Mar 25, 2025 Regular Meeting

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GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. TODAY IS MARCH THE 25TH.

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

FIRST THING WE'LL HAVE IS A ROLL CALL. MRS. KNOTT.

MEMBERS AT THIS TIME, MAY I HAVE A CLOSED MEETING MOTION PURSUANT TO VIRGINIA CODE 2.2-3711A8, FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSULTING WITH THE COUNTY ATTORNEY ABOUT A SPECIFIC LEGAL MATTER, A MATTER ZONING ENFORCEMENT.

SO MOVED. SECOND. OKAY. IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED BY MR. COX AND SECOND, BY MR. WEBB. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? MISS KNOTT, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? WE'LL BE IN CLOSED SESSION FOR JUST A QUICK MINUTE, AND WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

YEAH, IT WON'T BE LONG. I DON'T HAVE THAT MUCH TO SAY.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE'VE BEEN IN CLOSED SESSION, AND WE HAVE COMPLETED OUR MATTER.

WE ARE NOW OUT OF CLOSED SESSION. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION AND CERTIFY THAT ONLY THE MATTERS THAT WERE IDENTIFIED IN THE MOTION TO GO INTO CLOSED MEETING WERE HEARD, DISCUSSED AND CONSIDERED.

SO MOVED. SECOND. IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED BY MR. COX AND SECOND, BY MR. PUGH. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? MISS KNOTT, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? MOTION CARRIED. THE NEXT ITEM THAT WE HAVE IS THE ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA.

THERE ARE TWO ITEMS THAT WILL NEED TO ADD TO THE AGENDA AND THEY WILL BE UNDER THE BUSINESS PORTION, THE ORDER OF BUSINESS. SO, THE FIRST ONE WOULD BE G8, AND THAT WILL BE THE CANCELLATION OR A CANCELLATION OF OUR BUDGET WORK SESSION THAT IS SCHEDULED FOR TOMORROW.

WE HAVE TO FORMALLY DO THAT IN PUBLIC TO CANCEL THAT.

AND THEN THE NEXT ONE WOULD BE G NUMBER NINE.

AND THAT WOULD BE TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPOINTMENT OF AN ASSISTANT ZONING ADMINISTRATOR.

SO THOSE ARE THE TWO ITEMS THAT WE'LL BE ADDING TO THE AGENDA FOR TONIGHT.

BOARD MEMBERS I JUST NEED A MOTION TO ADOPT THE AGENDA WITH THOSE ADDITIONS, PLEASE.

SO MOVED. SECOND. OKAY. IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED BY MR. WEBB AND SECONDED BY MR. COX THAT WE WOULD ADOPT THE AGENDA WITH THOSE TWO ADDITIONS.

YOU'VE HEARD THE MOTION. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? MRS. KNOTT. WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? MR. CHAIRMAN. YES, MA'AM. I WANT TO EXPLAIN THE REASONING BEHIND PROPOSING THE CANCELLATION OF TOMORROW NIGHT'S WORK SESSION.

THE REASON FOR THE CANCELLATION OF TOMORROW'S BUDGET WORK SESSION IS WE HAVE NOT GOTTEN ANY UPDATED REVENUE NUMBERS AND OTHER NUMBERS THAT WE NEED TO CONTINUE MOVING FORWARD WITH FINALIZING OUR BUDGET.

I KNOW THE GOVERNOR JUST DID A BUNCH OF VETOES TODAY, AND SO THERE'S STILL SOME THINGS THAT WE'RE WAITING ON.

WE'RE WAITING ON INFORMATION FROM THE COMP BOARD AND OTHER AREAS SO THAT WE CAN FINALIZE THE NUMBERS AND HAVE OUR DISCUSSION ON WHAT ITEMS THAT WE'RE GOING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH AND OR WHAT ITEMS WE'RE NOT GOING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH.

SO, I BELIEVE THE NEXT BUDGET MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR MAYBE THE SECOND WEEK OF APRIL.

APRIL 15TH. APRIL 15TH. SO I THINK BY THAT TIME WE SHOULD BE WE SHOULD HAVE THE INFORMATION WE NEED.

SO THAT'S THE REASON FOR THE CANCELLATION OF THE BUDGET MEETING.

[B. Business Meeting]

I WILL ASK MRS. WAYMACK IF SHE WOULD DO THE BOARD'S INVOCATION.

AND THAT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY MR. WEBB DOING THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER, THANK YOU FOR ANOTHER DAY IN THIS WORLD.

BE WITH THOSE WHO ARE SICK IN BODY, MIND OR SPIRIT.

COMFORT THEM. GIVE THEM PEACE. BE WITH THOSE WHO ARE FEARFUL OF EVENTS IN THIS WORLD.

COMFORT THEM AND REMIND THEM THAT YOU ARE IN CHARGE OF EVENTS IN THIS WORLD AS WELL AS HEAVEN.

BE OUR FIRST. BE WITH OUR FIRST RESPONDERS AND ALL WHO WORK FOR THE GOOD OF OTHERS.

BE WITH THIS BOARD AND HELP US TO DO WHAT IS GOOD IN YOUR SIGHT AND YOUR HOLY NAME WE PRAY.

AMEN. AMEN.

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THIS WOULD BE WHERE YOU WOULD COME UP AND BRING MATTERS OR MAKE THE BOARD AWARE OF CERTAIN ANY MATTERS.

EXCEPT FOR THE ONLY THING WE ASK YOU NOT TO DISCUSS IS ANYTHING THAT WE HAVE LABELED ON OUR AGENDA AS FOR PUBLIC HEARING, AS THERE WILL BE THE APPROPRIATE TIME TO MAKE YOUR INPUT FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING.

COME UP TO THE PODIUM. YOU'LL BE GIVEN THREE MINUTES.

WE ASK YOU TO STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS AND THEN THE TIME WILL START.

YOU MUST BE A RESIDENT HERE IN THE COUNTY OR OWN PROPERTY IN THE COUNTY, IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO COME FORWARD.

GOOD EVENING SIR. GOOD EVENING, MR. CHAIRMAN.

MR. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. WILLIAM STEELE, 9921 COUNTY LINE ROAD.

MR. CHAIRMAN, JUST A QUICK STATEMENT TO THANK MR. PUGH, OUR BOARD MEMBER, MR. MR. WEBB AND SHERIFF, SINCE I FORGOT HIM ON THE LETTER LAST TIME FOR ATTENDING OUR COMMUNITY MEETING, WE HAD ON SATURDAY, I THINK WE HAD A FAIRLY DECENT TURNOUT.

WE HAD A VERY GOOD DISCUSSION. A LOT OF INFORMATION THAT WAS GIVEN OUT, AND THANKS TO THE BOARD MEMBERS INTEREST OF HEARING, THE PUBLIC HEARING FROM THE CITIZENS, I THINK WE I THINK WE DID A GOOD JOB, AND I THINK WE HAD GOOD CONVERSATION AND GOOD COMMUNICATION.

I WOULD SAY MY DISAPPOINTMENT WOULD BE FROM THE LAST FROM BOTH MEETINGS.

NOW, IS THE LACK OF YOUR COMMITMENT TO GUARANTEE SOME KIND OF TAX RELIEF FOR THE TAXPAYER.

NINE STRAIGHT YEARS WHO'VE OVERTAXED US. WE NEED SOME TAX RELIEF.

I WAS A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED. I UNDERSTAND IT BECAUSE WE HAVE TO DEPEND ON THE STATE A LITTLE BIT, BUT I WAS DISAPPOINTED THAT NONE OF YOU WOULD COMMIT TO SAY YES.

WE WILL GIVE THE TAXPAYERS SOME KIND OF A BREAK THIS YEAR, PUTTING THE TAXPAYERS FIRST.

YOU'RE VERY QUICK TO SUPPORT THE ADMINISTRATION AND WHAT THEY WANT.

YOU'RE VERY QUICK IN SUPPORTING TAKING MORE OF OUR MONEY, BUT I WOULD HAVE LIKED TO HAVE HEARD A LITTLE MORE COMMITMENT SAYING, YES, WE WILL PUT THE TAXPAYER FIRST THIS YEAR, BUT WE HAVE SOME MORE TIME TO GO.

AND MISS WAYMACK, I JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW WE ARE NOT FORGETTING YOU TO INVITE YOU TO OUR MEETINGS.

THERE IS TALK. THEY WANT TO HAVE A THIRD MEETING SO YOU WILL BE NUMBER ONE ON OUR LIST FOR THE THIRD MEETING, MS. WAYMACK. WE DON'T WANT TO EVER FORGET YOU. OF COURSE. SO AGAIN, MR. CHAIRMAN, I WANT TO THANK THE BOARD FOR THEIR FOR THEIR HELP IN THIS MEETING.

I THINK IT WENT WELL. AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING MORE OF THESE COMMUNITY MEETINGS WHERE WE CAN HAVE A GOOD CONVERSATION.

SO, MR. CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, MR. WEBB, MR. PUGH AND SHERIFF, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT AT THIS TIME? GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS VALERIE HARDING. I LIVE AT 5601 ALLEN ROAD.

PRINCE GEORGE, VIRGINIA. DEAR MEMBERS OF THE PRINCE GEORGE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, I'M WRITING TO YOU TODAY AS A CONCERNED RESIDENT OF PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY TO EXPRESS MY FEARS REGARDING ACCIDENTS OCCURRING AT THE SAME CURB LOCATION ON THE DARK ISLAND ROAD AT NIGHT.

I HAVE LIVED ON ALLEN ROAD FOR ALMOST TEN YEARS, BUT A RESIDENT OF PRINCE GEORGE FOR OVER 30, AND MY MAILBOXES AND NEIGHBOR'S MAILBOXES HAVE BEEN RUN OVER AND TORN DOWN AT LEAST FOUR TIMES.

I HAVE ALSO, AND THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT OCCURRING ON 17TH MARCH LAST EARLY LAST MONDAY MORNING AROUND 4:30 A.M.. THAT'S WHEN THE COP CAME AND KNOCKED AT MY DOOR.

I HAVE ALSO HAD AN INDIVIDUAL RUN BETWEEN MY TELEPHONE WIRES AND LIGHT POLE.

ONE NIGHT AND THE COP HAD STATED THAT IF HE HAD, IF I HAD OPENED THE DOOR, THAT PERSON WAS HAD SOMETHING IN HIS SYSTEM AND HE WOULD HAVE BEEN KIND OF AGGRESSIVE, BUT I DIDN'T.

INDIVIDUALS, SO I ERECTED A PRINCE GEORGE ELECTRIC CORP., PUT UP A LIGHT POLE AT THE END OF MY, I REQUESTED FOR THEM TO PUT UP A LIGHT POLE AT THE END OF MY DRIVEWAY SO THAT I COULD TURN INTO MY DRIVEWAY SAFELY OFF THE ROAD BECAUSE IT'S SO DARK AT NIGHT.

SO INDIVIDUALS DON'T REALIZE THERE'S A CURVE IN THE ROAD ONCE THEY ONCE THEY DO, THEY HIT THE DEEP, HIGH EMBANKMENT OF THE DRAIN PIPE, THEN SWERVE AND HIT THE MAILBOX AN, OR THEY RUN, OR THEY JERK ANOTHER WAY.

THAT'S WHEN THE GUY WENT THROUGH MY THROUGH THE TELEPHONE LINE IN THE LIGHT POLE.

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SO THE MAILBOX IS ACTUALLY STOPPING THE CAR FROM RUNNING INTO THAT TREE.

SO. AND THAT COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE A TRAGIC, DEADLY SCENE.

I RESPECTFULLY, RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT THE BOARD MEMBERS CONSIDER FUNDING FOR ROAD SAFETY MEASURES, LIKE REFLECTORS OR LIGHTS, TO PUT IN THIS PARTICULAR CURVE SO THAT INDIVIDUALS CAN REALIZE IT'S A CURVE AND NOT A STRAIGHT ROAD.

THANK YOU, AND I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION OF THIS IMPORTANT MATTER, AND I DO HAVE A COPY OF THE LETTER AND PICTURES IF YOU WOULD LIKE THEM. YOU CAN LEAVE THAT WITH OUR CLERK.

AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE'LL HAVE SOMEONE FROM STAFF FOLLOW UP WITH YOU, AS THAT WOULD BE A VDOT SITUATION THAT WE WOULD NEED TO ADDRESS WITH THEM. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU MA'AM. NEXT PLEASE.

GOOD EVENING, MR. CHAIR, BOARD. SCOTT HAMEL, 3963 DOE RUN ROAD, NORTH PRINCE GEORGE, 23860.

I'D LIKE TO COME BEFORE THE BOARD AND PUBLICLY COMMEND OUR DEPUTY COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR, MISS PUDLOW.

I'VE BEEN ATTENDING THE CITIZENS ACADEMY CLASSES THAT WE'VE BEEN HAVING WEEKLY, AND THE LEVEL OF PROFESSIONALISM AND THE WAY IT'S BEEN ORGANIZED HAS BEEN TRULY SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN NICE TO ATTEND. THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF KNOWLEDGE AND INFORMATION SHARED.

AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I DO NOTE THAT I THINK IS A IT'S KIND OF REFRESHING IS THAT ANY TIME THAT SHE'S EVER QUOTED ANYTHING THAT WHEN SHE SAYS THAT THINGS ARE GOVERNED BY CERTAIN LAWS AND RULES, SHE'LL COME TO THE NEXT CLASS WITH COPIES OF THOSE RULES AND PASS THEM OUT TO THE CLASS.

AND SO I JUST THOUGHT I'D COME BEFORE THE BOARD AND MAKE SURE THAT IT WAS KNOWN THAT THESE CLASSES ARE BEING RUN WELL.

I HOPE WE CAN CONTINUE THESE IN THE FUTURE. THAT I FOUND A LOT OF VALUE IN ATTENDING THESE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR. AND LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WHAT HE'S SPEAKING OF IS THAT THE COUNTY SPONSORS A CITIZENS ACADEMY, AND IT'S MANY WEEKS WITH MEETINGS WITH THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENT HEADS.

AND YOU ACTUALLY LEARN A LITTLE BIT, A LOT MORE IN DEPTH KNOWLEDGE WITHIN EACH OF THE DEPARTMENTS.

AND SO, MISS PUDLOW, THANK YOU FOR BEING THE PERSON IN CHARGE OF THAT.

THAT IS WHAT MR. HAMEL WAS SPEAKING OF. AND IT'S BASED ON CITIZENS.

IT WAS GOING BEFORE, AND IT STOPPED BECAUSE WE WEREN'T GETTING ANY INTEREST IN THE PROGRAM.

SO GOOD EVENING BOARD. MY NAME IS JUSTIN NOBLIN, 8724 CENTENNIAL. I WOULD LIKE TO SECOND SCOTT ON THAT.

I ATTEND THE CITIZEN'S ACADEMY TOO, AND IT IS EXCELLENTLY RUN, AND IT'S BEEN EXTREMELY INFORMATIVE ON, ON ALL DIVISIONS OF THE COUNTY THAT WE'VE LEARNED SO FAR.

AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE REST OF IT. I'M HERE TONIGHT TO TALK ABOUT THE ASSESSMENTS AGAIN.

I'VE BEEN INUNDATED WITH PHONE CALLS FROM CITIZENS WHO ARE CONCERNED.

I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S BEEN HUNDREDS OF APPEALS SENT TO VISION.

I SEE THAT THEY HAVE, FOR THE SECOND TIME, EXTENDED THEIR DEADLINE DUE TO THE OVERWHELMING NUMBER OF APPEALS.

I'M GOING TO START WITH MINE. MY PROPERTY INCREASED 83.5%.

$275,000 FROM ONE ASSESSMENT TO THE NEXT. AND THIS CAME ABOUT PARTLY BECAUSE THEY ACTIVATED A INFLUENCE FACTOR CALLED STYLE. THE STYLE OF HOUSES. THEY HAD ME AS A CONTEMPORARY HOUSE, WHICH, IF ANYBODY'S EVER SEEN A CONTEMPORARY HOUSE, NONE OF THE ONES IN THIS COUNTY LOOK LIKE CONTEMPORARY HOUSES.

AND THAT ALONE, THAT ONE FACTOR INCREASED THE VALUE OF MY PROPERTY $160,000.

THEY ACTIVATED THIS INFLUENCE FACTOR AND APPARENTLY NEVER VERIFIED THAT THE THAT INFLUENCE FACTOR WAS CORRECT ON PARCELS.

SO NOW THEY'RE HAVING TO GO BACK AND REVIEW IT.

THEY ALSO ADDED A DOCK THAT IS BUILT OUT INTO MY CATTLE POND.

THEY SAW IT ON SATELLITE AND DECIDED THAT IT HAD A ALMOST $4,000 VALUE WITHOUT EVER SEEING IT AND KNOWING THAT IT'S BUILT IN 1988 AND IS SINKING ON ONE SIDE. SO IT'S NOT A USABLE DOCK, BUT THEY WENT AHEAD AND ARBITRARILY ADDED $4,000, ALMOST $4,000 VALUE TO IT.

AND IT LOOKS LIKE THAT IS THE NEW MOTTO IS IF YOU SEE IT AND THINK IT MIGHT HAVE VALUE, GO AHEAD AND ADD THE VALUE.

AND IF SOMEBODY DOESN'T LIKE IT, IT'S THE BURDEN OF THE CITIZEN, WHICH IS THE SAME PROBLEM WE HAD WITH THE LAST ASSESSOR THAT CAUSED THE ENTIRE FIASCO.

SO, IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE VISION IS DOING ANYTHING DIFFERENT.

I'VE SPOKEN WITH SEVERAL PEOPLE WHO ARE VERY INVOLVED THAT I SPOKE WITH ON THE FIRST ONE WHEN WE, WHEN WE GOT INVOLVED IN THE COUNTY WITH THE ASSESSORS THAT THE FORMER ASSESSOR THAT HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS, THE LAND INFLUENCE FACTORS ARE NOT BEING APPLIED EVENLY BETWEEN NEIGHBORS AND ADJOINING PROPERTIES.

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SO THEY HAVE A DIFFERENCE OF FOUR ACRES FIVE TIMES THE SIZE BUT THE SAME VALUE.

SO SOME ARE OVERVALUED, SOME ARE UNDERVALUED, THEY DON'T HAVE ENOUGH COMPS.

THEY BASED 14,000 PLUS PARCELS ON 20 SALES, NOT NEAR ENOUGH COMPS TO ACCURATELY VALUE LAND COMPARISONS.

THEY'RE ALSO RELYING ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY ON THE EAGLE EYE SYSTEM AND ADDING VALUE.

THEY ADDED VALUE TO ONE CITIZEN WHO HAD A HOUSE THAT WAS FALLING IN ON ITSELF, AND THEY APPRAISED IT AT FULL VALUE.

THEY ADDED ANOTHER ONE FOR A DAM TO A POND, AND THEY CLAIMED IT WAS A HOUSE BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE OFF SATELLITE.

SO PLEASE, IF Y'ALL WOULD TAKE CARE OF THIS STUFF AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? PLEASE COME FORWARD. I WOULD ASK THAT YOU LINE UP IF YOU'RE GOING TO SPEAK OR WANT TO SPEAK, SO AT LEAST I CAN GET SOME IDEA OF HOW MANY MORE PEOPLE WE HAVE.

GOOD EVENING, GUYS. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS JAMES DOWNING.

I LIVE AT 1801 PINE STREET IN PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY.

I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. I'M ASKING TO HELP RESCUE THE RIVERDALE COMMUNITY HERE IN PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, OFF PUDDLE-DUCK ROAD AND FINE STREET WHERE I LIVE.

I'VE BEEN LIVING THERE FOR 28 YEARS, AND THE VIEW FROM MY HOME IS DRASTICALLY CHANGED.

I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE WELFARE, SAFETY AND THE OVERALL PROSPERITY OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

ZONING RULES AND REQUIREMENTS OF THE INDUSTRIAL ZONING ACROSS FROM THE RESIDENTIAL AREA THAT BORDERS NEAR MY HOME DOES NOT SEEM TO BE, AT THE VERY LEAST, ADEQUATE, ENFORCED, OR TAKEN SERIOUSLY.

THERE HAVE BEEN COMPLAINTS ON THE RECORD FOR THE PAST 20 YEARS.

15 YEARS I'VE BEEN COMPLAINING. WHILE NOTHING HAS REALLY BEEN DONE, THERE'S NO BUFFERING ON ANY OF THE BUSINESSES ON THE ROAD, AND I'M CONCERNED AND WONDERING WHY THAT'S THE CASE.

I'M HERE TO MAKE SURE THAT MY CONCERNS ARE, YOU KNOW, A MATTER OF PUBLIC RECORD.

AND I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. LET'S REMEMBER GOVERNMENT IS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN PRIVATE CITIZENS, THEIR CONCERNS, PRIVATE COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES AND WHAT IS PROSPEROUS, REASONABLE AND NECESSARY FOR US ALL.

THIS AREA, OUR RIVERDALE COMMUNITY IS IN A UNIQUE SITUATION IN THIS SMALL COMMUNITY HAS BEEN TAKEN OVER UNNECESSARILY WITH SAFETY, HEALTH, INCONVENIENCE AND A LACK OF REGULATION FOR TOO LONG.

THIS SHOULD BE NOT THE NORM OR WHAT ANYONE WHO DECIDED TO MAKE THIS AREA OF THEIR HOME WANTED OR ANTICIPATED.

AGAIN, I'VE BEEN HERE FOR 28 YEARS. PLEASE, WHAT CAN PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY DO TO ADDRESS THESE CONCERNS? THE ZONING LAWS HAVE BEEN INADEQUATE, UNENFORCED, AND I'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET ANSWERS FOR 15 YEARS ON MY OWN.

WHAT CAN WE DO? THE BOARD, THE PLANNING AND THE ZONING NEEDS TO GIVE ATTENTION TO THESE REASONABLE CONCERNS AND SHOULD BE UPDATED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. WHAT SHOULD THE EXPECTATION FOR US BE HERE IN RIVERDALE? HOW LONG DO THE DECISIONS THAT ARE NECESSARY TAKE? THEY ARE LONG OVERDUE. AND AT THE VERY LEAST, I THINK WE'VE BEEN FORGOTTEN.

IF YOU GUYS ARE FAMILIAR WITH PUDDLE DUCK ROAD AND FINE STREET, IT'S A HEAVILY INDUSTRIALIZED AREA THAT HAS ABOUT 25 HOMES IN RIVERDALE, WHICH I HAVE ONE. AND ACROSS THE STREET FROM WHERE I LIVE, I DON'T SEE MUCH OF ANYTHING BESIDES TRACTOR TRAILERS, COMMERCIAL VEHICLES, INDUSTRIAL VEHICLES. A ROAD THAT IS INADEQUATE FOR TWO VEHICLES TO GO UP AND DOWN.

AT ONE TIME IN 28 YEARS, I'VE SEEN VDOT DOWN ON MY ROAD ONE TIME.

THE SHOULDERS OF THE ROADS HAVE TORN UP. THERE'S NO BUFFERING.

ALL I LOOK AT IS A LANDFILL TYPE SITUATION WITH HEAVY INDUSTRIAL USE STUFF.

STORAGE CONTAINERS. I NEVER HEAR CHILDREN. I NEVER HEAR OUR FAMILIES OUT IN THE COMMUNITY.

YOU KNOW, WITH THE TYPICAL NOISE YOU WOULD EXPECT TO HEAR, I'D REALLY APPRECIATE SOMEBODY ADDRESSING THE ZONING CONCERNS OVER THERE.

IT'S LONG PAST DUE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR.

I WILL TELL YOU, THOUGH, THAT YOUR WORDS OR WHAT YOU'RE SPEAKING IS NOT GOING UNNOTICED.

MRS. PUDLOW HAS BROUGHT SOME THINGS TO MY ATTENTION, AND I DO KNOW THERE ARE SOME CONVERSATIONS GOING ON.

SO I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW YOUR FEELINGS AND YOUR CONCERNS ARE NOT BEING PUSHED OFF TO THE SIDE.

MR. PUDLOW HAS BEEN A GREAT RESOURCE FOR THE PAST FOUR MONTHS.

I'VE BEEN IN AND OUT OF TALKS WITH HER, AND SHE'S REALLY BEEN THE ONLY PERSON OUT OF MANY DEPARTMENTS OVER THE PAST 15 YEARS THAT HAS GOTTEN BACK TO ME AND DONE ANYTHING.

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ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR TONIGHT? I SEE NO ONE ELSE MOVING FORWARD, SO AT THIS TIME I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD AND WE WILL NOW MOVE TO THE

[C. Consent Agenda]

AT THIS TIME I WOULD ASK FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA PLEASE.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. SECOND.

IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED BY MR. PUGH. AND SECOND, BY MRS. WAYMACK THAT WE WOULD APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS STATED IN OUR BOARD DOCS PACKET.

YOU'VE HEARD THE MOTION. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? MRS. KNOTT. WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? MOTION CARRIED. NOW, WE'RE AT THE COMMENT PORTION OF OUR AGENDA, AND WE WILL START WITH SUPERVISOR COMMENTS.

[D. Comments]

THANK YOU FOR COMING OUT TONIGHT. GOOD TURNOUT.

WE'D LIKE TO SEE THAT GOVERNMENT INVOLVEMENT.

MR. STEELE, I WAS NOT AT YOUR LAST TOWN HALL.

THAT WAS FOR DISTRICT TWO. BUT I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR PUTTING THEM ON.

I DO HEAR FROM PEOPLE, AND THEY TALK ABOUT HOW WELL THEY RAN, WHICH THEY ARE.

I APPRECIATE YOU KIND OF KEEPING A TIMELINE AND KEEPING PEOPLE MOVING.

SO LOOK FORWARD TO MORE IN THE FUTURE. THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT.

OKAY, MR. WEBB. THANK YOU. AND I ECHO WHAT MR. COX SAID ABOUT THE MEETING WE HAD SATURDAY. OKAY, MR. PUGH SAME THING. THANK YOU, MR. STEELE. IT WAS VERY INFORMATIVE.

GOT TO MEET, I THINK IT WAS ABOUT 25 TO 30 CITIZENS THAT WERE THERE.

EVERYBODY WHO'S COME UP AND SPOKE TONIGHT, I'VE HEARD YOUR CONCERNS. I HOPE WE'RE GOING TO LOOK INTO IT.

I'M CONFIDENT STAFF WILL TAKE CARE OF THOSE ISSUES AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET THEM RESOLVED.

THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT. MRS. WAYMACK. THANK YOU FOR COMING OUT.

DO YOU ALL KNOW HOW BEAUTIFUL YOU ARE OUT THERE? YOU REALLY LOOK GOOD, AND I APPRECIATE EVERY ONE OF YOU.

THANK YOU FOR PARTICIPATING. LET ME JUST SAY GOOD EVENING TO EVERYONE.

THANK YOU FOR COMING OUT TONIGHT. YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN ON THIS BOARD ALMOST EIGHT YEARS.

AND ONE THING I FOUND OUT VERY QUICKLY AFTER THE FIRST YEAR WAS THAT NOTHING MOVES FAST IN GOVERNMENT.

SO I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF TIMES YOU MAY EXPRESS AN OPINION OR STATEMENT ON SOMETHING AND, YOU KNOW, VISUALLY YOU MAY NOT SEE ANY ACTION GOING ON.

BUT THERE'S A LOT OF TIMES THERE ARE DISCUSSIONS GOING ON BEHIND THE SCENES RESEARCH GOING ON BEHIND THE SCENES, BUT EVEN FOR US TO MAKE ZONING CHANGES OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, YOU'RE PROBABLY TALKING SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 3 TO 6 MONTHS BECAUSE OF THE RESEARCH THAT HAS TO GO INTO IT, THEN THE BE REVIEWED BY OUR COUNTY ATTORNEY, THEN IT HAS TO BE APPROVED, AND THEN WE HAVE TO PUBLISH IT FOR A PUBLIC HEARING, WHICH COMES BACK TO US 30 DAYS LATER.

SO IT SEEMS LIKE, YOU KNOW, IT MAY SEEM LIKE WE'RE NOT GETTING SOME THINGS DONE, BUT THERE'S A LOT HAPPENING BEHIND THE SCENES.

AGAIN, I THANK YOU FOR COMING OUT TONIGHT. I WILL JUST SHARE WITH YOU IF YOU HAPPEN TO CALL ME OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS, AND I'M A LITTLE SLOW GETTING BACK TO YOU. I JUST LOST A BROTHER-IN-LAW ON FRIDAY.

WE WERE OUT OF TOWN, MY WIFE AND I, LAST THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

IT WAS MY WIFE'S BROTHER. I FOUND OUT ABOUT IT ON SATURDAY.

WE DID NOT TELL HER UNTIL SUNDAY BECAUSE OF WHAT WE WERE ATTENDING.

SO THERE'S JUST BEEN A LOT GOING ON IN MY LIFE THE LAST 2 OR 3 DAYS.

SO AGAIN, IF FOR SOME REASON I'M A LITTLE SLOW IN GETTING BACK, I WILL GET BACK WITH YOU.

BUT I'M JUST JUGGLING A LOT OF THINGS BECAUSE NOW THAT WE'RE BACK, SHE'S SICK.

SO ON TOP OF ALL OF THAT. SO AGAIN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AND IT'S IMPORTANT THINGS THAT GO ON, PLEASE CALL US AND MAKE US AWARE OF IT, BECAUSE NONE OF US SITTING UP HERE CAN HELP TO FACILITATE THINGS IF WE'RE NOT AWARE THAT THINGS ARE GOING ON.

OKAY. COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR COMMENTS. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. REGARDING VISION AND THE REASSESSMENT PROCESS, FIRST OF ALL, THANK THE PUBLIC FOR ALL THE CONTACT YOU'VE MADE, BOTH TO THE BOARD MEMBERS AND TO STAFF AND TO US.

JUST A COUPLE OF POINTS FOR TONIGHT. ONE, IF YOU'RE UPSET ABOUT THE QUALITY OF WORK FROM OUR THIRD PARTY VENDOR VISION, PLEASE CONTINUE TO LET US KNOW IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

THIS BOARD IS GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE A DECISION ON WHETHER TO GO BACK TO A COUNTY ASSESSOR, WHICH WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO HIRE OR TO MOVE TO A THIRD PARTY VENDOR SYSTEM.

NOW, WE DON'T HAVE TO HIRE VISION. THERE'S OTHER THIRD PARTY VENDORS OUT THERE, BUT THAT DECISION IS COMING IN THE FUTURE,

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SECOND OF ALL, IF VISION IS SENDING YOU TO THE COUNTY, THIS IS WRONG.

THE FY 26 REASSESSMENT WAS PERFORMED UNDER THEIR LICENSE, WHICH HAS BEEN ACCEPTED BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION.

THEIR LICENSE IS ON THE LINE TO DO THIS WORK.

PLEASE LET ME KNOW IMMEDIATELY IF VISION IS SENDING YOU TO COUNTY STAFF WITH QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUR REASSESSMENT.

THEY STILL HAVE TO FOLLOW STATE LAW THROUGH THIS PROCESS.

AND LASTLY, IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, CONCERNS, OR YOU WOULD LIKE TO CHALLENGE YOUR [INAUDIBLE] VISION NOW, BY STATE LAW, NEITHER THE BOARD NOR I CAN CHANGE YOUR REASSESSMENT NUMBER.

IT HAS TO BE DONE STARTING WITH THE PROCESS AND CONTACTING VISION FIRST.

THEY HAVE JUST RECENTLY EXTENDED THEIR DEADLINES AGAIN.

THE DEADLINE TO SCHEDULE AN INFORMAL REVIEW HAS BEEN EXTENDED FROM MARCH 30TH 1ST TO APRIL 9TH, AND THEN THE INFORMAL REVIEW DEADLINE HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO APRIL 11TH.

THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. THANK YOU, MR. STOKE.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE'LL MOVE ON NOW TO REPORTS.

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AND I BELIEVE THAT'S MISS PUDLOW, THE LADY OF THE HOUR.

GOOD EVENING. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, MR. STOKE, MISS ERARD, I GET THE PLEASURE THIS EVENING OF TALKING TO YOU ABOUT SOME INITIATIVES THAT ARE FROM THE CAPITAL REGION, CAPITAL AREA REGION, MILITARY ALLIANCE.

I'M PROBABLY SAYING THAT WRONG. IT'S CARMA, BUT THAT'S A GROUP THAT WE PARTICIPATE IN.

IT'S SUPPORTIVE OF EFFORTS WHERE COMMUNITY AND THE MILITARY INSTALLATION HAVE UNITED GOALS OR NEEDS, AND WE WORK TOGETHER TO TRY TO ADDRESS THOSE.

I DO ALSO HAVE THE PLEASURE OF INTRODUCING THIS EVENING TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

THE GARRISON COMMANDER, WE HAVE COLONEL BEN DALEWSKI IS HERE, SO HE'S HERE.

IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS ON THE MILITARY SIDE AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE MR. JAY ELLINGTON FROM THE CRATER PLANNING DISTRICT.

IF THERE'S QUESTIONS THERE. SO. OKAY, SO WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT THE MILITARY INSTALLATION RESILIENCE REVIEW.

IT'S INTERESTING BECAUSE SINCE THE TIME I PUT THESE SLIDES TOGETHER TO TODAY, THE NAME OF THIS GRANT HAS CHANGED TO READINESS.

UNDER THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION, THEY DON'T WANT THE FOCUS TO BE RESILIENCE.

THEY WANT IT TO BE READINESS, WHICH CAN EQUATE TO THE LETHALITY AND THE READINESS OF OUR MILITARY TO RESPOND TO CONFLICTS IN THE WORLDWIDE. SO ANYWAY, SOME OF THE LANGUAGE ON HERE, I'LL BE CORRECTING MYSELF SINCE THAT'S CHANGED.

AND THEN WE'RE ALSO GOING TO BE DISCUSSING A GO VIRGINIA GRANT THAT THE CRATER PLANNING DISTRICT IS SUBMITTING FOR THE CAPITAL REGION MILITARY ALLIANCE, AS WELL AS AN UPDATE FOR CARMA. OKAY. SO THE MIRR GRANT, WHICH AGAIN, IS NOW THE MILITARY INSTALLATION READINESS REVIEW GRANT.

IT'S AN INITIATIVE THAT THE CRATER PLANNING DISTRICT IS SUBMITTING.

AND THE GOAL OF THIS GRANT IS TO IDENTIFY GAPS IN UTILITY CONNECTION, TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING AND OTHER SHARED AMENITIES THAT MAY EXIST BETWEEN THE COMMUNITIES HERE IN PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY. AS YOU KNOW, FORT ADAMS IS COMPLETELY ENCOMPASSED WITHIN PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY, EVEN THOUGH THEY DO HAVE BOUNDARY LINES THAT CONNECT TO PETERSBURG AND HOPEWELL AS WELL.

SO, THE MIRROR PROCESS BRINGS INSTALLATION MILITARY PERSONNEL IN THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER.

THEY LOOK AT LONG RANGE PLANNING ISSUES. AND THE INSTALLATION OF COMMUNITY TO, TO LOOK AT FUTURE SCENARIOS, IDENTIFY GAPS THAT EXIST BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY AND INSTALLATION.

AGAIN, WE'RE LOOKING FOR MUTUAL AREAS THAT IMPACT BOTH THE INSTALLATION AND THE COMMUNITY.

AND THEN WORKING TO SUPPORT NATIONAL DEFENSE THROUGH THOSE EFFORTS.

SO, THE MIRR PROCESS TAKES PLACE IN PHASES. SO PHASE ONE, IF CRATER PLANNING DISTRICT IS AWARDED THE GRANT WHICH THEY'RE IN TALKS WITH OLD CC.

AND I'LL LET MR. ELLINGTON DISCUSS THAT FURTHER WHERE THEY'RE AT IN THAT PROCESS IF THERE'S QUESTIONS.

BUT TYPICALLY, THIS IS HOW IT GOES BASED ON HOW OTHER MIRR GRANT PROCESSES HAVE GONE IN OTHER LOCALITIES.

BUT THEY HIRE A CONTRACTOR TO MANAGE AND PREPARE THE GRANT, THE OFFICE OF LOCAL DEFENSE COMMUNITY COOPERATION.

OLD CC, AS WE LIKE TO CALL THEM, THEY ESTABLISH MEASURES OF PROGRESS WITH THE CRATER PLANNING DISTRICT.

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SO, AN EXAMPLE WOULD BE WATER OR WASTEWATER. WHILE THAT'S NOT DIRECTLY TIED TO READINESS, IT DOES IMPACT THE MILITARY'S ABILITY TO BE READY. LET'S SAY IF TRAINING INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS EXPAND AND THEY NEED ADDITIONAL WATER CAPACITY OR WASTEWATER CAPACITY, THAT IS WHERE IT COULD BE A POTENTIAL IMPACT FOR THE MILITARY INSTALLATIONS READINESS.

SO. IF AWARDED, THE CRATER PLANNING DISTRICT MAY CONVENE A POLICY COMMITTEE OR TECHNICAL REVIEW COMMITTEE.

AND THIS IS WHERE THEY WOULD PULL IN PARTNERS FROM THE COMMUNITIES THAT WOULD BE IMPACTED BY THIS REVIEW.

THE TECHNICAL REVIEW COMMITTEE WOULD WORK TO WORK WITH THE CRATER PLANNING DISTRICT TO ASSESS THREATS, VULNERABILITIES AND IDENTIFY STRATEGIES AND ANALYZE COSTS FOR MITIGATING THOSE THREATS AND VULNERABILITIES TO THE READINESS AND THINGS THAT MAY IMPACT READINESS OF THE INSTALLATION.

THE POLICY COMMITTEE WOULD PROVIDE GUIDANCE AND DIRECTION TO THE GRANTEE, WHICH IS THE CRATER PLANNING DISTRICT AND THE FINAL REVIEW OF THE FINAL REPORT.

SO, THERE IS COMMUNITY INPUT AND THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS.

IN PREVIOUS GRANTS THAT WERE AWARDED, AND I DO HAVE SOME EXAMPLES LATER ON IN THIS PRESENTATION, THE MEETINGS BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY AND THE INSTALLATION REVIEW THROUGH THE TECHNICAL REVIEW COMMITTEE AND THE POLICY COMMITTEE HAVE PRODUCED MORE IMMEDIATE RESULTS FOR THE INSTALLATION AND COMMUNITIES. SUCH AS COMMUNICATION WITH INSTALLATION RESULTED IN A NEW WATER LINE CONNECTION DURING THAT PROCESS.

SO, IT JUST PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY TO COMMUNICATE ABOUT THOSE MUTUAL ISSUES.

SO, THESE ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF PAST LOCALITIES THAT FOLKS CAN LOOK AT IF THEY WANT TO UNDERSTAND A LITTLE BIT MORE IN DEPTH ABOUT THAT PROCESS.

I OBVIOUSLY HAVE LINKS AND HAPPY TO PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION AS WELL.

BUT LOWER COUNTY IN SOUTH CAROLINA WENT THROUGH THIS PART OF THEIR PROCESS WAS TO DEVELOP STRATEGIES AND IMPLEMENTATION PLAN PROTECTING RESOURCES NECESSARY TO ENHANCE THE COMMUNITY RESILIENCE, BUT IN THIS INSTALLATION IT WOULD.

IN CASE IT WOULD BE READINESS OF THE MILITARY INSTALLATION.

SO TASK ONE IDENTIFY AND DEFINE. THREATS IMPACT AND UNMET NEEDS.

ASSESS VULNERABILITY RISK. REFINE AND PRIORITIZE.

PROJECT. PROJECTS AND POLICIES SO THESE WOULD WORK TO STRENGTHEN THE INSTALLATIONS ABILITY TO HAVE A STRONG FUTURE OPERATIONS AND PRESENCE IN THE COMMUNITY.

AGAIN I DON'T KNOW THAT I'VE EVER I UNDERSTAND I'M NEWER TO VIRGINIA, BUT I'VE NEVER AFTER RETIRING AND MOVING HERE.

BUT I DON'T THINK I'VE EVER SEEN A COMMUNITY THAT'S SO SUPPORTIVE OF THE MILITARY. SO AND THAT IS CLEAR IN THE PAST, WHERE THERE WAS BRAC DISCUSSIONS ABOUT REDUCING THE SIZE OF FORT GREG ADAMS. AND SO AGAIN, THIS WOULD JUST HELP PROTECT AND GUARD ANY FUTURE DISCUSSIONS OF THAT FOR THE AREA SO.

NORTHERN VIRGINIA REGIONAL COMMISSION, NVRC WAS AWARDED A GRANT.

THEY HAVE ALSO BEEN AWARDED TWO INSTALLATIONS.

BUT AT THE END RESULT OF THESE REPORTS, ONE THING THAT IS HELPFUL FOR THE REGION IS THAT THESE REPORTS ARE HELPFUL FOR GOING AFTER OTHER GRANT SOURCES.

SO, YOU KNOW, PREVIOUSLY LAST YEAR WE SUBMITTED THE DSIP GRANT.

I'M SORRY, I CAN'T THINK OF THE WORD OR THE ACRONYM.

IF ANYONE HAS QUESTIONS, PLEASE LET ME KNOW. I'LL BE HAPPY TO SHARE THAT. BUT THAT WAS FOR THE FIRE TRAINING CENTER AS WELL AS THE DROP ZONE.

AND SO THOSE TYPES OF GRANTS, IT'S MORE HELPFUL IF WE HAVE THIS KIND OF IN-DEPTH RESEARCH AND UNDERSTANDING SO THAT WE CAN GET BETTER LOOKED AT FOR THOSE TYPES OF FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES AS WELL. AND AGAIN, THERE'S MULTIPLE PHASED OPPORTUNITIES.

SO IN THE LAST, THE NORTHERN VIRGINIA REGIONAL COMMISSION, THEY HAVE BEEN AWARDED A SECOND ITERATION TO GO MORE IN DEPTH AND LOOK AT THIS STUFF.

SO THIS DOESN'T HAVE TO JUST BE A1A1 TIME GRANT.

IT CAN BE MULTIPLE MULTI-PHASE GRANTS. I'M NOT SURE IF I'M SUPPOSED TO SAY THIS, BUT IT IS LESS COMPETITIVE THAN MOST GRANT OPPORTUNITIES DUE TO NOT THAT MANY COMMUNITIES HAVE SUPPORTIVE MILITARY INSTALLATION, AND IT'S SPECIFIC TO THOSE COMMUNITIES.

THERE IS A COST SHARE FOR THE MILITARY INSTALLATION RESILIENCE REVIEW.

SO GREATER PLANNING DISTRICT IS SUBMITTING THE GRANT.

BUT THERE'S A 10% MINIMUM COST SHARE, AND PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY'S PORTION OF THAT MATCHING FUNDS WOULD BE 30,000.

THIS WOULD BE REDESIGNATED FROM THE LEFTOVER THAT WE HAD DESIGNATED FOR THIS YEAR FOR THE GRANT.

SO THOSE WERE SET ASIDE FOR GRANT MATCHING FUNDS THIS YEAR, BUT THE BODY GRANT WAS CANCELED OR NO LONGER IS OPERATING, SO IT'S REDIRECTED FROM THAT TO THIS. OKAY. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT GRANT PROCESS? ANY QUESTIONS? NO, MA'AM. OKAY. SO NEXT WE'RE GOING TO GO OVER THE VIRGINIA GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY FUND OR GO VIRGINIA PLANNING GRANT.

THE CRATER PLANNING DISTRICT IS WORKING ON GO VIRGINIA IS A COLLABORATIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM THAT PROMOTES PRIVATE SECTOR GROWTH AND TARGETED

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REGIONAL COUNCILS ARE ALLOTTED A PER CAPITA FUND ANNUALLY.

CRATER PLANNING DISTRICT, IN THIS INSTANCE, IS GOING AFTER A PLANNING GRANT TO ASSIST ESTABLISHING CARMA OR THE CAPITAL REGION MILITARY ALLIANCE AS A VIABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DRIVER AND PROTECTOR OF MILITARY SERVICES IN OUR REGION.

SO, AS YOU KNOW, CAPITAL REGION MILITARY ALLIANCE FALLS UNDER THE HOPEWELL PRINCE GEORGE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

AND SO PART OF THEIR GOALS AND MISSION STATEMENT ARE HEAVILY WORKING TO COMMUNICATE AND MAKE SURE THAT WE SUPPORT THE INSTALLATION ECONOMICALLY AND VICE VERSA.

SO SUCH AS EXAMPLE, SPOUSE, EMPLOYMENT, REEMPLOYMENT ALL THOSE TYPES OF OPPORTUNITIES THAT IMPACT, YOU KNOW, A VIABLE SOURCE FOR WORKFORCE FROM THE MILITARY INSTALLATION THROUGH MILITARY SPOUSES OR RETIRING OR EXITING SERVICE MEMBERS.

SO, WORKS TO MAKE SURE THOSE CONNECTIONS ARE GOING.

SO, THE CRATER PLANNING DISTRICT IS SUBMITTING.

DISTRICT IS SUBMITTING A PLANNING GRANT TO ASSIST CARMA WITH PROTECTING AND SECURING THE REGIONAL.

HANG ON ONE SECOND. SORRY. IT'S ON THE NEXT SLIDE.

THIS SHOULD RESULT IN A BUSINESS PLAN OR A STRATEGIC PLAN FOR CARMA TO MAKE SURE IT'S A STRONG ORGANIZATION GOING FORWARD, AND THAT WE CAN BETTER FACILITATE THESE TYPES OF DISCUSSIONS AND REGIONAL COLLABORATION IN SUPPORT OF THE INSTALLATION IN THE FUTURE.

PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY'S MATCHING FUNDS FOR THIS GRANT WOULD BE A TOTAL OF 15,000.

AGAIN, THIS IS REDESIGNATED FROM THE VATI MATCHING FUNDS THAT WERE ALLOTTED FOR THIS YEAR AS WELL.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE GO VIRGINIA PLANNING GRANT? NO, MA'AM. OKAY. OKAY, SO JUST AN UPDATE ON PROJECTS THAT ARE ONGOING WITH THE CAPITAL REGION MILITARY ALLIANCE. WE HAD THE DROP ZONE.

WE DISCUSSED THAT LAST YEAR A COUPLE OF TIMES WHEN WE SUBMITTED FOR A GRANT.

WE DID NOT GET THAT GRANT. HOWEVER, I WOULD JUST SAY THE COMMUNITY HAS PUSHED FORWARD THIS PROJECT AND IT'S MAKING PROGRESS REGARDLESS.

SO THE MCLAREN DROP ZONE, WHICH IS WHERE THEY USED TO DO PARACHUTE OPERATIONS ON THE INSTALLATION THEY'RE WORKING TO, DOMINION ENERGY IS ALREADY ACTUALLY BURIED. THE POWER LINES COMCAST IS BURYING THE POWER LINES OUT IN THAT AREA.

THAT WAS ONE OF THE RISKS THAT WAS SHUT DOWN BECAUSE THE POWER LINES WERE A RISK FOR SOLDIERS JUMPING.

AND SO THOSE POWER LINES HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN BURIED.

AND NOW THOSE LINES ARE DEACTIVATED. THEY'RE WAITING FOR COMCAST TO BURY THOSE LINES.

AND THEN THE MILITARY INSTALLATION HAS TO BURY THEIR COMMUNICATION LINES AS WELL.

AND THEN AND THEN THEY CAN GO AND REMOVE THE POLES AND HAVE THE, THE SAFETY OF THAT OPERATION REASSESSED.

I DO BELIEVE WE'RE LOOKING AT A POTENTIAL FOR A JUNE DATE.

AGAIN, THAT'S ALL PENDING HOW ALL THESE ASSESSMENTS GO.

AND IF YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS, I GET THE PLEASURE OF HAVING AN EXPERT IN THE AUDIENCE THIS EVENING FOR THIS SO.

AND THEN WE'RE ALSO STILL WORKING TO REAPPLY FOR THE REGIONAL FIRE TRAINING CENTER GRANT UNDER DCIP.

THIS DOES NOT HAVE MATCHING GRANT FUNDS. AND SO THAT'S FURTHER ONGOING.

I BELIEVE THAT DCIP IS STILL I KNOW STUFF IS FLUCTUATING AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL FOR GRANTS, BUT THIS GRANT IS STILL LOOKING LIKE IT'S MOVING FORWARD THIS YEAR.

WE'VE BEEN TOLD IT'S FAVORABLE, AND WE ANTICIPATE A NOTICE OF FUNDING WITH ALL THE RULES AND CRITERIA FOR THIS YEAR IN APRIL.

SO LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING AND MAKING SURE WE SUBMIT THAT THE APPOMATTOX RIVER TRAIL GRANT, WE ARE GOING TO RESUBMIT THE REPI CHALLENGE WHERE WE LEARNED SOME LESSONS LAST YEAR. SO WE'RE STILL TRYING TO MAKE THE CONNECTION BETWEEN PETERSBURG AND HOPEWELL FOR THE PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY SECTION OF THE FOLAR TRAIL. AND YOU ALL ARE AWARE WE'RE WORKING THANKS WITH TO FOLAR AND THEIR HARD WORK.

WE'RE WORKING TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS AT THE APPOMATTOX RIVER REGIONAL PARK, WHICH IS PART OF THAT TRAIL SYSTEM.

IT WOULD BE A CONNECTOR OR A LOGICAL TERMINI.

SORRY. THAT'S TRANSPORTATION LANGUAGE. AND I'M NOT A TRANSPORTATION EXPERT, BUT I'M LEARNING ALL OF THIS FROM THAT GRANT SUBMISSION.

SO BECAUSE IT TECHNICALLY IS A TRANSPORTATION PROJECT.

SO WE'VE ALSO GOT THE FORT GREGG ADAMS MUSEUM ENCLAVE.

SO THAT'S AN EFFORT TO THERE'S THREE MUSEUMS ON THE INSTALLATION.

THERE'S THE WOMEN'S MUSEUM THE QUARTERMASTER MUSEUM.

AND THEN THERE'S THE ORDNANCE MUSEUM. THAT ONE IS VERY INTERESTING.

BUT THE MILITARY INSTALLATION IS WORKING TO MOVE THE FENCE LINE DOWN SO THAT IT'S MORE ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC.

THAT PROJECT IS WORKING. I BELIEVE THAT THEY'RE TRYING TO GET THAT FENCE LINE A TEMPORARY FENCE LINE MOVED.

I DON'T KNOW MORE DETAILS OR DON'T WANT TO GO INTO IT, BUT WE CERTAINLY HAVE COLONEL BANDALOVSKI HERE, BUT THEY ARE TRYING TO GET THAT OPEN, AND IT'S ALSO LOOKING LIKE A POTENTIAL FOR A JUNE TIME FRAME.

SO IT'S VERY EXCITING TO OPEN THAT UP. AND AGAIN, IT'S RIGHT NEXT TO THE PETERSBURG NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD.

SO IT JUST ADDS TO THE COMPLIMENT OF HISTORY IN THE AREA AND THE WAY THAT WE CAN DISPLAY THAT.

SO AND THAT'S THE END OF MY BRIEFING. DOES THE BOARD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?

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IF EITHER ONE OF THE TWO WOULD LIKE TO COME UP AND SAY SOMETHING.

I JUST WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE AND THANK YOU FOR THE SUPPORT.

AND I'LL JUST START OFF BY SAYING THAT AT FORT GREGG ADAMS, COMMUNITY READINESS IS MILITARY READINESS.

AND FIRST AND FOREMOST WITH THE WITH THE MIRR GRANT.

THAT IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US AS A COMMUNITY TO COME TOGETHER.

I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY THIS AFTERNOON WITH SECRETARY CRENSHAW AND SOME OF THE STATE LEADERS TO TALK ABOUT THIS INITIATIVE.

THERE'S A LOT OF EXCITEMENT ACROSS THE BOARD, SO WE LOOK FORWARD IN PARTNERING WITH CARMA AND THE CRATER PLANNING DISTRICT ON THAT INITIATIVE. AND I'LL ALSO ADD AS WE APPROACH THIS SUMMER, THE ARMY'S 250TH BIRTHDAY, A LOT OF EXCITING THINGS GOING ON AT GREGG ADAMS, MANY OF WHICH KRISTEN HAD LAID OUT. BUT THE DROP ZONE TO CONDUCT AIRBORNE OPERATIONS AT FORT GREG ADAMS ONCE AGAIN, THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2010, IS A SIGNIFICANT EVENT.

MAJOR GENERAL DONAHUE, OUR SENIOR COMMANDER, HAS PUT A LOT OF HER INFLUENCE, I'D PROBABLY SAY FIRST AND FOREMOST BEHIND IT.

BUT ENSURING THAT RESOURCES WERE ALIGNED EVEN AFTER THE LAST GRANT DIDN'T GET APPROVED TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE DOING OUR AIRBORNE OPERATIONS AGAIN AT FORT GREGG ADAMS, THE MUSEUM ENCLAVE, ANOTHER VERY EXCITING INITIATIVE WHERE FORT.

GREG ADAMS SAID, WE NEED TO STOP TALKING ABOUT THIS AS A FUTURE INITIATIVE.

WE NEED TO START DOING SOMETHING NOW AND AGAIN, ALLOCATING RESOURCES TO TAKE THAT FENCE LINE, PULL THAT FENCE LINE BACK. THOSE MUSEUMS ARE ALREADY OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

BUT THE ONE CHALLENGE IS WE STILL HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE GATE, WHICH CAN BE A DETERRENT IN SOME CASES.

SO TO OPEN THAT UP, TO OPEN UP ACCESS OFF OF ROUTE 32 OR OFF OF ROUTE 36 HAS BEEN A PRIORITY OF THE INSTALLATION.

AND WE WILL START THE TEMPORARY FENCE LINE HERE IN MAY WITH A JUNE 13TH OPENING.

SO AGAIN, I APPRECIATE THE TIME. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS, I'LL BE AVAILABLE.

THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU, SIR . THANK YOU, SIR . THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. GOOD EVENING, CHAIRMAN BROWN COMMISSIONERS, MR. STOKES, COUNTY ATTORNEY.

THANK YOU FIRST FOR BEING AN EXCELLENT PARTNER WITH CRATER PLANNING DISTRICT.

YOUR ASSISTANCE IN HELPING US MOVE THESE TWO GRANTS FORWARD WILL MAKE A LOT OF DIFFERENCE FOR OUR REGION AS WE GATHER THIS INFORMATION THAT WILL THEN ALLOW US TO CONTINUE TO ENHANCE THIS AREA AND YOUR CONTRIBUTION, AND THAT'S VERY MUCH APPRECIATED. YOU ALL ARE KNOW YOU'RE ONE OF MY 11 JURISDICTIONS THAT I WORK WITH, BUT AGAIN, YOU'RE PRETTY CLOSE TO ME HERE. SO I STAY IN TOUCH WITH CHRISTINE AND JEFF QUITE A BIT.

SO AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTION AND WORKING.

CONTINUE TO WORK WITH US ON IMPROVING OUR REGION AND MOVING IT FORWARD.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY BOARD MEMBERS HAVE ANYTHING? WELL, WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE CONTINUED WORK WITH BOTH FORT GREGG ADAMS AND WITH CRATER PLANNING.

AND THANK YOU, MISS PUDLOW, FOR BEING THAT STAND IN REP HERE FOR US.

THANK YOU.

THE NEXT REPORT WE HAVE IS GOING TO BE THE WASTEWATER SOLUTION, AND THAT'S GOING TO BE PRESENTED BY MR. HALTOM. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND MR. STOKE AND MISS ERARD APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE SOME NEW INFORMATION ABOUT OUR TWO OPTIONS THAT WE HAVE FOR OUR WASTEWATER SOLUTION.

I WILL SAY THAT AS WE START THIS, WE STILL ARE GATHERING MORE INFORMATION.

WE ARE EXPECTING MORE INFORMATION TO COME IN.

WE STILL HAVE SOME DUE DILIGENCE TO DO AS WELL, BUT I WANT TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE AS TO WHERE WE ARE TODAY AND JUST AN IDEA OF HOW WE GOT HERE. OUR MASTER PLAN DOES SHOW THAT WE HAVE A NEED FOR 5 MILLION GALLONS PER DAY OF WASTEWATER FOR OUR BUSINESS PARK.

THE BOARD HAS ALREADY AUTHORIZED US TO DO TWO STUDIES, ONE THAT WAS ACTUALLY PERFORMED BY THE CITY OF HOPEWELL, WHICH THE THIS BOARD DID COMMIT TO PAYING A PERCENTAGE OF FOR THAT STUDY, AS WELL AS OUR OWN STUDY TO AS FAR AS A FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR THE.

SUSSEX SERVICE AUTHORITY OPTION. THOSE STUDIES HAVE BEEN PERFORMED AND AGAIN, WE STILL HAVE SOME WORK TO DO, BUT BOTH OPTIONS IDENTIFY IMPROVEMENTS TO BOTH FACILITIES TO MEET OUR FUTURE FIVE MGD REQUIREMENT.

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FIRST OFF, I JUST WANT TO KIND OF GIVE AN IDEA OF WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT HERE.

THIS THESE PICTURES SHOW A PUMP STATION AND A FORCE MAIN PROJECT.

AND IN THE MIDDLE OF THAT IS A DIAGRAM THAT SHOWS THE WHERE THE GRAVITY SEWER COMES INTO A PUMP STATION.

AND THE FORCE MAIN IS, IS USED TO CONVEY THROUGH PUMPS TO ANOTHER LOCATION.

SOMETIMES IT GOES DIRECTLY INTO A WATER, A WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT OR INTO ANOTHER GRAVITY SYSTEM.

AND SO I JUST WANT TO KIND OF GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT THOSE COSTS ARE.

THIS IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE LARGEST PUMP STATIONS THAT WE WILL BUILD IN PRINCE GEORGE.

IF YOU GO THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY AND SEE THEM NOW, YOU'LL SEE A STRUCTURE THAT MAY BE A TEN BY TEN OR A 20 BY 20.

THIS IS GOING TO BE A MUCH LARGER STRUCTURE. THOSE ARE MUCH SMALLER VOLUMES THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE.

I SAY ALL OF THIS BECAUSE WE'VE HAD SOME DISCUSSION ABOUT POSSIBLY USING BOTH ALTERNATIVES THAT THAT WE MAY HAVE AVAILABLE.

AND I WANT TO KIND OF GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF THE INVESTMENT THAT WE'RE GOING TO NEED JUST FOR EVEN JUST ONE OF THOSE.

SO EVEN FOR JUST A SINGLE PUMP STATION, THAT COST IS ABOUT A $10 MILLION.

THE FORCE MAIN ITSELF. I HAVE 32 TO $40 MILLION HERE.

THAT'S ONE OPTION VERSUS THE OTHER OPTION. 32 MILLION IS FOR ABOUT TEN MILES OF FORCE MAIN.

THAT WOULD GO TO THE CITY OF HOPEWELL. 40 WOULD BE ABOUT A 14 MILE FORCE MAIN THAT WOULD GO TO THE SERVICE SUSSEX SERVICE AUTHORITY.

SO, THE MAGNITUDE OF THOSE ARE PRETTY LARGE. AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS BOARD UNDERSTANDS THAT WE'RE DOING OUR BEST TO PROVIDE YOU AN OPTION THAT CAN SOLVE OUR PROBLEMS FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE AND PROPERLY USE OUR INVESTMENTS SO THAT WE'RE NOT AS MUCH OF A BURDEN TO OUR CUSTOMERS AND TAXPAYERS. SO JUST RIGHT OFF THE TOP, THESE ARE THE TWO OPTIONS THAT WE HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT.

I WANT TO KIND OF JUST HIGHLIGHT A FEW THINGS HERE.

AS I JUST MENTIONED HOPEWELL OPTION. IT'S ABOUT TEN MILES OF NEW PIPELINE FROM OUR FUTURE PUMP STATION ALL THE WAY TO THEIR PLANT.

AND SPEAKING WITH THE CITY OF HOPEWELL THEY IDENTIFIED THAT THERE ARE IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE NECESSARY.

AND THAT'S THEIR PRIMARY CLARIFIERS. THEY HAVE SOME SOLIDS HANDLING PROBLEMS THAT WOULD NEED TO BE IMPROVED PRIOR TO ACCEPTING ANY FLOW FROM THE COUNTY.

WE DID JUST RECENTLY BEFORE, AFTER THIS REPORT WENT OUT GET SOME ESTIMATES JUST FOR THAT PIECE.

AND THEY'RE ESTIMATING ANYWHERE BETWEEN ABOUT $10 MILLION AND WITH FLUCTUATING COSTS.

OBVIOUSLY, THEY DON'T HAVE A AN ENGINEERING ESTIMATE AT THIS TIME, SO THERE ARE GAUGING THAT PRICE TO BE ANYWHERE BETWEEN 8 MILLION AND $13 MILLION JUST FOR THAT PRIMARY CLARIFIER TO BE IMPROVED. THERE ARE OTHER IMPROVEMENTS, AND THE CITY OF HOPEWELL HAS NOT DONE ENOUGH ANALYSIS TO BE ABLE TO GIVE US ENOUGH FEEDBACK TO PROVIDE THIS BOARD AS TO WHAT THOSE COSTS WILL BE.

AND I WANT TO GO THROUGH WHAT THOSE WILL LOOK LIKE HERE IN A FEW MINUTES. BUT WE DO KNOW THAT THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO ADDRESS THEIR REDUCED AMMONIA LIMITS.

DEQ, AS I MENTIONED LAST TIME, IS ADDRESSING THE AMMONIA LIMITS THEMSELVES FROM ANY WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT THAT WILL SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT THE HOPEWELL PLANT. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT COST IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE, BUT WE DO KNOW IT'S GOING TO BE PRETTY SUBSTANTIAL.

I'M NOT GOING TO GUESS AND PROVIDE THIS BOARD INFORMATION ABOUT NUMBERS I REALLY DON'T KNOW ABOUT.

WE'VE BEEN GIVEN RANGES IN THE PAST. I THINK IT'S BEST TO WAIT UNTIL WE HAVE THAT INFORMATION FOR YOU TO DIGEST, BUT JUST BASED ON PHASE ONE. WITHOUT THOSE AMMONIA LIMITS BEING ADDRESSED.

IN THIS OPTION, WE KNOW THAT THE CAPITAL COSTS COULD RANGE UP TO $124 MILLION OVER 20 YEARS.

EXCUSE ME? THE TOTAL COST OF WHICH INCLUDES THE CAPITAL DEBT SERVICE PAYMENT PLUS THE ANNUAL OPERATING COSTS WOULD BE ROUGHLY $124 MILLION. THE MAIN REASON WHY THIS NUMBER IS SO LARGE IS THE ANNUAL OPERATING COSTS ARE SUBSTANTIAL.

WE PAY HIGHER RATES TO THE CITY OF HOPEWELL THAN WE CURRENTLY DO TO OUR OTHER WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, WHICH IS SOUTH CENTRAL, AND WE SUSPECT THAT THE OPERATING COSTS FOR THE SUSSEX SERVICE AUTHORITY WOULD BE SUBSTANTIALLY LESS AS WELL.

SO THOSE COSTS COULD RANGE ANYWHERE FROM 3 TO $4 MILLION, ASSUMING TODAY'S COST, ASSUMING TODAY'S RATES, WE DON'T KNOW IF THOSE RATES ARE GOING TO INCREASE.

WE DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN NEGOTIATE A LOWER RATE, BUT THAT'S USING TODAY'S RATES.

THAT'S WHAT THAT COST WOULD BE, IS ANYWHERE BETWEEN 3 TO $4 MILLION, BASED ON USING 2 MILLION GALLONS PER DAY.

THAT'S NOT EVEN USING 5 MILLION GALLONS PER DAY.

SO IN BOTH OF THOSE NUMBERS REPRESENT 2 MILLION GALLONS PER DAY.

THE SUSSEX SERVICE AUTHORITY, OF COURSE, THAT'S THE BLACKWATER SWAMP TREATMENT PLANT LOCATED IN SUSSEX COUNTY 14 MILES OF PIPELINE.

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SO THE FIRST PHASE WOULD REQUIRE A PLANT EXPANSION.

AND THAT PLANT EXPANSION WOULD TAKE IT FROM POINT SIX TO APPROXIMATELY FOUR MGD, ALL DEPENDING ON WHAT SUSSEX ALSO MAY DESIRE AS FAR AS IMPROVEMENTS TO THE PLANT, AS WELL TO ACCEPT ANY NEW FLOWS THAT THEY MAY WANT.

WE ARE ONLY SUGGESTING THAT WE NEED TWO MGD IN THAT FIRST PHASE.

SO THAT'S ALL WE WOULD WANT TO BUILD FOR THE FIRST PHASE.

HOWEVER, UNDERSTANDING THAT THERE'S THINGS THAT WE JUST DON'T KNOW YET WITH SUSSEX AND WE WOULD HAVE TO WORK THOSE THINGS OUT.

WE WOULD PLAN ON IN THIS. THE FEASIBILITY STUDY ADDRESSED AS IT BEING THE FIRST PHASE BEING A FOUR MGD EXPANSION.

SO BASED ON THOSE CAPITAL EXPENDITURES AND THAT DEBT SERVICE PAYMENT, WE ESTIMATE ABOUT A $1 MILLION ANNUAL OPERATING COST.

THAT'S THE MAIN DIFFERENCE HERE. OVER 20 YEARS, 1 MILLION VERSUS 3 TO 4 MILLION IS SUBSTANTIAL.

AND THAT'S THE LARGEST IMPACT IN THESE COSTS.

THE PLANT ITSELF WE ESTIMATE TO BE ABOUT A $40 MILLION COST.

THE FORCE MAIN, AS I SHOWED YOU IN THE PREVIOUS SLIDE, IS ALSO ABOUT A 40 MILLION DOLLAR COST.

IT'S ABOUT A $80 MILLION CAPITAL COST FOR THAT PROJECT TO SUCCEED.

AND THEN ADDING $1 MILLION A YEAR IN ANNUAL OPERATING COST.

SO PHASE TWO, I JUST MENTIONED, WE REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT PHASE TWO WILL LOOK LIKE IN THE CITY OF HOPEWELL.

THEIR REPORT IDENTIFIED THAT SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS WOULD BE NEEDED.

WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THOSE IMPROVEMENTS ARE. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THOSE COSTS WOULD LOOK LIKE.

SO AT THIS POINT, WE ARE JUST SAYING IT'S GOING TO BE MORE THAN 124 MILLION.

SO ONCE WE HAVE SOME NUMBERS THAT WE CAN SHARE WITH YOU THAT WE FEEL ARE, YOU KNOW, PROBABLE, THEN WE CAN DEFINITELY SHARE THOSE THAT INFORMATION WITH YOU.

BUT AT THIS TIME WE'RE NOT ADDING ANY COSTS FOR THAT SECOND PHASE.

BUT WE KNOW THERE WILL BE ADDITIONAL COSTS. THAT'S WHY I JUST ADD THAT PLUS SIGN ON THE BACK OF IT.

PHASE TWO IMPROVEMENTS FOR SUSSEX SERVICE AUTHORITY.

WE WOULD EXPAND IT ANOTHER TWO MGD. SO GOING FROM 4 TO 6 MGD.

WE ESTIMATED THAT COST TO BE ABOUT $10 MILLION.

THAT'S WHY THAT 94 MILLION WENT TO 104 MILLION.

SO WE'RE TAKING THAT DEBT SERVICE PAYMENT OF 90 MILLION NOW.

IT WAS A $80 MILLION CAPITAL COST UP FRONT ADDING 10 MILLION.

YOU TAKE THAT 90 MILLION OR ADDITIONAL DEBT SERVICE PAYMENT PLUS THE ANNUAL OPERATING EXPENSE.

AND FINALLY, PHASE THREE, THIS IS GET US TO THE FULL FIVE MGD.

AND AGAIN WE DO KNOW, ACCORDING TO THE CITY OF HOPEWELL STUDY, THAT THEY WOULD NEED TO DO A PLANT EXPANSION.

WE DON'T AGAIN KNOW WHAT THAT WILL LOOK LIKE.

THEY SAY THEY DO HAVE ROOM TO EXPAND, WHICH IS INITIALLY I DID NOT.

WE HAVE INITIAL INPUT WE GOT FROM CITY OF HOPEWELL FROM A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, BECAUSE THEY DID NOT HAVE THAT ROOM TO EXPAND.

THEY'RE NOW STATING THEY DO HAVE ROOM TO EXPAND.

SO IF THEY DO HAVE THAT ROOM TO EXPAND, IT WOULD NEED TO TAKE IT FROM 3.6, WHICH IS THE MAX THEY CAN GIVE RIGHT NOW UP TO THAT FIVE.

SO WE'LL WAIT ON THOSE WHAT THOSE IMPROVEMENTS MAY LOOK LIKE FROM THEM BEFORE WE SHARE THOSE NUMBERS WITH YOU.

AND AGAIN, FOR SUSSEX SERVICE AUTHORITY THE PLANT EXPANSION WOULD ADD AGAIN ANOTHER TWO MGD TO GET US TO THAT TOTAL FIVE MGD.

AND YOU CAN SEE THERE IT'S ACTUALLY 6.4 FOR PRINCE GEORGE AND 1.6 FOR SUSSEX SERVICE AUTHORITY.

1.6 IS WHAT SUSSEX IDENTIFIED AS THEIR FUTURE IMPROVEMENTS TO THEIR PLANT.

ASSUMING WE WEREN'T COMING. BUT IF WE'RE GOING TO BUILD THE FACILITIES, YOU BUILD THEM IN THESE TWO MGD INCREMENTS.

AGAIN, THERE WILL BE OPPORTUNITIES TO DISCUSS THIS WITH SUSSEX TO MAYBE DOWNSIZE THIS BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THE ACTUAL CONFIGURATION AND PLANT COST. BUT WE DO RECOGNIZE THIS WILL BE ABOUT ANOTHER $15 MILLION COST TO ADD THOSE FINAL COMPONENTS IN IN PHASE THREE.

SO YOU SEE THE TOTAL IMPACT OF THAT COST. AND SO JUST A SUMMARY THERE IS NO CAPACITY TO EITHER OF THESE PLANTS BASED ON THEIR CURRENT OPERATIONS.

WE BOTH KNOW FOR TWO MGD THAT BOTH PLANTS NEED SOME IMPROVEMENTS OR AN EXPANSION FOR SUSSEX SERVICE AUTHORITY.

WE KNOW SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS ARE NEEDED FOR PHASE TWO TO GET UP TO JUST 3.6 MGD OUT OF HOPEWELL.

AND THEN IF YOU LOOK AT THE OVERALL CAPITAL EXPANSION COST, BOTH OF THEM ARE GOING TO COST OVER $100 MILLION.

THESE ARE NUMBERS THAT WE WERE NOT EXPECTING INITIALLY.

IF THOSE HAVE BEEN ON THE BOARD FOR WHEN WE FIRST INTRODUCED THESE SOLUTIONS, WE WERE TALKING ABOUT A $30 MILLION COST.

AND I'LL GET TO THAT IN HERE. YOU CAN SEE BEFORE I MOVE ON TO THE NEXT SLIDE, THE ANNUAL OPERATING COSTS ARE ESTIMATED AT 3 MILLION FOR HOPEWELL AND 1 MILLION FOR SUSSEX SERVICE AUTHORITY. BUT YEAH, AGAIN, I WANT TO REITERATE WE NEED MORE INFORMATION.

AS FAR AS THESE COSTS, ALL THESE COSTS HAVE TO BE FURTHER EVALUATED.

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I MENTIONED HERE INFLATION HAS SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED THE MARKET.

THESE COSTS HAVE ALMOST TRIPLED SINCE THE ESTIMATES THAT WE GAVE BACK IN 2020 AND 2021.

SO THE COSTS HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY SKYROCKETED IN THE PHASE ONE IMPROVEMENTS ALONE IS AN ADDITIONAL 5.5 TO $6.5 MILLION TO THE UTILITIES BUDGET. THAT IS NEARLY WHAT WE HAVE AS A BUDGET TODAY.

SO THAT'S ALMOST DOUBLING OUR BUDGET. THAT IS NOT AN EXPENSE THAT CAN BE SUSTAINED ALONE BY THE UTILITIES BUDGET.

SO WE WOULD SUGGEST THAT WE NEED TO HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL FUNDS, EITHER GRANTS OR DEVELOPER CONTRIBUTIONS, TO REALLY MOVE FORWARD IN THIS CAPACITY. AND THAT IS THE PRESENTATION.

I'LL BE HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. ANY QUESTIONS FROM ANY BOARD MEMBERS? YES, SIR. WHAT ARE WE LOOKING AT ON A RATE OF RETURN IF WE DO AN INVESTMENT LIKE THIS? THAT IS REALLY AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SCENARIO THAT I HAVE NOT DONE MYSELF.

WE KNOW IN THE PAST THAT WE HAVE LOST SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENTS FROM THE INDUSTRIES AND THE BILLIONS OF DOLLARS COMING INTO THE COUNTY.

THAT'S WHAT'S BEEN. I'M NOT SURE IF WE HAVE ANYBODY RECALLS WHAT THOSE NUMBERS ARE.

I KNOW MR. JABRI, IF HE WAS HERE, PROBABLY WOULD KNOW THOSE NUMBERS OFF THE TOP OF HIS HEAD.

BUT WE HAVE LOST SIGNIFICANT PARTIES COMING IN OR PROSPECTS COMING INTO THE BUSINESS PARK BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE CAPACITY RIGHT NOW.

RIGHT. SO. SO MY QUESTION IS WHAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE, IF WE SENT IT TO SAY, SUSSEX, HOW LONG WOULD IT TAKE TO PAY FOR OUR INITIAL INVESTMENT? THAT IS SOMETHING YOU COULD FIGURE OUT OR? IT WOULD BE A 30 YEAR DEBT SERVICE PAYMENT THAT WE WOULD PARTICULARLY, AND THAT.

WE'RE NOT GOING TO START MAKING MONEY ON SOMETHING LIKE THIS FOR A VERY LONG TIME. AND IN 30 YEARS, IT'LL PROBABLY BE AT THE END OF THE LIFE. AND THEN WE'LL HAVE TO REPLACE PUMPS AND ANOTHER FROM A UTILITY PERSPECTIVE ALONE, THIS IS NOT ABOUT UTILITIES.

THIS IS ABOUT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH AND TAX BASE.

OKAY. I AM NOT THE PROPER ONE TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION.

I GOT YOU. ALL RIGHT. THAT'S ALL THE QUESTIONS I HAVE.

OKAY. ANYONE ELSE? I GOT ONE. MR. WEBB. MR. HOLCOMB.

DID I HEAR YOU CORRECTLY? THESE NUMBERS DO NOT INCLUDE THE DEAL WITH THE AMMONIA.

THAT IS CORRECT. BASED ON WHAT THE STATE'S GOING TO DO OR HOW THEY, WHAT THEY'VE GOT TO DO TO TRY TO HANDLE IT. THAT IS CORRECT.

AND THAT LOOKS LIKE IT'S SPECIFIC MAINLY TO HOPEWELL BECAUSE OF THE PLANTS MOST LIKELY.

THAT IS CORRECT. OKAY. YEAH. THEY DISCHARGED TO THE JAMES RIVER, WHICH IS CHESAPEAKE BAY, WHICH HAS MORE STRINGENT CRITERIA VERSUS THE BLACKWATER SWAMP.

AND WHERE THE SUSSEX SERVICE AUTHORITY DRAINS INTO.

OKAY. THAT'S ALL I GOT. THANK YOU. MR. COX, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING? MR. HALTOM LAST MEETING WE HAD WAS THE LAST DISCUSSION WE HAD WITH THIS GENTLEMAN HOPEWELL WAS HERE AND SAID THEY HAD 2 MILLION THEY WERE READY TO GIVE US.

WHERE ARE WE AT ON THAT? THAT IS THIS DISCUSSION BEFORE WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH MOVING IN.

EVEN THOUGH THEY HAD THEY MADE THAT STATEMENT.

THEY HAVE TWO MGD. THERE ARE IMPROVEMENTS THAT NEED TO BE DONE. I NEED THIS BOARD'S AUTHORITY TO MOVE FORWARD ONE WAY OR THE OTHER BASED ON THESE COSTS.

AND HOW ARE WE GOING TO PAY FOR IT? OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. MISS WAYMACK. MR. HOLTON, I HAVE A QUESTION.

BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THERE WAS THE POTENTIAL OF GRANT MONEY OUT THERE, AND I THOUGHT THAT TIMELINE IS COMING UP PRETTY SOON THAT.

IT IS. WE HAVE TO COMMIT TO THE STATE. SO WE'VE BEEN TALKING WITH THE STATE.

APRIL 1ST WAS THE DEADLINE WHERE THEY'D ASKED US TO HAVE A SOME TYPE OF AGREEMENT WITH WHICHEVER AUTHORITY OR WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT THAT WE WOULD BE SENDING OUR FLOWS TO.

MISS PUDLOW HAS ALSO BEEN PART OF THOSE CONVERSATIONS AND REQUESTING SOME EXTENSIONS TO ALLOW US TO CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE CITY AND SUSSEX TO GET THE INFORMATION THAT WE NEED. AS FAR AS COSTS, SO WE CAN GIVE IT TO YOU TO MAKE AN ADEQUATE DECISION.

SO WE THEY'VE BEEN GRACEFUL ENOUGH TO GIVE US A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME.

WE'RE HOPING THAT WE CAN GET SOME MORE INFORMATION HERE WITHIN THE NEXT MONTH TO BE ABLE TO COME BACK HERE AND MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO YOU.

I CAN'T MAKE THAT PROMISE. WE'RE RELYING ON THIRD PARTIES AT THIS POINT TO PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION.

OKAY. AND LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WHAT I'M REFERRING TO IS THERE WAS A WARD OF A WELL, THE STATE WAS GOING TO GIVE US $10 MILLION TOWARDS A SOLUTION FOR WASTEWATER, AND WE HAD A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME TO COME UP WITH AN AGREEMENT WITH ONE OR MULTIPLE PARTIES ON THIS. SO THAT'S WHERE MY QUESTION WAS, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THAT CLOCK IS TICKING.

SO THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THAT AGREEMENT WAS FOR 2 MILLION A DAY.

2 MILLION. 2 MILLION. YEAH. THAT'S THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE GRANT.

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SO THAT'S WHY WE ARE SUGGESTING 5 MILLION. OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. I DON'T SEE HERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS.

SO THANK YOU, SIR. YOU'RE JUST. THIS IS JUST AN UPDATE FOR US, NO.

NO ACTION NEEDED. OKAY, THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT.

THANK YOU. OKAY. PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING CHICKENS IN RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICT. TOPIC OF DISCUSSION.

YEP. THIS WIDE VARIETY OF TOPICS TONIGHT. YES, SIR.

THIS ONE DOESN'T HAVE DOLLAR VALUES ATTACHED LIKE THAT.

DEPENDS ON WHO YOU TALK TO. YEAH. OKAY. WELL, YES.

GOOD EVENING. AND SO MY NAME IS TIM GRAVES. PLANNER IN THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT, AND I'M GOING TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE AND THE RECOMMENDATIONS COMING FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO THE BOARD. AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS OF WORK.

SO WE'RE GOING TO BRIEFLY RECAP HOW WE GOT HERE.

WHAT KIND OF PUBLIC OUTREACH WAS DONE BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION MADE THE RECOMMENDATIONS, AND THEN LOOK AT THE NEXT STEPS, POSSIBLE NEXT STEPS.

SO JUST RECAP FOR EVERYONE. PRIOR TO 2014, NO POULTRY WERE PERMITTED IN RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS.

EXAMPLES OF RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS ARE R1, R2, R3, R3 AND WHEREAS IN RA AND A1 THOSE ARE AGRICULTURAL ZONING DISTRICTS. POULTRY ARE PERMITTED BY RIGHT.

SO IN 2014, POULTRY BECAME ALLOWED IN RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS AFTER THE BOARD ADOPTED A ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT, BUT THEY WERE ONLY ALLOWED ON AT LEAST PARCELS THAT WERE AT LEAST TWO ACRES IN SIZE.

ABOUT 90% OF THE PARCELS IN THOSE ZONING DISTRICTS THAT I MENTIONED ARE R1, R2, R3, R3.

ABOUT 90% OF THOSE ARE LESS THAN TWO ACRES IN SIZE.

IN 2020, AS A RESULT OF CODE ENFORCEMENT CONCERNS REGARDING CHICKENS ON CHICKENS, PERIOD, THE COUNTY EXPLORED THE POSSIBILITY OF ALLOWING POULTRY IN RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS REGARDLESS OF THE LOT SIZE.

AT THE END OF A REVIEW PROCESS. THE PLANNING COMMISSION ULTIMATELY DECIDED NOT TO RECOMMEND ANY CHANGES AT THAT TIME.

THEY JUST KIND OF ENDED THAT REVIEW IN 2024. THE SAME KIND OF ISSUES CAME BACK UP, CONCERNS CAME BACK UP FROM CITIZENS, AND THE BOARD WAS INTERESTED IN AGAIN EXPLORING THE POSSIBILITY OF ALLOWING POULTRY ON LESS THAN TWO OR IN RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS, REGARDLESS OF LOT SIZE. IN MAY OF 2024, THE BOARD SUSPENDED ENFORCEMENT AND ASKED THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS, AND THE BOARD ALSO ASKED FOR ADDITIONAL PUBLIC INPUT TO BE FOUND DURING THAT PROCESS.

IN JULY OF 2024 STAFF REVIEWED THE BACKGROUND FOR THE PLANNING COMMISSION, AND THEN IN AUGUST TO SEPTEMBER, THERE WAS A PUBLIC OUTREACH PERIOD. SO THERE WAS AN ONLINE SURVEY THAT WAS AVAILABLE THAT ONLY HAD THREE MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS AND ONE OPEN ENDED QUESTION.

AND THERE WERE TWO PUBLIC LISTENING SESSIONS.

THEY WERE BASICALLY OPEN TIME PERIOD FOR THE PUBLIC TO COME AND SPEAK DIRECTLY TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION ABOUT THIS TOPIC.

AND THEN TOWARD THE END OF THE YEAR, STAFF DID REPORTED TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION.

AND THEN IN FEBRUARY OF 2025, THE THE PLANNING COMMISSION.

SO LAST MONTH ADOPTED A RESOLUTION MAKING RECOMMENDATION TO RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD THAT CHICKENS SHOULD BE ALLOWED ON NORMAL SIZED RESIDENTIAL ZONE LOTS. SO LOTS LESS THAN TWO ACRES IN SIZE.

BUT I'M GOING TO GO INTO MORE DETAIL ABOUT THAT.

SO JUST TO RECAP, THE PUBLIC OUTREACH IN 2020, YOU HAD A 119 ONLINE SURVEY PARTICIPANTS.

IN 2024, YOU HAD 687. BOTH OF THOSE TIME PERIOD, THOSE SURVEYS PRODUCED SIMILAR RESULTS.

APPROXIMATELY THREE QUARTERS OF SURVEY PARTICIPANTS SUPPORTED CHICKENS BEING ALLOWED ON LESS THAN TWO ACRES IN RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS.

AND THEY. ABOUT 80% AGREED THAT UP TO SIX CHICKENS IS A REASONABLE NUMBER TO ALLOW.

OKAY. THE PLANNING COMMISSION, DURING THEIR REVIEW THEY REQUESTED SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES.

SO, WE'RE JUST PROVIDING THAT FOR THE BOARD'S KNOWLEDGE AS WELL.

YOU HAD SOME CODE ENFORCEMENT INFORMATION COMING FROM THE ANIMAL SERVICES, PART OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND THEY INDICATED THAT OVER A YEAR LONG PERIOD, THEY HAD RECEIVED 27 CALLS FOR SERVICE REGARDING ROAMING CHICKENS.

SO CHICKENS IN THE ROAD OR ON SOMEBODY ELSE'S PROPERTY.

28 CALLS FOR SERVICE REGARDING CHICKENS KILLED BY DOGS THAT WERE ROAMING OFF OF THEIR OWN PROPERTY.

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SO LOTS OF CHICKENS IN A HOUSE OR ON A PROPERTY IN GENERAL.

THERE'S SOME MORE DETAIL ABOUT THAT, BUT THAT'S KIND OF THE SUMMARY OF WHAT CAME OUT OF THAT.

AND THERE WERE SOME CONSIDERATIONS THAT, THAT THE, THE ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER AT THE TIME HAD HAD HAD BROUGHT FORTH IN THEIR INFORMATION THAT THEY PROVIDED. THEY DID POINT OUT THAT ANIMAL CONTROL IS NOT CURRENTLY AUTHORIZED TO ENFORCE THE ZONING ORDINANCE.

SO ALL THE RULES ABOUT CHICKENS THAT ARE IN THE ZONING ORDINANCE, THEY CAN'T ACTUALLY ENFORCE THOSE.

THOSE HAVE TO BE ENFORCED THROUGH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT OR CODE COMPLIANCE DEPARTMENT.

THERE ARE RULES ABOUT CHICKENS. AND THIS DIDN'T COME JUST DIRECTLY FROM THE ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER.

THIS IS MORE LIKE WE'VE NOTICED ALL OF THIS INFORMATION FROM GOING THROUGH THIS PROCESS.

SO IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW THAT RULES ABOUT CHICKENS AND POULTRY ARE IN THE ZONING ORDINANCE, WHICH, LIKE I SAID, IS ENFORCED BY TWO DEPARTMENTS.

AND THEN THE ANIMAL ORDINANCE, WHICH IS ENFORCED BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

BUT THEN IN THE ANIMAL ORDINANCE, THEY HAVE DIFFICULTY ENFORCING THOSE PROVISIONS ABOUT NUISANCE ANIMALS BECAUSE POULTRY ARE EXCLUDED FROM BEING NUISANCE ANIMALS. SO THERE'S SOME ISSUES THERE TO GET INTO OUTSIDE OF JUST ZONING ISSUES.

THEY ALSO NOTED THAT THE TIME THEY WERE 58 CHICKENS IMPOUNDED, SO THOSE WERE PROBABLY CHICKENS PICKED UP FROM ROAMING SOMEWHERE.

SO THIS INFORMATION HELPS. HELPFUL TO KNOW WHAT'S WHAT THE STAFF ARE DEALING WITH THE ANIMAL SERVICES PERSON AT THE TIME AND RECOMMENDED THAT, YOU KNOW, SOME WORK BE DONE ON THE ENFORCEABILITY OF THE CODE PERTAINING TO CHICKENS.

AND THEY SOME THEY OFFERED SOME THOUGHTS ABOUT POTENTIALLY DOUBLE FENCING OR AND AGAIN, MORE ABOUT ENFORCEMENT.

SO THAT WAS KIND OF UNEXPECTED TO GET THAT EXTRA INFORMATION.

BUT WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WAS PASSED ALONG TO YOU FROM COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, WHICH RECEIVES THE CODE COMPLAINTS THAT ARE NOT COVERED BY ANIMAL CONTROL.

THEY HAD TEN COMPLAINTS THAT WERE SPECIFICALLY ABOUT CHICKENS DURING ABOUT A THREE YEAR PERIOD.

SO NUMBERS WERE DIFFERENT THERE. BUT YOU KNOW, THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS GET DIFFERENT CALLS ABOUT DIFFERENT THINGS.

SO THESE COMPLAINTS, 80% OF THOSE CALLS WERE ABOUT PROPERTIES THAT WERE IN RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS.

ALL OF THEM WERE UNDER TWO ACRES. THAT MEANS THAT EIGHT OUT OF TEN OF THOSE TEN CALLS WERE OR COMPLAINTS WERE ABOUT PROPERTIES WHERE THE CHICKENS WERE NOT ALLOWED TO BE IN THE FIRST PLACE. AND THE OTHER TWO OUT OF THE TEN CALLS WERE WHERE THEY ARE ALLOWED TO BE ANYWAY.

AND IN AGRICULTURAL ZONING DISTRICTS, ONE OUT OF THE TEN CALLS WAS ABOUT CHICKENS ROAMING OFF THE PROPERTY.

I THINK THE REST OF THOSE CALLS WENT TO ANIMAL CONTROL.

AND THEN YOU HAD THREE OUT OF THE TEN CALLS WERE ABOUT ROOSTERS AND ROOSTERS ARE ALREADY NOT ALLOWED IN RESIDENTIAL ZONES.

SO AGAIN, MORE INFORMATION ABOUT ENFORCEMENT CHALLENGES.

GETTING TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS. SO THEY TOOK ALL OF THIS INTO ACCOUNT. THE PUBLIC OUTREACH THE INPUT FROM THE CITIZENS, THE INFORMATION ABOUT CODE ENFORCEMENT. BUT THEY STILL RECOMMENDED TO THE BOARD IN AN ORDINANCE WHICH IS IN THE PACKET OR A RESOLUTION.

SORRY THAT THE BOARD SHOULD INITIATE AN AMENDMENT OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE TO ALLOW CHICKENS TO BE KEPT ON RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS, SUBJECT TO ADDITIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS. THAT WOULD BE THAT A MAXIMUM OF SIX CHICKENS SHOULD BE ALLOWED IF IT'S LESS THAN TWO ACRES OF LOT SIZE.

SO YOU'RE NOT GETTING AN UNLIMITED AMOUNT OF CHICKENS BEING ALLOWED.

EACH LOT SHOULD MEET THE MINIMUM LOT SIZE OF THE ZONING DISTRICT.

SO IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING THAT'S SMALLER THAN WHAT IS SUPPOSED TO BE, THEN IT WOULD YOU WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO HAVE CHICKENS ON THAT LOT.

SO IF IT'S A SUPER SMALL LOT, BUT THAT'S VERY RARE.

THEY POINTED OUT THE EXISTING RULES THAT ARE ALREADY IN PLACE THAT SHOULD BE MAINTAINED.

AND WE'RE JUST GOING TO LOOK THROUGH THOSE. YOU KNOW, ALREADY IT'S THE CASE THAT IN RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS, IT'S ONLY HENS THAT ARE ALLOWED. WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT AGRICULTURAL ZONING CHANGES.

WE'RE JUST TALKING ABOUT RESIDENTIAL ZONING. THEY RECOMMENDED NOT TO GET INTO OTHER TYPES OF POULTRY IS THE ORIGINAL CONCERN WAS WITH CHICKENS.

SO JUST TRYING TO KEEP THAT FOCUSED. OF COURSE AREAS FOR CHICKENS NEED TO BE KEPT CLEAN.

THERE SHOULD BE NO SLAUGHTERING UNLESS FOR PERSONAL USE. AND CHICKENS, OF COURSE, MUST BE CONTAINED AND FENCED ON THE PROPERTY AND NOT ALLOWED TO RUN OFF THE PROPERTY. THAT'S ALREADY THAT'S ALREADY A RULE.

AND THEN ANY OTHER DETAILS, FOR EXAMPLE, SETBACKS OR HOW IT'S CONTAINED, HOW THEY'RE CONTAINED, IF YOU NEED TO CLIP THE WINGS, THINGS LIKE THAT CAN BE HANDLED DURING THE ORDINANCE AMENDMENT PROCESS.

IT'S THE BIG DECISION SEEMS TO BE DO YOU WANT TO ALLOW CHICKENS ON LESS THAN TWO ACRES AND THEN ANY OTHER DETAILS CAN BE WORKED OUT.

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SO ANY QUESTIONS SO FAR ON JUST THE INFORMATION PROVIDED? QUESTIONS? QUESTIONS FROM ANYONE? NO. NO. I'M GOOD.

OKAY. SO DO YOU HAVE YOUR PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS? AND STAFF IS JUST SUGGESTING SOME POSSIBLE OPTIONS FOR NEXT STEPS.

IF YOU ALREADY KNOW, YOU KNOW THAT YOU WANT TO PROCEED WITH AN ORDINANCE AMENDMENT THAT NEEDS TO BE INITIATED, NEEDS TO BE INITIATED BY EITHER PLANNING COMMISSION OR THE BOARD. SO IF YOU REALLY WANT TO DO THAT, YOU COULD GO AHEAD AND DO THAT TONIGHT BY SENDING IT TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO START THE PROCESS.

BUT IF YOU WANT TO THINK ABOUT IT, YOU KNOW, FOR EXAMPLE, WE COULD BRING THIS BACK UP AT THE APRIL 8TH BOARD MEETING AND THEN YOU COULD MAKE A DECISION AT THAT TIME. SO, YEAH, WE'VE GOT THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION FOR YOU, AND WE'LL JUST NEED STAFF WILL JUST NEED GUIDANCE ON WHAT YOU LIKE TO DO NEXT.

SO, MISS ERARD IF THE BOARD WANTS TO PROCEED INITIATING THE PROCESS, IS IT? I MEAN, WE THIS NOT BEING THE BUSINESS PORTION OF THE MEETING BEING REPORTS.

IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE COULD DO BY CONSENSUS, OR IS THAT SOMETHING WE WOULD HAVE TO DO THROUGH A VOTE? I WOULD RECOMMEND A VOTE, BUT I THINK YOU COULD DO IT NOW AND JUST REQUEST THAT STAFF PREPARE AN ORDINANCE FOR THE BOARD'S CONSIDERATION AND OR AUTHORITY TO ADVERTISE. OKAY. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE WERE BEING PROPER.

SO BOARD MEMBERS AND ONE OTHER QUESTION FOR ME IS WHEN DID WE ESTABLISH THE CURRENT DEADLINE TO EXPIRE? I KNOW WE DID THAT MEETINGS AGO. I JUST DON'T REMEMBER WAS IT TILL JUNE? WANNA SAY THE END OF JUNE END OF JUNE? OKAY. THAT JUST GIVES US A TIMELINE THAT, YOU KNOW, IF WE INITIATE THIS, EVEN SAYING FOR STAFF TO MOVE FORWARD.

RIGHT. DOES THAT GIVE US ENOUGH TIME TO MAKE IT ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE PROCESS AND MAKE A FINAL? BECAUSE WE STILL HAVE TO DO A PUBLIC HEARING, RIGHT? IT'LL HAVE TO GO TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION. RIGHT. BUT IT GOES TO PLANNING COMMISSION. THEY WOULD HAVE TO VOTE ON IT. THEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND THEN IT COMES TO THE BOARD.

YEAH. RIGHT. SO, IT'S JUST A LOT TO HAPPEN BY JUNE.

THAT'S THE ONLY REASON I'M ASKING THE QUESTION.

YEP. SO WHAT'S YOUR THOUGHT BOARD MEMBERS? I'LL MAKE A MOTION.

WE DO WHAT SHE SAID. THANK YOU. SORRY. GUYS, Y'ALL MAKE IT HARD FOR ME UP HERE.

OH, THAT'S A MOTION? I'M GOING TO CLEAR UP THE MOTION.

I CAN'T LET IT GO. JUST SO BASED ON WHAT YOU SAID.

SO IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED THAT THE BOARD WOULD DIRECT THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO WORK ON A CHANGE TO THE ORDINANCE REGARDING CHICKENS BASED ON THESE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN BROUGHT FORWARD.

SO IT'S BEEN GO AHEAD. AND FOR THE BOARD TO CONSIDER AUTHORITY TO ADVERTISE BASED ON THE DRAFT DOCUMENT AND FOR THE BOARD TO CONSIDER AUTHORITY TO ADVERTISE BASED ON THAT DRAFT DOCUMENT IS PROPERLY MOVED BY MR. COX WHO SECOND THAT? MR. PUGH SECOND THAT. SO YOU'VE HEARD THE MOTION.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? MISS KNOTT, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

I DO LIKE THAT VERSION, THOUGH. WHAT SHE SAID THAT WAS.

THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN A LOT EASIER. I DIDN'T WANT TO LET IT PASS BY.

I UNDERSTAND. I APPRECIATE THAT. ALL RIGHT, SO NOW WE'RE AT THE PUBLIC HEARING PORTION OF OUR MEETING,

[F. Public Hearings]

GOOD EVENING, SIR. MY NAME IS JACK GREENSTEIN.

I'M ALSO A PLANNER IN THE PLANNING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT.

SO, YES, THIS IS A SPECIAL EXCEPTION. SC 2412.

AND THE REQUEST IS TO PERMIT A PRIVATE SCHOOL AND COMMERCIAL CHILDCARE CENTER WITHIN A B1 GENERAL BUSINESS ZONING DISTRICT PURSUANT TO TWO CODE SECTIONS 93, 93, 32, AND 28.

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THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS APPROXIMATELY 3.17 ACRES IN SIZE AND LOCATED AT 4433 CROSSINGS BOULEVARD, AS IDENTIFIED BY THE TAX MAP NUMBER 120A00003-L, AND THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN INDICATES THE PROPERTY IS PLANNED FOR COMMERCIAL USES. THE APPLICANT IS VICKIE HILL AND YVONNE LUSTER, AND THE PROPERTY OWNER IS ANDERSON JAMES LLC.

AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, THE LOCATION MAP, IT'S A LITTLE ZOOMED OUT, BUT THAT BLUE AREA IS THE IS THE PROPERTY WITH THE STRIP BUILDING ON IT. IT'S JUST NORTH OF FORT GREGG ADAMS, AND IT'S LOCATED BY THE INTERSECTION OF JEFFERSON PARK AND OAK LAWN BOULEVARD.

HERE WE GOT A LITTLE MORE ZOOMED IN, A SATELLITE VIEW, SO YOU CAN SEE WHAT THE BUILDING LOOKS LIKE, THAT THERE'S MULTIPLE DIFFERENT UNITS IN THE BUILDING.

AND HERE'S THE ZONING MAP, WHICH INDICATES THAT IT IS B1 GENERAL BUSINESS AND NEARBY ZONING IS ALSO B1 AS WELL AS R2. AND THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN INDICATES MOST OF THE AREA IS PLANNED FOR COMMERCIAL USES, WHICH IS THAT RED. SO TO SUMMARIZE THE REQUEST THIS FAMILY LEARNING CENTER PROPOSAL IS REALLY BROKEN DOWN INTO FOUR TYPES OF LAND USES, TWO OF WHICH ARE PERMITTED BY SPECIAL EXCEPTION, TWO OF WHICH ARE PERMITTED BY RIGHT.

SO THE REQUEST FOR SPECIAL EXCEPTION IS FOR THE PRIVATE SCHOOL PURSUANT TO SECTION 939332. AND THAT IS FOR PRE-KINDERGARTEN AND KINDERGARTEN CLASSROOMS. SEPARATE, IN ADDITION TO THAT THE OTHER SPECIAL EXCEPTION LAND USE IS COMMERCIAL CHILDCARE CENTER PURSUANT TO SECTION 90-39328, WHICH IS FOR AFTER SCHOOL CARE AND SUMMER CAMPS.

THERE'S ALSO TWO USES PLANNED ON THE PROPERTY, WHICH ARE PERMITTED BY RIGHT IN THIS DISTRICT AND THAT'S IN OUR LANGUAGE IS INSTRUCTIONAL AND OR TRAINING FACILITIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO DANCING SCHOOLS AND DANCING STUDIOS PURSUANT TO SECTION 90-392-42. AND THAT IS FOR THE PURPOSE OF HAVING EXTRACURRICULAR DANCE AND EXERCISE CLASSES FOR KIDS.

ALSO, COMMUNITY CENTER IS ANOTHER LAND USE WHICH IS PLANNED AND THAT IS FOR PARENT AND FAMILY RESOURCE SESSIONS. SO AGAIN, JUST TO RESTATE THIS SPECIAL EXCEPTION IS FOR THAT THE THAT TOP TWO COMMERCIAL CHILDCARE AND PRIVATE SCHOOL.

THE OTHER TWO ARE JUST ADDITIONAL USES THAT ARE PERMITTED BY RIGHT.

AND HERE WE CAN SEE THE SITE LAYOUT THAT ORANGE IS WHERE THE USE WILL TAKE PLACE IN THAT BLUE RECTANGLE IN THE IN THE BACK REPRESENTS THE PLANNED FENCED PLAY AREA.

THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS ONE BEING THAT THE FOLLOWING SPECIAL EXCEPTION USES ARE PERMITTED.

PRIVATE SCHOOL DEFINED AS NONPUBLIC SCHOOL FOR K THROUGH 12 AGE CHILDREN, AS WELL AS COMMERCIAL CHILDCARE CENTER AS DEFINED IN THE ZONING ORDINANCE. AND THEN THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES SHALL BE PERMITTED AS ACCESSORY USES AS LONG AS AT LEAST ONE OF THE PRIMARY SPECIAL EXCEPTION USES IS PRESENT AND THAT'S SUMMER CAMPS FOR SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN.

THE NEXT CONDITION IS THAT THE MAXIMUM ENROLLMENT SHALL NOT EXCEED 55 STUDENTS AT ONE TIME.

AND THEN THE NEXT CONDITION, WHICH WE WHICH WE WORKED ON WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION AT THE WORK SESSION, IS THAT ANY OUTDOOR PLAY AREA SHALL BE DESIGNED TO PROTECT CHILDREN FROM HAZARDS.

A FOUR FOOT FENCE OR SIMILAR STURDY PHYSICAL BARRIER DESIGNED TO PROTECT THE PLAY AREA FROM ANY ADJACENT VEHICULAR PARKING AND

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AND THEN THESE ARE THE REST OF THE CONDITIONS SO THAT THE APPLICANT SHALL OBTAIN ALL REQUIRED LOCAL AND STATE LICENSES AND PERMITS AS REQUIRED BY LAW.

THE SPECIAL EXCEPTION SHALL BECOME NULL AND VOID IF NO BUSINESS LICENSE IS OBTAINED WITHIN 36 MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF SPECIAL EXCEPTION APPROVAL IF THE REQUESTED USE OF THE PREMISES IS ABANDONED FOR A PERIOD OF 24 CONSECUTIVE MONTHS, THEN THE SPECIAL EXCEPTION SHALL BECOME NULL AND VOID, AND THE SPECIAL EXCEPTION MAY BE REVOKED BY THE BOARD FOR FAILURE BY THE PROPERTY OWNER OR TENANT TO COMPLY WITH THE CONDITIONS OR ANY OTHER REGULATIONS. THE PLANNING COMMISSION VOTE FOR RECOMMENDATION WAS SIX ZERO.

FOLLOWING PUBLIC HEARING ON FEBRUARY 27TH, 2025.

AND THIS HEARING WAS ADVERTISED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL STATE CODE REQUIREMENTS AND SIGNS WERE PLACED ON THE PROPERTY.

WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY WRITTEN COMMENTS OR PHONE CALLS.

SO THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION AND THE APPLICANT IS HERE IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO INVITE THEM UP.

DOES ANY BOARD MEMBERS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF FIRST? NO, SIR. NOT AT THIS TIME. YES, WOULD THE APPLICANT LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING, OR ARE YOU GOOD? GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS VICKIE HILL. I AM ONE OF THE CO-OWNERS.

JUST WANTED TO INTRODUCE MYSELF TO YOU ALL AND JUST SAY THAT WE ARE EAGER TO JOIN PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY AND BRING SOME EXTRA ATTENTION TO OUR YOUNG ONES AND OUR FAMILIES IN THE COUNTY.

OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? I HAVE ONE QUESTION.

STAFF JUST SAID SOMETHING ABOUT THE FENCING. I THINK IT WAS A FOUR FOOT FENCE.

YES. AND WE ALREADY HAVE. JUST TO LET YOU KNOW, WE HAD ALREADY HAD IN MIND THAT WE WERE GOING TO DO A SIX FOOT FENCE.

OKAY. I WAS I WAS GOING TO ASK THAT BECAUSE IF, YOU KNOW, CHILDREN ARE OUTSIDE PLAYING, AN ADULT COULD HOP THAT FOUR FOOT FENCE AND GRAB A CHILD. AND WE WANT TO ENSURE THE PRIVACY. RIGHT.

SO I'M JUST THINKING OF SOMETHING TALLER THAN A FOUR FOOT FENCE WOULD BE MORE OF A DETERRENT FOR SOMEONE AND HELP TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF THE CHILDREN, SO THAT THAT WAS THE QUESTION I WAS GOING TO ASK.

SO THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING.

THIS IS ON THE SPECIAL EXCEPTION FOR S FOR SC 2412.

YOU'VE HEARD STAFF PRESENT THIS PUBLIC HEARING AND YOU'VE HEARD INPUT FROM THE APPLICANT AT THIS TIME, THE FLOOR, THE PUBLIC HEARING WOULD BE OPEN FOR PUBLIC INPUT.

YOU WOULD HAVE THREE MINUTES TO COME FORWARD.

STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS AND YOU COULD SPEAK EITHER FOR OR AGAINST THIS SPECIAL EXCEPTION THAT IS ON THE RECORD FOR TONIGHT.

IS THERE ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK AT THIS TIME, DURING THE PUBLIC INPUT PORTION OF THE PUBLIC HEARING? GOOD EVENING AGAIN. GOOD EVENING. SCOTT HAMILL, 3963 DOE RUN ROAD.

I'M IN SUPPORT OF THIS SPECIAL EXCEPTION. AS A PARENT OF A YOUNG CHILD MYSELF.

OPTIONS IN THE COUNTY ARE RATHER SLIM, AND OFTENTIMES ANY OF THE ONES THAT ARE WORTH THEIR WEIGHT ARE OFTEN FULL AND HAVE VERY LONG WAIT WAIT LISTS. SO SOMETHING LIKE THIS I THINK WOULD BE WELCOME.

INTERESTINGLY, SOMEWHAT RELATED. I KNOW A FEW MEETINGS AGO WE HAD A SPECIAL EXCEPTION THAT CAME UP WHERE THERE WAS A LINE OF QUESTIONING ABOUT THE QUALIFICATION OF THOSE THAT WERE GOING FOR THIS, AND NOT INSINUATING THAT THERE'S ANY LACK OF QUALIFICATION HERE. BUT THIS WAS FOR ANOTHER PIECE OF PROPERTY THAT WAS SOUTH OF THE COUNTY.

AND AT THE BEGINNING OF THE CONVERSATION, I FELT LIKE IT SEEMED LIKE A GOOD OPTION.

BUT BY THE TIME THE QUESTION HAD GONE THROUGH, IT WAS KIND OF OBVIOUS THAT I THINK THAT THE APPLICANT MAYBE WASN'T READY FOR WHATEVER

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AND SO I WOULD SUPPORT THIS IN LIEU OF ALL LICENSING AND THINGS BEING DONE CORRECTLY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR . THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK AT THIS TIME? AND JUST TO CLARIFY WHAT MR. HAMEL WAS SPEAKING OF.

WE HAD ANOTHER CASE THAT CAME BEFORE US, BUT IT WAS MORE ON THE VOCATIONAL SIDE OF TEACHING PEOPLE TRADES.

WE HAVE HAD ANOTHER CASE THAT CAME BEFORE US THAT WAS APPROVED, AND I BELIEVE THEY JUST OPENED THIS.

THEY HAD THEIR GRAND OPENING THIS PAST SATURDAY HERE IN THE COUNTY.

SO I JUST WANTED TO GIVE A LITTLE CLARITY AROUND THAT.

SO THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO COME FORWARD? NOT SEEING ANYONE MOVING THIS WAY, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC INPUT PORTION OF THIS PUBLIC HEARING AND TURN THE MATTER BACK OVER TO OUR BOARD. BOARD MEMBERS, YOU'VE HEARD ALL THE PRESENTATIONS.

YOU'VE HEARD THE PUBLIC INPUT. ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? FIRST OF ALL. YES, SIR. OKAY. WHAT'S YOUR PLEASURE? I GOT TWO QUICK QUESTIONS. OH. YES, SIR. GO AHEAD. THIS IS GOING TO BE IN THE SAME AREA DMV.

IS THAT CORRECT? AND COMPLEX DMV IS IN. CAN YOU REPEAT THAT? SORRY. OKAY. DID YOU SAY THE DMV? YES, YES. I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THE TRAFFIC STRIP.

YEP. MAINLY THAT Y'ALL ARE AWARE OF THE TRAFFIC COMING IN AT A CERTAIN TIMES OF DAY AT DMV.

AND THAT'S WHY WE MADE IT A POINT TO INCLUDE THAT CONDITION WITH THE WITH THE PROPER FENCING.

AND THEN MY NEXT QUESTION, I GUESS, IS GOING TO BE KIND OF A CHIEF EARLY QUESTION. HAVE WE HAD ANY ISSUES WITH THE CLINIC WE HAVE ACROSS THE WAY THERE? THE HEALTH CLINIC? THE TREATMENT CENTER? THE TREATMENT CENTER? ACTUALLY, I CAN ANSWER THAT.

WE RECENTLY DID A FOUR YEAR REQUEST, AND THERE I THINK THERE WERE TWO VERY MINOR CALLS FOR SERVICE.

NOT REALLY RELATED TO ANYTHING GOING ON THERE.

THAT'S ALL. WE'LL MAKE SURE WE KEEP CHILDREN SAFE. YEAH, THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT. OKAY. THANK YOU, MR. COX. SO, BOARD MEMBERS, WHAT'S YOUR PLEASURE? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.

I'LL SECOND. SO IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED BY MR. PUGH, AND SECOND, BY MR. WEBB THAT THIS BOARD WOULD APPROVE THE RESOLUTION FOR THE SPECIAL EXCEPTION 2412, WHICH IS THE REQUEST TO PERMIT A PRIVATE SCHOOL AND COMMERCIAL CHILD CARE CENTER WITHIN A B1 GENERAL BUSINESS ZONING DISTRICT.

YOU'VE HEARD THE MOTION. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? MISS KNOTT, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? MOTION IS CARRIED. THANK YOU. RIGHT. WE ARE NOW TO THE ORDER OF BUSINESS.

AND THE FIRST ITEM IS THE PG EXTREME SOCCER LEASE AGREEMENT.

[G. Order of Business]

GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. CHAIRMAN BROWN, BOARD MEMBERS, MR. STOKE. MISS ERARD. IN 2021, PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY CAME TO A LEASE AGREEMENT WITH PRINCE GEORGE EXTREME SOCCER CLUB TO UTILIZE FIVE SOCCER FIELDS AT SCOTT PARK.

IN ADDITION, THEY WERE ABLE TO UTILIZE FIELDS AT THE CENTRAL WELLNESS CENTER, MORE ATHLETIC COMPLEX, AND TEMPLE PARK FOR PRACTICES AT THE DISCRETION OF THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT.

THIS LAST 2024, THE EXTREME SOCCER CLUB CONSISTED OF SIX TEAMS. IN RETURN FOR FIELD USE, THE PRINCE GEORGE EXTREME SOCCER CLUB PROVIDES THE RECREATION DEPARTMENT WITH 2,000 POUNDS OF ANNUAL GRASS SEED, 500 POUNDS FOR FOUR SOCCER FIELDS EACH FALL. THE EXTREME SOCCER CLUB HAS PROVEN TO BE A VERY GOOD PARTNER THROUGHOUT THEIR LEASE AGREEMENT.

THEY HAVE KEPT THE FACILITIES CLEAN AND FREE FROM GARBAGE AS PER OUR AGREEMENT.

THE PROGRAM PROVIDES YOUTH WITH AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ADVANCED TRAINING AND REGIONAL COMPETITION.

AFTER THE ONE YEAR INITIAL AGREEMENT, THE LEASE WAS RENEWED FOR THREE YEARS IN 2022.

THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT SUPPORTS THIS PARTNERSHIP AND REQUESTS BOARD OF SUPERVISORS CONSENSUS TO CONTINUE THE LEASE AGREEMENT UNDER THE CURRENT CONTRACT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.

THANK YOU, SIR . ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MISTER ROTZOLL?

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SECOND. IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED BY MISTER COX AND SECOND, BY MR. PUGH THAT WE WOULD APPROVE THIS LEASE AGREEMENT WITH THE PG EXTREME SOCCER LEAGUE.

YOU'VE HEARD THE MOTION. ARE YOU READY? ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? MRS. KNOTT. WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? MOTION CARRIED. THANK YOU ALL. HAVE A GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU, SIR . ITEM NUMBER TWO ON THE ORDER OF BUSINESS IS FROM BRIGHTVIEW.

IT'S A REQUEST FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.

AND THIS WILL BE PRESENTED BY OUR COUNTY ATTORNEY, MR. ERARD. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, MR. CHAIRMAN.

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT THIS TO YOU.

BRIGHTVIEW IS THAT TREATMENT FACILITY UP BY THE DMV AND PRIMOS THAT MR. COX REFERENCED EARLIER? THEY GOT A SPECIAL EXCEPTION IN 2022 TO OPERATE AS A SPECIAL CARE HOSPITAL, BUT THEY HAVEN'T REALLY DONE THAT.

WHAT THEY'VE BEEN DOING IS MOSTLY PEOPLE CAN GO THERE AND GET A PRESCRIPTION FOR SUBOXONE, METHADONE, SOMETHING LIKE THAT. AND THEN THEY HAVE TO GO TO A PHARMACY OR SOMEWHERE ELSE TO GET THE PRESCRIPTION FILLED.

WHAT'S BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IS THEY HAVE REQUESTED LICENSURE TO BE ABLE TO NOT ONLY PRESCRIBE SUBSTANCE ABUSE MEDICATION ON SITE, BUT ALSO TO DISTRIBUTE IT.

AND AS PART OF THAT THE BOARD HAS BEEN REQUESTED TO INDICATE WHETHER OR NOT THERE'S BEEN COMPLIANCE WITH LOCAL LAWS TO THIS TO DATE. THAT IS THE STATE LAW THAT THE COMMISSIONER CITED IN TERMS OF WHY HE'S REQUESTING ACTION BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

THAT'S A REFERENCE TO THE REGULATIONS THAT REQUIRE INPUT FROM THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

AND THIS IS A COPY OF THEIR APPLICATION. THE PARTS THAT I HIGHLIGHTED IN GREEN ARE THE PARTS THAT ARE INCONSISTENT WITH THE SPECIAL EXCEPTION THAT THEY RECEIVED.

THEY HAVE INDICATED STAFFING FROM, I THINK, 6:30 IN THE MORNING UNTIL 2 P.M.

AND THEIR SPECIAL EXCEPTION INDICATES THAT THEY CAN OPERATE STARTING AT 8 A.M.

UNTIL 7 P.M., SO THAT CERTAINLY WOULD BE AN INCONSISTENCY.

HERE'S THE SPECIAL EXCEPTION THAT THE BOARD GRANTED IN 2022.

YOU SEE THE HOURS OF OPERATION. AND THEN THERE ARE ALSO SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS AS TO THE STORAGE OF MEDICATION.

THEY DID GET A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY, SO THEY'VE MET NUMBER THREE.

AND THE LAST ONE THAT I NOTE FOR YOU IS ON NUMBER FIVE, OBTAINING A LOCAL BUSINESS LICENSE.

THEY OPENED ON DECEMBER THE 8TH OF 2022. THEY DIDN'T GET A BUSINESS LICENSE UNTIL DECEMBER 22ND OF 2022. SO TECHNICALLY THAT IS A NONCOMPLIANCE.

I HAVE PRESENTED OR PREPARED A RESOLUTION FOR YOU THAT YOU COULD USE IF YOU WANTED TO.

IT IDENTIFIES THAT THE APPLICATION DOES NOT COMPLY WITH THE SPECIAL EXCEPTION IN TERMS OF THE HOURS OF OPERATION, AND IT NOTES THE SMALL DISCREPANCY IN TERMS OF OBTAINING THE BUSINESS LICENSE.

SO IF THE BOARD WANTED TO ADOPT THAT RESOLUTION, YOU COULD JUST MOVE THE RESOLUTION AS PRESENTED.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR MISS ERARD? AND I HEARD MR. WEBB CHAIR RECOGNIZES YOU, SIR. THEY. IF THEY WANT TO BE ABLE TO SELL IT OR DISTRIBUTE IT, HAVE THEY GOT THE LICENSE AND THE ABILITY TO BE ABLE TO SECURE THIS STUFF? HAVE THEY HAVE THEY GOT THE LICENSE FOR THAT? I THINK THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE APPLYING FOR IS THE ABILITY TO DO THAT.

THEY DON'T HAVE IT RIGHT NOW. YEAH. WELL, THE OTHER CONCERN I GOT, I GOT THE FLOOR IS THEY'RE NOT ABIDING BY THE EXCEPTIONS THAT WE'VE ALREADY APPROVED.

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SO, THE ONLY TECHNICAL NONCOMPLIANCE IS THE BUSINESS LICENSE.

BUT IT TIED UP IN A NEAT BOW, BOTH NEED TO MATCH.

CORRECT. IT'S UP TO THE MAJORITY OF BOARD. I'M NOT INCLINED TO SUPPORT IT.

OKAY. MR. COX, DID YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? OH, OKAY.

I THOUGHT YOU. MR. PUGH DO YOU KNOW OF ANY OTHER FACILITIES THAT WE HAVE IN THE COUNTY THAT CURRENTLY HAVE THIS BUSINESS MODEL, OR IS THIS GOING TO BE A FIRST ONE THAT WRITES A PRESCRIPTION AND FILLS IT? I THINK IT'S THE ONLY ONE, BECAUSE THE OTHER ONE THAT I HEAR THAT PEOPLE GO TO IS CROSSROADS.

AND I THINK THAT'S IN PETERSBURG. OKAY. CRATER ROAD, THERE'S ONE ON CRATER.

OH, THERE'S ONE ON CRATER. OKAY. AND I DON'T KNOW WHY, YOU KNOW, IN 2022, WHEN THE BOARD WAS CONSIDERING THIS, THE BOARD GRANTED THE SPECIAL EXCEPTION AS THOUGH THIS IS WHAT THEY WERE GOING TO DO BACK THEN.

I DON'T KNOW WHY THERE'S THE DELAY IN APPLYING.

I DON'T KNOW IF THEY APPLIED BEFORE AND GOT DENIED, I DON'T KNOW.

MISS WAYMACK, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING? SO THEY DON'T HAVE A BUSINESS LICENSE? THEY HAVE TO GET IT. THEY HAVE A BUSINESS LICENSE, BUT THEY DIDN'T GET IT BEFORE THEY OPENED.

OH, OKAY. SO THEY DO HAVE IT NOW. YES, MA'AM.

OKAY. THANK YOU. I GUESS I HAVE SEVERAL CONCERNS.

I REALLY DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW WE CAN APPROVE THIS IF THE SPECIAL EXCEPTION HAS DIFFERENT HOURS OF OPERATION, BECAUSE THE PROCESS FOR MODIFYING THAT SPECIAL EXCEPTION IS JUST NOT WE.

WE DO THIS, WE STAMP THIS AND SAY GO AHEAD. AND NOW THAT CHANGES.

DOESN'T THAT HAVE TO GO BACK THROUGH A PROCESS.

IT WOULD GO BACK THROUGH THE I MEAN TO ME WE'RE PUTTING THE CART BEFORE THE HORSE.

I MEAN, TO ME, IF THIS IS WHAT THEY WANT TO DO, THEN GET YOUR SPECIAL EXCEPTION STRAIGHT WITH THE BUSINESS HOURS.

AND THEN ONCE THAT'S APPROVED, THEN WE WOULD DO THE REST OF IT.

BUT IF WE SAY, YEAH, YOU DO IT, WHAT'S TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY COME BACK AND GET THE SPECIAL EXCEPTION HOURS UPDATED.

ZONING ENFORCEMENT. THAT COULD BE YEARS. THAT MEANS MR. BALDWIN OR MR. HARRISON WILL BE THERE AT 6:30 IN THE MORNING.

THAT'S JUST UNDUE STUFF PUT ON THEM. I'M JUST.

SO THE QUESTION FROM THE COMMISSIONER. YES. IS WHETHER OR NOT THEY'RE IN COMPLIANCE WITH LOCAL ORDINANCES.

AND IN THE RESOLUTION THAT I PREPARED FOR YOU, I NOTED THAT THEIR APPLICATION DOES NOT COMPLY WITH THE CURRENT ZONING AND THAT THERE WAS A DISCREPANCY IN THE TIME FRAME OF GETTING THE BUSINESS LICENSE.

OKAY. I WILL ALSO STATE MY SECOND CONCERN IS THERE'S ENOUGH PROBLEMS WITH PLACES THAT DISPENSE MEDICATION TODAY WITH PEOPLE COMING IN AND ROBBING THEM AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

I MEAN, WE'RE GOING THROUGH A BUNCH OF HOOPS TODAY BECAUSE OF THE CHANGE THAT WE HAVE WITH HOW WE DISPENSE THE MEDICATION THAT THE HOSPITALS WILL NO LONGER BE SUPPLYING.

WE HAVE CAMERAS THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE THERE AND CODES AND ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF.

I'M JUST I'M JUST NOT HEARING ANY OF THAT. SO FOR ME, IT JUST AND NOW WE'RE JUST APPROVING A SCHOOL, PRIVATE SCHOOL TO BE RIGHT THERE IN THAT AREA.

I JUST THINK IT'S OPENING UP. I HAVE SOME CONCERNS WITH THAT.

I DID REQUEST THAT A REPRESENTATIVE FROM BRIGHTVIEW BE HERE AND NO ONE HAS COME.

IN TERMS OF THE COMMISSIONER, I UNDERSTAND IF THE BOARD DOESN'T APPROVE OF THIS, AND YOU'RE CERTAINLY FREE TO MAKE A MOTION TO THAT EFFECT. BUT THE STATE LAW AND THE REGULATIONS ASK THAT YOU ANSWER THE SPECIFIC QUESTION THAT IS ANSWERED IN THAT RESOLUTION. I GET IT, I GET IT.

I'M JUST SHARING MY OPINION WITH THE OTHER BOARD MEMBERS.

SO EVERYONE'S CLEAR ON ALL OF US ON HOW WE FEEL ON THIS.

SO IT'S A ONE ANSWER. IT'S NO. WELL, I MEAN, DO WE KNOW IF THEY'RE OPERATING AT 6:30 NOW? NO THEY'RE NOT. THEY ARE NOT. I ACTUALLY WENT THERE.

OKAY. AND DID A LITTLE WORK SAYING THAT I WORK WITH SOCIAL SERVICES AND THAT I WAS JUST INTERESTED TO KNOW ABOUT THEIR FACILITY, AND THEY. EVERYTHING APPEARS TO BE IN ORDER.

OKAY. OKAY. BOARD MEMBERS. IT'S, WHAT'S YOUR PLEASURE? I THINK WE'VE ALL HEARD EACH OTHER MAKE VARIOUS COMMENTS ALONG THE WAY, BUT THIS WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT I WOULD NEED TO SIGN.

IS THAT TRUE? YES. SO IF YOU VOTE FOR THIS. THIS IS GIVING ME THE AUTHORITY TO SIGN THIS ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD,

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YES, SIR. IT'S JUST BUT I WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT UNDER OUR ZONING AUTHORITY, WE DO HAVE ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY.

AND IF THEY DON'T COMPLY WITH THE TERMS OF THE SPECIAL EXCEPTION, WE CAN INITIATE A REVOCATION OF THE SPECIAL EXCEPTION UNDER ZONING.

AND THAT WOULD SHUT THEM DOWN. YEAH. I'LL LEAVE IT TO THE BOARD.

MR. CHAIR. YES, SIR. IF THERE ARE NO MORE DISCUSSIONS, I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE SAY NO.

AND AT SUCH TIME, THEY GET THEIR PAPERWORK STRAIGHTENED, EVERYTHING MATCHES, IT CAN COME BACK TO US.

AND SO YOU'RE REQUESTING APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION I PREPARED WHICH SAYS NO? WHICH SAYS NO. YES, MA'AM. OKAY. SECOND. OK, IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED BY MR. WEBB AND SECOND, BY MR. PUGH THAT THE BOARD WOULD BE DENYING THIS REQUEST BASED ON TWO CONDITIONS THAT ARE NOTED IN THE RESOLUTION. AND APPROVING THE RESOLUTION AS PRESENTED.

AND APPROVING THAT RESOLUTION AS IT'S BEEN PRESENTED.

YOU'VE HEARD THE MOTION. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? I DO HAVE ONE. YES, SIR. BEING AS WE APPROVE THE SCHOOL, DOES THAT AFFECT IN THE PROXIMITY OF THIS WITH THEM GETTING A LICENSE? I DON'T KNOW. IT SHOULDN'T. OKAY. OKAY. I WOULDN'T THINK IT WOULD.

ANY OTHER QUESTION? MRS. KNOTT, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? THAT WAS DENYING THAT. THAT SAYS THAT THEY HAVE NOT BEEN IN COMPLIANCE WITH OUR LOCAL LAWS IN TWO AREAS.

SO, YES, WOULD BE PROVING THAT RESOLUTION. THEY ARE IN COMPLIANCE.

IT'S CONFUSING AS TO IT IS CONFUSING. SO IT'S JUST APPROVING THE RESOLUTION, APPROVING THE RESOLUTION AS PRESENTED.

WE WANT TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION. WHICH SAYS NO.

WHICH SAYS NO. OKAY, I SAY YES. OKAY. IT'S VERY CONFUSING.

SO THE NEXT TOPIC IS AN AUTHORITY TO ADVERTISE A PUBLIC HEARING.

AND THIS IS RELATED TO MR. HOLTON'S AREA. SO I'LL LET HIM DO THE PRESENTATION ON THIS ONE.

THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN, AGAIN. AND GOOD EVENING.

THIS IS A REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZATION TO ADVERTISE A PUBLIC HEARING ON APRIL 22ND TO AMEND THE COUNTY ORDINANCE TO ADJUST OUR WATER AND SEWER RATES AND CONNECTION FEES. AS YOU ARE LIKELY AWARE RATE SETTING FOR US IS ALL ABOUT MAKING SURE WE RECOVER THE UTILITIES EXPENSES. SO WE ANALYZE THOSE EXPENSES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, WE MAKE PLANS AND EXPECTATIONS FOR OUR UPCOMING BUDGET, AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE MEET THOSE PLANNED EXPENSES.

WE ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE PROPER RESERVES SET ASIDE FOR EMERGENCY, AND AS WELL AS THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM THAT ALLOWS US TO REPLACE AGING INFRASTRUCTURE, AS WELL AS ANY EQUIPMENT FAILURES OR ANY REPLACEMENTS THAT ARE NEEDED.

SO IN THIS BUDGET FISCAL 26 BUDGET, WE ARE REQUESTING A 3% INCREASE IN THE WATER USER CHARGES AND A 1% INCREASE IN THE SEWER USER CHARGES. IN ADDITION, WE ARE ALSO ASKING FOR ADJUSTMENTS TO THE MINIMUM MONTHLY CHARGES, AND THAT WILL BE 5% FOR RESIDENTIAL AND 10 TO 20% FOR ANYTHING LARGER THAN A ONE INCH METER.

LIKEWISE, WE'RE ASKING FOR SOME ADJUSTMENTS IN OUR RATE BLOCKS THAT WE CHARGE, AND THAT ONLY WILL APPLY FOR OUR 1.5IN METERS AND LARGER.

THESE ADJUSTMENTS WILL ALLOW US TO GENERATE ANOTHER $242,000 DOLLARS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2016 BUDGET.

JUST TO SHOW YOU WHAT THOSE LOOK LIKE HERE IN OUR CHART.

YOU CAN SEE THAT RED LINE REPRESENTS ANYTHING ABOVE IT IS OUR RESIDENTIAL AND TYPICALLY ANYTHING BELOW THAT IS OUR COMMERCIAL.

METERS. SO YOU CAN SEE OUR CURRENT WATER USER CHARGES ARE 1231 PER BILL AND PER MONTH.

EXCUSE ME. AND WE'RE PROPOSING TO CHANGE THAT BY 5%.

AND THAT WOULD EQUATE UP TO A NINE, 12, 93 PER MONTH.

AND YOU CAN ALSO SEE WE GO FROM 1485 FOR THE SEWER TO 1559, ALSO ANOTHER 5% INCREASE.

AND YOU CAN SEE THE REST OF THEM FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL METER.

AND YOU CAN SEE THOSE INCREASES DO CHANGE SOME FROM UP TO 45%.

ON OUR COMMODITY CHARGES, THESE ARE THE ACTUAL USER RATES THAT WE CHARGE.

YOU CAN SEE HERE FIRST OUR CURRENT USER OUR RATE BLOCKS.

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THEY'RE ALL IN THE SAME RATE BLOCK, AND WE ARE MAKING SOME ADJUSTMENT THAT DOESN'T CHANGE FROM THE CURRENT RATE TO THE PROPOSED RATE, BUT WE ARE MAKING ADJUSTMENTS FOR EVERYTHING ELSE BELOW THAT.

SO WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS CLOSE THE GAP BEFORE THEY GO TO THAT NEXT TIER IN THEIR USER CHARGES.

AND THOSE TIERS ARE LISTED THERE TO THE RIGHT.

CURRENTLY IT'S 405 PER 1000 FOR THE FIRST TIER.

AND WE'RE GOING UP TO 417. THAT'S THAT 3% INCREASE.

AND YOU CAN SEE THOSE OTHER INCREASES FOR THE SECOND AND THIRD TIER AS WELL.

ALSO SHOWN TO THE LEFT ON THIS SLIDE IS THE CURRENT SEWER RATE.

WE ARE CURRENTLY CHARGING 9.36 PER 1000 GALLONS OF SEWER.

WE'RE INCREASING THAT BY $0.10 A 1% INCREASE.

AND ALSO WE'RE INCREASING OUR FLAT RATE SEWER FOR THOSE WHO GET WATER FROM ANOTHER CUSTOMER OR USING WELL WATER BUT DISCHARGE INTO OUR SEWER.

WE WILL INCREASE THEIR BILL BY $1.50 PER BILL.

CONNECTION CHARGES. WE ARE RECOMMENDING INCREASING RESIDENTIAL, FOR WHICH WOULD BE BOTH THE WATER AND SEWER CHARGES BY $600 FOR A NEW SINGLE FAMILY HOME. AND FOR ANYTHING ABOVE A 5/8 INCH METER AND THREE QUARTERS INCH METER, WE ARE RECOMMENDING TO FOLLOW WHAT THE RATIO OF THE METERS VOLUMETRIC FLOW. SO A FIVE INCH METER ALLOWS A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF FLOW, A ONE INCH METER, THERE'S A RATIO OF WHAT THAT EQUALS.

WE ARE GOING TO CHARGE IT BY THAT RATIO. AND YOU CAN SEE WHAT THOSE INCREASES ARE FOR THE ONE INCH AND LARGER METERS.

THOSE ARE THE ONES THAT ARE IN BOLD. YOU CAN SEE THE FOUR INCH THROUGH TEN INCH.

NONE OF THOSE ARE CHANGING BECAUSE THEY'RE ALREADY A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN WHAT THOSE THAT VOLUMETRIC FLOW IS.

AND WE WOULDN'T CHANGE IT LOWER BECAUSE SOME FOLKS HAVE ALREADY PAID THAT.

WE WOULDN'T WANT TO HAVE NEW FOLKS COMING IN LATER AND PAYING A SMALLER BILL THAN WHAT FOLKS HAVE ALREADY PAID.

AND AGAIN, THIS IS A CHANGE OVER THE RATE BLOCKS AS WELL AS THESE CONNECTION FEES.

THIS IS A, THREE YEAR PLAN. THIS IS YEAR TWO.

NEXT YEAR WE'LL BE ASKING FOR ANOTHER INCREASE, WHICH WOULD CHANGE THESE A LITTLE BIT MORE.

WE'RE TRYING NOT TO MAKE A BIG BANG CHANGE TO WHERE PEOPLE CAN'T AFFORD IT, SO WE'RE TRYING TO DO IT OVER MULTIPLE YEARS.

THE IMPACT ON A TYPICAL BILL, THE AVERAGE RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER USES ROUGHLY ABOUT 10,000 GALLONS EVERY TWO MONTHS.

SO THEIR BI MONTHLY BILL THAT WOULD REPRESENT ROUGHLY CURRENTLY IS $193.10.

YOU CAN SEE THAT WOULD INCREASE BY $5.08. AND THEN THE ANNUAL INCREASE WOULD BE JUST OVER $30.

AND FOR OUR SEWER ONLY CUSTOMERS, THAT WOULD BE $1.50 PER BILL AND RAISED BY $9 A YEAR.

AND FINALLY, OUR ORDINANCE DOES ESTABLISH THE CUSTOMER USER CHARGES AND CONNECTION FEES.

SO THEREFORE WE WOULD NEED AN AMENDMENT TO OUR ORDINANCE WHICH DOES REQUIRE A PUBLIC HEARING.

AND THOSE ARE THE SECTIONS THAT WE'RE RECOMMENDING TO CHANGE THAT ADDRESSES THOSE CHARGES.

AND SO WE ARE RECOMMENDING A AUTHORITY TO ADVERTISE A PUBLIC HEARING ON APRIL 22ND TO CONSIDER ADOPTING THOSE ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS. AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MISTER HALTOM? YES.

QUICK QUESTION. WE'RE RAISING IT UP. I THINK YOU HAD IN THE SLIDE 5%.

WHAT? I KNOW EVERYTHING'S GOING UP. OBVIOUSLY, INFLATION, COST OF DOING BUSINESS.

WHAT IS THE AMOUNT OF MONEY WE'RE TRYING TO KEEP IN THAT ACCOUNT FOR WATER MAIN BREAKS, THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO, WE'RE MAINTAINING WE'RE NOT ADDING TO CORRECT.

YEAH. YEAH. SO, WHEN WE SET THE USER CHARGES, WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE SURE WE MEET THE ACTUAL EXPENSES THAT WE ARE PLANNING FOR THAT YEAR, WHICH INCLUDES ANYTHING FROM SALARIES TO WATER MAIN BREAKS WHICH WE WOULD HIRE SOMETIMES CONSULTANTS.

EXCUSE ME. CONTRACTORS COME IN AND FIX THOSE REPAIRS.

SO WE HAVE A VERY DETAILED BUDGET THAT OUTLINES ALL THOSE EXPENSES, AND IT'S PRETTY LENGTHY.

AND WE TRIED TO ESTIMATE THAT FROM YEAR TO YEAR.

AND WE CHECK ON OUR NEIGHBORS FOR, FOR, FOR EXAMPLE, WE SEND OUR WASTEWATER TO SOUTH CENTRAL AND TO HOPEWELL, AND WE CHECK AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE NOT RAISING THEIR RATES. AND THEY DO EVERY YEAR.

AND SO WE HAVE TO KEEP PACE WITH THOSE AS WELL TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT LOSING MONEY EACH YEAR.

SO WE ALSO PURCHASE WATER FROM VIRGINIA AMERICAN AND APPOMATTOX RIVER WATER AUTHORITY.

SO AS THEY INCREASE THEIR RATES, WE ALSO HAVE TO RECIPROCATE.

SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO CAPTURE. YOU'RE GOOD, SIR? YEAH. OKAY. ANYONE ELSE? AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE THE STATEMENT.

GENERAL STATEMENT. THIS IS NOT FOR ALL THE TAXPAYERS.

THIS IS ONLY THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE ON THE SYSTEM.

RIGHT? THAT'S CORRECT. ONLY ON THE COUNTY'S PUBLIC.

COUNTY'S PUBLIC UTILITY SYSTEM. RIGHT. I JUST WANT TO MAKE THAT CLEAR SO.

BOARD MEMBERS YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU AN AUTHORITY TO ADVERTISE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THESE RATE INCREASES.

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WHAT'S YOUR PLEASURE? SO MOVED. I NEED A SECOND.

I SECOND. OKAY. IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED BY MR. WEBB AND SECOND BY MRS. WAYMACK THAT WE WOULD APPROVE THIS AUTHORITY TO ADVERTISE FOR THIS PUBLIC HEARING, AND IT WOULD COME BACK TO THIS BOARD ON APRIL THE 22ND.

YOU'VE HEARD THE MOTION. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? MRS. KNOTT, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? MR. BROWN? YES. MR. WEBB. YES. MR. PUGH? HESITANTLY.

YES. MR. COX? YES. MRS. WAYMACK. YES. MOTION CARRIED.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YOU'RE WELCOME, SIR. THE NEXT ITEM IS A RESOLUTION FOR THE FISCAL 2025 BUDGET APPROPRIATION. THIS IS FROM THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FUND BALANCE AND TRANSFER TO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY.

AND THIS IS IN RELATIONSHIP TO THE MICRO BUSINESS GRANT.

GOOD EVENING, SIR. GOOD EVENING, CHAIRMAN BROWN. VICE CHAIRMAN, CHAIR WAYMACK, BOARD MEMBERS, MR. STOKE AND MR. ERARD, THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME PRESENT TONIGHT.

I'LL BE AN ACCOMPANIED BY MR. CLEMENTS AS WELL FROM THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY.

AND I ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE TWO OTHER MEMBERS FROM THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY.

MISS JUDY CHALKLEY AND DOCTOR LILLIAN BOYD. GOOD EVENING.

SO MR. CLEMENTS WILL BE GOING OVER THE MAJORITY OF THIS PRESENTATION, BUT JUST WANTED TO GO OVER SOME HIGHLIGHTS.

ON NOVEMBER 26TH, WE PRESENTED TO THE BOARD. THE PROGRAM AS A REPORT, AN UPDATE ON WHERE THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY AND THE DEPARTMENT WAS. THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY REVISED THE PROGRAM AFTER DISCUSSIONS WITH BOARD MEMBERS AND OTHER LOCALITIES THAT WE'VE MET WITH THAT HAVE SIMILAR PROGRAMS. SO TONIGHT'S AGENDA ITEM INCLUDES A RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE FUNDING TOWARDS THIS PROGRAM THAT WAS PREPARED BY OUR COUNTY ATTORNEY.

AND JUST A REMINDER OF WHY THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY WAS EXPLORING THE PROGRAM.

YOU KNOW, IN IN OUR STRATEGIC PLAN, IT DIRECTS STAFF TO EXPLORE POTENTIAL NEW INCENTIVES FOR BUSINESS GROWTH THROUGH OUR BUSINESS RETENTION AND EXPANSION PROGRAM. WE HEAR A LOT FROM SMALL BUSINESSES WHAT KIND OF FUNDING THERE IS FOR GROWTH EXPANSIONS.

YOU KNOW, REDEVELOPMENT. AND AROUND 90% OF OUR BUSINESSES IN THE COUNTY ARE MICRO BUSINESSES.

AND, YOU KNOW, WHEN LOCAL SMALL BUSINESSES THRIVE.

THEY CREATE JOBS, INCREASE REVENUE INTO THE LOCALITY, AND FOSTER GROWTH FOR OUR CITIZENS AS A WHOLE.

SO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY HAS APPROVED THESE NEW GUIDELINES, BUT THEY ARE LOOKING FOR FUNDING.

SO WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO PASS IT TO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, MR. CLEMENTS, FOR THE REMAINING REMAINDER OF THIS PRESENTATION.

GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING, SIR, AND THANK YOU FOR LETTING US SPEAK AGAIN.

I'LL TRY TO BE BRIEF. THIS PRESENTATION WAS PROBABLY GOING TO LOOK FAMILIAR TO MOST OF YOU BECAUSE IT IS WE TRIED TO KEEP IT VERY HIGH LEVEL TO MAKE SURE IF YOU HAD ANY QUESTIONS, WE'LL BUILD ON TIME FOR THAT AT THE END.

BUT SO FAR, WE'LL. SO FOR THE NEXT FEW SLIDES, WE'LL JUST GO OVER KIND OF GUIDELINES OF THE PROGRAM AND WHAT WE AIM TO DO WITH THE ACTUAL FUNDING. ALL RIGHT. SO THIS MICRO GRANT PROGRAM IS SPECIFICALLY FOR ESTABLISHED BUSINESSES IN PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY. WE'RE LOOKING AT LEAST TWO YEARS OF HAVING A BUSINESS LICENSE WITHIN THE COUNTY.

WE'RE LOOKING AT BUSINESSES THAT SPECIFICALLY ARE UNDER 25 OR FEWER EMPLOYEES, REALLY BUSINESSES THAT NEED THE FUNDING.

TO BE HONEST, THOSE ARE THE ONES WE ARE TRYING TO TARGET IN PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY. THE ONES WHERE A GRANT UPWARDS OF $25,000 WOULD MAKE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT AND DIFFERENCE IN THIS BUSINESS. AND SO WE ARE GOING TO OPEN UP APPLICATIONS, AND WE'RE LOOKING AT REALLY WHAT PROJECT COSTS ARE WITH EACH PROJECT.

SO THE GRANTS CAN BE UP TO $25,000, BUT NOT EACH GRANT IS SPECIFICALLY $25,000.

SO IT'S JUST A MAXIMUM AWARD FOR, FOR THE GRANTEE.

AND SO ALONG PART OF THE APPLICATION PROCESS AS WELL AS GETTING SOME INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROJECT, BUT IT REALLY IS FOR THESE BUSINESS OWNERS TO BE ATTENDING A FEW EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS AND IN CLASSES AND THEN TO ACTUALLY COMPLETE A BUSINESS PLAN, A BUSINESS PITCH FOR THIS PARTICULAR EXPANSION, TO THEN PRESENT TO THE EDA SO WE CAN HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY AS AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY TO ASK ANY MORE QUESTIONS ABOUT SOME OF THESE APPLICATION. AND, AND SO WE CAN MAKE SURE WE'RE FUNDING THE RIGHT BUSINESSES IN PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY THAT

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THIS IS NOT AN INCLUSIVE LIST BY ANY MEANS. WE HAVE INCLUDED A FEW PROJECTS.

WE PROJECT TYPES WE DON'T NECESSARILY FEEL WOULD BE A GOOD FIT FOR PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, BUT WE REALLY WANT TO FOSTER CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION WITH THIS PROGRAM.

YOU KNOW, THIS IS WE'RE TRYING TO FOSTER NEW IDEAS AND NEW EXPANSION IN THE COUNTY.

SO WE'RE REALLY NOT NECESSARILY LOOKING FOR A SET PROJECT OR TYPE OR TWO.

WE ARE VERY OPEN AS AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY TO WHAT BUSINESSES IN PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY NEED.

SO WE HAVE A FEW EXAMPLE PROJECTS, BUT WE ARE TRYING TO BE VERY OPEN ENDED AND HEAR OUT PEOPLE WITHIN THE COUNTY.

AND SO SOME OF THE TERMS OF THE GRANT PROGRAM, WE HAVE TO FIRST OF ALL, IN YOUR APPLICATION, YOU HAVE TO ATTEST THAT YOU'RE UP TO DATE ON ALL YOUR LOCAL AND FEDERAL AND STATE BUSINESSES, BUSINESS TAXES AND REGULATIONS. AND NOT ONLY THAT, BUT THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS TO YOU WILL ALSO BE IF YOU ARE CHOSEN BY THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY TO RECEIVE A GRANT, YOU WILL BE ASKED TO THEN SIGN A GRANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY AND THE GRANTEE TO ENSURE THAT EXPECTATIONS OF THE GRANT, THE FUNDING WILL ACTUALLY GO TO THE PROJECT ITSELF.

AND SO WE'RE MAKING SURE THAT UPON COMPLETION OF THE PROJECT AS WELL, THE BUSINESS WILL BE AND REMAIN HAVING A PHYSICAL PRESENCE WITHIN THE COUNTY WITHIN A YEAR AFTER THE COMPLETION OF THE GRANT AS WELL, AND TO HELP FACILITATE COMPLETION OF THE PROJECTS.

I'M ACTUALLY A BIT OF A CHANGE FROM THE LAST PRESENTATION, REALLY IS A PART, A PORTION, AND THE MAJORITY OF THE GRANT FUNDING WILL BE UP FRONT TO BUSINESSES, AND THEY WILL ALSO BE EXPECTED TO PUT UP SOME UPFRONT COSTS TO THE GRANT TO THE PROJECT AS WELL.

BUT THERE WILL ALSO BE A PORTION THAT IS REMAINED AND RESERVED AS A REIMBURSEMENT TYPE PORTION.

SO ONCE THE PROJECT IS COMPLETE, YOU SUBMIT YOUR GRANT EXPENSE REPORT TO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY TO PROVE THAT THE MONEY HAS ACTUALLY GONE TO THE PROJECT.

AND THEN THE EDA WILL, IN FACT, REIMBURSE YOU THE FULL AMOUNT OF THE GRANT, AND WE WILL HAVE A SAMPLE GRANT AT THE END OF THIS SLIDE TOO, TO HELP SHOWCASE THAT. BUT WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO HELP FACILITATE THE MAJORITY OF THE MONEY UP FRONT TO ENSURE THE PROJECT CAN ACTUALLY BE COMPLETED.

AND THEN THERE WILL BE A PORTION HELD IN RESERVE BY THE EDA TO HELP ENSURE THE PROJECT COMPLETION.

AND SO THIS PROCESS AND IN TANDEM WITH MR. JABRI IN THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.

THEY WILL HELP FACILITATE HANDLING APPLICATIONS FOR THIS PROCESS IN PAPER OR ONLINE.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE ACCESSIBLE FOR ALL RESIDENTS IN PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY.

AND SO THIS WILL BE KIND OF A FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE ROLLING APPLICATION BASIS AS WELL.

UNTIL THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY IS FUNDING FOR THAT PARTICULAR YEAR HAS RUN OUT.

WE ARE WE HAVE SOME THERE'S NOTHING IN THE GUIDELINES ABOUT A SET SPECIFIC AMOUNT WE WANT TO FUND IN THE FIRST YEAR OF THIS PROGRAM, BUT WE WANT TO KIND OF KEEP IT OPEN ENDED DEPENDING ON THE APPLICATIONS AND PROJECTS WE DO RECEIVE.

BUT ONCE THE APPLICATION IS RECEIVED BY THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, THEY WILL THEN WORK WITH A PORTION OF THE EDA TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF THE APPLICATIONS QUESTIONS ARE FILLED OUT CORRECTLY. THE EDA WILL VOTE AND THEN DETERMINE WHICH GRANTEE AWARD WINNERS WILL NEED TO SIGN A GRANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EDA AND THE BUSINESS. AND SO WE'VE INCLUDED KIND OF AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT.

AND THIS IS A $15,000 GRANT OF WHAT AN ACTUAL GRANT WOULD LOOK LIKE SPECIFICALLY TO A BUSINESS.

SO, IF A BUSINESS FILLS OUT AN APPLICATION, THEY HAVE A PROJECT THEY WANT TO DO THAT'S $20,000.

THE EDA WILL ALLOCATE 10,000 UP FRONT. THE BUSINESS WILL BE EXPECTED TO PAY THE 10,000 UP FRONT.

AND THEN ONCE THEY'RE ONCE THESE EXPENDITURES HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN PUT TOWARD THE PROJECT AND HOPEFULLY THE PROJECT IS COMPLETION.

THEN $5,000, AN ADDITIONAL $5,000 WILL BE GIVEN TO THE BUSINESS.

SO, THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF A $15,000 GRANT, DEPENDING ON PROJECT COSTS AS WELL.

I WILL TURN IT BACK OVER TO YOTI. ALL RIGHT. SO, WITHIN YOUR PACKETS YOU HAVE A RESOLUTION FOR AUTHORIZATION TO APPROPRIATE $300,000 TOWARDS THE EDA MICROBUSINESS GRANT PROGRAM.

CURRENTLY THIS AUDIT FUND BALANCE SITS AT 2.6 MILLION.

AND THAT CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION FOR THE NIGHT.

AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.

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SO NOW IT'S TRYING TO COMPLETE THAT PROCESS TO WHERE THE FUNDING WOULD BE ALLOCATED TO THE EDA.

BUT THAT FUNDING IS COMING OUT OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT'S FUNDING.

SO THERE'S NO FUNDING COMING FROM FUND BALANCE FROM THE COUNTY.

IT'S FROM THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.

SO, DOES ANY BOARD MEMBERS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. CLINTON? THAT FUNDING HAS TO BE EXPENDED ON CERTAIN ITEMS IT CAN'T BE EXPENDED ON, YOU KNOW, JUST GENERAL STUFF. IT HAS TO BE USED FOR BUSINESS.

CORRECT. BASED ON BASED ON THEIR GUIDELINES, IT'S PRETTY DETAILED AND BASED ON THE RESOLUTION.

RIGHT? YES. YEP. YEP. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? IF NOT, I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION, PLEASE. MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.

SECOND, AND PROPERLY MOVED BY MR. COX. AND SECOND BY MR. PUGH, THAT WE WOULD APPROVE THIS RESOLUTION, WHICH IS THE BUDGET OR A BUDGET APPROPRIATION FROM THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FUND, FUND BALANCE AND TRANSFER TO THE EDA FOR THIS MICROBUSINESS GRANT PROGRAM AND IT'S $300,000.

YOU'VE HEARD THE MOTION. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? MRS. KNOTT. WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? MOTION IS CARRIED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, GENTLEMEN, AND THANK YOU TO THE EDA. THANK YOU FOR COMING OUT TONIGHT.

OKAY. THE NEXT ITEM WE HAVE IS AN AUTHORITY TO APPLY FOR A VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT GRANT FOR THE NEXT GENERATION 911.

THIS WILL EITHER BE DONE BY CHIEF EARLY OR EITHER MR. CHAD BOSEMAN, OUR ECC MANAGER. MAYBE BOTH OR BOTH.

WELL, GOOD EVENING, MR. CHAIRMAN. GOOD EVENING, SIR. BOARD, MR. STOKES, MS. ERARD, WE THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME BEFORE YOU AND ASK FOR AUTHORITY TO APPLY FOR A VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT GRANT FOR NEXT GENERATION 911 IN THE AMOUNT OF $150,000. YOU MAY REMEMBER, NEXT GEN 911 IS A STATE INITIATIVE.

IT'S A MANDATE TO MOVE FROM AN ANALOG SYSTEM TO AN IP TYPE SYSTEM, WHICH WE DID IN 2022.

THIS MONEY IS TO FURTHER THAT INITIATIVE. AND MANAGER BAUSERMAN HAS THOUGHTS ON HOW TO USE THAT $150,000 TO BETTER SERVE OUR COMMUNITY. AND IT ALL COMES DOWN TO RECEIVING THE 911911 CALL AND DISPATCHING THE CALL QUICKLY AND EFFECTIVELY, SO OUR CITIZENS GET THE BEST SERVICE. AGAIN, IT'S $150,000 GRANT WITH NO LOCAL MATCH.

I BELIEVE YOU HAVE A RESOLUTION IN YOUR PACKET. ALL RIGHT.

ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? NO, SIR. I'M GOOD.

OKAY. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.

SECOND. IT'S BEEN IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED BY MR. PUGH AND I'M GOING TO LEAN TO MISS WAYMACK. SECOND, BY MRS. WAYMACK THAT THE BOARD WOULD APPROVE THIS AUTHORITY TO APPLY FOR THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT GRANT, AND THIS IS FOR THE NEXT GENERATION. 911 BOARD MEMBERS, YOU'VE HEARD THE MOTION.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? MISS KNOTT, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT IS A RESOLUTION ON AUTHORITY TO ADVERTISE A PUBLIC HEARING.

AND THIS IS FOR LOWERING THE ANIMAL SERVICES ADOPTION FEES.

CHIEF EARLEY. YES. AGAIN. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, I HAVE WITH ME LIEUTENANT CHARLIE SANTILLI.

SO, CHARLIE HAS BEEN MANAGING ANIMAL SERVICES FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS.

WE REALLY APPRECIATE HIS EFFORTS THERE AND WE'RE PROGRESSING NICELY INTO ANIMAL SERVICES.

SO, WHAT WE ARE, WE ARE REQUESTING AUTHORITY TO ADVERTISE FOR AN APRIL 22ND PUBLIC HEARING TO AMEND THE COUNTY CODE TO ADOPT A SCHEDULE OF FEES PERTAINING TO THE OPERATIONS OF ANIMAL SERVICES.

SPECIFICALLY, WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR IS TO REDUCE THE ADOPTION FEE FOR DOGS FROM 100 TO $25 AND FOR CATS 75 TO $25. SO, A REDUCTION IN FEES THAT FOLKS ADOPTING ANIMALS WOULD BE A REDUCTION OF $75 FOR A DOG AND A REDUCTION OF $50 FOR A CAT.

WE BELIEVE THAT LOWERING THOSE FEES WILL PROMOTE MORE FOLKS COMING TO OUR SHELTER TO ADOPT ANIMALS, AND MORE LIVE EXITS. WE GET OUT, THE MORE RAPIDLY WE GET THEM OUT, THE BETTER OFF OUR TAXPAYERS ARE IN THE WAY OF ANIMAL FEED, ANIMAL CARE, AND EVERYTHING THAT GOES INTO MANAGING A SHELTER FULL OF ANIMALS.

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AND ADDITIONALLY WE WILL BE IMPLEMENTING A SPAY AND NEUTER WILL BE POST ADOPTION.

SO THOSE, THAT SERVICE WILL BE BURDENED BY THE PERSON ADOPTING THE ANIMAL AND NOT THE TAXPAYER MOVING FORWARD.

SO WE DON'T THINK WE THINK THIS WILL BE AN OVERALL SAVINGS FOR OUR COUNTY TAXPAYERS.

SURE. THAT'S VERY EXPENSIVE. YEAH, I WAS JUST ASKING.

I WAS THINKING OF SOMETHING. THAT'S WHY I PAUSED FOR A MOMENT.

ANYBODY ELSE HAVE A QUESTION BEFORE I ASK MY.

I GUESS THE ONLY PIECE THAT I'M JUST THINKING ABOUT, I'M HOPING THAT MOVING THE SPAY AND NEUTER NEUTERING TO POST ADOPTION WORKS. I MEAN, AT LEAST WE KNEW THAT THAT WAS BEING TAKEN CARE OF WHEN THE PERSON GOT THE ANIMAL.

I'M JUST A LITTLE THINKING ABOUT PEOPLE FOLLOWING THROUGH AFTER THEY ADOPT, WHICH COULD THEN END UP, IF THEY DON'T DO IT, END UP HAVING MORE ANIMALS BEING CREATED AND ADDING TO THE WHOLE THING.

SO I'M JUST THROWING THAT OUT THERE. I'M NOT AGAINST ANY OF THIS.

I'M JUST THROWING THAT OUT THERE. THAT'S A VERY FAIR QUESTION.

AND I ACTUALLY SPOKE TO LIEUTENANT SANTILLI ABOUT THAT.

YES, SIR. AND THAT WILL BE MONITORED BY ANIMAL SERVICES.

AND CHARLIE COULD SPEAK TO THIS FURTHER IF YOU WANT, BUT IT IS THE INDUSTRY STANDARD.

OKAY. AND IT WILL BE MONITORING TO ENSURE THAT THE ANIMALS THAT REQUIRE IT WILL IN FACT BE SPAYED.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. I MEAN, I'M FINE. I JUST THAT JUST KIND OF HIT ME.

IF YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING, THAT'S FINE. SIR.

HE'S CORRECT. HE STATES, STEP UP. SO GOOD EVENING CHAIRMAN.

GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING, BOARD MEMBERS. HE'S CORRECT WHEN HE STATES IT IS THE INDUSTRY STANDARD. I'VE CALLED APPROXIMATELY TEN LOCAL JURISDICTIONS TO FIND OUT WHAT THEY ALL DO.

AND RIGHT NOW, WE CURRENTLY SIT AT THE HIGHEST ADOPTION RATE AT $100.

FOR A DOG THAT IS THE HIGHEST AROUND. AND EVERYWHERE ELSE, ALL THE OTHER LOCALITIES, THEY HAVE A STERILIZATION AGREEMENT THAT THEY SIGNED, AND THAT'S GOING TO FALL UPON THE ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS TO FOLLOW UP, AND JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE DONE THAT WITHIN THE WITHIN THE LAW.

SO, THERE IS AN AGREEMENT THAT THE PERSON ADOPTING THE ANIMAL WILL HAVE TO SIGN SAYING THEY ARE AGREEING.

OKAY. YES, SIR. THERE'S GOING TO BE A FORM THAT THEY HAVE TO SIGN AND WE'RE GOING TO FOLLOW UP ON. OKAY. NO, THAT THAT SATISFIES MY QUESTION RIGHT THERE.

AND SO, THEN IF THEY DON'T FOLLOW THE AGREEMENT WE WOULD HAVE TO GO TO COURT FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT.

THAT IS CORRECT. WE WILL WRITE THEM A SUMMONS FOR VIOLATING THE STERILIZATION AGREEMENT.

NO, I DON'T THINK IT'S A CRIMINAL ACT. I THINK WE'D HAVE TO GO FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT.

OKAY, I'LL LET YOU ALL WORK THAT OUT. OKAY, Y'ALL WORK THAT PART OUT.

WE'RE ONLY HERE ABOUT ADOPTION FEES. ALL RIGHT, BOARD MEMBERS.

ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY CONCERNS OR QUESTIONS? I HAVE ONE QUICK QUESTION. YES, SIR. GO AHEAD. MR. COX, KIND OF SEGUE OFF OF THIS A LITTLE BIT. WHAT IS OUR SURRENDER FEE RIGHT NOW? OUR SURRENDER CENTER FEE IS $30. YES, I KNOW, IT WAS A DISTURBING PICTURE FLOATING AROUND TODAY FROM THE ANIMAL SHELTER.

SOMEBODY TIED A DOG TO A TREE ON QUAKER ROAD.

I BELIEVE THAT WAS RIVER ROAD RECENTLY. IT WAS A ROTTWEILER OFF RIVER ROAD.

YES, THERE WAS ANOTHER ONE I THOUGHT ON THERE TODAY. UNFORTUNATELY, WE HAD.

YES, WE DID HAVE ANOTHER ONE THERE QUITE FREQUENTLY.

IT HAPPENS A LOT. AND WE'RE PURSUING CHARGES ON THE ONE ON RIVER ROAD SOON.

ALL RIGHT. WELL, THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO. YES, SIR. ANYONE ELSE, I THINK? YES. I'M GOOD. I THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA TO LOWER IT.

PERSONALLY, YOU KNOW, A DOG IN A KENNEL. YOU KNOW, THEY WANT A FAMILY, TOO.

SO, I'M ADOPT IT QUICK. AND YOU KNOW HOW REHABILITATED.

OKAY, MR. WEBB, I HEARD YOU. I'M GOOD. OH, I THOUGHT YOU SAID YOU HAD A QUESTION.

ALL RIGHT, BOARD MEMBERS, IF THERE'S NO OTHER QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS, I NEED A MOTION.

SO MOVED. OKAY. IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED BY MR. WEBB AND SECOND, BY MR. COX THAT WE WOULD APPROVE THE RESOLUTION TO ADVERTISE A PUBLIC HEARING TO LOWER THE ANIMAL SERVICES ADOPTION FEES. THAT WOULD COME BACK TO THIS BOARD ON APRIL THE 22ND.

THANK YOU. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS? BOARD MEMBERS? IF NOT, MISS KNOTT, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? CARRIED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT, WE HAVE IS A DOMINION POLE ATTACHMENT LICENSE AGREEMENT.

AND THAT WILL BE MISS PUDLOW.

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AND THESE SIGNS ARE PART OF THAT PROJECT. YOU CAN SEE WHAT THEY WOULD LOOK LIKE HERE.

JUST ALERTING COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO TURN DOWN RIVER ROAD THAT THERE'S INDEED A PARK AT THE END OF THAT ROAD AND NOT A DEAD END.

SORRY. THANK YOU. YOU CAN SEE THERE A PICTURE OF THE ROAD.

THESE POLES OR. EXCUSE ME, THOSE BANNERS WOULD BE ATTACHED.

THOSE ARE DOMINION OWNED POLES. AND SO WE WOULD HAVE A LEASE AGREEMENT WITH THEM.

IT IS $30 PER EACH BANNER. I BELIEVE WE HAD 6 TO 8 BANNERS.

THESE ARE ACTUALLY FULLER BANNERS BEING DONATED TO THE COUNTY, BUT IT WOULD BE A RENT CHARGE WITH DOMINION ENERGY IF IT'S APPROVED AND THE AGREEMENT IS WORKED OUT. ALL THE DETAILS, BUT THAT WOULD BE ABOUT $240 A YEAR.

IF WE HAVE EIGHT BANNERS THAT WOULD COME OUT OF THE PARKS DEPARTMENT BUDGET.

HERE'S AN EXAMPLE OF THE AGREEMENT. AND THIS IS WHAT OTHER LOCALITIES HAVE WORKED WITH FOLAR TO COORDINATE WITH OTHER FOLAR PROJECTS FOR THEIR TRAIL. SO DOES THE BOARD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS? ANY QUESTIONS FOR MISS PUDLOWW? ARE THEY GOING TO MAINTAIN THEM IF THEY FALL OFF OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, OR ARE THEY GOING TO ATTACH THEM OR IS THAT ON US? SO THAT'S ACTUALLY GENERAL SERVICES WOULD ATTACH THEM. AND IF YOU LOOK ON THE ROAD COMING INTO THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLEX, WE'VE GOT SOME BANNERS ON POLES OUT THERE. SO THEY, THEY'VE ALREADY AGREED TO DO THAT MAINTENANCE AND PUT THEM UP AND WORK TO MAINTAIN THEM SINCE THEY ALREADY HAVE INFRASTRUCTURE AND THEY'RE FAMILIAR WITH IT. OKAY. OKAY.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? IF NOT, I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION, PLEASE.

SO MOVED. SECOND. IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED BY MR. COX AND SECONDED BY MR. PUGH THAT WE WOULD APPROVE THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR DOMINION POLE ATTACHMENTS.

YOU'VE HEARD THE MOTION. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? IF NOT, MRS. KNOTT, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? THE NEXT ITEM WE HAVE IS IN REGARDS TO OUR SCHEDULED BUDGET WORK SESSION FOR TOMORROW.

YEAH. TOMORROW NIGHT. AND WE ARE CANCELING THAT MEETING BECAUSE WE DO NOT HAVE ANY UPDATED REVENUE OR NUMBERS FROM ANY OF THE OTHER AREAS THAT WE'RE DEPENDENT ON. PRIMARILY STATE RELATED.

SO, BOARD MEMBERS, AT THIS TIME, I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR THE CANCELLATION OF THAT MEETING, PLEASE. SO MOVED. SECOND. OKAY. I HEARD SECOND, WHICH WE CAN GO WITH MISS WAYMACK.

OKAY. IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED BY MRS. WAYMACK AND SECOND BY MR. COX THAT WE WOULD CANCEL THE BUDGET WORK SESSION THAT IS SCHEDULED FOR MARCH THE 26TH, WHICH IS TOMORROW NIGHT.

AND THAT IS DUE TO WE ARE NOT GETTING ANY. WON'T HAVE ANY UPDATED REVENUE NUMBERS BY THEN.

YOU'VE HEARD THE MOTION. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? IF NOT, MRS. KNOTT, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

MOTION CARRIED. THE LAST ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS THE APPOINTMENT. OR FOR A DEPUTY ZONING ADMINISTRATOR.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO DESCRIBE THAT, PLEASE? FOR US? STATE LAW REQUIRES THAT ANYONE WHO PERFORMS ANY ACTION OF ZONING ENFORCEMENT HAS TO BE SO APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNING BODY.

AND IN LIGHT OF THE NUMBER OF ZONING ENFORCEMENT CASES THAT WE ARE EXPLORING AND INVESTIGATING AND UNDERTAKING, WE'RE REQUESTING THAT A DEPUTY ZONING ADMINISTRATOR BE APPOINTED SO THAT WE HAVE DOUBLE THE BANDWIDTH AND THERE'S A RESOLUTION. YOU JUST NEED TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION AS PRESENTED.

OKAY. AND SO FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC, WE ALREADY HAVE SOMEONE WHO'S APPOINTED AS THE MAIN PERSON, WHICH IS THE DIRECTOR OF OUR PLANNING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT, MR. BALDWIN. YES, SIR. SO WE ARE LOOKING TO NOW ADD A DEPUTY.

THIS IS NOT A NEW PAYING POSITION. IT'S JUST GIVING THAT PERSON ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES.

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CORRECT. SO JUST WANTED TO KIND OF DESCRIBE ALL THAT TO HIM.

SO BOARD MEMBERS, IF THERE'S NOT ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS, I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

MR. CHAIR MOTION. OH, WAIT A MINUTE. EXCUSE ME.

GO AHEAD. GO. GO AHEAD AND RUN WITH IT. SO LET ME RECOGNIZE.

GO AHEAD. GO AHEAD. GO AHEAD, MR. WEBB. I'M WILLING TO SHARE, Y'ALL.

GO AHEAD, MR. WEBB. GO AHEAD. NO. LET MS. WAYMACK.

SHE'S BEEN CUT OUT TWICE TONIGHT. OH, I THOUGHT I HEARD MR. PUGH WAS GETTING READY TO MAKE THE MOTION. WERE YOU GETTING READY TO MAKE IT? WHAT? OKAY. NO. GO AHEAD. GO AHEAD, MR. PUGH.

I THOUGHT MR. WEBB HAD, I THOUGHT YOU HAD A COMMENT.

NO, NO, NO, I WASN'T GOING TO STEP ON YOU. GO AHEAD.

OH, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. I'LL SECOND.

OKAY. I NEED IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED BY MR. PUGH AND SECOND BY MRS. WAYMACK THAT WE WOULD APPROVE APPOINTING MR. CHARLES HARRISON AS THE DEPUTY ZONING ADMINISTRATOR.

YOU'VE HEARD THE MOTION. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? MRS. KNOTT, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? CARRIED. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THAT IS ALL OF THE ORDER OF BUSINESS ITEMS. WE DO NEED TO GO BACK INTO CLOSED SESSION ON A PARTICULAR MATTER.

SO AT THIS TIME, I NEED TO HAVE A CLOSED MOTION PURSUANT TO VIRGINIA CODE TWO

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I NEED THAT AS A MOTION OR SOMEONE TO MOVE. SO MOVED.

SECOND. IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED BY MR. PUGH AND SECOND, BY MR. COX THAT WE WOULD GO INTO CLOSED SESSION BASED ON THE CONVENING MOTION.

MRS. KNOTT, WOULD YOU PLEASE DO THE ROLL CALL? LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE'RE RETURNING FROM CLOSED SESSION.

AT THIS TIME, MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION AND CERTIFY THAT ONLY THE MATTERS THAT WERE IDENTIFIED IN THE IN THE MOTION TO GO INTO CLOSED SESSION WERE HEARD, DISCUSSED AND CONSIDERED.

SO MOVE A SECOND, PLEASE. SECOND. I SECOND. IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED BY MR. PUGH AND SECOND BY MRS. WAYMACK. ON THE MOTION FOR RECONVENING.

YOU'VE HEARD THE MOTION AND CERTIFY. YES. THANK YOU, MR. BROWN. IT WAS MR. COX WHO MADE THE MOTION. OH.

OH, I'M SORRY, MR. COX. IT'S BEEN A LONG NIGHT.

AS LONG AS WE GET THROUGH IT. YEAH. MR. COX MADE THE MOTION, AND MRS. WAYMACK SECOND. MRS. KNOTT, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? THANK YOU.

ALL THE BUSINESS WE HAVE FOR TONIGHT. AT THIS TIME, I WOULD ASK FOR AN ADJOURNMENT, AND THIS WILL BE FOR OUR NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING NOT OUR BUDGET WORK SESSION THAT WAS CANCELED.

SO MOVE. OKAY, A SECOND. ANYBODY WANTS TO GO HOME.

JUST TO ADJOURN? OKAY. TO ADJOURN. OKAY. YOU MADE THE MOTION.

WHO'S SECOND? I SECOND. OKAY. IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED BY MR. COX AND SECOND, BY MRS. PUGH THAT WE WOULD ADJOURN AT THIS TIME.

MRS. KNOTT, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? LONG NIGHT.

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