Jul 08, 2025 Regular Meeting

READY? OKAY

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

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THANK EVERYONE FOR COMING OUT THIS EVENING. WE'RE GOING TO START WITH I NEED A MOTION TO ALLOW MR. WEBB TO ATTEND VIRTUALLY. FROM, I BELIEVE, SOUTH RICHMOND AND THIS IS DUE TO HIS JOB.

SO I DO NEED A MOTION FOR US TO ALLOW HIM TO PARTICIPATE VIRTUALLY.

I'LL MAKE SUCH A MOTION, MR. CHAIRMAN. ALL RIGHT.

SECOND. IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED BY MRS. WAYMACK AND BY MR. PUGH. SECOND, BY MR. PUGH, THAT WE WOULD ALLOW MR. WEBB TO ATTEND THE MEETING TONIGHT VIRTUALLY.

YOU'VE HEARD THE MOTION. MS. KNOTT, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL FOR THE VOTE? MR. BROWN? YES. MRS. WAYMACK? YES. MR. COX? YES.

MR. PUGH? YES. I BELIEVE WE HAVE MR. WEBB ON THE PHONE.

YES. ALL RIGHT AND CAN YOU STATE WHERE YOU'RE WHERE YOU'RE CALLING IN FROM, MR. WEBB, PLEASE? 4100 ROAD. MY OFFICE CHESTER, VIRGINIA 23875.

ALL RIGHT THANK YOU, SIR. NEXT, WE WILL HAVE THE ROLL CALL.

MRS. WAYMACK. HERE. MR. COX. HERE. MR. PUGH. HERE.

MR. WEBB. YES, I'M HERE, SORRY. MR. BROWN.

ALL RIGHT NEXT WE HAVE THE ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA.

I DO NEED A MOTION TO REMOVE ONE ITEM OFF OF THE AGENDA FOR TONIGHT.

AND THAT IS TO REMOVE THE PUBLIC HEARING THAT WE HAVE ON THE AGENDA FOR TONIGHT.

SO I DO NEED A MOTION TO REMOVE THAT ITEM AND THEN ADOPT THE AGENDA AS A RESULT OF MOVING THAT ITEM OFF.

MR. CHAIR. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO REMOVE THE ITEM AND ADOPT THE AGENDA.

RIGHT. I SECOND. OKAY IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED BY MR. PUGH AND SECOND, BY MRS. WAYMACK THAT WE WOULD ADOPT THE AGENDA WITH THE REMOVAL OF THE PUBLIC HEARING THAT WAS SCHEDULED FOR TONIGHT AND THE REST OF THE AGENDA WILL BE AS STATED. YOU'VE HEARD THE MOTION.

MS. KNOTT WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? MR. COX? YES. MR. PUGH? YES. MR. WEBB? YES. MR. BROWN? YES. MRS. WAYMACK? YES. MOTION CARRIED. AT THIS TIME I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR US TO GO INTO CLOSED SESSION.

[B. Closed Session]

I MOVE. I NEED A SECOND. SECOND. IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED AND SECOND FOR US TO GO INTO CLOSED SESSION FOR THE REASON THAT WAS STATED.

YOU'VE HEARD THE MOTION. MS. KNOTT, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? MR. PUGH? YES. MR. WEBB? YES. MR. BROWN? YES.

MRS. WAYMACK? YES. MR. COX? YES. OKAY THE BOARD WILL BE IN CLOSED SESSION, AND IT WILL ONLY TAKE US JUST A FEW MINUTES.

WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK. MR. WEBB WILL CALL YOU FROM THE BACK UP.

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AT THIS TIME, I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO COME OUT OF CLOSED SESSION, AND IT IS TO RECONVENE AN OPEN SESSION AND CERTIFY THAT ONLY THE MATTERS THAT WERE

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SO MOVE. SECOND. IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED BY MR. COX AND SECOND, BY MR. PUGH THAT WE WOULD RECONVENE BASED ON THE STATEMENT THAT WAS JUST READ.

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

MR. COX? YES. MR. PUGH? YES. MOTION CARRIED. ALL RIGHT THE NEXT THING, WE'RE UNDER OUR BUSINESS MEETING,

[C. Business Meeting]

FATHER, KEEP YOUR MIGHTY HAND ON PRINCE GEORGE AND THOSE WHO LIVE HERE.

PLEASE BRING COMFORT TO THOSE WHO MOURN AND GRIEVE.

FATHER, BE WITH THOSE WHO LEAD AND GUIDE THEM IN THE NAME OF YOUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.

IN YOUR HOLY NAME WE PRAY AMEN. AMEN. PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

ALL RIGHT THANK YOU TO MRS. WAYMACK FOR DOING THE BOARD'S INVOCATION, THANK YOU TO MR. COX FOR LEADING US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IT'S NOW TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.

THIS IS WHERE YOU CAN COME UP TO THE MIC AND YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK TO BRING A MATTER TO OUR ATTENTION.

YOU NEED TO EITHER BE A RESIDENT HERE OR OWN PROPERTY HERE IN PRINCE GEORGE.

THE ONLY THING THAT YOU CANNOT TALK ABOUT IS AN ITEM FOR PUBLIC HEARING.

AND SINCE WE ADOPTED THE AGENDA WITH REMOVING THAT ITEM FROM PUBLIC HEARING, THAT IS AN ITEM THAT YOU COULD SPEAK ON AT PUBLIC COMMENT TIME TONIGHT.

SO IS THERE MS. KNOTT, IS THERE ANYONE THAT HAS SIGNED UP WITH YOU FOR PUBLIC COMMENT? APPARENTLY THERE'S ONE THAT I HAVEN'T BEEN GIVEN YET, MR. CHAIRMAN. OKAY THEY CAN COME FORWARD, THEN, SINCE THEY MADE YOU AWARE.

GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING I'M SUSAN SHOCKLEY, AND I AM FROM PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY RESIDENT OF RIVERS EDGE SUBDIVISION. AND I HAVE PROVIDED MS. KNOTT WITH MULTIPLE COPIES OF RESIDENCES WITHIN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD THAT WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT. WE ARE DILIGENT IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD OF TRYING TO MAINTAIN THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO ITS FULLEST EXTENT WITH THE LAWN CARE, AS WELL AS EXPOSURE OF TRASH.

ELIMINATION OF UNUSED ITEMS AND I HAVE PROVIDED YOU WITH DOCUMENTATION OF RESIDENCES.

IT WAS TAKEN THIS AFTERNOON AND PRINTED WITHIN THE LAST 30 MINUTES OF THE CONDITIONS OF SOME OF OUR NEIGHBORS, AND CONSIDERING WE WANT TO UPSTAND OUR RESIDENTS AS WELL AS SOME OF OUR NEIGHBORS, WE ARE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING SOME DISCUSSION AND SOME ACTION RELATED TO THE ITEMS THAT ARE UNCAPPED AND PROVIDED IN MY DOCUMENTATION.

OKAY THANK YOU MA'AM NO MR. BROWN, WE HAD SOMEONE, BUT THEY JUMPED OFF I'M ASSUMING.

OKAY THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE HERE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO COME UP AND BRING A MATTER TO THE ATTENTION OF THE BOARD AT THIS TIME? PLEASE COME FORWARD. I ACTUALLY SIGNED UP TO I TURNED OH, OKAY. I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT I DIDN'T REALIZE.

BUT YOU CAN SPEAK. GOOD EVENING JAMES LAM AGAIN FOR THE BENFORD FAMILY.

I WAS HERE. YES, SIR WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT ASPHALT FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES ON COMMERCIAL PROPERTY. BUT FIRST,

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RETURNING MY CALL AFTER HOURS. PROBABLY THE BEST COUNTY EMPLOYEE THAT I HAVE INTERACTED WITH.

BUT I WANT TO BRING TO THE ATTENTION OF THE BOARD I KNOW WE'VE BEATEN A DEAD HORSE WITH THESE ASSESSMENTS, I GET IT. BUT ON COMMERCIAL PROPERTY THIS YEAR, THERE'S A NEW CATEGORY FOR ASPHALT.

THAT'S NOT EQUALLY APPLIED ACROSS COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES.

SOME PROPERTIES WERE MEASURED, SOME PROPERTIES WERE NOT MEASURED.

SOME WERE JUST STRAIGHT GUESSES AS ONE PROPERTY WAS VALUED AT $5,800 WITH NO MEASUREMENT.

ONE WAS VALUED AT $10,000. THE ONE THAT WAS VALUED AT $10,000 WITH NO MEASUREMENT HAS MORE PARKING SPACES THAN MY PARKING LOT, WHICH IS VALUED AT $15,700. IN TOTAL, OUR TAXES WENT UP THIS YEAR BY CLOSE TO $30,000 JUST FOR TWO PIECES OF PROPERTY BECAUSE IT HAS ASPHALT. I CALLED AND TALKED TO JOHN MURRAY IN THE OFFICE AND HE SAID, WELL, WE'VE ALWAYS DONE THIS. AND THEN HE STARTED LOOKING BACK, AND HE QUICKLY REALIZED THAT IT HAS NEVER BEEN A CATEGORY THAT WE'VE BEEN TAXED ON OR CONSIDERED IN THE ASSESSMENTS. SO I ASKED HIM WHEN THIS BECAME A POLICY OR A RULE IN PRINCE GEORGE, HE WAS SUPPOSED TO CALL ME BACK. HE HAS YET TO CALL ME BACK.

THAT WAS A WEEK AGO. TO MY KNOWLEDGE, THIS BOARD HAS NEVER HAD A PUBLIC HEARING ON WHETHER WE WERE GOING TO TAX ASPHALT ON COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES.

AND WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN COMMERCIAL ASPHALT AND RESIDENTIAL ASPHALT? WHY ARE WE BEING TAXED FOR HAVING A PARKING LOT, WHEN I CAN JUST RIP THE PARKING LOT UP AND PUT SOME ROCK DOWN AND NOT GET TAXED? IT'S JUST ANOTHER WAY OF GETTING TAXED WITHOUT PROPER REPRESENTATION.

YOU AS A BOARD SHOULD HAVE HAD A PUBLIC HEARING AND HELD A VOTE SO WE COULD HOLD YOU ACCOUNTABLE AS OUR REPRESENTATIVES, BUT WE DIDN'T HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY. SO ESSENTIALLY, THIS IS WHAT THIS COUNTRY WAS FOUNDED ON IS TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION.

YOU ARE OUR VOICES UP HERE, NOT THE ASSESSOR'S OFFICE, NOT VISION.

WHAT WE EXPECT IS FOR Y'ALL TO PASS THE RULES FOR THIS COUNTY AND DECIDE WHAT WE'RE GOING TO TAX AND WHAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO TAX.

WE DON'T EXPECT A COMPANY FROM OHIO TO DECIDE THIS.

WE DON'T EXPECT ADMINISTRATIVE EMPLOYEES TO DECIDE WHAT WE'RE GOING TO TAX.

I ASK THAT YOU LOOK AT THIS AND REPEAL THE ASPHALT TAX THAT HAS BEEN IMPOSED ON RESIDENTS THAT OWN COMMERCIAL PROPERTY IN THIS COUNTY THANK YOU.

THANK YOU SIR. I WILL MAKE ONE STATEMENT TO YOU THAT WAS SOMETHING UNBEKNOWNST TO US.

THIS BOARD HAS NEVER MADE A STATEMENT THAT THAT WAS GOING TO BE A PROCEDURE.

THIS IS SOMETHING WE'RE FINDING OUT THAT WAS DONE BY OUR THIRD PARTY TAX ASSESSOR.

SO I KNOW IT'S SOMETHING WE'RE LOOKING INTO THANK YOU.

IS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT HAS ANYTHING THEY'D LIKE TO COME UP AND BRING TO OUR ATTENTION AT THIS TIME? PLEASE COME FORWARD. I'LL ASK ONE MORE TIME. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT.

IS THERE ANYONE HERE THAT WOULD LIKE TO COME UP AND SPEAK BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS? SEEING NO ONE MOVED THIS WAY, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.

[D. Consent Agenda]

SO MOVE. SECOND. IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED BY MR. COX AND SECOND, BY MR. PUGH THAT WE WOULD APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS SO STATED IN BOARD DOCS.

YOU'VE HEARD THE MOTION. MS. KNOTT, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? MR. WEBB? YES. MR. PUGH? YES. MR. COX? YES. MRS. WAYMACK? YES. MR. BROWN? YES. MOTION CARRIED.

AS PART OF THAT APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA.

[E. Presentations]

THAT WILL BE DONE BY MR. PUGH. AND THEN WE WILL DO A SECOND ONE, WHICH IS FOR MAJOR ERIC YOUNG FOR HIS SERVICE TO PRINCE GEORGE.

AND THAT WILL BE DONE BY MR. COX. SO MR. PUGH YOU'RE UP FIRST, SIR.

YES, SIR. MR. MOORE, COME ON UP HOW YOU DOING, MR. MOORE? MOORE. SERVICE TO PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY PRESENTED ON JULY 8TH, 2025 WHEREAS, ON SEPTEMBER 16TH, 1997, RICHARD L. MOORE BEGAN HIS EMPLOYMENT WITH THE COUNTY OF PRINCE GEORGE AS A UTILITY MAINTENANCE MECHANIC IN THE

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MOORE MUCH HAPPINESS AS HE ENTERS THE NEXT PHASE OF HIS LIFE IT WAS SIGNED BY THE CHAIRMAN, FLOYD BROWN, AND ALSO THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR, JEFFREY STOKE.

MR. MOORE, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE [LAUGHTER].

I'D LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING I WILL TELL YOU ALL THIS. I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MANY TIMES MR. MOORE HAS BAILED ME OUT AS A CONTRACTOR, BUT I'VE HAD A QUESTION ABOUT A WATERLINE, A TAT, ANYTHING WHEN IT COMES TO MY SMALL BUSINESS IN THIS COUNTY.

HE IS A WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE THAT WILL BE MISSED.

AND I HATE TO SEE YOU GO, BUT I HOPE YOU ENJOY RETIREMENT SO.

ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO SAY? [LAUGHTER] A MAN OF FEW WORDS YES, SIR.

ALL RIGHT I WANT TO TURN IN. YOU WANT TO SHAKE HIS HAND UP HERE? YES, SIR. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. DON'T WORRYTHERE'S STILL ONE MORE MAN I THINK THE RESOLUTION OF THIS IS TO SAY EVERYTHING I REALLY WANTED TO SAY I APPRECIATE ALL YOUR YEARS OF SERVICE BECAUSE THERE'S A WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE AND THERE'S JUST NOBODY CAN SURPASS THAT DEFINITELY. SO I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING FROM RICKY I KNOW THERE'S SOME FOLKS HERE THAT WANTED TO SAY HI AND SHOW SO IF YOU DON'T MIND STANDING UP FOR THE DEPARTMENT JUST TO SHOW THOSE WHO ARE HERE, I APPRECIATE THAT BUT HE CAN GIVE YOU A KEY [LAUGHTER] IT'S A SYMBOL OF OUR APPRECIATION FOR THE PERSON WHO HAS THE ONE YEAR OF THE YEAR.

AWESOME.

ME YEAH.

MR. COX, DIDN'T YOU TELL ME WE WERE GOING TO REVOKE HIS RETIREMENT? YEAH [LAUGHTER]. ALL RIGHT IF I COULD GET MR. ERIC YOUNG TO COME FORWARD AND IF YOU WANT TO BRING YOUR FAMILY WITH YOU, YOU'RE WELCOME THAT WOULD BE HALF THE ROOM [LAUGHTER].

YOU COULD HAVE PUT YOUR UNIFORM ON JUST FOR OLD TIMES SAKE, MAN [LAUGHTER]. HOW Y'ALL DOING? IT'S A GOOD THING TO HAVE FAMILY, MAN. FOR THE RESIDENTS OF THE COUNTY THIS IS A BITTERSWEET MOMENT

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YOUNG, MUCH HAPPINESS AND CONTINUED SUCCESS AS HE ENTERS THE NEXT PHASE OF HIS LIFE SIGNED BY FLOYD BROWN, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, AND JEFFREY STOKES, COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR THANK YOU [LAUGHTER]. WELL, YOU KNOW, RICKY DID IT BEST.

HE SUMMED IT UP A LOT QUICKER IT'S A TOUGH JOB AND HAVING A GREAT SUPPORT SYSTEM FROM THE BEGINNING, FROM MY PARENTS AND MOVING ON TO MY WIFE AND THEN ULTIMATELY MY ADULT CHILDREN HAS BEEN FANTASTIC FOR ME AND MUCH, MUCH APPRECIATIVE FOR THAT THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THIS AGENCY, TREMENDOUS GROUP OF PEOPLE THE LEADERSHIP, THE CHIEF EARLY SHOWS AND THE VISION IN GOOD HANDS THAT'S GOING TO CONTINUE SO I'M VERY PROUD OF THAT AND THEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK FOR THIS COUNTY, THE PEOPLE SUPPORT THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THIS AGENCY, AND OUR GUYS FEEL IT I'VE FELT IT FOR 33 YEARS AND THEY STILL FEEL IT TODAY SO WE APPRECIATE THAT AND THEN THE LEADERSHIP THAT YOU ALL SHOW APPRECIATE THAT SIR SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH THANK YOU. THANK YOU. JUST REMEMBER. THANK YOU.

YOU CAN SEND IT IF YOU WANT NOT QUITE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE YES, SIR THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. CHIEF EARLY WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME UP, SIR? [LAUGHTER] HE THOUGHT YOU WEREN'T GONNA PUT HIM ON THE SPOT.

OH, HE'S GOING TO GET PUT ON. I WAS HOPING THANK YOU I HAVE YOU BACK, SIR. WELL, IF FOR THOSE THAT DON'T KNOW ERIC, HE LOVES THE SPOTLIGHT THE LIMELIGHT [LAUGHTER]. THIS IS PAINFUL FOR HIM SO HE'S JUST GOING TO HAVE TO SUCK IT UP FOR A MINUTE BUT, NO, HE'S GOT 33 PLUS YEARS SERVED IN THIS COMMUNITY, AND THAT'S IMPRESSIVE IN AND OF ITSELF IN THE POLICE WORLD, THAT'S A LONG TIME AND ERIC YOUNG HAS HAD A LOT OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS DURING THAT 33 YEAR PERIOD SO FOR THAT, YOUR TEAM LOVES YOU, APPRECIATE YOU AND THANKS YOU AND MY WINDOW HERE IS NINE YEARS SO I'VE WORKED WITH ERIC FOR LESS THAN A THIRD OF HIS CAREER HERE AND I'LL JUST SAY ON A PERSONAL LEVEL IT'S BEEN THE BEST NINE YEARS OF MY CAREER I'VE LEARNED A LOT FROM ERIC HE'S A TRUE PROFESSIONAL, A GENUINE GUY IT IS A BIG SHOES TO FILL, BUT WE'VE GOT GREAT PEOPLE THAT HE HAS HELPED READY FOR THE POSITION SO WHEN YOU SEE HIS BEAUTIFUL FAMILY, I THINK IT'S INDICATIVE OF HIS SUCCESS, THE SUPPORT HE'S HAD IF Y'ALL GET TIRED OF HIM, FEEL FREE TO SEND HIM BACK BUT WE WISH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY YOUR RETIREMENT

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ALL RIGHT TAKE CARE THANK YOU. VERY NICE OUR JOB RECOGNIZING FOLKS THAT HAVE SERVED AND DO AN OUTSTANDING SERVICE FOR THE CITIZENS HERE IN PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY.

WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO OUR COMMENTS, AND WE'LL START WITH SUPERVISOR COMMENTS.

[F. Comments]

YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS, MR. WEBB? NOTHING TONIGHT SIR.

OKAY I'LL START TO MY LEFT, MR. COX. AGAIN, LIKE I SAID, IT WAS A SAD NIGHT TO SEE HIM GO, BUT I WISH HIM WELL IN HIS RETIREMENT. I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING OUT IT'S VERY HOT OUTSIDE TODAY AS WE'VE HAD SOME VERY HOT TEMPERATURES.

BUT WE'RE HERE TO DO THE BIDDING, AND I'M GOING TO SHARE IN THE CONCERN OF MR. LAM WITH THE ASPHALT. THAT IS SOMETHING WE DEFINITELY NEED TO LOOK AT, BECAUSE I KNOW AT NO TIME HAS THIS BOARD SINCE I'VE BEEN ON IT, HAD ANY CONVERSATION ABOUT TAXING ASPHALT [LAUGHTER].

SO HOPEFULLY WE'LL GET YOU SOME ANSWERS QUICKLY ON THAT AND THAT'S PRETTY MUCH ALL I'VE GOT.

JUST SO EVERYBODY STAY SAFE STAY COOL. THANK YOU, MR. COX. MR. PUGH, I WANT TO AGAIN CONGRATULATE THE RETIREES, BOTH OF THEM.

I WISH THEM MANY, MANY WISHES ON VACATION AND ENJOY THEIR RETIREMENT.

I ECHO WHAT MR. COX SAYS. I DIDN'T VOTE FOR IT I DON'T BELIEVE IN IT.

I KNOW THIS BOARD I HAVE FAITH THAT WE ARE WORKING AND STAFF IS WORKING TO ADDRESS A LOT OF CONCERNS FROM OUR THIRD PARTY VENDOR.

AND I'M EXCITED TO SEE WHAT WE FIND FROM THAT.

SO THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU. SIR.

MISS WAYMACK? YES, I WOULD ASK EVERYONE TO KEEP THE PEOPLE IN TEXAS IN YOUR PRAYERS AND THOUGHTS.

THEY'RE GOING THROUGH A HORRIBLE TIME AND THE DISASTER THEY JUST HAD AND YOU KNOW, IT COULD HAVE BEEN ANYWHERE.

SO WE WANT TO KEEP THEM IN OUR PRAYERS THANK YOU.

OKAY THANK YOU, MISS WAYMACK. I WILL ECHO THE SAME COMMENTS AROUND THE WHOLE ASSESSMENT THING.

TOTALLY UNBEKNOWNST TO US THAT THIS WAS EVEN SOMETHING THAT WAS GOING TO BE DONE.

IT'S KIND OF FUNNY YOU LOOK AT FACEBOOK AND THE FIRST THING SOMEBODY SAYS, OH, YOU NEED TO FIRE EVERYBODY ON THE BOARD LOOK AT WHAT THEY'RE DOING.

AND FOLKS, WE WERE NONE THE WISER OF WHAT WAS GOING ON UNTIL AFTER THE FACT.

THAT'S NOT AN EXCUSE THAT'S JUST FACT. THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING OUT TONIGHT.

AGAIN, THESE COMMENDATIONS THAT WERE GIVEN OUT TONIGHT IS A REALLY NICE PART OF WHAT WE DO.

I'M GOING TO LET MR. STOKE KIND OF GO INTO DETAIL, BUT THERE WERE TWO THINGS THAT WERE RECEIVED ON US ATTENDING OR MYSELF ATTENDING THE FORT GREGG-ADAMS AT THAT TIME, THE REOPENING OF THE DROP ZONE AND THEN THE OPENING OF THE CONCLAVE.

BUT I'LL LET HIM DISPLAY IT HERE BECAUSE I'VE TURNED THOSE THINGS OVER TO THE COUNTY. BUT THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR TONIGHT, SO. MR. STOKE. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. I'LL PUT THESE UP HERE.

SO ON JUNE 13TH AT FORT GREGG-ADAMS, NOW FORT LEE THE PARACHUTE DROP ZONE WAS REOPENED, AND THIS FLAG WAS ACTUALLY PARACHUTED OUT OF A HELICOPTER IN THE INITIAL DROP AND PRESENTED TO CHAIRMAN BROWN AT THE CEREMONY, OFFICIALLY REOPENING THE DROP ZONE. THIS WAS DUE TO EFFORTS OF A CIVILIAN MILITARY ALLIANCE COUNCIL CARMA-VA THE CAPITAL REGION MILITARY ALLIANCE OF VIRGINIA, AND IT WAS A PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP, A JOINT EFFORT TO GET THIS DROP ZONE REOPENED AND ALSO TO WORK TOWARDS THE ENCLAVE, MOVING THE FENCE BACK AROUND THE MUSEUM AREAS SO THAT THEY CAN HAVE PUBLIC ACCESS AT ALL TIMES.

THEY ARE OPEN YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE VISITOR'S GATE OR GET A PASS.

YOU CAN JUST DRIVE RIGHT IN OFF OAKLAWN BOULEVARD.

AND IT WAS A IT WAS A SPECIAL DAY TO GET THE BOTH OF THESE ITEMS REOPENED.

THESE WERE PRESENTED TO THE COUNTY, AND WE WILL FIND A PLACE IN THE NEAR FUTURE TO DISPLAY THEM PROPERLY.

OTHER MEETINGS AND EVENTS COMING UP WE HAVE THE COMMUNITY POLICY MANAGEMENT TEAM, THE CPM TEAM MEETING TOMORROW, 09:00 IN SOCIAL SERVICES SECOND FLOOR TRAINING ROOM.

WE HAVE THE PARKS AND REC ADVISORY COMMISSION MEETING AT NOON TOMORROW AT THE PARKS AND REC COMMUNITY CENTER ON OLD STAGE ROAD.

ON JULY 10TH THURSDAY WE HAVE MEET YOUR SBA REPRESENTATIVE.

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SATURDAY IS THE PRINCE GEORGE FARMERS MARKET, WITH CHRISTMAS IN JULY FROM 9:00 TO 1:00.

AND ON MONDAY, JULY 14TH IS THE PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MEETING HERE IN THIS ROOM AT 6:30 THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. OKAY THANK YOU, MR. STOKE. WE'RE MOVING ON PAST THE PUBLIC HEARING SINCE WE'RE NOT ENTERTAINING THAT TONIGHT, AND WE'LL MOVE DOWN TO REPORTS. AND ON THE FIRST UNDER REPORTS IS MISS CRYSTAL SMITH FROM VDOT AND SHE IS OUR RESIDENCY

[H. Reports]

A COUPLE OF ITEMS FOR ME TO SHARE. WE DO PLAN ON STARTING OUR SECOND CYCLE OF LITTER REMOVAL AND MOWING IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS.

THE QUEEN STREET PROJECT WAS RE-ADVERTISED. WE EXPECT THAT TO CLOSE ON THE 23RD OF THIS MONTH, AND I'LL PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON WHERE THAT STANDS ONCE WE GET THE BIDS IN.

MIDDLE AND JEFFERSON I'LL CONTINUE TO UPDATE THE BOARD ON THAT.

IT IS STILL ON SCHEDULE FOR ADVERTISEMENT IN SEPTEMBER OF 2026.

THE REQUEST FOR REVIEW AT COLLEGE ROAD FOR SPEEDING AND TRUCK TRAFFIC.

I'VE PULLED THE DATA UP INTO THE SITE AND SUBMITTED THAT INFORMATION TO OUR TRAFFIC ENGINEERS.

SO AS SOON AS I GET SOME FEEDBACK FROM THEM, I'LL UPDATE YOU ON THAT AS WELL.

I'VE ALSO TAKEN A LOOK AT POSSIBLE EXTENSION OF THE TURN LANE ON ROUTE 10 AT JORDAN POINT.

AND ALSO ON JORDAN POINT. SO THAT INFORMATION HAS ALSO BEEN SENT TO OUR TRAFFIC ENGINEERS.

THE DATA THAT I'VE PULLED FOR THAT AND PHOTOS AND INFORMATION.

SO AGAIN, I'LL WAIT ON THEIR INFORMATION BACK TO ME ON HOW THEY WOULD LIKE TO PROCEED.

IN REGARDS TO EXTENSION OF A TURN LANE JUST SO THE BOARD IS CLEAR.

WE WOULD HAVE TO IDENTIFY FUNDS FOR THAT. SO WE DO GET THE SAFETY FUNDS, WHICH I HAVE ACCESS TO AND DISCRETION TO USE.

WHETHER THAT WOULD BE ENOUGH FOR WHAT WE WOULD WANT TO DO THERE.

I CAN'T SAY FOR SURE UNTIL WE SEE WHAT WOULD BE WARRANTED OR NOT WARRANTED.

NOBLES ROAD APPARENTLY WE'VE HAD A CONCERN ON THE DITCHING ON NOBLE'S ROAD THAT HAS BEEN OUTSTANDING FOR QUITE SOME TIME.

IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THOSE WORK ORDERS HAVE BEEN CLOSED BY OUR AREA HEADQUARTERS, AND THE CUSTOMER SERVICE THAT'S EXPECTED FROM MY RESIDENCY WAS NOT PROVIDED TO THIS PARTICULAR CUSTOMER. AND I JUST WANT TO SHARE WITH THE BOARD THAT WE ARE WORKING WITH THE LEADERSHIP THERE TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR CUSTOMER SERVICE IS AT LEVELS THAT ARE EXPECTED FROM THE CITIZENS.

THAT DITCHING WORK IS SCHEDULED FOR WEEK AFTER NEXT AT THIS POINT.

I KNOW THE AREA HAS HAD A LOT OF LARGE PROJECTS, BUT WE STILL NEED TO UPHOLD A LEVEL OF COMMUNICATION WITH THE CITIZENS SO THEY KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON. WE ARE GOING TO HAVE OUR CREWS [INAUDIBLE] IN THE MEDIAN AT THE ROUNDABOUT AT BULL HILL AND COURTHOUSE. WE WILL NOT BE DOING ADDITIONAL MOWING OUTSIDE OF THAT JUST BECAUSE WE ARE STARTING OUR SECOND CYCLE OF CONTRACT MOWING.

SO CONTRACTOR GETS PAID TO DO THE MOWING. WE DON'T WANT TO DO A BUNCH OF IT.

AND THEN THEY GET PAID TO COME IN TO MOW SOMETHING THAT DOESN'T NEED MOWING.

BUT IT IS QUITE ROUGH LOOKING. SO WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND DO THAT BECAUSE OUR CONTRACT MOWERS HAVE ABOUT 30 DAYS TO COMPLETE THE WHOLE COUNTY, AND I DON'T WANT THAT SITTING FOR POSSIBLY 30 DAYS.

ADDITIONALLY, CREWS STARTED WORKING ON THE SHOULDERS.

THAT WAS ALSO BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION AT THE LAST BOARD MEETING ON BUTLER RANCH ROAD.

THEY STARTED THAT LAST WEEK AND THEY'RE CONTINUING TO WORK ON THAT THIS WEEK.

WE HOPE TO FINISH THAT THIS WEEK. MAJOR REPAIRS ARE EXPECTED ON LAUREL SPRINGS AT THE SCHOOL TOMORROW.

CREWS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE OUT THERE, WEATHER PERMITTING, TO DIG UP A COUPLE OF PIPES AND INVESTIGATE WHAT'S GOING ON DOWN THERE.

BUT WE HAD A TV INVESTIGATION DONE ABOUT A WEEK AGO NOW, AND IT LOOKS LIKE AT LEAST 2 PIPES WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED, POSSIBLY 4 SO I'LL ALSO KEEP YOU UPDATED ON THAT AND THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS FOLKS HERE SO THAT ANY ROAD CLOSURES OR TRAFFIC IMPACTS WILL BE SHARED WITH THE COUNTY.

IT LOOKS LIKE BAILEY'S RIDGE IS STARTING TO SETTLE AGAIN.

FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE AWARE, THAT'S BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR MANY, MANY, MANY YEARS.

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IT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT A BRIDGE REPLACEMENT CAN HAPPEN RIGHT NOW.

IT'S JUST TOO EXTENSIVE. SO WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO PATCH IT.

WE'RE STILL CONTINUING TO PUSH OUR DISTRICT STAFF TO GAIN POCKETS OF FUNDING AS THEY CAN.

AND SO EVENTUALLY WE'LL HAVE THAT SIDE OF THE BRIDGE REPAIRED PERMANENTLY.

UNTIL THEN, THOUGH, WE'LL CONTINUE TO PATCH IT.

AND IF IF YOU ALL SEE ANYTHING GOING ON. WE'VE HAD SOME SLOPE FAILURES THERE IN THE PAST AS WELL.

PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THERE'S ANYTHING VISIBLY THAT YOU ALL ARE SEEING THAT BECOMES A CONCERN.

SO WE DON'T LET IT SIT TOO LONG. OUR CREWS ARE MONITORING ON A REGULAR BASIS AS WELL.

WE'VE ALSO GOT OUR CONTRACT PATCHING VENDOR COMING IN.

THEY'RE GOING TO REPATCH WELLS ROAD. THEY'RE ALSO GOING TO DO SOME PATCHING AT THE COUNTY LINE ON 460, LIKELY. AND I THINK THERE WAS SOME ON SQUIRREL LEVEL.

I'LL SEND OUT AN EMAIL THAT YOU ALL KNOW EXACTLY WHERE THOSE LOCATIONS WILL BE, AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR TONIGHT.

ANY CONCERNS YOU ALL WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH ME? DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY CONCERNS? YES, SIR. MR. CHAIR.

YES, SIR GO AHEAD MR. PUGH. ARE YOU ABLE TO FIND ANYTHING OUT ABOUT SURRYWOOD DRIVE IF THAT WAS A PRIVATE ROAD OR A STATE MAINTAINED ROAD? SAY THE NAME AGAIN. SURRYWOOD. SURRYWOOD YES SURRYWOOD IS PRIVATE.

IT IS. I THINK I SEND AN EMAIL I'LL DOUBLE CHECK.

BUT THERE'S, I BELIEVE, TWO ROADS THERE THAT ARE PRIVATE.

AND I THINK I SPELLED OUT EXACTLY WHICH TWO ROADS, BUT THAT'S ONE OF THEM THAT IS PRIVATE.

ALL RIGHT THE NEXT WELL, IT'S REALLY A CONCERN.

THE 7-ELEVEN AT REEVES AND COUNTY. WHEN YOU'RE PULLING OUT OF THE 7-ELEVEN ON TO REEVES.

IF YOU LOOK TOWARDS THE RAILROAD TRACKS, IT'S A SIDING ISSUE.

THEY'RE PULLING OUT OF THAT SIDE ENTRANCE. THE DEBRIS HAS GROWN UP, AND YOU CAN'T SEE PEOPLE COMING ACROSS.

SO BRUSH AND STUFF? OKAY AND THAT'S AT REEVES ROAD PULLING OUT OF THE 7-ELEVEN ON TO REEVES? YES, MA'AM TURNING RIGHT, COMING TOWARDS THE TRACKS.

YEP OKAY ANYONE ELSE? MR. WEBB, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING FOR MISS SMITH? MISS SMITH, YOU STOLE MY THUNDER [LAUGHTER] WITH YOUR ROAD [INAUDIBLE].

I KNOW IT'S A COST ISSUE. I KNOW HOW THE GOVERNMENT WORKS, BUT IT WOULD BE AMAZING TO KNOW EXACTLY HOW MUCH MONEY WE SPENT OVER THE TEN PLUS YEARS OF TRYING TO BACKFILL WHAT'S BEING UNDERMINED. BUT IT IS GETTING PRETTY ROUGH.

YEAH, I DO ACTUALLY HAVE THOSE NUMBERS. I SHARE THEM WITH OUR DISTRICT STAFF ANNUALLY, SO I'D BE GLAD TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU WE'RE VERY TRANSPARENT. YEAH, WELL, I'M JUST THINKING OUT LOUD THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. AND I WANT TO THANK, THANK YOU AND MR. HALTOM FOR ADDRESSING THE ROUND OF THE DOG BONE AND ALSO ADDRESSING THE COMPLAINT ABOUT THE LACK OF GRASS, BUT MORE WEEDS COMING UP FROM THE HYDRO SEEDING THAT WAS DONE FOR THE PROPERTY OWNERS RIGHT AROUND THERE.

YES, SIR. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. YOU GUYS LOOKING INTO THAT.

MR. CHAIR, I GOT A QUICK QUESTION. YES, SIR. I THOUGHT Y'ALL I DIDN'T REALIZE Y'ALL WERE TALKING ABOUT THE DOG, BUT I THOUGHT Y'ALL WERE TALKING ABOUT THE ROUNDABOUT AT THE BACK.

NO, IT'S A DOG BONE UP HERE. SO ONE MORE THING.

SO JUST OUT OF CURIOSITY, AND THIS MIGHT BE A COUNTY QUESTION NOT SURE.

WHEN WE BUILD THESE ROUNDABOUTS, WHAT IS THE I GUESS THE DETERMINATION THAT HOW WE'RE TAKING CARE OF THESE ROUNDABOUTS? I MEAN, YOU STATED THAT YOU HIRE A CONTRACTOR THAT CUTS IT TWICE A YEAR.

TO ME, THAT'S NOT ENOUGH. WE DO WE'RE ON OUR SECOND MOW.

SO OUR BEST PRACTICE IS THREE TIMES A YEAR TO MOW.

YEAH THAT'S I KNOW IT'S NOT YOU, BUT THAT'S UNACCEPTABLE.

I MEAN, WE SPEND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN INFRASTRUCTURE, AND THEN WE DON'T TAKE CARE OF IT. I MEAN, THAT'S. THAT'S STATEWIDE.

IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO WORK OUT A DEAL FROM THE COUNTY TO VDOT TO TAKE CARE OF IT? IS THAT SOMETHING WE NEED TO LOOK AT NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET TO EXPENDITURE? I MEAN BUT THAT'S IT'S JUST I MEAN, WE CAN TALK OFFLINE ABOUT IDEAS AND THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX, BUT NOT ALL THE CENTERS OF THE ROUNDABOUTS ARE MAINTAINED BY VDOT. OKAY. SO IF YOU WANT SPECIFICS, I HAVE TO LOOK, I'M NOT SURE IF THERE ARE ANY IN PRINCE GEORGE THAT WE DO NOT MAINTAIN I'D HAVE TO LOOK

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CORRECT. AND A LOT OF THOSE ARE BEING MAINTAINED BY A GROUP ASSOCIATED WITH THAT.

AND WE HAVE, WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OR WILL BE IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING THAT NAMED.

WE HAD ALREADY VOTED ON THAT SEVERAL YEARS AGO, BUT BECAUSE THE CIRCLE OR THE DOG BONE HAD NOT BEEN CREATED YET WE COULDN'T COMPLETE THAT.

OKAY. AND NOW THAT IT'S IN THE SYSTEM NOW, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN LOOK AT COMPLETING.

SO THAT MAY END UP BEING A PARTIAL OPTION TOO.

YES, SIR. YES AND TYPICALLY IF THERE'S LANDSCAPING, LIGHTING, THINGS LIKE THAT, THEN WE TYPICALLY REQUIRE A MAINTENANCE PERMIT.

WE DON'T TYPICALLY MAINTAIN THEM WHEN, WHEN THAT TYPE OF LANDSCAPING IS DONE, WE JUST WE'RE NOT LIKE LANDSCAPERS.

THAT'S NOT REALLY WHAT WE DO. OKAY ANYTHING ELSE? NO, SIR THAT'S IT, MR. CHAIR. THANK YOU MA'AM.

THANK YOU Y'ALL HAVE A GREAT EVENING. YOU TOO.

THE NEXT TOPIC THAT WE ARE GOING TO COVER UNDER REPORTS IS A DRAFT UTILITY MASTER PLAN PRESENTATION.

AND THAT IS MR. HALTOM. GOOD EVENING, MR. CHAIRMAN.

GOOD EVENING, SIR. I FIRST WANT TO RECOGNIZE MISS RACHEL LUMPKIN.

SHE'S BEEN THE DRIVING FORCE BEHIND THE UPDATE TO THIS WATER AND WASTEWATER MASTER PLAN.

AND SHE HAS WITH US TODAY DEWBERRY CONSULTANTS, MR. TREY HARTSON, AS WELL AS MISS STACY LEE. AND THEY'RE GOING TO PRESENT TO YOU THE UPDATES AND WE WILL ALL BE AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS AFTER THE PRESENTATION.

ALL RIGHT THANK YOU SIR. THANKS, FRANK. ALL RIGHT.

SO WE HAVE PREPARED A BRIEF PRESENTATION TO SUMMARIZE THE RESULTS AND THE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE WATER WASTEWATER MASTER PLAN THAT WE'VE COMPLETED OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS FOR PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY. FIRST, I'D LIKE TO TALK THROUGH AN OUTLINE OF THE PRESENTATION ITSELF JUST TO GO OVER WHAT WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT.

FIRST, WE'LL START WITH A SUMMARY OF THE MASTER PLAN OBJECTIVES AND THE SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT.

AND THEN WE'LL GO INTO THE DESCRIPTION OF THE EXISTING WATER AND WASTEWATER SYSTEMS. THEN INTO AN OVERVIEW OF THE POPULATION PROJECTIONS AND DEVELOPMENT OF FUTURE DEMANDS IN THE COUNTY THAT WE DEVELOPED.

AND THEN WE'LL MOVE INTO RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE WATER SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION IMPROVEMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR WASTEWATER COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL IMPROVEMENTS.

SO HERE'S THE OVERVIEW OF THE PROJECT OBJECTIVES AND SCOPE.

FIRST WAS TO EVALUATE THE EXISTING WATER AND WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE, WHICH INCLUDED UPDATING OUR HYDRAULIC MODEL WITH ALL OF THE COUNTY'S NEWER INFRASTRUCTURE TO ENSURE THAT THE MODEL ACCURATELY REPRESENTS WHAT'S REALLY OUT THERE IN THE COUNTY.

IN ADDITION, WE EVALUATED WATER AND WASTEWATER BILLING DATA PROVIDED TO US BY THE COUNTY SO THAT THE DEMANDS AND SEWER LOADINGS IN THE MODEL ARE ALSO ACCURATE.

AND THEN WE TOOK A LOOK AT OUR HYDRAULIC MODEL AND ENSURED THAT THE COUNTY'S SYSTEM WAS OPERATING PROPERLY.

FROM THERE, WE DEVELOPED DEMAND PROJECTIONS THROUGH THE YEAR 2045 FOR A 20 YEAR PLANNING PERIOD FROM TODAY.

THEN WE BROUGHT THOSE DEMAND PROJECTIONS INTO THE MODEL AND DID A CREATE A HYDRAULIC MODEL THROUGH THE NEXT 20 YEARS OF THE WATER AND WASTEWATER SYSTEMS. FROM THERE, WE IDENTIFIED CAPACITY, NEEDS, TIMING AND THE LOCATION OF ANY REQUIRED IMPROVEMENTS.

THEN WE DEVELOPED A ROADMAP FOR THE UTILITY CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN, WHICH INCLUDED CLASSIFYING PROJECTS AS CAPACITY, RELIABILITY OR GROWTH DRIVEN, WHICH I'LL TOUCH ON SOME MORE SHORTLY, AND PROVIDING BUDGETARY HIGH LEVEL COSTS FOR EACH RECOMMENDED IMPROVEMENT.

ALL OF WHICH WAS SUMMARIZED IN THE MASTER PLAN REPORT.

SO HERE IS A MAP OF THE COUNTY'S EXISTING WATER SYSTEM.

THE PRIMARY WATER SYSTEM IS CALLED THE CENTRAL WATER SYSTEM, WHICH IS HIGHLIGHTED IN BLUE ON THIS MAP.

THE CENTRAL WATER SYSTEM IS SUPPLIED BY THE APPOMATTOX RIVER WATER AUTHORITY, OR ARWA, IN THE WESTERN PART OF THE COUNTY.

AND THEN THE CENTRAL PUMP STATION PUMPS WATER FROM THAT SOURCE INTO EACH OF THE THREE ELEVATED STORAGE TANKS IN THE CENTRAL SYSTEM.

IN ADDITION TO THE CENTRAL SYSTEM, THERE ARE SEVERAL SMALLER SYSTEMS DOTTED AROUND THE COUNTY, INCLUDING THE JOHNSON ROAD SYSTEM SHOWN IN RED, THE CEDAR WOOD AND ROUTE 301 SYSTEMS SHOWN IN PINK, AND THE RIVER'S EDGE SYSTEM SHOWN IN GREEN.

HERE'S A MAP OF THE EXISTING WASTEWATER SYSTEM OF THE COUNTY.

NOTE THAT THIS MAP IS ROTATED ABOUT 90 DEGREES JUST TO ENSURE IT FIT ON THE PAGE PROPERLY.

THE WASTEWATER SYSTEM DISCHARGES TO TWO LOCALITIES.

THE TEAL BLUISH COLORED SYSTEMS DISCHARGE TO HOPEWELL AND THE RED COLOR SYSTEMS DISCHARGE TO THE CITY OF PETERSBURG.

NEXT, WE'LL STEP INTO THE POPULATION PROJECTIONS.

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LOOKING, AS YOU CAN SEE, NAMED PLANNING PERIODS A, B, C, AND D.

OVERALL, WE EXPECT THE COUNTY POPULATION TO INCREASE BY ABOUT 20,000 WITH SIMILAR INCREASES SEEN IN THE PLANNING AREA.

ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE TABLE, YOU CAN SEE A ROUGH PROJECTION OF THE WATER INCREASE IN THE WATER USER AND WASTEWATER USER POPULATION.

NOTE THAT WASTEWATER USER POPULATION IS HIGHER THAN WATER USER POPULATION DUE TO SEVERAL NEIGHBORHOODS BEING SERVED BY VIRGINIA AMERICAN WATER NEAR THE HOPEWELL BORDER, BUT COUNTY SEWER. THIS IS A VERY BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE DEVELOPMENT ANTICIPATED IN PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY. WE DEVELOPED THIS THROUGH COORDINATION WITH COUNTY PLANNING DEPARTMENT AND UTILITY DEPARTMENT AND USING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

HERE'S A SUMMARY OF THE DEMAND GROWTH WE EXPECT IN THE COUNTY OVER THE PLANNING PERIOD.

ON THE LEFT YOU CAN SEE THE GROWTH OF THE WATER DEMAND.

WE EXPECT THE MAXIMUM DAY WATER DEMAND TO GROW FROM APPROXIMATELY 2.25 MILLION GALLONS A DAY TO 5.5 MILLION GALLONS A DAY.

ON THE WASTEWATER SIDE OF THINGS WE EXPECT THE AVERAGE DAILY WASTEWATER FLOW IN THE SYSTEM TO INCREASE FROM ABOUT 1.4 MILLION GALLONS TO JUST UNDER 5 MILLION GALLONS A DAY. SO NOW WE'LL GO INTO THE WATER SYSTEM EVALUATION.

OUR FOCUS FOR THE WATER SYSTEM EVALUATION WAS ON INCREASING THE WATER SUPPLY AND TRANSMISSION CAPACITY THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.

WE RECOMMEND A NEW COUNTY OWNED WATER TREATMENT PLANT.

DUE TO THE SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE IN DEMANDS AND LIMITATIONS IN SUPPLY IN THE COUNTY.

IN ADDITION, WE RECOMMEND TRANSMISSION IMPROVEMENTS, WHICH WILL BE REQUIRED TO MOVE WATER FROM THE SOURCE TO THE AREAS OF HIGH DEMAND THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. THIS IS A SIMILAR GRAPH TO THAT ON THE PREVIOUS SLIDES, WHERE WE SEE THE WATER GROWTH FROM JUST OVER 2 MILLION GALLONS TO OVER 5 MILLION GALLONS A DAY, WITH THE ADDITION OF A LINE SHOWING THE SUPPLY CAPACITY IN THE COUNTY.

CURRENTLY, THE WATER SUPPLY CAPACITY FOR THE CENTRAL WATER SYSTEM IS ABOUT 2.7 MILLION GALLONS A DAY THROUGH ARWA.

WE RECOMMEND THE CONSTRUCTION OF A TREATMENT PLANT WITH ADDITIONAL CAPACITY SO THAT THE COUNTY MAY BE ABLE TO TREAT AND SUPPLY MORE WATER TO CUSTOMERS AND THROUGHOUT THE PLANNING PERIOD. THE TREATMENT PLANT, WITHDRAWAL HAS BEEN PERMITTED ALREADY, WITH THE WITHDRAWAL LIMIT OF 8.35 MILLION GALLONS PER DAY.

HERE'S AN OVERVIEW MAP OF SOME OF THE IMPROVEMENTS WE'RE RECOMMENDING.

I'LL BRIEFLY TOUCH ON SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS. FIRST OF ALL, BEING THE FUTURE WATER TREATMENT PLANT IN THE NORTHWEST OF THE COUNTY AND FURTHER TO THE NORTH OF THAT, A RAW WATER INTAKE ON THE APPOMATTOX RIVER.

THE RAW WATER INTAKE WOULD PUMP TOWARDS THE TREATMENT PLANT, WHICH WOULD THEN TREAT WATER AND PUMP INTO THE SYSTEM, FILLING THE TANKS SIMILARLY TO HOW IT FUNCTIONS NOW.

HIGHLIGHTED IN YELLOW TO THE NORTH OF THE MAP IS TRANSMISSION UPGRADES REQUIRED TO MOVE WATER FROM THE TREATMENT PLANT SOUTH, PARTICULARLY TO THE SOUTH POINT AREA, WHERE WE EXPECT SUBSTANTIAL DEMANDS TO GROW IN THE FUTURE.

IN ADDITION, WE'VE HIGHLIGHTED A WATER LINE IN THE SOUTH AREA OF THE COUNTY, WHICH CONNECTS THE ROUTE 301 SYSTEMS TO THE CENTRAL SYSTEM, AND ALLOWS THE COUNTY TO TAKE SEVERAL WELLS OFFLINE TO REDUCE OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE COSTS.

THIS IS A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE COSTS WE EXPECT FROM THESE PROJECTS.

EACH PROJECT HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED AS EITHER CAPACITY, RELIABILITY, OR GROWTH DRIVEN, WITH THE EXPECTATION BEING THAT ANY GROWTH DRIVEN PROJECT WOULD BE DEVELOPER FUNDED, WHICH IS WHY THEY'RE NOT INCLUDED ON THIS TABLE.

THIS TABLE ONLY INCLUDES POTENTIAL COUNTY FUNDED PROJECTS.

IN ADDITION, RELIABILITY BASED PROJECTS MAY BE FUNDED BY DEVELOPERS BASED ON THE RATE OF DEVELOPMENT IN THE AREA VERSUS THE COUNTY'S NEED FOR THE PROJECT. THE PRIMARY COST DRIVERS ON THE WATER SYSTEM SIDE ARE THE TREATMENT PLANT ITSELF, AS WELL AS THE LARGE DIAMETER TRANSMISSION MAINS, SUCH AS THE JEFFERSON PARK ROAD WATERLINE.

MOVING INTO THE WASTEWATER SYSTEM. LIKE ON THE WATER SIDE, WE NEED TO ENSURE THAT THE COUNTY HAS SUFFICIENT COLLECTION AND TRANSMISSION CAPACITY FOR SEWAGE. OUR FOCUS WAS ON CENTRALIZING THE WASTEWATER SYSTEM TO MINIMIZE THE NUMBER OF SMALL PUMP STATIONS, AND TO REDUCE THE OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE COSTS ON THE COUNTY.

OVERALL, WASTEWATER DEMANDS ARE PROJECTED TO EXCEED THE ALLOCATED CAPACITY AT BOTH THE PETERSBURG AND HOPEWELL DISCHARGE LOCATIONS.

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YOU CAN SEE IN THE GRAPH ON THE LEFT THE HOPEWELL GRAPH, THAT WE ARE PROJECTED TO EXCEED THE CURRENT HOPEWELL TREATMENT ALLOCATION BY 2035.

HOWEVER, WE ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN WITHIN THE PETERSBURG DISCHARGE ALLOCATION.

NOTE THAT THE PETERSBURG DISCHARGE LOCATION DECREASES FROM 2030 TO 2035, AND THAT IS DUE TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF A REGIONAL WASTEWATER PUMP STATION THAT WOULD COLLECT FLOWS AND CONVEY THEM TO HOPEWELL.

HERE'S A MAP SIMILAR TO THE WATER MAP THAT SHOWS THE HIGHLIGHTS OF OUR RECOMMENDATIONS, THE MOST SIGNIFICANT OF WHICH BEING THE ROUTE 156 REGIONAL PUMP STATION, WHICH WOULD COLLECT AND CONVEY FLOW TO HOPEWELL OR TO PETERSBURG, OR TO WHEREVER THE COUNTY CHOOSES TO DISCHARGE.

IN ADDITION, WE RECOMMEND THE ROUTE 460 REGIONAL PUMP STATION, WHICH WOULD ALLOW FOR SEVERAL OF THE SMALLER PUMP STATIONS LOCATED ALONG ROUTE 460 TO BE DECOMMISSIONED. HERE'S A COST TABLE FOR THE SEWER PROJECTS.

LIKE WITH THE WATER PROJECTS. EACH PROJECT WAS CLASSIFIED AS CAPACITY, RELIABILITY, OR GROWTH DRIVEN WHERE GROWTH DRIVEN AND POTENTIALLY RELIABILITY DRIVEN PROJECTS ARE DEVELOPER FUNDED. THE PRIMARY COST DRIVERS ON THE SEWER SIDE ARE THE REGIONAL PUMP STATIONS AND THE LARGE GRAVITY INTERCEPTORS TO COLLECT SEWAGE. THANK YOU. ANYONE HAVE ANY DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE PRESENTATION? MR. CHAIR I GOT ONE. YES, SIR. DID Y'ALL TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE SOUTHSIDE WASTEWATER AUTHORITY'S EXPANSION THAT THEY'RE CURRENTLY WORKING ON WHEN COMING UP WITH THESE NUMBERS? NO, SIR AND TO GIVE THEM DIRECTION OF COURSE THIS STARTED WELL OVER A YEAR AGO.

RIGHT TAKEN ACTION BEFORE ABOUT GOING TO HOPEWELL, THAT'S THE DIRECTION THEY TOOK AS FAR AS COMPLETING THIS MASTER PLAN.

OKAY THE CURRENT INFRASTRUCTURE THAT HAS BEEN VOTED AS FAR AS THE BOARD UNDER THE BRIDGE AND THINGS LIKE THAT, IS THAT GOING TO CHANGE SOME OF THIS INFORMATION THAT WE'RE RECEIVING TONIGHT OR IS IT GOING TO TAKE AWAY, OR IS IT GOING TO ADD SOME CAPACITY TO WHAT WE'RE SEEING NOW? SO THE PROJECTS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN AWARDED, WHICH IS THE BOARD, AS YOU MENTIONED, UNDERNEATH THE APPOMATTOX RIVER THE TRANSMISSION MAIN PROJECT, AS WELL AS THE BOOSTER STATION THAT WE'RE ADDING ON RIVER ROAD.

I BELIEVE THAT HAS ALREADY ALL RIGHT THANK YOU THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT RIGHT NOW.

THANK YOU MR. WEBB, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? MY ONLY COMMENT IS WE NEED TO GET ALL WE.

BUT I PUSHED A LONG TIME AGO THAT WE NEED TO LOOK FOR THE WATER AS THE HIGH PRIORITY.

THE SECOND PRIORITY WAS WASTEWATER, WHICH WE ALREADY GOT A PERMIT.

AND I'M STILL A PROPONENT OF WE NEED TO HAVE OUR OWN WASTE TREATMENT PLANT.

OKAY I THINK WE'RE GOOD, SIR. ALL RIGHT THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU

[I. Postponed]

AND THIS IS A FOUR YEAR TERM. THE PERSON THAT WAS CURRENTLY SERVING THAT IS NOT ELIGIBLE TO SERVE AGAIN.

SO, BOARD MEMBERS, WHAT'S YOUR PLEASURE? MR. CHAIR, I'LL MAKE A MOTION WE APPOINT MISS SMITH TO THE LIBRARY BOARD.

OKAY. SECOND. OKAY IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED BY MR. PUGH, AND SECOND, BY MR. COX THAT WE WOULD APPOINT VIRGINIA SMITH AS THE REPRESENTATIVE ON THE APPOMATTOX REGIONAL LIBRARY BOARD.

YOU'VE HEARD THE MOTION. MS. KNOTT, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? MR. PUGH? YES. MR. COX? YES. MRS. WAYMACK? YES.

MR. BROWN? YES. MR. WEBB? YES. MOTION CARRIED.

[J. Order of Business]

GOOD EVENING, SIR MAN. [LAUGHTER] THERE'LL BE PLENTY OF THOSE AHEAD DON'T WORRY.

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THE NEW PLAN IS CALLED PG2045 OR PRINCE GEORGE 2045.

AS YOU CAN TELL FROM THE NAME, OF COURSE WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO 2045, MUCH LIKE IN THE MASTER PLAN THAT THE UTILITIES DEPARTMENT JUST PRESENTED.

AT THIS TIME, STAFF IS REVIEWING A FULL DRAFT OF THE PLAN.

SO WE HAVE ALL THOSE PAGES THAT WE'RE LOOKING THROUGH AND TO PREPARE FOR THIS UPCOMING WORK SESSION THAT WE HAVE WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION ON JULY 21ST.

SO WHILE WE HAVE THAT PLANNING COMMISSION WITH THE JULY ON JULY 21ST, WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THE SECOND HALF OF THE YEAR AND WE SEE THE NEED TO SCHEDULE TWO WORK SESSIONS WITH THE BOARD IF THE BOARD WANTS TO SCHEDULE THEM.

SO I'LL TALK THROUGH BOTH OF THOSE. SO THE FIRST DATE WE ARE REQUESTING THE BOARD SCHEDULE IS A WORK SESSION WITH IN WHICH STAFF ENVISIONS AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO OVER THE KEY HIGHLIGHTS OF THAT COMP PLAN. KIND OF A EXECUTIVE SUMMARY.

THERE'S A LOT TO UNPACK IN THERE. SO WE THINK THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO GO OVER THAT AND HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR QUESTION AND ANSWER WITH STAFF SO WE CAN GET INTO DETAILS THERE AND BE BEST DONE DURING A WORK SESSION.

THE PROPOSED DATE FOR THAT IS AUGUST 14TH AT 6:00 PM.

WE ALSO PROVIDED IN THE PACKET SOME BACKUP DATES, BUT THAT'S THE REQUESTED DATE.

AND THEN DUE TO THE DEMANDS OF THE PROJECT SCHEDULE AND THE FACT THAT THE BOARD DOESN'T MEET TILL AUGUST 12TH, WE'RE LOOKING FOR IF YOU CAN SCHEDULE MEETING TONIGHT.

THAT'S THE IDEAL SITUATION HERE. CAN I ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT WORK SESSION BEFORE I TALK ABOUT THIS THE OTHER WORK SESSION? WELL, I CAN TELL YOU, FROM WHAT I HEARD, THE AUGUST 14TH DATE WAS NOT GOOD FOR AT LEAST TWO BOARD MEMBERS.

I CAN MAKE IT WEBB. I THINK, MR. WEBB, YOU HAD A CONFLICT RIGHT? FOR THAT NIGHT. I DON'T HAVE THE 14TH. RIGHT SO.

I CAN DO THE 14TH OKAY WELL, THEN I'M FREE THEN. OKAY, SO THE 14TH SOUNDS LIKE THAT COULD WORK.

I'M GOOD HANG ON JUST. YOU HAD A QUESTION? NO, SIR. OH, OKAY OKAY SO THE NEXT ONE WAS THE OCTOBER 20TH AT 6:00 PM.

AND WHAT THAT IS, IS A JOINT WORK SESSION WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION.

THAT WOULD BE THE FINAL OPPORTUNITY FOR THE BOARD AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION TOGETHER TO HEAR FROM THE CONSULTANT AND FROM STAFF AND ANOTHER OVERVIEW OF THE PLAN, BUT LESS, LESS DETAIL AT THAT POINT.

BEFORE YOU DECIDE IF IT'S READY TO PROCEED TO PUBLIC HEARINGS, BECAUSE CURRENTLY THE TIMELINE THAT, WE HAVE FOR THIS PLAN IS THAT IT WOULD GO TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR PUBLIC HEARING IN NOVEMBER AND THEN THE BOARD IN DECEMBER.

SO THAT'S THE CURRENT TIMELINE. SO THAT OCTOBER 20TH AND AGAIN, WE HAVE BACKUP DATES, BUT OCTOBER 20TH IS THE PROPOSED DATE.

THAT WOULD BE WHEN YOU WOULD GET A CHANCE TO GIVE US THE GO AHEAD.

HOW'S THAT DATE FOR YOU, MR. COX? IT'S ACTUALLY A LITTLE TOO FAR FOR ME TO CONFIRM [LAUGHTER].

ALL RIGHT THAT'S CORRECT. 22ND WOULD WORK BETTER FOR ME.

RIGHT NOW, ACCORDING TO MY CALENDAR. BUT LIKE I SAID, THINGS COULD CHANGE.

BUT YOU FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE WITH THE 22ND? YES, SIR.

HOW ABOUT FOR YOU, MR. PUGH? THE 20TH DOES NOT WORK FOR ME, MR. CHAIR YEAH 22ND. THAT WORKS FOR ME. MR. WEBB, DOES OCTOBER 22ND WORK FOR YOU? OKAY, WE'RE ON AUGUST, SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER. OCTOBER 27TH.

22ND. IS IT 27TH? 22ND, 22. I'M GOING TO BE OUT OF STATE I'M GOING TO BE IN FLORIDA I CAN ATTEND VIRTUAL.

ALL RIGHT LET'S LOCK IN ON THE 22ND FOR NOW. OKAY.

ALL RIGHT SO, YEAH, THE BOARD CAN ADOPT ANY CHANGES BY MOTION.

OKAY.

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YOUR AGENDA. OKAY, SO BOARD MEMBERS I NEED A MOTION TO ADD AUGUST THE 14TH AND OCTOBER THE 22ND, OFFICIALLY TO OUR MEETING SCHEDULE SO THAT CAN BE DONE.

SO MOVE. SECOND. OKAY IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED BY MR. COX AND SECOND, BY MR. PUGH, THAT WE WOULD ADD THE AUGUST 14TH AND THE OCTOBER 22ND DATE TO OUR MEETING SCHEDULE.

YOU'VE HEARD THE MOTION. MS. KNOTT WOULD YOU CALL THE ROLL? MR. COX? YES. MRS. WAYMACK? YES. MR. BROWN? YES.

MR. WEBB? YES. MR. PUGH? YES. MOTION CARRIED.

THANK YOU SIR. THE SECOND ITEM IS A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE APPROPRIATION OF THE COMMONWEALTH OPPORTUNITY FUND GRANT WHICH IS $350,000 AND REQUIRED LOCAL MATCH $200,000 FOR SCM AND MR. JABRI. I DO NOT HAVE A PRESENTATION FOR THIS ONE, BUT.

OKAY. NEXT ONE. GOOD EVENING, CHAIRMAN BROWN, VICE CHAIRMAN WAYMACK, BOARD MEMBERS, AND MR. STOKE. THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME PRESENT. ON SEPTEMBER 14TH OF 2021, THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS APPROVED THE SERVICE CENTER METALS COMMONWEALTH OPPORTUNITY FUND PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT FOR THEIR EXPANSION IN PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY.

SERVICE CENTER METALS PROPOSED AN EXPANSION OF NEW FACILITIES, MACHINERY AND TOOLS, AND BUSINESS PERSONAL PROPERTY TOTALING AROUND $101 MILLION. THE EXPANSION ALSO INCLUDED THE ADDITION OF 94 NEW JOBS.

THE COUNTY PLEDGED A $200,000 LOCAL CASH GRANT, ALONG WITH AN ESTIMATE OF $1.6 MILLION IN ENTERPRISE ZONE MACHINERY AND TOOLS. TAX REBATES FOR THE REQUIRED COF AGREEMENT MATCH THE STATE'S COMMONWEALTH OPPORTUNITY FUND AGREEMENT CONTRIBUTION TO THE PROJECT WAS $350,000. THE PERFORMANCE DATE WITHIN THE AGREEMENT WAS MARCH 31ST, 2025, AND THE VIRGINIA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP HAS VERIFIED ALL THOSE PERFORMANCE TARGETS HAVE BEEN MET BY SERVICE CENTER METALS.

SERVICE CENTER METALS HAS CREATED OVER 94 JOBS AND HAVE MADE OVER THEIR CAPITAL INVESTMENT OF $101 MILLION. SO THE STATE HAS TRANSFERRED THE $350,000 TO THE LOCALITY, AND STAFF RECOMMENDS THE BOARD APPROPRIATE THE $350,000 FROM THE STATE AND $200,000 LOCAL CASH GRANT TO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY TO BE TRANSFERRED TO SERVICE CENTER METALS TO COMPLY WITH THE AGREEMENT'S TERMS. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.

THE RESOLUTION AND THE COMMONWEALTH OPPORTUNITY FUND AGREEMENT IS WITHIN YOUR PACKETS TONIGHT.

OKAY ANY BOARD MEMBERS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS RELATED TO THIS? OKAY. MR. WEBB, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NO I'M GOOD.

OKAY, SO AT THIS TIME, BOARD MEMBERS I WOULD LIKE TO GET AN APPROVAL FOR THE AUTHORIZE THE APPROPRIATION OF THAT COF GRANT, MONIES RECEIVED FROM THE STATE OF $350,000 AND THE LOCAL MATCH COMING FROM PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY OF $200,000.

SO MOVE. SECOND. IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED BY MR. COX IN SECOND BY MR. PUGH, THAT WE WOULD APPROVE THE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE APPROPRIATION OF THESE TWO CATEGORIES OF FUNDS.

YOU'VE HEARD THE MOTION. MS. KNOTT, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? MRS. WAYMACK? YES. MR. BROWN? YES. MR. WEBB? YES.

MR. PUGH? YES. MR. COX? YES. MOTION CARRIED. ITEM NUMBER THREE IS THE COMMONWEALTH OPPORTUNITY FUND GRANT PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT FOR LEGO SYSTEMS. AND THIS WILL ALSO BE PRESENTED BY MR. JABRI, THE DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM.

GOOD EVENING AGAIN AND THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME PRESENT. THIS TIME WE HAVE A PRESENTATION [LAUGHTER]. SO FOR THIS WE'LL GO OVER THE LEGO GROUP PROJECT. THE COMMONWEALTH OPPORTUNITY FUND THE LOCAL PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT.

THE ECONOMIC IMPACT THAT WE WILL SEE FROM THE LEGO PROJECT.

AND BOTH RESOLUTIONS ARE WITHIN YOUR PACKETS TONIGHT AND ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.

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THE PROJECT ESTIMATES AROUND A $366 MILLION OF CAPITAL INVESTMENT.

THE IT'S A 2,000,000 SQ FT WAREHOUSE FACILITY THAT WILL BE LOCATED IN CROSSPOINT BUSINESS CENTER.

THERE WILL BE A CREATION OF 305 FULL TIME JOBS WITH AN AVERAGE PAY OF AROUND $56,000, AND THE PROJECT ESTIMATES AN ADDITIONAL 300-400 PART TIME, TEMPORARY AND SEASONAL WORKERS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

SO THE COMMONWEALTH OPPORTUNITY. COMMONWEALTH DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY FUND IS A DEAL CLOSING FUND TO BE EMPLOYED AT THE GOVERNOR'S DISCRETION, TO SECURE A COMPANY'S LOCATION OR EXPANSION IN VIRGINIA.

THIS IS ADMINISTERED BY THE VIRGINIA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP, AND IT SERVES AS A FINAL RESOURCE FOR VIRGINIA IN THE FACE OF SERIOUS COMPETITION FROM OTHER STATES OR COUNTRIES. THE COMMONWEALTH OPPORTUNITY FUND GRANT IS A NEGOTIATED AMOUNT DETERMINED BY THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE AND TRADE.

IT'S A RECOMMENDATION FROM VEDP AND IT'S SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY THE GOVERNOR.

THE PROGRAM OFFERS A CASH GRANT TO OFFSET PROJECT RELATED COSTS SUCH AS SITE ACQUISITION, DEVELOPMENT, TRANSPORTATION ACCESS, UTILITY EXTENSION, CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT, CONSTRUCTION, OR BUILDING UPLIFTS AS WELL OR TRAINING.

A GRANT IS AWARDED TO A LOCAL GOVERNMENT ON BEHALF OF THE COMPANY.

THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT IS REQUIRED TO ENTER INTO A PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT WITH THE COMPANY BEFORE IT MAY RECEIVE THIS GRANT AWARD.

ALL PROJECTS MUST MEET THE FOLLOWING ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.

THE PROJECT MUST BE AFFILIATED WITH A BASIC EMPLOYER, MEANING THAT 51% OF THE FACILITY'S REVENUE MUST BE GENERATED OUTSIDE OF THE COMMONWEALTH. PROJECT MUST BE AN ACTIVE AND REALISTIC COMPETITIVE AND COMPETITION BETWEEN VIRGINIA AND ANOTHER STATE OR COUNTRY. MATCHING LOCAL FINANCIAL PARTICIPATION IS REQUIRED FOR A DOLLAR BY DOLLAR BASIS, AND THE PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE PROJECT MUST BE IN COORDINATION BY VEDP AND THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE, AND EACH PROJECT MUST MEET THE THRESHOLDS FOR CAPITAL INVESTMENT AND JOB CREATION.

SO THIS SLIDE SHOWS A BREAKDOWN OF THE PROJECT TARGETS THAT THE STATE IS SET FOR LEGO TO REACH FOR THE PROJECT.

AS YOU CAN SEE, LIKE WE SAID, A TOTAL OF 305 NEW JOBS.

AVERAGE SALARY OF AROUND $56,000. BUILDING CONSTRUCTION OF AROUND $275 MILLION.

AND CAPITAL INVESTMENT IN BUSINESS PERSONAL PROPERTY AROUND $91 MILLION.

AND THEN BELOW ARE OTHER STATE INCENTIVES FROM DIFFERENT STATE AGENCIES.

TO WIN AND SECURE THE PROJECT IN THE COMMONWEALTH IN PRINCE GEORGE.

SO A LOCAL MATCH IS REQUIRED WITH THE LEGO COMMONWEALTH OPPORTUNITY FUND.

THE LOCAL MATCH AND REQUESTS FROM LEGO IS A 50% BUSINESS PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX REBATE FOR FIVE CONSECUTIVE YEARS, THE ESTIMATE TAX COLLECTED OVER THE FIVE YEARS IS AROUND $7 MILLION, AND THE ESTIMATE REBATE WOULD BE AROUND 3.5 MILLION. THE COMMONWEALTH OPPORTUNITY FUND GRANT WILL BE GIVEN ONCE ALL TARGETS ARE MET, AND AT THE PERFORMANCE DATE AND VERIFICATION FROM THE STATE PERFORMANCE DATE AND FINAL REPORT IS ON JUNE 30TH OF 2030.

WITH THE LOCAL AGREEMENT THE 50% OF BUSINESS PERSONAL PROPERTY TAXES COLLECTED IN FIVE CONSECUTIVE YEARS WOULD BE REBATED AFTER THOSE FIVE YEARS AND ALL TARGETS ARE MET. AND THOSE TARGETS ARE THE SAME AS WITHIN THE COMMONWEALTH OPPORTUNITY FUND.

ALL FUNDS, BOTH FROM THE STATE AND LOCAL FROM THIS PROJECT WOULD BE TRANSFERRED TO THE PRINCE GEORGE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY TO BE TO THEN BE DISTRIBUTED TO LEGO. OOPS SO THIS SLIDE SHOWS THE ESTIMATED ESTIMATED TAX IMPACT THAT WE WILL SEE FROM THE LEGO PROJECT.

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THE FACILITY WILL BE A VERY ADVANCED, LARGE, HIGHLY ADVANCED AND LARGE FACILITY.

SO I HAVE GIVEN A BREAKDOWN OF THE BUSINESS, PERSONAL AND PROPERTY TAX COLLECTION.

AND ALSO THE ESTIMATED REAL ESTATE TAX COLLECTION FOR FIVE YEARS.

ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE IS A LOCAL INCENTIVE BREAKDOWN THAT INCLUDES ENTERPRISE ZONE INCENTIVES AS WELL.

AND ON THE BOTTOM YOU WILL FIND THE TOTAL BUSINESS PERSONAL PROPERTY TAXES AND REAL ESTATE TAXES COLLECTED OVER FIVE YEARS.

THIS SLIDE IS A REPORT FROM MAGNUM ECONOMICS FOR THE LEGO PROJECT.

THE TOP TWO SECTIONS SHOW THE INDIRECT AND INDUCED IMPACTS FROM THE CONSTRUCTION PHASE AND ONGOING OPERATIONS.

FROM THE PROJECT AND ON THE BOTTOM SECTION, IT SHOWS A CUMULATIVE OF 30 YEARS OF DIRECT TAX IMPACT FROM THE PROJECT WAS, WHICH IS ESTIMATED TO BE AROUND $92 MILLION. SO WITH THAT THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION TONIGHT. YOU HAVE IN YOUR PACKETS THE COMMONWEALTH OPPORTUNITY FUND AND LOCAL GRANT PERFORMANCE AGREEMENTS.

ALONG WITH THEIR RESOLUTIONS FOR A CONSIDERATION.

I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT THE BOARD MAY HAVE.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. JABRI? OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. MR. JABRI, JUST AGAIN, FOR MY SAKE AND FOR THE AUDIENCE'S SAKE, WE'RE GOING TO GIVE THEM A TAX REBATE OVER FIVE YEARS. BUT IT WILL ONLY BE PAID AT THE END OF THE FIFTH YEAR.

CORRECT. THE CURRENT AGREEMENT THAT WAS PREPARED BY THE COUNTY ATTORNEY? YES. THAT IS HOW IT IS. THAT'S OUR CLAWBACK. SO THEY'RE GOING TO BE HERE FOR FIVE YEARS MINIMUM, AND THEN WE'LL REBATE THE MONEY TO THEM. YEP. AND THEY MUST MEET ALL THOSE TARGETS.

YEP. THANK YOU SIR. OKAY. THAT'S THE SAME QUESTION.

MR. WEBB, DID YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NO, SIR.

I'M IN AGREEMENT. OKAY, SO LET'S DO THIS SEPARATELY, BECAUSE THE WAY THEY'RE BROKEN OUT, WE'LL ADDRESS THE OPPORTUNITY.

FUND GRANT PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT. SO I NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE THAT COF.

MR. CHAIR I'LL MAKE A MOTION. SECOND. IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED BY MR. PUGH AND SECOND, BY MR. COX THAT WE WOULD APPROVE THE RESOLUTION FOR THE COMMONWEALTH OPPORTUNITY FUND GRANT PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT FOR LEGO.

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

NOW, THE SECOND HALF OF THAT IS TO APPROVE THE LOCAL GRANT PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT THAT MR. JABRI HAS GONE OVER. AND SO I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR THAT, PLEASE.

SO MOVE. SECOND. IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED BY MR. COX AND SECOND, BY MR. PUGH THAT WE WOULD APPROVE THE RESOLUTION FOR THE LOCAL GRANT PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT FOR LEGO SYSTEMS. YOU'VE HEARD THE MOTION. ANY QUESTIONS? MS. KNOTT, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? MR. BROWN? YES. MRS. WAYMACK? YES. MR. COX? YES.

MR. PUGH? YES. MR. WEBB? YES. MOTION CARRIED.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR. THE ITEM NUMBER 5, WHICH IS A RESOLUTION FOR THE APPROPRIATION OF FISCAL 2025 STORMWATER, DEQ, SLAF FUNDS. AND THIS IS GOING TO BE DONE BY MS. BETSY DREWRY, OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR. AND IS MR. HALTOM GOING TO ACCOMPANY YOU, OR ONLY IF YOU NEED HIM? ONLY IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS THAT I CAN'T ANSWER.

THIS IS ABOUT THE MONEY CHAIRMAN, BOARD MEMBERS AND MR. STOKE. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY, AT LONG LAST, TO BRING YOU THE APPROPRIATION OF DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY STORMWATER LOCAL ASSISTANCE GRANT FUNDS. THE APPROPRIATION TOTALS $648,979 AND IS FOR TWO PROJECTS THE BIRCHETT ESTATE STREAM RESTORATION PROJECT PHASE 1 AND CEDAR CREEK STREAM

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I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.

AND OF COURSE, MR. HALTOM IS AVAILABLE IF YOU HAVE PROJECT SPECIFIC QUESTIONS, BUT THESE GRANT FUNDS HAVE BEEN A LONG TIME COMING.

NOT ONLY DOES THE PROJECT HAVE TO BE COMPLETED, BUT THERE HAS TO BE STABILIZATION FOR BOTH PROJECTS.

AND SOME CHALLENGES WERE ENCOUNTERED WITH 100 YEAR STORM THAT CREATED SOME DAMAGE FOR SOME OF THESE STREAM RESTORATION PROJECTS.

DOES ANY BOARD MEMBERS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MS. DREWRY OR FOR MR. HALTOM? NO, SIR. OKAY. I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF THIS RESOLUTION.

I'LL MAKE THE MOTION, MR. CHAIR. SECOND. IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED BY MR. PUGH AND SECOND, BY MR. COX THAT WE WOULD APPROVE THIS RESOLUTION FOR THE APPROPRIATION OF THOSE FISCAL 2025 STORMWATER DEQ SLAF FUNDS. YOU'VE HEARD THE MOTION. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? MS. KNOTT WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? MRS. WAYMACK? YES. MR. COX? YES. MR. PUGH? YES. MR. WEBB? YES. MR. BROWN? YES. THE NEXT ITEM IS A RESOLUTION FOR THE AUTHORIZATION AND APPROPRIATION OF FUNDING FOR STATE-FUNDED 1.5% ONE-TIME BONUS FOR STATE SUPPORTED LOCAL EMPLOYEES.

MS. DREWRY. YES, SIR GOOD EVENING AGAIN. AS THE BOARD IS AWARE, I MENTIONED AT A FEW BUDGET WORK SESSIONS FOR FY2026 BUDGET.

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY DID APPROVE A ONE-TIME BONUS FOR STATE SUPPORTED LOCAL EMPLOYEES.

THAT BONUS WAS TO BE 1.5% OF THE PRIOR YEAR OR FY25 STATE SUPPORTED SALARY.

THE BONUS, IF APPROVED, WOULD IMPACT 76 STATE SUPPORTED LOCAL EMPLOYEES, AND THOSE EMPLOYEES WOULD BE FULL TIME EMPLOYEES WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS AND THEIR FULL TIME COMP BOARD FUNDED EMPLOYEES AND THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, CLERK OF CIRCUIT COURT, COMMONWEALTH'S ATTORNEY, TREASURER AND COMMISSIONER OF REVENUE.

THE REGISTRAR AND THE THREE ELECTORAL BOARD MEMBERS AND FULL TIME RIVERSIDE CRIMINAL JUSTICE AGENCY EMPLOYEES.

AND EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A STATE BONUS, THERE IS A SMALL PORTION OF LOCAL FUNDING RELATED TO POSITIONS IN THE TREASURER'S OFFICE AND THE COMMISSIONER OF REVENUE, WHO ARE 50% FUNDED. AND THERE IS ALSO A REDUCTION OF THE AMOUNT OF SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE THAT WE RECEIVE FOR EMPLOYEES AND THE CLERK OF CIRCUIT COURT. ADDITIONALLY, AT RIVERSIDE CRIMINAL JUSTICE AGENCY, THERE ARE SOME MATCH FUNDED EMPLOYEES THAT HOPEWELL, PRINCE GEORGE AND SURRY COLLECTIVELY SHARE. SO WE ARE ASKING FOR APPROVAL OF THE ONE TIME BONUS AND THE APPROPRIATION OF STATE FUNDING, WHICH TOTALS $71,775.83. WE ARE REQUESTING A TRANSFER FROM THE GENERAL FUND CONTINGENCY OF $2,346.79 FOR THE SMALL PORTION OF LOCAL FUNDING REQUIRED FOR THE COMP BOARD FOLKS THAT ARE 50% FUNDED, AND AN APPROPRIATION FROM RIVERSIDE CRIMINAL JUSTICE AGENCY, A FUND BALANCE OF $3,381.72. I AM HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, BUT THERE IS A TABLE THAT WAS PROVIDED IN YOUR PACKET THAT SHOWS WHO IS IMPACTED, AND THEN THE RESOLUTION IS IN YOUR PACKET THAT NOT ONLY APPROVES THE BONUS, BUT THE APPROPRIATION OF FUNDING AS WELL.

OKAY. ANYONE HAVE QUESTIONS FOR MS. DREWRY ON THIS ONE? NO, SIR. MR. WEBB, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NO, SIR. ALL RIGHT. I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON THIS ONE, PLEASE.

SO MOVE. I SECOND. IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED BY MR. COX AND SECOND BY MRS. WAYMACK, THAT WE WOULD APPROVE THE RESOLUTION FOR THE AUTHORIZATION AND APPROPRIATION OF THE FUNDING FOR STATE-FUNDED ONE-TIME BONUSES $77,362.74. YOU'VE HEARD THE MOTION.

MS. KNOTT WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? MR. COX? YES. MR. PUGH? YES. MR. WEBB? YES. MR. BROWN?

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AND THE FIRE CHIEF, IN COOPERATION WITH OTHER STAFF AND THE VOLUNTEER CHIEFS DO DISCUSS NEEDS AT EACH STATION. AND THOSE FUNDS ARE USED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALLOWABLE USES.

THAT WAS INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKET CODE SECTION 38.2-401.

A VARIETY OF FIRE EQUIPMENT, TRAINING AND OTHER INCIDENTALS RELATED TO PPE, VEHICLES, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES FOR FIRE SUPPRESSION. AGAIN, WE ARE ASKING FOR THE APPROPRIATION OF $220,423.

OKAY YOU'VE HEARD THE PRESENTATION FROM MS. DREWRY. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY IF NOT. I HAVE A QUESTION. WHY CAN'T WE NOT DIVIDE THIS OUT BETWEEN THE 8 DEPARTMENTS EQUALLY AND LET THEM MANAGE THEIR MONEY? MR. COX, IT WAS ADMINISTRATIVELY APPROVED OR APPROVED BY THE BOARD THAT WE NO LONGER HAVE INDIVIDUAL STATION BUDGETS. IT IS A COMBINED FIRE AND EMS BUDGET.

THAT BUDGET IS ADMINISTERED BY THE FIRE CHIEF, AND SUPPLIES AND ITEMS ARE PURCHASED FOR EACH STATION.

JUST ADMINISTRATIVELY FOR OVERSIGHT AND APPROVAL PURPOSES.

SO THAT PRACTICE WAS ELIMINATED PROBABLY 3 OR 4 YEARS AGO.

SO WHERE IS THE ACCOUNTABILITY WHERE THE FUNDS ARE BEING SPENT? I'M HAPPY TO PROVIDE YOU A REPORT.

BUT CHIEF CACERES HAS ULTIMATE APPROVAL WHILE WE THAT ADMINISTRATIVE DECISION WAS MADE IN ORDER THAT DEADLINES ARE MET IN ORDER THAT PROPER PROCUREMENT HAD BEEN FOLLOWED FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS.

BUT WE'RE HAPPY TO PROVIDE YOU A REPORT ON HOW THOSE FUNDS HAVE BEEN EXPENDED.

I'D LIKE TO SEE THE REPORT ON HOW THE FUNDS WERE SPENT AND THE REQUEST THAT CAME IN.

OKAY I CAN WORK WITH CHIEF CACERES AND HIS TEAM ON THAT.

THANK YOU. SURE. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NOT REALLY A QUESTION, MR. CHAIR MORE OF A STATEMENT I'VE BEEN APPROACHED SEVERAL TIMES AT THE GAS STATION ABOUT THIS VERY ISSUE.

MR. COX KIND OF HIT THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG. YOU KNOW, I KNOW WE'VE GONE THROUGH SOME LEADERSHIP CHANGES, THINGS LIKE THAT, AND I'M GOING TO GIVE THE CURRENT PARTY THE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT, HOPING THAT HE MOVES FORWARD WITH THE VOLUNTEERS.

BUT I THINK THERE DOES NEED TO BE SOME TYPE OF OVERSIGHT ON THE MONEY THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY SPENDING AND WHAT WE'RE SPENDING ON, AND TO SEE IF THINGS HAVE TO BE REPLACED THAT WE WANT TO REPLACE, IF THAT MAKES ANY SENSE.

SO I'D BE CURIOUS TO SEE THE INFORMATION MR. COX PROVIDE OR ASKED FOR.

YES, SIR AND I HAVE TO TRUST THAT THE CHIEF IS WORKING WITH THE FOLKS TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS.

TO ME, HE'S THE ACCOUNTABILITY BECAUSE HE HAS TO MAKE THE DECISION TO APPROVE HOW THOSE FUNDS ARE SPENT, WHETHER, YOU KNOW, I KNOW ONCE BEFORE, IT WAS SPENT ON HOSES AND THEN THOSE HOSES WERE WORKED WITH EACH OF THE DIFFERENT COMPANIES TO SEE WHO NEEDED WHAT. AFTER, YOU KNOW, WE WERE FINDING THAT THERE WAS A LOT OF HOSES THAT HAD DRY ROTTED AND STUFF BECAUSE PEOPLE WERE USING FUNDS TO GET THIS STUFF.

AND THEN KIND OF IT WASN'T BEING USED. SO I THINK YEARS AGO, THAT'S WHY.

AND I'M NOT SAYING I'M NOT PUTTING THE BLAME ON ANY ONE PERSON BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW.

WELL, I HATE TO SAY IT, I DO KNOW, BUT I THINK SOME OF THAT WAS THE CASE WHEN IT CAME TO CERTAIN EQUIPMENT AND THERE WAS AN OVERSIGHT ISSUE.

RIGHT YOU'RE RIGHT YES. AND I TRULY BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THAT FROM A COUNTY LEVEL, BECAUSE IF WE EXPEND $10,000,

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OKAY. I'LL YIELD. OH YOU'RE FINE AT THIS TIME I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON THIS TOPIC.

SO MOVED. OKAY. GOT A MOTION ON THE FLOOR I NEED A SECOND.

I SECOND. IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED AND SECOND TO APPROVE THIS RESOLUTION FOR THE BUDGET AMENDMENT AND APPROPRIATION OF THE FIRE PROGRAM FUNDS YOU'VE HEARD THE MOTION. MS. KNOTT WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? MR. PUGH? NO. MR. WEBB? YES. MR. BROWN? YES. MRS. WAYMACK? YES. MR. COX? NO. OKAY MOTION CARRIED.

THE NEXT ITEM WE HAVE IS A RESOLUTION FOR BOARD OF SUPERVISORS REPRESENTATIVE APPOINTMENT FOR CIP COMMITTEE.

THIS IS A ONE-YEAR TERM. YES, SIR MR. CHAIRMAN, WE ARE RESURRECTING THE COUNTY WIDE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN PROCESS FOR FY2027. WE HAVE BEGUN PLANNING AND DEVELOPING A TIMELINE FOR THAT.

THE COMMITTEE, AS THE BOARD IS AWARE, IS COMPRISED OF ONE BOARD OF SUPERVISOR MEMBER, ONE MEMBER OF THE SCHOOL BOARD, WHICH WILL BE MR. ELEY, AND THREE CITIZEN REPRESENTATIVES, ALONG WITH TWO PLANNING COMMISSION MEMBERS.

TYPICALLY, IT IS THE CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION THAT SERVE ON THAT COMMITTEE.

WE ARE ASKING THAT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS APPOINT A REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE DURATION OF FY2026 FOR FY2027 PLANNING. OKAY, BOARD MEMBERS, WHAT'S YOUR PLEASURE? I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPOINT MR. T.J WEBB.

OKAY. SECOND. IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED BY MR. COX AND SECOND, BY MR. PUGH THAT WE WOULD APPOINT MR. WEBB AS THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS REPRESENTATIVE ON THIS CIP COMMITTEE.

YOU'VE HEARD THE MOTION? MS. KNOTT WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? MR. WEBB? ABSTAIN. MR. BROWN? YES. MRS. WAYMACK? YES. MR. COX? YES. MR. PUGH? YES. MOTION CARRIED.

THE NEXT ITEM WE HAVE IS EMINENT DOMAIN FOR RIVER ROAD WATER TRANSMISSION MAIN PROJECT.

CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AS YOU ARE AWARE, WE ARE GETTING CLOSER AND CLOSER TO BEGINNING THE WORK ON THE RIVER ROAD TRANSMISSION MAIN PROJECT. AND AS PART OF THAT PROJECT, WE HAD TO OBTAIN 52 EASEMENTS IN ORDER FOR THE CONTRACT TO GAIN ACCESS AND CONSTRUCT A PROJECT.

WE HAVE NOW GOT 44 OF THOSE EASEMENTS ACCOMPLISHED, AND WE STILL HAVE EIGHT MORE TO GO.

THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE TONIGHT, IS TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD AND KEEP THE SCHEDULE WITH THE CONTRACT.

WE ARE REQUESTING THAT WE DO MOVE TOWARDS EMINENT DOMAIN PROCEEDINGS WITH THESE EIGHT PROPERTIES.

TO BE SURE THAT WE CAN CONSTRUCT THIS PROJECT ON TIME.

AS YOU MAY KNOW, WE ARE STILL WORKING WITH THESE PROPERTY OWNERS.

THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT WE'RE DOING LIGHTLY.

WE ARE IN REGULAR CONTACT WITH SOME OF THEM AND TRYING TO STILL REACH AGREEMENT.

THIS ALLOWS US, THOUGH, TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE CONSTRUCTION AND STILL, IF WE CANNOT COME TO AN AGREEMENT TO GO THROUGH THAT PROCEEDINGS AND WORK OUT WHAT IS A FAIR COMPENSATION FOR THOSE PROPERTY OWNERS. SO TONIGHT WE ARE REQUESTING THAT THESE EIGHT PROPERTIES THAT WE DO HAVE THE AUTHORIZATION TO TAKE THESE EIGHT PROPERTIES TO INITIATE THE EMINENT DOMAIN PROCEEDINGS. SHOULD ANY OTHER EFFORTS FAIL TO, TO GAIN THESE EASEMENTS.

OKAY I APOLOGIZE TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT. I MEANT TO REACH OUT TO YOU, AND I HADN'T HAD TIME.

IS THERE A REASON WE'RE PICKING ONE SIDE OVER THE OTHER ON THE ROAD? YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT VACANT FORT LEE LAND ON ONE SIDE AND THEN A BUNCH OF HOUSES WE GOT TO GO THROUGH IS.

IT IS, THE FORT LEE PROPERTY IS FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PROPERTY, AS YOU KNOW.

AND TYPICALLY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DOES NOT ALLOW ANY TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION ON THOSE.

IF IT DOES, THE PROCESS COULD TAKE SIGNIFICANTLY LONGER TO TRY TO OBTAIN IT.

IT'S BEEN MY UNDERSTANDING OF IT SURROUNDING LOCALITIES, IF THAT KIND OF WOULD MOVE IT FORWARD OR NOT.

I DIDN'T KNOW IF THAT WAS AN AVENUE WE HAD EVEN APPROACHED YET.

I'M NOT A PROPONENT OF EMINENT DOMAIN. OUT OF THESE EIGHT PARCELS, I MEAN, WHAT'S YOUR THOUGHT? YOU THINK THEY'RE GOING TO? THERE'S REALLY

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OKAY. WE GOT SIGNATURES FROM FIVE OF THOSE SIX.

WE NEED TO GET THE LAST ONE. OKAY. WE ARE STILL IN CONVERSATIONS, EVEN UP TO LAST WEEK WITH MULTIPLE OF THESE PROPERTIES TRYING TO REACH AGREEMENT.

OKAY. I BELIEVE THERE'S ONLY ONE PROPERTY THAT WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET IN TOUCH WITH OVER ALMOST A YEAR NOW.

WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO TRY TO CONTACT THEM. OKAY.

SO, YOU KNOW, WE DO FEEL LIKE WE ARE GOING TO REACH A VOLUNTARY AGREEMENT WITH THE SEVEN OF THE REMAINING PROPERTIES.

THE EIGHTH DOES NOT LOOK LIKE WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET ANY CONTACT WHATSOEVER.

OKAY IF IT'S ALL RIGHT WITH YOU, I MIGHT MEET WITH YOU LATER THIS WEEK AND KIND OF GO OVER SOMETHING BECAUSE I MIGHT BE ABLE TO OFFER SOME INSIGHT WITH SOME OF THESE PROPERTY OWNERS. I APPRECIATE THAT. YEP. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? YES. YES, SIR GO AHEAD. MR. HALTOM. ARE WE OFFERING FAIR MARKET VALUE OR ARE WE TRYING TO SWEETEN THE POT OR? WELL, WE DO GO THROUGH A NEGOTIATION PROCESS.

I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK ABOUT THAT OUT LOUD HERE IN THIS BECAUSE THEY COULD HURT NEGOTIATIONS.

BUT TYPICALLY WE LOOK AT THE VALUE OF THE LAND, NOT THE VALUE OF THE IMPROVEMENTS UNLESS WE ARE DAMAGING IMPROVEMENTS.

WE LOOK AT THE VALUE OF THE LAND AND WE TAKE A PERCENTAGE OF THAT VALUE BECAUSE WE ARE STILL ALLOWING THEM TO USE THE LAND, EXCEPT THEY JUST CAN'T BUILD ANYTHING PERMANENTLY OVER TOP OF IT. IN MOST CASES WHERE WE'RE DEALING WITH EASEMENTS, WE ARE RIGHT UP AGAINST THE RIGHT OF WAY AND THEY CAN'T CONSTRUCT ANYTHING IN THERE OTHER THAN A FENCE ANYWAYS AND WE DO ALLOW FENCES.

UNFORTUNATELY, IF THEY BUILD A FENCE, WE WOULD HAVE TO TEAR IT DOWN TO DO ANY REPAIRS.

TYPICALLY WE DON'T PAY FOR REPLACEMENTS OF THAT FENCE IF IT'S WITHIN THAT EASEMENT.

BUT YES, WE DO TYPICALLY OFFER A PERCENTAGE OF THE VALUE OF THE LAND VALUE.

OKAY ALMOST ALWAYS. I WOULD ALMOST GUESS THEY WOULD YEAH.

OKAY. THANKS, SIR. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? BOARD MEMBERS WHAT'S YOUR PLEASURE? SO MOVE.

OKAY, I NEED A SECOND, PLEASE. I'LL SECOND. SO IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED BY MR. WEBB AND SECOND BY MRS. WAYMACK THAT WE WOULD APPROVE GIVING THIS AUTHORITY, IF NEED BE, TO EMINENT DOMAIN FOR THIS RIVER ROAD WATER TRANSMISSION MAIN PROJECT.

YOU'VE HEARD THE MOTION MS. KNOTT WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? MR. WEBB? YES. MR. PUGH? NO. MR. COX? NO. MRS. WAYMACK? YES. MR. BROWN? YES. MOTION CARRIED.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YOU'RE WELCOME, SIR. ALL RIGHT WE ARE NOW AT CLOSED SESSION NUMBER TWO.

[K. Closed Session]

SO I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A MOTION THAT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS GO INTO CLOSED SESSION FOR DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY FOR A PUBLIC PURPOSE, WHERE DISCUSSION AND AN OPEN MEETING WOULD ADVERSELY AFFECT THE BARGAINING POSITION AND NEGOTIATING STRATEGY OF THE COUNTY, POSSIBLE WATER SYSTEM ACQUISITION AND THE ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY FOR PUBLIC PURPOSE, AND THE DISPOSITION OF PUBLICLY HELD REAL PROPERTY, WHERE DISCUSSION IN AN OPEN MEETING WOULD ADVERSELY AFFECT THE BARGAINING POSITION AND NEGOTIATING STRATEGY OF THE COUNTY.

AND THIS IS POTENTIAL BOUNDARY LINE ADJUSTMENT, ALL PURSUANT TO VIRGINIA CODE 2.2-371183 AND THE RESIGNATION OF THE COUNTY ATTORNEY AND THE APPOINTMENT OF AN INTERIM COUNTY ATTORNEY, EACH PURSUANT TO VIRGINIA CODE 2.2-371181. THAT IS THE MOTION I'D LIKE TO GET IT SO MOVED AND SECOND. SO MOVED. SECOND. OKAY IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED AND SECOND, THAT WE WOULD WANT TO GO INTO CLOSED SESSION FOR THE PURPOSES STATED IN THE PREVAILING MOTION. YOU'VE HEARD THE MOTION. MS. KNOTT, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? MR. PUGH? YES. MR. COX? YES. MRS. WAYMACK? YES.

MR. BROWN? YES. MR. WEBB? YES. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE WILL BE IN CLOSED SESSION WE'LL BE BACK. MR. WEBB, WE'LL CALL YOU AGAIN, SIR.

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AND NOW I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO RECONVENE.

THAT MOTION WOULD BE IS TO COME OUT OF CLOSED SESSION AND CERTIFY THAT ONLY THE MATTERS THAT WERE IDENTIFIED IN THE MOTION TO GO INTO CLOSED SESSION MEETING WERE HEARD, DISCUSSED AND CONSIDERED. SO MOVE.

SECOND. IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED BY MR. COX AND SECOND, BY MR. PUGH THAT TO APPROVE THE RECONVENING AND CERTIFICATION.

MISS NOT. WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? MR. COX? YES. MRS. WAYMACK. YES. MR. BROWN? YES. MR. WEBB? YES. MR. PUGH? YES. BOARD MEMBERS, I NEED AN AMENDMENT TO THE AGENDA TO ADD TWO SEPARATE ITEMS UNDER THIS SECTION OF K.1. THE FIRST ITEM IS THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE RESIGNATION OF THE COUNTY ATTORNEY AND THE SECOND ITEM IS THE APPOINTMENT OF INTERIM COUNTY ATTORNEY. AND I NEED OF THOSE OR AMEND THE AGENDA, ADDING THOSE TWO ITEMS. SO MOVE. SECOND. IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED AND SECOND THAT WE WOULD AMEND THE AGENDA AND ADD THOSE TWO ITEMS FOR THE BOARD TO VOTE ON TONIGHT.

YOU'VE HEARD THE MOTION. MS. KNOTT WOULD YOU CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE? MRS. WAYMACK? YES. MR. BROWN? YES. MR. WEBB? YES.

MR. PUGH? YES. MR. COX? YES. MOTION CARRIED. SO, UNDER THE FIRST ITEM I NEED A MOTION TO BE PLACED ON THE FLOOR THAT THE BOARD WOULD ACCEPT THE RESIGNATION OF ANDREA ERARD AS COUNTY ATTORNEY, EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, AND PAY HER SEVERANCE PAY OUT OF THREE MONTHS OF PAY, PLUS CERTAIN BENEFITS AS OUTLINED IN SECTION 2 OF HER EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT. SO MOVE. SECOND.

OKAY. THAT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED BY MR. COX AND SECOND, BY MRS. WAYMACK THAT THE MOTION IS MADE TO ACCEPT THE RESIGNATION AND THE TERMS DISCUSSED HERE IN THE MOTION.

YOU'VE HEARD THE MOTION. ANY QUESTIONS? MS. KNOTT PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

MR. BROWN? YES. MR. WEBB? YES. MR. PUGH? YES.

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

THE SECOND MOTION I NEED ENTERED TONIGHT IS A MOTION THAT THE BOARD WOULD APPOINT SANDS ANDERSON PC AS COUNTY ATTORNEY AND AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN TO EXECUTE THE CLIENT ENGAGEMENT AGREEMENT. SO MOVE.

SECOND. IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED BY MR. COX AND SECOND BY MR. PUGH, THAT WE WOULD APPOINT SANDS ANDERSSON PC AS OUR INTERIM COUNTY ATTORNEY, AND THAT WE WOULD AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN TO EXECUTE THE CLIENT ENGAGEMENT AGREEMENT.

YOU'VE HEARD THE MOTION. MS. KNOTT WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? MR. WEBB? YES. MR. PUGH? YES. MR. COX? YES. MRS. WAYMACK? YES. MR. BROWN? YES. MOTION CARRIED.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THAT CONCLUDES ALL OF OUR BUSINESS FOR TONIGHT.

AT THIS TIME, I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR ADJOURNMENT.

SO MOVED. SECOND. OKAY. IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED BY MR. PUGH AND SECOND, BY MR. COX THAT WE WOULD ADJOURN FOR TONIGHT.

MS. KNOTT, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? MR. PUGH? YES. MR. COX? YES. MRS. WAYMACK? YES. MR. BROWN? YES. MR. WEBB? YES. MOTION CARRIED MEETING ADJOURNED.

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