVE A PRESENTATION FOR RETIREMENT AND SOCIAL SERVICES FOR MISS TYRUS AIKENS, AND THAT WILL BE DONE BY MRS. WAYMACK. HE'S GOING TO HELP YOU.

THANK YOU, MR. PUGH. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I'M SORRY. I'M SORRY. YEAH. OKAY. OH, WONDERFUL. WONDERFUL.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE HAVE ANOTHER EXCELLENT FOR AN EMPLOYEE THAT WE WANT TO COME IN AND THIS IS ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT SPECIALIST.

TERESA E AND HER SERVICE TO PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY.

WHEREAS TERESA E AKINS WAS HIRED ON SEPTEMBER THE 16TH AS AN ELIGIBLE [INAUDIBLE] 2008.

LET ME FORGET THAT AS AN ELIGIBILITY INTAKE WORKER.

AND WHEREAS TERESA AKINS WAS PROMOTED TO THE POSITION OF ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT SPECIALIST ON JULY 1ST, 2013 AND WAS PROMOTED TO ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT SPECIALIST THREE ON JULY THE 1ST, 2023, AND REMAINED IN THIS CAPACITY UNTIL SHE RETIRED ON JANUARY 1ST, 2025.

AND WHEREAS HE'S WORKED TIRELESSLY IN SERVING THE FAMILIES OF PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY AND PROVIDING SUPPORT TO STAFF AND ITS CITIZENS.

AND WHEREAS MRS. ATKINS ASSISTED WITH COMMUNITY EVENTS SUCH AS BACK TO SCHOOL FAIR, TODDLER FAIR AND THE FARMER'S MARKET.

AND THERE IS. MISS AIKENS SERVED AS A VALUABLE MEMBER OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM FOR THE AGENCY.

AND WHEREAS, MISS AIKENS COMMITMENT TO CLIENTS AND STAFF HAS EARNED THE ADMIRATION AND RESPECT OF THE PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, HER COLLEAGUES AND THE CITIZENS FOR HER DEDICATION AND ENTHUSIASM, PROFESSIONALISM AND HARD WORK.

AND WHEREAS MISS AIKENS DEMONSTRATED INTEGRITY THROUGHOUT HER CAREER, CONTINUOUSLY DEVOTING HER ACTIONS TO THE BETTERMENT OF PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY. AND WHEREAS MISS AIKENS DEMONSTRATED INTEGRITY THROUGHOUT HER CAREER, CONTINUOUSLY DEVOTING HER

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AND THROUGHOUT HER REMARKABLE CAREER IN PUBLIC SERVICE, SPANNING A TOTAL OF MORE THAN 16 YEARS, PARRIS ATKINS HAS SERVED THE CITIZENS OF PRINCE GEORGE TO THE UTMOST OF HER ABILITY, DEMONSTRATING COMMITMENT, INTEGRITY, AND DEVOTION IN A MANNER OF SPEAKING, THE DEDICATION OF A TRUE PUBLIC SERVANT.

MISS AIKEN'S INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT WILL BE SORELY MISSED FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, THE COUNTY, AND ITS CITIZENS. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THAT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF PRINCE GEORGE, THIS 14TH DAY OF JANUARY 2025, DOES HEREBY COMMAND ATKINS FOR COMPLETION OF MORE THAN 16 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE COUNTY AND TO ITS CITIZENS. AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THIS BOARD WISHES TO EXTEND TO MRS. AIKENS MUCH HAPPINESS AND CONTINUED SUCCESS AS SHE ENTERS THE NEXT PHASE OF HER LIFE.

THIS IS SIGNED BY FLORIAN BROWN, JR., CHAIRMAN, BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, AND MR. JEFFREY STOKES, THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR.

WE WISH TO SAY A FEW WORDS. WE ARE FIRST GIVING HONOR TO GOD, WHO IS OUR LORD AND SAVIOR, JESUS CHRIST. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK HIM. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU ALL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK FOR THIS COUNTY.

I HAVE THE BEST DIRECTOR AND SUPERVISOR AND COLLEAGUES THAT YOU COULD EVER WANT.

EVERYBODY THERE ARE ALWAYS GENUINELY HAPPY AND JUST WANT TO SEE THE BEST FOR EACH ONE.

FOR EVERYBODY. AND I'M JUST EXCITED ABOUT BEING ABLE TO RETIRE.

BEING ABLE TO HAVE GOOD HEALTH AT THIS TIME, BECAUSE I KNOW A LOT OF TIMES PEOPLE HAVE TO GO OUT BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT IN GOOD HEALTH AND NOT BEING ABLE TO DEAL WITH THEIR HEALTH. AND I'M GOING TO ENJOY IT.

YEAH, I'M. WE SHOULD SAY SOMETHING. YEAH. MISS JONES.

OH, YES. WE THREW A BIG PARTY FOR TOM A FEW WEEKS AGO.

AND I ACKNOWLEDGE HER ROLE AS A FELLOW EMPLOYEE.

AND THE FACT THAT TOM IS A TRUE PUBLIC SERVANT.

WHEREVER SHE IS, SHE'S SERVING THE PUBLIC. HER ENTIRE CAREER HERE AND AT PETERSBURG HAS BEEN THROUGH SOCIAL SERVICES.

AND THAT SPEAKS VOLUMES ABOUT WHO SHE IS AND HER LOVE FOR HELPING PEOPLE.

SO WE'RE GOING TO MISS HER. WE'RE ALREADY TRYING TO FIND SOMEBODY.

BUT YOU LEAVE A GAP THAT WE'RE GOING TO WORK REALLY HARD TO TRY TO FILL.

AND WE KNOW YOU'RE NOT GONE FAR. AND SO WE ARE GRATEFUL TO HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH YOU.

VERY PROUD OF THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE WHILE YOU'RE HERE.

AND WE ARE ALREADY MISSING YOU. SO ENJOY YOUR RETIREMENT.

YEAH. THANK. YOU.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. GOING AROUND. CONGRATULATIONS.

CONGRATULATIONS. WE'LL MISS YOU. I KNOW HOW TO GET YOU, THOUGH.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.

CONGRATULATIONS. I WISH YOU A LONG, HAPPY, AND HEALTHY RETIREMENT.

ENJOY IT. YES, MA'AM.

OH, YES.

ALL RIGHT. THAT'S ALWAYS FUN TO DO. RECOGNIZING ESPECIALLY PEOPLE BEING IN A MODE TO BE ABLE TO RETIRE NOWADAYS.

AND IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE HEALTH RELATED. SO WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO THE NEXT PART OF OUR MEETING TONIGHT, AND THAT WILL BE WITH COMMENTS. SO WE'LL START WITH SUPERVISOR COMMENTS.

[F. Comments]

LADIES FIRST. SO I'M GOING TO START WITH MRS. WAYMACK. THANK YOU. I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT THE INVOCATION THAT I ACTUALLY READ TONIGHT WAS NOT,

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SO YOU COULD HEAR THE REALLY OLD FASHIONED WORDS LIKE, ALMIGHTY GOD, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T OPEN OUR PRAYERS LIKE THAT USUALLY ANYMORE. BUT IT WAS VERY I THOUGHT IT WAS VERY APPROPRIATE FOR OUR NEW YEAR.

AND I WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL OUR FIRST RESPONDERS DURING THIS BAD WEATHER.

WHILE WE HAVE BEEN HOME SLEEPING IN OUR WARM BEDS, THEY'VE BEEN OUT WORKING.

SO WE WANT TO GIVE THEM ALL THE THANKS THAT WE CAN GIVE TO THEM BECAUSE THEY REALLY DO A WONDERFUL JOB OUR POLICE, OUR EMS AND OUR FIREMEN. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU, MISS WAYMACK. MR. PUGH GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY.

JUST WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE RETIREES AND ALSO THE CHRISTMAS CARD WINNER AND THE CHRISTMAS PARADE WINNERS.

I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING FOR Y'ALL FOR ANOTHER YEAR.

I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THE NEW CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR, AND I HOPE WE CAN GET SOME THINGS ACCOMPLISHED.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, SIR. MR. WEBB? I WOULD ECHO WHAT MR. PUGH SAID AND ALSO ADD STEM OFF WHAT MISS WAYMACK SAID.

AS FAR AS FIRE AND EMS AND POLICE. WE'VE WE GOT LUCKY THIS YEAR.

WE GOT HAVE A LOT MORE SNOW THAN WE'VE HAD THE LAST THREE YEARS, AND HOPEFULLY WE MAY NOT GET ANY MORE FOR A WHILE.

ANYWAY, THANK YOU ALL. THEY OWE GRATITUDE. ALL RIGHT, MR. COX. I'D LIKE TO ALSO COMMENT ON MR. PUGH'S COMMENT TO EVERYBODY I AGREE.

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OUR RETIREES. IT'S ALWAYS A HAPPY TIME FOR THEM.

IT'S A SAD TIME FOR US BECAUSE THEY'RE LEAVING US, BUT THEY'VE EARNED IT.

THEY DESERVE IT. AND I HOPE THEM AND WISH THEM ALL A LONG AND HEALTHY RETIREMENT.

AND THANKS FOR EVERYBODY THAT'S COMING OUT. MR. STEELE HAS ALREADY LEFT TONIGHT. BUT I DO WANT TO.

I DO WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO HIM FOR PUTTING ON THE TOWN HALL IN THIS TOWN ON FRIDAY NIGHT.

I WILL APPRECIATE BEING INVITED. I THOUGHT IT WAS A VERY WELL RUN MEETING.

I THINK WE GOT TO TRADE A LOT OF INFORMATION.

HOPEFULLY THE CITIZENS WALKED OUT THE DOOR WITH MORE INFORMATION THEY HAD.

SOME OF US DID ALSO. BUT I DO WANT TO SAY HATS OFF TO THEM.

AND THEN SAME WITH THE FIRST RESPONDERS. A LOT OF TIMES PEOPLE DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING BEHIND THE SCENES, BUT PLEASE KNOW THEY'RE WORKING TO KEEP THIS COUNTRY SAFE DAY AND NIGHT.

THANK YOU ALL. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, SIR. I WILL DEFINITELY ECHO EVERYTHING THAT MY FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS HAVE SAID TONIGHT.

WE ARE DEFINITELY JUST PROUD TO HAVE PEOPLE THAT CAN PUT IN THE HARD WORK BUT ALSO SEE THAT GLORY AT THE END AND BE ABLE TO RETIRE AND ENJOY LIFE. I ALSO, I HOPE TO GET THERE. I'VE OFFICIALLY PUT IN MY PAPERWORK TO RETIRE.

IT'S BEEN APPROVED. FEBRUARY. I CAN'T WAIT FOR IT TO GET HERE.

SO I'M GOING TO TRY TO ENJOY A LITTLE BIT WITH EVERYBODY ELSE AS WELL.

SO AND AGAIN, JUST THANK YOU TO EVERYONE FOR COMING OUT, NOT ONLY TO ALL THOSE THAT WERE PART OF THE PRESENTATION PROCESS, BUT JUST FOR EVERYONE SITTING OUT HERE IN THE AUDIENCE.

WE DON'T TAKE THIS LIGHTLY OR TAKE IT FOR GRANTED, AND WE APPRECIATE SEEING YOU WHETHER WE AGREE OR DISAGREE ON WHATEVER IS BEING SAID.

WE DO APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE. THANK YOU, MR. STOKE, FOR OUR COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR. COMMENTS.

THANK YOU. ON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15TH, TOMORROW THERE WILL BE A PRINCE GEORGE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY BOARD MEETING IN THE COMMUNITY ROOM AT NOON ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 18TH. THERE WILL BE A GRAND OPENING AND RIBBON CUTTING CELEBRATION AT ELEGANT EDGE REALTY LLC, 4229 CROSSING BOULEVARD AT 1 P.M. PM COUNTY OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED ON MONDAY, JANUARY 20TH IN OBSERVANCE OF MARTIN LUTHER KING JUNIOR HOLIDAY AND ON JANUARY 23RD.

THIRD THURSDAY WE BEGIN OUR PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY CITIZENS ACADEMY CLASS NUMBER ONE.

WE'RE STILL TAKING REGISTRATIONS. IT WILL BE IN THE SOCIAL SERVICES TRAINING ROOM BEGINNING AT 530.

CLASSES WILL BE HELD ON SELECT THURSDAYS BETWEEN JANUARY 23RD AND MAY 1ST FOR ABOUT TWO HOURS.

COME HERE FROM OTHER COUNTY DEPARTMENT HEADS AND EVEN AGENCIES THAT SERVE THE COUNTY BUT ARE OUTSIDE THE COUNTY.

LEARN HOW LOCAL GOVERNMENT OPERATES DAY IN AND DAY OUT.

THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, SIR.

WE'RE NOW GOING TO MOVE ON INTO OUR PUBLIC HEARING THAT WE HAVE SCHEDULED FOR TONIGHT.

[G. Public Hearing(s)]

AND THAT WILL BE PRESENTED BY OUR COUNTY ATTORNEY, MRS ERARD.

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MISS ROUSEY IS UNAVAILABLE AND SHE ASKED ME IF I WOULD DO IT AND I SAID I WOULD BE HAPPY TO.

SO. WE ALWAYS START WITH WHERE'S OUR AUTHORITY TO DO ANYTHING? AND VIRGINIA CODE SECTION 58.1 3210 AUTHORIZES LOCALITIES TO GIVE TAX EXEMPTIONS TO PEOPLE WHO MEET CERTAIN INCOME AND FINANCIAL ASSET THRESHOLDS.

THE ORDINANCE THAT IS BEFORE YOU FOR CONSIDERATION TONIGHT AMENDS SECTION 70 4-2 22 OF THE PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY CODE, AND THE EXEMPTION AMOUNTS THAT ARE REFLECTED IN THERE TODAY HAVE NOT BEEN UPDATED SINCE 2009.

IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR A TAX EXEMPTION, AN INDIVIDUAL MUST EITHER BE OVER 65 OR UNDER 65 AND PERMANENTLY AND TOTALLY DISABLED.

THE PROPOSED CHANGES THAT ARE CONTAINED IN THE ORDINANCE STATE THAT THE TOTAL COMBINED INCOME DURING THE PRECEDING YEAR IS CAPPED AT 55,000, AND THAT'S A $10,000 INCREASE FROM WHERE IT IS NOW.

CURRENTLY, IT'S 45,000. ON COMBINED INCOME. THE ORDINANCE IS INCREASED FROM 28,000 TO 40,000. AND WITH THOSE THRESHOLDS, YOU GET A 100% EXEMPTION ON COMBINED INCOME AMOUNTS BETWEEN 40,000 AND $1 AND 55,000.

THE EXEMPTION WILL BE 50%. AND AS I HAVE IN THE PARENTHESES UP THERE, CURRENTLY IT'S 28,001 AND 45,000.

THE NET COMBINED FINANCIAL WORTH AS OF THE END OF THE YEAR CANNOT EXCEED 130,000, AND THAT'S A $10,000 INCREASE OVER THE CURRENT ORDINANCE. WELL, IT DOESN'T SHOW UP SO WELL, BUT I WANTED TO JUST SHOW YOU THE BLACK LINE VERSION OF THE ORDINANCE. AND THEN HERE IS WHAT THE TEXT WILL LOOK LIKE IF THE ORDINANCE IS APPROVED THIS EVENING. AND I DIDN'T GIVE YOU THE WHOLE SECTION 74 TO 22, JUST THE PART THAT'S BEEN CHANGED.

THANK YOU. AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE.

OKAY. THANK YOU, MA'AM. DOES ANY BOARD MEMBERS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. ERARD? I'M GOOD. NO, SIR. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

SO, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, AT THIS TIME AT THIS PART OF THE HEARING, I'M GOING TO OPEN THIS PUBLIC HEARING UP FOR PUBLIC INPUT.

AT THIS TIME, YOU COULD COME UP AND SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS, THIS CHANGE THAT WE'RE LOOKING TO IMPLEMENT TO THIS ORDINANCE.

IF YOU COME UP TO SPEAK, WE ASK THAT YOU STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS, AND YOU'RE GIVEN THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK AGAIN FOR OR AGAINST THIS MRS. KNOTT. IS THERE ANYONE THAT HAS REGISTERED WITH YOU FOR THIS PUBLIC HEARING? NO, SIR, MR. CHAIRMAN. ALL RIGHT. IS THERE ANYONE HERE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO COME UP AND SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM? IS THERE ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO COME UP AND SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM? IF SO, PLEASE APPROACH THE DAIS. AND I'LL ASK ONE MORE TIME.

IS THERE ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO COME UP AND SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM? SEEING NO ONE MAKING THEIR WAY HERE, I AM GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC INPUT PORTION OF THIS PUBLIC HEARING AND TURN IT BACK OVER TO THE BOARD. BOARD MEMBERS, DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER FURTHER QUESTIONS? NO, SIR. OKAY. IF NOT, I'D LIKE TO. MR. CHAIRMAN, IF THERE'S NO OTHER FURTHER QUESTIONS, I MOVE TO APPROVE.

SECOND, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT IF I COULD.

OH. I'M SORRY. GO AHEAD. I JUST WANT TO LET EVERYONE KNOW THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN LONG OVERDUE, AND HOPEFULLY THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING, THAT WE WILL REVISIT THIS A LOT MORE OFTEN THAN WHAT WE HAVE.

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SO I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO MY FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS FOR THAT. THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT.

OKAY, SIR. THANK YOU. WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR.

THIS MOTION HAS BEEN MOVED BY MR. WEBB, AND IT'S BEEN SECOND BY MR. PUGH. MRS. KNOTT, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? . THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME, WE'LL MOVE ON TO OUR REPORT SECTION OF OUR MEETING TONIGHT.

[H. Report(s)]

GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. I'M HERE TONIGHT TO UPDATE YOU ON SOME PROJECTS AND THINGS THAT MIGHT BE OF INTEREST TO THE COUNTY.

WE'VE PROVIDED A LOT OF INFORMATION IN YOUR BOARD PACKAGE. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THOSE ITEMS AND A COUPLE OTHER ITEMS TO ADD TO THE AGENDA TONIGHT. OUR HAINES ROAD SPEED STUDY REQUEST IS IN PROGRESS, SO THAT SHOULD BE MOVING FORWARD.

THE FIRE STATION PASSING ZONE FOR THE FIRE STATION AS SOON AS THE WEATHER ALLOWS.

WE GOT THAT APPROVED TO BASICALLY AMEND THOSE PARKING, THOSE PAVEMENT MARKINGS.

SO THERE WON'T BE A PASSING ZONE IN FRONT OF THE SCHOOL.

THE FIRE STATION ANYMORE. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE A SAFETY STUDY UNDERWAY AT THE INTERSECTION OF COUNTY DRIVE AND THE CRATER ACADEMY.

I'M NOT EXACTLY SURE WHAT THE NAME OF THAT FACILITY IS, BUT WE DO HAVE A INTERSECTION STUDY THERE.

WE'VE COMPLETED OUR FIELD REVIEW, AND THAT'S GOING TO THE DISTRICT FOR FURTHER COORDINATION.

THE ROUNDABOUT PROJECT, BULL HILL AND COURTHOUSE ROAD.

THE CURRENT SCHEDULE IS FOR. THIS IS WEATHER DEPENDENT.

THE DETOUR TO BE LIFTED ON THE 31ST AT 2:00. AND WE HAVE GOTTEN OUR TRAFFIC ISSUES RESOLVED AS WELL.

SO THAT'S BEEN UPDATED IN THERE AS WELL, IF ANYBODY WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT THAT.

MIDDLE AND JEFFERSON ROAD ROUNDABOUT PROJECT THAT IS ON SCHEDULE.

WE'RE STILL PLANNING FOR AN AWARD IN 2026 WITH CONSTRUCTION PROCEEDING THAT YEAR.

WE'RE CURRENTLY AHEAD OF SCHEDULE ON THAT PROJECT.

ALSO, VDOT IS GOING TO WORK WITH THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION TO SEE IF WE CAN ADD ANY MORE SCHOOL ACCESS ROUTES TO THE STATE SYSTEM OF MAINTENANCE.

WE BELIEVE THERE ARE SOME SCHOOL FACILITIES WHERE WE CAN WORK WITH THE COUNTY TO IDENTIFY SCHOOL BUS LOOPS, DROP OFF LOOPS THAT VDOT COULD POTENTIALLY MAINTAIN TAKE OVER FOR STATE MAINTENANCE.

SO WE'LL BE WORKING WITH COUNTY STAFF ON SEEING ONE OF THOSE WE CAN ACCOMMODATE OUR QUEEN STREET PROJECT ON 460 IS ON SCHEDULE.

IT'S PLANNED TO BE AWARDED THIS SUMMER, AND WE ALSO HAD SOME INFORMATION REQUEST ABOUT QDOBA PARKWAY.

QDOBA PARKWAY IS ON OUR SCHEDULE TO BE REPAVED NEXT YEAR, AND WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE PATCHING POTHOLES AS NEEDED.

IF THERE'S ANY OTHER QUESTIONS THE BOARD MAY HAVE, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM FOR YOU.

OKAY, I'LL START TO MY FAR LEFT. MR. COX, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. HENSON? I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS DONE DURING THE CONSTRUCTION OR IF IT FALLS ON US, BUT DOWN AT POST ROAD, WHERE THE NEW BRIDGE WAS PUT IN AT PUMP HOUSE AND GOLF COURSE? YES, SIR. THE SIGNAGE FOR THE ROAD, THE ROAD NAMES PRINCE GEORGE DRIVE AND POST ROAD IS GONE.

I DON'T THINK IT WAS EVER REINSTALLED. IT WAS THERE ON THE CORNER.

I THINK IT WAS TAKEN DOWN BY MULTIPLE TRACTOR TRAILER TRUCKS TRYING TO GO THROUGH THERE.

OKAY, BUT IT'S NEVER BEEN PUT BACK UP. AND I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S ON Y'ALL OR IF IT'S US, BUT IF YOU COULD CHECK INTO THAT AND LET US KNOW.

SO IF Y'ALL, IS IT ROUTE NUMBERS OR ROAD NAMES, SIR? IT'S ROAD NAMES. THEN IT WOULD BE COUNTY. OKAY.

WE ONLY NUMBER ROADS, RIGHT? AND FRANK'S IN THE AUDIENCE.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, SIR. I DIDN'T KNOW BECAUSE LIKE I SAID, WE HAD A LOT OF TRUCK TRAFFIC THROUGH THAT TRYING TO GO IN.

YES, SIR. WE ONLY NUMBERED THE ROADS. THE COUNTY NAMES THEM AS PART OF THEIR 911 SYSTEM.

THANK YOU, SIR . ANYTHING ELSE, MR. COX? THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT.

ALL RIGHT, MR. WEBB, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING? I'M GOOD, THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, MISS WAYMACK.

NO, I HAVE NOTHING. THANK YOU. AND MR. PUGH ANY UPDATE ON MIDDLE ROAD ON REPAVING OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT? DOING ANY UPGRADES TO THAT? I KNOW WE'VE GOT SEVERAL DEVELOPMENTS THAT WANT TO COME TO THAT AREA, AND I WAS JUST CURIOUS IF THERE'S ANYTHING IN THE FUTURE TO UPGRADE THAT INFRASTRUCTURE.

I WASN'T AWARE THERE'D BE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT. SO I HAVEN'T LOOKED AT THE PAYMENT SCHEDULE, BUT THAT IS ONE OF OUR HIGHER VOLUME SECONDARY ROADS, SO IT WILL BE ON OUR PAYMENT SCHEDULE. I DON'T KNOW WHEN IT'S PROPOSED.

I DOUBT WE DO ANYTHING PRIOR TO OUR ROUNDABOUT PROJECT.

ANYTHING WE DID WOULD PROBABLY HAPPEN AFTER THAT, SO WE WOULD HAVE A NICE CONTINUOUS PROJECT UPON COMPLETION.

OKAY. OKAY. AND I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. SO THANK YOU SIR.

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SO, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, NOW IT'S TIME TO MOVE ON TO OUR ORDER OF BUSINESS.

[I. Order of Business]

WE DON'T INSTALL ORIGINAL ONES. THEY USUALLY GET INSTALLED BY DEVELOPERS, BUT ANY EXISTING SIGNS AFTER ORIGINAL INSTALLATION.

WE ARE RESPONSIBLE. OUR DEPARTMENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR REPLACING THEM, SO FEEL FREE TO SEND ME AN EMAIL IF YOU DON'T MIND.

OKAY. YEAH, I JUST ASKED BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW IF THEY ACTUALLY TOOK IT DOWN DURING CONSTRUCTION AND DIDN'T PUT IT BACK UP, SO. OKAY, OKAY.

THANK YOU. BUT I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT A FEASIBILITY STUDY TO A NEW CONSIDERATION FOR A WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT INSTEAD OF HERE IN THE COUNTY, BUT IN SUSSEX COUNTY. AS YOU'RE AWARE, WE ARE WORKING WITH THE CITY OF HOPEWELL TO POSSIBLY SEND THE MAJORITY OF OUR WASTEWATER TO THEIR WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT.

WE HAVE THIS BOARD HAS ALREADY AGREED TO PAY FOR 50% OF A STUDY TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT THEIR PLANT CAN ACCEPT OUR 5 MILLION GALLONS PER DAY OF WASTEWATER. IN OUR DUE DILIGENCE OF COURSE, ALL OF THIS IS IN RESPONSE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE WE HAVE RECEIVED OR BEEN CONSIDERED TO RECEIVE A $10 MILLION GRANT FROM VDP.

IN AN EFFORT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE MAINTAIN THOSE GRANT FUNDS.

OF COURSE, THERE ARE SOME HURDLES THAT WE HAVE WITH THE CITY OF HOPEWELL.

SO WE'RE MAKING SURE THAT WE DO OUR DUE DILIGENCE TO MAKE SURE WE TRY TO GET THIS $10 MILLION.

SO IN THAT LIGHT, I REACHED OUT TO TO SUSSEX COUNTY.

SUFFOLK, SUSSEX SERVICE AUTHORITY, EXCUSE ME.

AND JUST HAD A CONVERSATION WITH THEM TO SEE IF THEY WERE EVEN INTERESTED IN AN OPPORTUNITY TO PARTNER FOR US TO SEND OUR WASTEWATER FLOW TO THEIR EXISTING WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT IN THE COUNTY. THEY OFFERED AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ME TO COME OUT AND VISIT WITH THEIR BOARD, AND I PROVIDED THEM A PRESENTATION. THAT PRESENTATION IS IN YOUR PACKET TO SHARE WITH THEM WHAT WORK WE'RE ALREADY CURRENTLY DOING AND WHAT SOME OF THE HURDLES MAY BE. AND IF THEY WERE TO EVEN CONSIDER AN OPPORTUNITY.

AND BASED ON THAT BOARD MEETING, THERE IS SOME INTERESTS IN PARTNERING WITH PRINCE GEORGE TO SEND OUR WASTEWATER TO SUSSEX COUNTY.

SO BASED ON THAT INFORMATION, JUST A LITTLE BIT OF INFORMATION ABOUT SUSSEX.

THEY HAVE AN EXISTING WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT THAT'S PERMITTED UP TO 1.6 MILLION GALLONS OF TREATED WASTEWATER.

THEY CURRENTLY DISCHARGE TO A STREAM OF THE NOTTOWAY RIVER.

SO, THEY DON'T HAVE A DIRECT CONNECTION TO THE BLACKWATER SWAMP.

IT'S LOCATED ABOUT THREE MILES FROM THE PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY LINE ALONG ROUTE 460.

IT'S LOCATED ON BEEFSTEAK ROAD. AND IT'S ABOUT 13.5 MILES FROM OUR CURRENT LOCATION, WHERE WE PLAN TO PUT OUR NEW PUMP STATION, WHERE OUR FORCE MAIN WOULD EVENTUALLY PUMP IT ALL THE WAY DOWN, EITHER TO THE CITY OF HOPEWELL OR TO SUSSEX COUNTY.

BASED ON THE PLANS THAT SUSSEX HAS, OF COURSE, THE LOCATION OF THIS WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT IS NEAR THEIR MEGASITE.

SO THEY HAVE PLANS ALREADY TO ACCEPT A LOT OF WASTEWATER TO THAT AREA, WHICH IS WHY THEY HAD INCREASED UP TO 1.6 MGD TO BEGIN WITH.

THEY CURRENTLY ARE NOT USING THAT FULL CAPACITY.

THEY HAVE PLANS FOR FUTURE EXPANSIONS AS WELL, BUT AT THIS POINT, BASED ON THEIR CURRENT PLANS AND OUR CURRENT PLANS TOGETHER, WE WOULD NEED TO IMPROVE THAT PLANT TO EIGHT MGD WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT.

SO THAT COULD TAKE PLACE OVER SEVERAL YEARS. OBVIOUSLY, WE DON'T WANT TO TO BUILD A EIGHT MGD PLANT FROM THE GET GO AS WE NEED IT.

WE WANT TO BUILD IT BASED ON THE CURRENT NEEDS OF THE COUNTY.

SO WE WOULD PLAN IT SO THAT WE BUILD IT IN STAGES.

IF THE BOARD SO APPROVES. AS PART OF THIS OPTION, OF COURSE, THE REASON WHY I LOOKED INTO THIS IS THERE IS A THERE'S ACTUALLY SOMEBODY WHO USED TO WORK AT THE OLD SUSSEX LANDFILL WHO APPROACHED ME WHILE WE WERE DOING SOME OTHER WORK AND SAID THAT THERE'S AN ABANDONED METHANE GAS LINE THAT RUNS THROUGH THE COUNTY.

HE PROVIDED ME THOSE PLANS, AND ONCE I SAW THE LOCATION OF THOSE PLANS, THERE MIGHT BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO USE THAT ABANDONED GAS MAIN FOR A FORCE MAIN FOR OUR WASTEWATER PUMP STATION. SO BASED ON THAT, I WENT BACK AND LOOKED AT WHERE IT WAS LOCATED.

I SAW THERE COULD BE SOME IMPROVEMENTS FROM OUR EXISTING PUMP STATION, OR FROM OUR FUTURE PUMP STATION TO MAKE A CONNECTION TO IT AND SEND IT INTO SUSSEX COUNTY, AND THEN FURTHERMORE, IMPROVEMENTS TO GET IT OVER TO THEIR TREATMENT PLANT.

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THE REASON WHY THAT'S SHORTER THAN THE 17 TO 18 MILES IS THAT FORCE MAIN IS NOT A DIRECT ROUTE.

I KNOW IT'S HARD TO SEE ON THE SCREEN, BUT THE DASHED GREEN LINES AT THE TOP LEFT OF THE SCREEN IS THE FUTURE GRAVITY LINES THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING AS FAR AS PART OF OUR IMPROVEMENTS HERE IN THE COUNTY THAT WILL DRAIN TO OUR NEW PUMP STATION.

SO OUR PUMP STATION IS LOCATED THERE ON PRINCE GEORGE DRIVE, AND FROM THERE YOU'LL SEE A LIGHT BLUE LINE THAT WILL MEANDER OVER TO A DASHED YELLOW LINE THAT COMES ALL THE WAY DOWN TO SUSSEX COUNTY.

AND THEN AT THE VERY END THERE, RIGHT BEFORE IT HITS THE SUSSEX LANDFILL, YOU CAN SEE ANOTHER LIGHT BLUE LINE THAT WILL MOVE IT OVER TO THE PLANT.

AND THIS IS ANOTHER JUST A JUST SHOWS YOU THE PROXIMITY OF THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT NEAR SUSSEX LANDFILL.

AND YOU CAN SEE IT'S NOT FAR WEST OF WAVERLY.

SO WE DO CONSIDER. A REVIEW OF THIS OPTION SIMPLY BECAUSE THE ALTERNATIVE.

THIS COULD BE A VIABLE ALTERNATIVE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DO SECURE THAT $10 MILLION GRANT, THAT THE GRANT DOES REQUIRE US PROVIDING AN ADEQUATE SOLUTION BY APRIL 1ST, WHICH MEANS WE GOT TO WORK OUT WITH EITHER THE CITY OF HOPEWELL OR SUSSEX COUNTY, SOME FORM OF AGREEMENT TO BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD.

SO AS WE CONTINUE TO WAIT ON THE STUDY FOR THE CITY OF HOPEWELL, WE COULD ALSO IN TANDEM WORK ON THIS, THIS STUDY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE VIABLE OPTIONS FOR THE BOARD TO CHOOSE FROM.

SO IF THE HOPEWELL STUDY DOES NOT REVEAL THAT IT DOESN'T HAVE THE CAPACITY OR IT DOES NOT HAVE THE LEGAL ALLOCATION TO GIVE TO THE COUNTY, THIS MAY BE THE ONLY ALTERNATIVE THAT WE HAVE AT THAT TIME.

SO WE WILL WAIT FOR THAT STUDY. HOPE THOSE STUDIES AGAIN SUPPOSED TO BE COMPLETED IN MID-FEBRUARY.

IN OUR BOARD PACKET YOU HAVE THE PROPOSAL FROM WW ASSOCIATES TO PERFORM THIS STUDY.

THEY IN THEIR PROPOSAL. THEY STATED MID-FEBRUARY AS WELL, BUT THAT WAS ASSUMING WE STARTED SEVERAL WEEKS AGO WHEN WE GOT THE PROPOSAL AFTER HAVING A CONVERSATION THERE LOOKING AT THE END OF FEBRUARY.

SO I WAS SUPPOSED SOMETIME IN MARCH, WE COME BACK TO THE BOARD AND SHARE WITH YOU IF YOU DECIDE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS, THIS STUDY, WHAT THE OPTIONS WILL BE FOR THIS BOARD TO MOVE FORWARD.

SO AGAIN, THERE'S ALSO SOME POTENTIAL BENEFITS, LONG TERM BENEFITS TO THE COUNTY IF WE DO CHOOSE THIS OPTION IN THE SENSE THAT WE MAY BE ABLE TO PARTNER WITH SUSSEX COUNTY, BE A PART OWNER OF THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT VERSUS BEING A CUSTOMER THAT ALLOWS US TO, TO CONTROL, BETTER CONTROL THE RATES THAT WE BE CHARGING THE CUSTOMERS.

SO ALSO AS, AS GROWTH OCCURS, WE DON'T HAVE TO BUILD THE FULL PLANT RIGHT AWAY.

WE CAN BUILD IT AS GROWTH OCCURS AND ALLOW DEVELOPMENT TO HELP PAY FOR THAT IF IT'S NECESSARY TO BE ABLE TO FUND THE FUTURE COST OF THAT PLAN.

AND AGAIN, WW ASSOCIATES DID PROVIDE A PROPOSAL, AND THE STAFF DOES RECOMMEND MOVING FORWARD WITH REVIEWING THIS OPTION, AWARDING THE CONTRACT TO $45,000 TO WWE ASSOCIATES TO COMPLETE THE STUDY.

AND THIS STUDY WILL REVEAL WHETHER OR NOT THE GAS METHANE LINE IS EVEN A VIABLE OPTION, AND SOME OTHER OPTIONS ON ROUTES TO GET TO THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, AND WHAT SOME OF THE IMPROVEMENT OPTIONS WILL BE TO THE EXISTING PLANT IN SUSSEX COUNTY.

SO AFTER ALL THAT'S DONE, THEY'LL ALSO PROVIDE A RECOMMENDATION AS WELL AS THE ESTIMATED COST OF THAT RECOMMENDATION.

I WOULD TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. MR. HALTOM. ARE THERE ANY BOARD MEMBERS, AND I'LL START TO MY RIGHT.

MR. PUGH, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. HALTOM? NOT FOR MR. HALTOM. MR. WEBB, I THINK YOU'VE HAD A CONVERSATION BEFORE WE LOOK AT THIS IN THE PAST.

ONE TIME BEFORE USING THAT BATTING LINE WAY BACK WHEN, BUT WE DIDN'T STUDY IT.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THAT'S ALL I HAD. I JUST I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS ALREADY A STUDY ON IT.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MISS WAYMACK. I HAVE NO QUESTIONS BECAUSE I DON'T UNDERSTAND ENOUGH OF THIS TO REALLY ASK A LOT OF QUESTIONS.

BUT WOULD THIS BENEFIT? HOW WOULD THIS BENEFIT THE COUNTY? SAY THAT AGAIN. IT'S REALLY AN OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT IF WE'RE TRYING TO SAVE THE $10 MILLION GRANT.

WE HAVE A VERY SHORT TIME FRAME TO SET SOMETHING IN PLACE WITH THE VDP TO SHOW THAT WE HAVE A SOLUTION FOR OUR WASTEWATER NEEDS.

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AND WE'RE MOVING FORWARD RIGHT NOW WITH THE CITY OF HOPEWELL OPTION, AS THIS BOARD HAS DIRECTED.

BUT IF THE CITY HAS, THROUGH THEIR STUDY, SHOWS THAT THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE US, THIS GIVES US AN ALTERNATIVE TO BE ABLE TO SAY, WE CAN MOVE FORWARD AND WE CAN USE THE $10 MILLION GRANT.

THANK YOU. OKAY. MR. WEBB. I APPRECIATE YOU STAYING ON THIS.

I THINK IT'S A GOOD OPTION. I MY PERSONAL OPINION IS WE NEED TO GO DOWN THIS ROUTE.

NOTHING AGAINST OUR NEIGHBOR. I'M HEARING MOST LIKELY THEY'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE THE CAPACITY.

AND IF THEY DO, IT'S GOING TO REQUIRE MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR UPGRADES.

SO SOONER PUT ALL OUR EGGS IN ONE BASKET. IF THIS IS KNOWN, I THINK THIS IS THE DIRECTION WE OUGHT TO HEAD BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO STIFLE US IF WE DON'T GET IT. IF WE DON'T GET SOMETHING GOING, IT TAKES A WHILE TO PUT THIS IN.

MR. COX, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? HAVE WE LOOKED AT PARTNERING WITH HOPEWELL TO EXPAND THEIR PLANT? WE'VE ASKED THAT QUESTION. THEY DON'T REALLY HAVE ROOM ON THEIR PLANT TO EXPAND.

THEY WOULD LOOK AT PROBABLY BUILDING A NEW PLANT SOMEWHERE ELSE ALTOGETHER.

THEY'VE ALREADY DONE SOME MASSIVE IMPROVEMENTS BACK IN 2017 WHICH ALLOWED SOME, SOME SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS TO THEIR DOMESTIC SIDE, WHICH WE'RE THINKING THERE MAY BE THE REASON WHY THEY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY TO SEND DOMESTIC FLOW THERE.

SO THEY DO HAVE WHAT WE BELIEVE. THEY MAY HAVE THE DOMESTIC CAPABILITY, THE ABILITY TO TREAT MORE DOMESTIC FLOW.

BUT WHETHER OR NOT IT CAN EXPAND, I DON'T BELIEVE I DON'T BELIEVE THEY CAN.

ALL RIGHT. LET'S SAY WE DO THIS STUDY AND WE FIND IT'S FEASIBLE.

WHAT WOULD BE THE COUNTY'S PAYMENT TO THEM TO DO THIS? WHAT WOULD BE THE ESTIMATED AMOUNT? RIGHT NOW, THE ONLY THING WE'RE ASKING TO COMMIT IS THIS $45,000 TO STUDY IT.

EVERYTHING ELSE WOULD HAVE TO COME THROUGH NEGOTIATIONS WITH SUSSEX COUNTY AND SUFFOLK SERVICE AUTHORITY.

MEANING WHO PAYS FOR WHAT, AND WHO'S GOING TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OPERATIONS? ALL OF THAT HAS NONE OF NONE OF THAT CONVERSATION HAS STARTED.

ALL OF THAT WILL START IF WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS STUDY, AND WE WILL BEGIN TO HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT WHAT SUSSEX SERVICE AUTHORITY IS WILLING TO ACCEPT AS FAR AS THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES.

ALL RIGHT. WOULD YOU MIND GIVING US AN UPDATE ON THE TERMINATION AGREEMENT? I'M SORRY, WHICH TERMINATION AGREEMENT? FOR OUR PLANT RIGHT HERE.

YES, SURE. SO SEVERAL YEARS AGO, FIVE YEARS AGO, THE BOARD SUGGESTED WE MOVE FORWARD TO GET A DISCHARGE PERMIT FOR A WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT HERE IN THE COUNTY THAT WAS LOCATED RIGHT WHERE OUR PUMP STATION PROPOSED.

PUMP STATION IS GOING TO BE. WE OBTAINED THAT PERMIT, AND IT'S A FIVE YEAR PERMIT.

SO AFTER FIVE YEARS IS UP, WE HAVE TO RENEW THAT PERMIT.

OUR FIVE YEARS IS NOW UP. SO WE HAVE TO EITHER START THAT PROCESS NOW OR WE TERMINATE THE PERMIT.

SO BASED ON THE ACTIONS OF THIS BOARD CHOOSING NOT TO CONSTRUCT IN THIS PARTICULAR LOCATION, WE CAN'T JUST USE THAT PERMIT FOR ANY OTHER LOCATION. IT HAS TO BE VERY SPECIFIC TO THAT LOCATION.

SO IF THE BOARD CHOOSES NOT TO BUILD IT, THERE'S NO NEED TO CONTINUE IT.

SO MY RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE TO TERMINATE THAT PERMIT AND THEN WE CAN WORK ON SOME OTHER OPPORTUNITIES.

BUT IF THERE'S EVER A NEED TO COME BACK TO THIS LOCATION AND POTENTIALLY BUILD ANOTHER WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, WE COULD RENEW THE PERMIT AND TRY TO CONTINUE WORKING TOWARDS STILL THESE OTHER SOLUTIONS, BUT THAT ALWAYS ALLOWS US TO HAVE THAT IN OUR BACK POCKET IF NECESSARY, TO SAY, OKAY, WE HAVE AN EMERGENCY, WE ALREADY HAVE THE PERMIT. WE CAN MOVE FORWARD NOW WITH THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT.

BUT THAT'S THE BOARD'S DISCRETION BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND WE ALREADY HAVE THAT IN MOTION, THE TERMINATION.

SO OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, SIR . YEAH. MY PLAN WAS TO FILE THAT THIS THIS WEEK.

OKAY. QUICK QUESTION, MR. BROWN. THE 45,000, ARE WE SPLITTING THAT? IS THAT OUR HALF, OR IS THAT THE WHOLE STUDY? WE'RE FOOTING THE ENTIRE BILL WITH SUSSEX. WE'RE FOOTING THE ENTIRE BILL FOR THIS ONE.

THIS IS ALL TO SATISFY OUR NEEDS AND OUR SUPPLY.

DID THEY HAVE ANY INTEREST IN PUTTING ANYTHING TOWARDS IT? I DIDN'T ASK THEM. I DIDN'T THINK IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE TO ASK THEM TO PAY FOR HALF OF A STUDY THAT REALLY ONLY BENEFITS RIGHT NOW, THE PRINCE GEORGE, PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY. OKAY.

AND SO NOT A QUESTION, MR. HALTOM. I JUST WANT TO MAKE A STATEMENT THAT WHAT THIS IS DOING IS ALLOWING US TO HAVE A SECONDARY OPTION.

IF WE FIND OUT THAT GOING TO HOPEWELL DOES NOT WORK OUT, AND HOPEFULLY ONE OF THE TWO WILL WORK OUT, BUT IT ALSO ALLOWS US TO STAY TO SECURE THE $10 MILLION, AS LONG AS WE WORK WITHIN THE PARAMETERS THAT HAVE BEEN SPECIFIED SO FAR.

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SO THIS IS A THIS IS JUST ANOTHER MECHANISM TO HELP GET US THERE.

SO BOARD MEMBERS ARE THERE. THERE ARE NO OTHER QUESTIONS.

I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION AT THIS TIME. I'M WILLING TO MAKE THE MOTION BECAUSE I THINK IT'S NEEDED.

AND I'M NOT HOPEFUL ON THE OTHER, WITH NO DISRESPECT, NOT FROM WHAT I'M HEARING FROM MY CONTACTS, BUT I WISH HIM THE BEST I CAN MAKE A MOTION TO MOVE FORWARD AND APPROVE.

OKAY, I NEED A SECOND, PLEASE. I SECOND. IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED AND SECOND THAT WE WOULD MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS FEASIBILITY STUDY AND AWARDING TO WW ASSOCIATES. MISS KNOTT, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? . OKAY. MOTION CARRIED. MR. HALTOM, YOU'RE GOING TO STAY THERE SINCE YOU HAVE SOMETHING ELSE TO BRING BEFORE US FOR THE NEXT TOPIC, WHICH IS AWARD OF A CONTRACT TO THE SUMMIT ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES.

YES, SIR. THE COUNTY HAD RECEIVED STORMWATER LOCAL ASSISTANCE FUNDS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF DEQ SOMETIME IN 2018 2019 TO PERFORM SOME STREAM RESTORATION PROJECTS TO REDUCE OR ELIMINATE SOME OF THE EROSION THAT'S BEEN OCCURRING ALONG OUR STREAM BEDS.

TWO OF THOSE PROJECTS OCCURRED IN CEDAR CREEK SUBDIVISION, AND WE HAVE LABELED THEM CEDAR CREEK REACH TWO AND CEDAR CREEK REACH FIVE.

THOSE IMPROVEMENTS WERE PERFORMED AND COMPLETED BACK IN 2020.

UNFORTUNATELY, RIGHT AFTER THEY WERE COMPLETED, A 100 YEAR STORM CAME THROUGH AND ESSENTIALLY DAMAGED SOME OF THOSE IMPROVEMENTS.

SO THE ENVIRONMENTAL PERMITS ARE STILL REMAIN OPEN, AND WE HAVE YET TO RECEIVE THE REIMBURSEMENT OF THOSE FUNDS FROM FROM THE STORMWATER LOCAL ASSISTANCE FUND THAT DEQ HAS OFFERED US. SO TO BE ABLE TO CLOSE THOSE PERMITS AND RECEIVE THE FULL AMOUNT OF THOSE FUNDS, WE NEED TO DO A CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN TO THOSE IMPROVEMENTS.

WE HAVE DONE THE ENGINEERING AND WE BID THOSE THOSE PLANS.

THOSE WERE DUE AND WE RECEIVED TWO BIDS ON DECEMBER 17TH.

AND THE LOW BIDDER WAS SUMMIT ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES FOR $318,096.60.

PART OF THE BID DOCUMENTS INCLUDED SOME ADDITIONAL COSTS THAT THEY UNIT RATES, ESSENTIALLY. WE KNOW THAT THIS WORK IS SUPPOSED TO TAKE PLACE INSIDE THE STREAM BED, IS SUPPOSED TO USE EXISTING MATERIALS THAT ARE ALREADY THERE AND REWORK IT.

SO IF THE MATERIALS THAT ARE THERE, A LOT OF IT'S ROCK OR VERY BIG LOG VEINS THAT THEY USE TO TRY TO STABILIZE THE STREAM BED.

AS THEY'RE DOING THE WORK, IF SOME OF THAT MATERIAL IS NOT SUITABLE, THEN WE'LL HAVE TO PURCHASE MORE.

SO THE IDEA HERE IS WE'RE TRYING TO MINIMIZE THE WORK, BUT OBVIOUSLY WE WANT TO BE PREPARED IN CASE THE MATERIALS ARE NOT SUITABLE.

SO WE'VE ASKED FOR THOSE UNIT PRICES SHOULD THOSE ITEMS BE NEEDED.

SO THEREFORE, WE'RE ALSO ASKING A CONTINGENCY OF 123,903.4.

AND WHY IS THAT? A VERY SPECIFIC NUMBER FOR A CONTINGENCY IS BECAUSE THAT'S THE AMOUNT OF THE MONEY THAT WE HAD BUDGETED FOR THESE FOR THIS PROJECT.

SO WE CAME IN A LITTLE BIT LESS THAN FOR WHAT WE HAD BUDGETED.

SO WE'RE ASKING FOR THE REMAINING WHAT WE BUDGETED FOR TO BE USED AS A CONTINGENCY FOR THESE MATERIALS SHOULD IT BE NEEDED.

AND THEREFORE, TIMMONS GROUP HAS REVIEWED THE BIDS, AND THEY CHECKED THE REFERENCES OF THE LOW BIDDER AND ALSO RECOMMENDS AN AWARD.

THEIR RECOMMENDATION IS IN YOUR PACKET. THE BID FORM IS ALSO IN YOUR PACKET SO YOU CAN SEE THOSE UNIT PRICES WITHOUT THE ACTUAL IT'S ACTUALLY THE TOTAL COST OF EACH LINE ITEM, NOT THE ACTUAL UNIT RATES.

AND THEN WE DO RECOMMEND WE DO HAVE FUNDS AVAILABLE IN THE STORMWATER UTILITY FUND TO PAY OFF WHAT'S REMAINING IN THAT FUND SO WE CAN EVENTUALLY CLOSE OUT THAT STORMWATER AS WELL. SO, WE DO RECOMMEND AN AWARD OF TWO SUMMIT ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES FOR $318,096.60.

OKAY. HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. DO ANY BOARD MEMBERS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. HALTOM? I SEE IT'S ALREADY SET UP FOR NOT TO EXCEED.

OKAY. ONCE THIS IS DONE, WE'RE GOING TO GET REIMBURSED FOR THE ORIGINAL PROJECT OR THE TOTAL OF THE PROJECT.

THE ORIGINAL PROJECT AMOUNT? I DON'T RECALL THE NUMBER OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, I APOLOGIZE, I SHOULD HAVE HAD THAT HERE, BUT IT'S WORTH IT, THOUGH.

IT'S DEFINITELY WORTH IT. IT'LL COME BACK. AND WHAT THE GOAL ULTIMATE GOAL IS.

WE HAVE STORMWATER FUNDS THAT WE HAVE REVENUES THAT WE HAVE THAT WERE GENERATED FROM THE STORMWATER FEE.

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AND THEREFORE, WE CAN EXPEND ALL THE MONEY AND STILL GET SOME PROJECTS DONE.

OKAY. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? IF NOT, AT THIS TIME, I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON THIS.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED BY MR. PUGH. AND SECOND, BY MR. WEBB THAT WE WOULD APPROVE THIS AWARD TO SUMMIT.

AND FOR THE AMOUNT THAT WAS STATED. MRS. KNOTT, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? MUCH. YOU'RE WELCOME, SIR. HAVE A GOOD EVENING.

NEXT, WE HAVE ONE APPOINTMENT FOR OUR PLANNING COMMISSION.

THIS IS FOR AN UNEXPIRED TERM. WE HAD MR. JOYNER, WHO SUBMITTED HIS RESIGNATION TO THE TO THE BOARD.

AND SO TONIGHT, WE'LL BE MAKING AN MAKING AN APPOINTMENT TO FULFILL HIS UNEXPIRED TERM.

SO BOARD MEMBERS AT THIS TIME, DO WE HAVE ANY RECOMMENDATIONS? MR. CHAIR, I'D LIKE TO RECOMMEND WILLIE BRISCOE JUNIOR TO FILL THE UNEXPIRED TERM.

SECOND. SO IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED. AND SECOND, THAT WE WOULD APPOINT MR. WILLIE BRISCOE JUNIOR, TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR THIS UNEXPIRED TERM.

I BELIEVE THIS TERM WOULD EXPIRE AT THE 1231 OF 27.

SO, BOARD MEMBERS, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? MRS. KNOTT, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? MOTION CARRIED. OUR NEXT TOPIC ON IS A IS TALKING ABOUT THE PLANNING COMMISSION COMPENSATION.

AND THAT WILL BE DONE BY MR. ERARD.

THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, MR. STOKE. BEFORE YOU IS A RESOLUTION FOR CONSIDERATION TO STATE THAT PLANNING COMMISSION MEMBERS WOULD ONLY BE COMPENSATED FOR THEIR SERVICES WHEN THEY ACTUALLY ATTEND A PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING.

IN RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE, ALL OF THE OTHER BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, EXCEPT FOR THE ELECTORAL BOARD, AND THAT IS GOVERNED BY THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS, ALL OF THOSE OTHER BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS ONLY GET PAID IF THEY ATTEND THE MEETING. THE PLANNING COMMISSION, FOR WHATEVER REASON, THE HISTORICAL PRACTICE HAS BEEN TO PROVIDE COMPENSATION NO MATTER WHAT. AND SO, JUST FOR PURPOSES OF CONSISTENCY I PREPARED A RESOLUTION FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION TO SIMPLY STATE THAT PLANNING COMMISSION MEMBERS WOULD ONLY BE COMPENSATED FOR THOSE MEETINGS THAT THEY ACTUALLY ATTEND.

OKAY. DOES ANY BOARD MEMBERS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS TOPIC? NO, SIR. NO, SIR. I'M IN FAVOR. ALL RIGHT. SO AT THIS TIME, I WOULD ASK FOR A MOTION ON THIS FOR APPROVAL.

I'LL MAKE THE MOTION. SECOND. OKAY. IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED BY MR. PUGH, AND IT WAS SECONDED BY MR. COX THAT WE WOULD APPROVE THIS RESOLUTION REGARDING THE PLANNING COMMISSION COMPENSATION.

THIS IS NOT. WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? MOTION CARRIED. OUR LAST ITEM FOR TONIGHT FOR DISCUSSION IS AN AUTHORIZATION OF REIMBURSEMENT.

IT'S A ONE TIME $1,500. AND THIS IS FOR THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR AND MRS. DREWRY. GOOD EVENING, MR. CHAIRMAN. BOARD MEMBERS, MR. STOKE AND MR. ERARD. JUDGE TOMKO REQUESTED CONSIDERATION THAT HE BE ALLOWED TO USE SOME OF HIS STATE FUNDING.

THE VIRGINIA SUPREME COURT JUDICIAL EXPENSE ACCOUNT, TO BE SPECIFIC, TO PROVIDE A ONE TIME PAY BONUS TO THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR THAT SERVES THE SIXTH DISTRICT. WE PAY THAT INDIVIDUAL, AND WE BILL THE OTHER JURISDICTIONS WITHIN THE SIXTH DISTRICT FOR A PROPORTIONATE SHARE OF HER SALARY AND BENEFITS.

WE DID CONFIRM WITH THE STATE VIRGINIA SUPREME COURT REP THAT THIS IS AN ALLOWABLE EXPENDITURE FOR THOSE FUNDS.

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SHOULD YOU APPROVE THIS BONUS, THE COUNTY CODE DOES REQUIRE THAT THE BOARD AUTHORIZE ANY PAYMENT OF EMPLOYEE BONUSES.

SO WE ARE REQUESTING, ON BEHALF OF JUDGE TOMKO THAT YOU ALLOW HIM TO PROVIDE THAT BONUS USING HIS STATE FUNDING.

OKAY. SO ANY BOARD MEMBERS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF MR. DREWRY? MR. PUGH? I GUESS SHE WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND IS WHAT WE'RE GUESSING.

I CAN'T ANSWER THAT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. BECAUSE THIS WAS A REQUEST MADE BY JUDGE TOMKO.

I GOT YOU. SO. WELL, I DON'T THINK HE'D MAKE IT LIGHTLY, SO I'LL SUPPORT IT.

RIGHT. MRS. WAYMACK. NO, NO QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT, MR. WEBB. ALL RIGHT, I'M GOOD. MR. COX, I'M SORRY.

NO, SIR. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE IT. ALL RIGHT. SECOND. IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED BY MR. COX AND SECOND, BY MR. PUGH THAT WE WOULD APPROVE THIS, ONE TIME $1,500 FOR THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR.

MRS . KNOTT, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? MOTION CARRIED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS DREWRY.

BOARD MEMBERS, I BELIEVE THAT COVERS EVERYTHING THAT WAS ON OUR AGENDA FOR THIS EVENING.

SO AT THIS TIME, I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN.

SO MOVED. SECOND. SHE TOLD ME I DIDN'T. I DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE TO SPECIFY THE SCHEDULE.

OKAY. SO IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED BY MR. COX AND SECONDED BY MR. PUGH THAT WE WOULD ADJOURN. MRS . KNOTT. YEAH.

WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? CALL]. MEETING ADJOURNED. JUST TO EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT.

YEAH. OUR PRACTICE HAS BEEN TO ADJOURN TO THE NEXT.

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