[A. Call to Order (6:00 pm)] [00:00:03] >> GOOD EVENING. TODAY IS SEPTEMBER THE 9 OF 2025. IT IS NOW 6:00 PM. IT'S TIME FOR OUR REGULAR BOARD MEETING. FIRST, WE'D LIKE TO START OFF WITH AN AUTHORIZATION FOR ELECTRONIC PARTICIPATION. I NEED A MOTION TO ALLOW MR. WEBB TO ATTEND VIRTUALLY AS HE IS ON VACATION. I NEED A MOTION, PLEASE. >> MISS CHAIR, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ALLOW MR. WEBB TO PARTICIPATE VIA PHONE. >> I NEED A SECOND, PLEASE? >> I SECOND. >> IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED BY MR. PUGH AND SECOND BY MRS. WAYMACK TO ALLOW MR. WEBB TO ATTEND VIRTUALLY BY PHONE. YOU'VE HEARD THE MOTION. MISS NOW CALL THE ROLL, MR. WEBB, WHEN SHE CALLS YOUR NAME, SIR, JUST PLEASE STATE WHERE YOU ARE AND YOUR PURPOSE OR REASON FOR ATTENDING VIRTUALLY, PLEASE GO AHEAD MISS. >> MR. BROWN. >> YES. >> MRS. WAYMACK. >> YES. >> MR. COX. >> YES. >> MR. PUGH. >> YES. >> MR. WEBB. >> I'M STAYING. I'M IN PORTLAND MAINE. PLEASURE AND BUSINESS. >> MOTION CARRIED. WOULD YOU NOW PLEASE DO THE ROLL CALL? >> MRS. WAYMACK. >> HERE. >> MR. COX. >> HERE. >> MR. PUGH. >> HERE. >>> MR. WEBB. >> HERE. >> MR. BROWN. >> HERE. NEXT IS THE ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA. IF THERE'S NO CHANGES TO THE AGENDA, I WOULD ASK FOR A MOTION FOR ADOPTION, PLEASE. >> MR. CHAIR, I MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE AGENDA. >> SECOND. >> IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED BY MR. PUGH AND SECOND BY MR. COX TO ADOPT THE AGENDA AS SO STATED. YOU'VE HEARD THE MOTION. MRS KNOTT, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> MR. COX. >> YES. >> MR. PUGH. >> YES. >> MR. WEBB. >> YES. >> MR. BROWN. >> YES. >> MRS. WAYMACK. >> YES. >> MOTION CARRY. NEXT IS OUR GOING INTO CLOSED SESSION. [B. Closed Session] AT THIS TIME, I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR GOING INTO CLOSED SESSION. >> SO MOVE? >> WELL, I NEED HIM. I'LL JUST READ IT. >> MR. CHAIR, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO GO IN A CLOSE MEETING, MOTION TO PERSUADE TO VIRGINIA CODE, SECTION 2.2-3711A1 FOR THE DISCUSSION OR CONSIDERATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THREE APPOINTMENTS TO THE SOCIAL SERVICES ADVISORY BOARD, AND APPOINTMENT TO THE CENTRAL VIRGINIA WASTE MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY AND TWO APPOINTMENTS TO THE RECREATION ADVISORY COMMISSION. >> I NEED A SECOND, PLEASE. >> SECOND. >> IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED BY MR. PUGH AND SECOND BY MR. COX FOR US TO GO INTO CLOSED SESSION BASED ON WHAT WAS IN THE MOTION THAT HE JUST READ. 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. >> LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE'LL BE IN CLOSED SESSION. IT IS PROBABLY ONLY GOING TO TAKE US ABOUT FIVE MINUTES. WE'LL BE BACK. [00:10:03] LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE ARE DONE WITH OUR CLOSED SESSION SO AT THIS TIME, [00:10:08] I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR US TO RECONVENE AND CERTIFY THE CLOSED SESSION. >> I'D LIKE TO MOTION TO RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION AND CERTIFY THAT THE ONLY MATTERS THAT WERE IDENTIFIED IN THE MOTION TO GO INTO CLOSED MEETING WERE HEARD, DISCUSSED, OR CONSIDERED. >> I NEED A SECOND, PLEASE? >> SECOND. >> I HAVE A MOTION MADE BY MR. COX AND A SECOND MADE BY MR. PUGH. YOU HEARD THE MOTION, MRS KNOTT WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? >> MR. WEBB. >> YES. >> MR. BROWN. >> YES. >> MRS. WAYMACK? >> YES. >> MR. COX. >> YES. >> MR. PUGH. >> YES. >> MOTION CARRIED. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, [C. Business Meeting] THAT NOW TAKES US DOWN TO THE BUSINESS MEETING. I WILL DO THE BOARD'S INVOCATION, AND MR. PUGH WILL DO THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. >> HEAVENLY FATHER, WE COME TO YOU THIS EVENING JUST TO SAY, THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US YET TO SEE ANOTHER DAY. HEAVENLY FATHER, WE COME TO YOU ASKING TO ALLOW THIS BOARD TO ADDRESS THE MATTERS AT HAND FROM OUR AGENDA TONIGHT, HEAVENLY FATHER. WE ALSO ASK YOU TO WATCH AFTER ALL OF OUR PUBLIC SAFETY, OUR FIRE, OUR POLICE, OUR EMS, AND WRAP YOUR LOVING ARMS OF PROTECTION AROUND EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM AS THEY GO OUT AND PERFORM THEIR DUTIES WITHOUT ANY COMPLAINTS. HEAVENLY FATHER, WE ALSO ASK YOU TO WATCH AFTER ALL THE RESIDENTS OF THIS COUNTY. HEAVENLY FATHER, WE KNOW THAT THERE'S SOME PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING THROUGH SOME THINGS AND NOT TRYING TO CALL ANY NAMES, WHICH YOU KNOW WHO THEY ARE SO WE ASK YOU AT THIS TIME TO BLESS EACH AND EVERYONE THAT'S UNDER THE SOUND OF MY VOICE. I ASK YOU IN JESUS NAME, AMEN. >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MR. PUGH, FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE'RE NOW AT THE PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION OF OUR AGENDA. THIS IS WHERE YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO COME AND BRING ANY MATTERS TO THE ATTENTION OF THE BOARD. THE ONLY THING IS THAT IT CANNOT BE SOMETHING THAT IS ON FOR A PUBLIC HEARING. FORTUNATELY, WE HAVE NO PUBLIC HEARINGS TONIGHT, SO THERE'S NO SPECIAL TOPICS ALONG THAT LINE. YOU COME UP, STATE YOUR NAME, YOUR ADDRESS, AND AT THAT TIME, THE CLOCK WILL START AND YOU'LL BE GIVEN THREE MINUTES. THE TWO REQUIREMENTS ARE THAT YOU NEED TO EITHER BE A RESIDENT OF THIS COUNTY OR OWN PROPERTY IN THIS COUNTY. IS THERE ANYONE VIRTUALLY THAT SIGNED ON MRS PUTLO TO SPEAK DURING PUBLIC COMMENT. >> GOOD EVENING, SUPERVISOR BROWN. WE DO HAVE SOMEONE ON VIRTUALLY LOOKS LIKE MR. STEELE'S ATTENDING. IS IT TIME? ARE WE OPENING THE PUBLIC HEARING? >> YES. >> GOOD EVENING, MR. STEELE. I'M NOT SURE IF YOU CAN HEAR ME, BUT YOU'RE UP FOR YOUR PUBLIC HEARING, SIR. AS SOON AS YOU GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS PLEASE TAKE YOUR TIME. >> YEAH. PUBLIC COMMENT. >> PUBLIC COMMENT. MY APOLOGIES. YOU'VE JUST E MAILED ME SAYING HE HAS NO PUBLIC COMMENT. >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. MRS KNOTT, IS THERE ANYONE THAT HAS SIGNED UP WITH YOU FOR PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD TONIGHT? >> NO, SIR, MR. CHAIRMAN. >> IS THERE ANYONE HERE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO COME FORWARD AT THIS TIME TO SPEAK DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD? I SEE NO ONE MOVING THIS WAY SO AT THIS TIME, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD AND MOVE TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. [D. Consent Agenda] BOARD MEMBERS, I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA AS IT SO STANDS. >> I SO MOVED, MR. CHAIRMAN. >> I NEED A SECOND, PLEASE. >> SECOND. >> IT'S IMPROPERLY MOVED BY MRS. WAYMACK AND SECOND BY MR. COX TO APPROVE THE ITEMS THAT ARE LISTED IN THE AGENDA UNDER THE CONSENT AGENDA. YOU'VE HEARD THE MOTION. MRS 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 CONSENT AGENDA WAS A RESOLUTION FOR A PRESENTATION [E. Presentations] THAT WE'LL BE DOING NOW AND MRS. WAYMACK WILL BE DOING THAT PRESENTATION AND MISS CHERYL RIGGINS. [00:15:05] WE WOULD ASK YOU TO COME FORWARD. IF YOU WANT YOUR FAMILY TO COME WITH YOU, THAT'S FINE AS WELL. DO YOU NEED SOME HELP COMING DOWN. I'LL ASK THE BOARD MEMBERS AND FOLKS ON THE DAYS TO PLEASE STAND DURING THAT. >> THIS IS A LADY WHO WE'RE ALL VERY PROUD OF [INAUDIBLE]. I'M COMMENDING CHERYL D. RIGGINS FOR SERVICE TO PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY. WHEREAS CHERYL D. RIGGINS WAS HIRED ON SEPTEMBER THE 16TH, 1999, AS DEPUTY TREASURER, AND WHEREAS CHERYL RIGGINS BECAME A DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF THE REVENUE ON OCTOBER 16, 2006, AND WAS PROMOTED TO CHIEF DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF THE REVENUE ON JULY 1ST, 2015, AND WHEREAS CHERYL LATER JOINED THE FINANCE TEAM AS PAYROLL SPECIALIST ON DECEMBER 16TH. WHERE SHE REMAINED IN THIS CAPACITY UNTIL RETIREMENT ON SEPTEMBER 1ST. JUST RECENTLY, 2025. WHEREAS MS. RIGGINS' COMMITMENT TO CUSTOMER SERVICE HAS EARNED THE ADMIRATION AND RESPECT OF HER COLLEAGUES, HER PEERS, AND THE CITIZENS FOR HER COMPASSION, KINDNESS, ENTHUSIASM, PROFESSIONALISM, AND HARD WORK. SOUNDS PERFECT, DOESN'T IT? [LAUGHTER] WHEREAS DURING HER CAREER, MRS. RIGGINS PLAYED AN INTEGRAL ROLE IN ASSISTING THE COMMISSIONER OF REVENUE'S OFFICE WITH THE NEW SOFTWARE SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS IN 2013, AND WHEREAS HER PEERS DESCRIBED HER AS DEDICATED, DEPENDABLE, HELPFUL, LEVEL-HEADED, CHEERFUL, KIND, AND DOWN TO EARTH IN A GREAT SENSE OF HUMOR. WHEREAS THROUGH HER REMARKABLE CAREER IN PUBLIC SERVICE, STANDING A TOTAL OF MORE THAN 25 YEARS, CHERYL RIGGINS HAS SERVED AS CITIZENS OF PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY TO THE UTMOST OF HER ABILITY, DEMONSTRATING COMMITMENT, INTEGRITY, AND DEVOTION IN A MANNER OF HIS SPEAKING, THE DEDICATION OF A TRUE PUBLIC SERVANT. MS. RIGGINS' INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE WILL BE SORELY MISSED BY THE COUNTY AND BY THE CITIZENS. NOW, THEREFORE, BE RESOLVED WITH THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF PRINCE GEORGE 9TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 DOES HEREBY COMMAND CHERYL D. RIGGINS FOR COMPLETION OF 25 YEARS AND 11 MONTHS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE COUNTY AND ITS CITIZENS. WE HAD FURTHER RESOLVE THAT THIS BOARD WISHES TO EXTEND TO MS. RIGGINS MUCH HAPPINESS AND CONTINUED SUCCESS AS SHE ENTERS THE NEXT PHASE OF HER LIFE. THIS IS SIGNED BY FLOYD BROWN, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, AND JEFFREY STOKE, THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR. LET'S GIVE HER A HAND. THAT SOUNDS GOOD. [APPLAUSE] WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING? >> I'M NOT A GOOD PUBLIC SPEAKER, BUT I DO WANT TO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION THAT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATION HAS TAKEN TIME TO PRESENT ME WITH THIS RESOLUTION. I DO WANT TO SAY THAT WHEN I STEPPED INTO PUBLIC LOCAL GOVERNMENT YEARS AGO, CITY OF PRINCE GEORGE'S I NEVER THOUGHT THAT LOCAL GOVERNMENT [INAUDIBLE]. BUT ONE YEAR ROLLS INTO THE NEXT AND THEN YOU LOOK UP AND IT'S 10. [LAUGHTER] YOU LOOK UP AND IT'S 20, AND THEN YOU LOOK UP AND YOU'VE BEEN HERE FOREVER. OVER THE COURSE OF MY 26 YEARS WITH PRINCE GEORGE, IT'S BEEN VERY REWARDING. I'VE WORKED WITH SOME AWESOME GROUP OF PEOPLE. THIS TEAM HERE IS LIKE A FAMILY. IT'S BEEN BITTERSWEET FOR ME. I'M HAPPY THAT I'M RETIRING. ON THE OTHER HAND, IT'S SAD BECAUSE I'M LEAVING SUCH WONDERFUL PEOPLE. [00:20:03] I DO AGAIN EXTEND MY APPRECIATION TO EVERYONE. SHE'S BEEN MY MOST RECENT BOSS, AND SHE'S BEEN AN AWESOME BOSS. IT'S BEEN A PRIVILEGE TO WORK UNDER YOU. I'M JUST HAPPY TO BE PART OF THIS TEAM AND I PRAY BLESSING UPON EACH AND EVERYONE. THANK YOU ALL. >> YOU'RE WELCOME. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> I COMMENTED THAT SHE SOUNDS LIKE THE PERFECT EMPLOYEE. SHE WAS A STELLAR EMPLOYEE. BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, SHE IS A WONDERFUL HUMAN BEING. THAT IS YOU NEED TO BE FIRST TO BE AN EMPLOYEE, AND WE DO APPRECIATE YOUR HARD WORK, YOUR BEING PART OF OUR FAMILY, AND YOU DESERVE TO BE HAPPY IN YOUR RETIREMENT AND WE WISH YOU NOTHING BUT THE BEST. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. [APPLAUSE] >> ABSOLUTELY. CONGRATULATIONS, MA'AM. WISH YOU A LONG PROSPEROUS RETIREMENT. >> THANK YOU, SIR. >> HERE, LET ME GO. >> CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. >> AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS TO MRS. RIGGINS. I'LL TELL YOU, THOSE ARE THE PRESENTATIONS YOU REALLY DON'T MIND DOING, AND ESPECIALLY FOR SOMEONE THAT'S GIVEN SO MUCH OF HER LIFE TO PUBLIC SERVICE. NOW, WE'LL MOVE ON TO COMMENTS. [F. Comments] WE'LL FIRST START WITH SUPERVISOR COMMENTS. MR. WEBB, I'LL START WITH YOU SINCE YOU'RE VIRTUAL, AND THAT'S MY WAY OF NOT FORGETTING TO CALL ON YOU. SO MR. WEBB, WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE FIRST, PLEASE? >> NOTHING TONIGHT, SIR. >> I'LL START TO MY LEFT, MR. COX. >> GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY. GLAD TO SEE EVERYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE TONIGHT. JUST A FEW QUICK THINGS. ONE, EVERYBODY KNOWS SCHOOL'S BACK IN. DAYS ARE GETTING SHORTER. PLEASE WATCH THE CHILDREN. MR. BARNES, I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR TAKING CARE OF THE BUS STOP ISSUE THAT WE HAD, AND MS. SMITH FOR YOUR ACTIVITIES IN IT ALSO. THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT TONIGHT. >> THANK YOU, SIR. MS. WAYMACK. >> YES. I'VE BEEN LISTENING TO ALL THESE PROGRAMS ON HOW TO PREPARE FOR A HURRICANE. I'VE BEEN THROUGH SEVERAL, SO I KNEW A LOT ABOUT THAT. BUT I WANT TO REMIND YOU ALL THAT EVEN THOUGH THERE'S NOT A HURRICANE ON THE HORIZON, I HOPE IT STAYS THAT WAY, THAT YOU NEED TO MAKE PREPARATIONS, DO WHAT THE AUTHORITIES TELL YOU TO DO, BE READY, BECAUSE IF IT COMES, THEY SAY IT'LL BE A BAD ONE. THANK YOU FOR COMING OUT. >> MR. PUGH. >> GOOD AFTERNOON. GOOD EVENING, GENTLEMEN, LADIES. I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR COMING OUT. A COUPLE OF EVENTS WE'VE GOT COMING UP THAT I THINK ARE GREAT. YOU'VE GOT THE FIRST RESPONDER DAY AT SCOTT PARK, SEPTEMBER 13. I HOPE TO SEE EVERYBODY THERE. THEN ALSO, YOU'VE GOT THE BEEFSTEAK RAID COMING UP, SEPTEMBER 17TH AT SCOTT PARK. I'M SORRY, AT THE PG RURITAN CLUB. SO TWO GREAT EVENTS. HOPEFULLY, I CAN BE THERE AND SEE Y'ALL'S FACES THERE. AND THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT TONIGHT. >> THANK YOU, SIR. I JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR COMING OUT THIS EVENING. IT'S GOOD TO SEE PEOPLE STILL COMING OUT TO ATTEND THE MEETINGS. JUST REMIND EVERYONE TO PLEASE BE SAFE. THERE'S JUST A LOT GOING ON. I WAS ON VACATION LAST WEEK. I ACTUALLY WENT TO WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA. IF YOU EVER GO TO WILMINGTON, LOOK FOR A PLACE CALLED THE COVE, THERE ARE TWO STORY BOAT HOUSES IN THE WATER, AND IT WAS JUST A FABULOUS WEEK DOWN THERE. SO IF YOU GET A CHANCE, GO VISIT IT, I JUST THROW THAT OUT THERE BECAUSE IT WAS VERY ENJOYABLE, AND IT'S PET FRIENDLY. NEXT, MR. STOKE, COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR COMMENTS. >> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. COMING UP TOMORROW, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10TH, THERE'LL BE A PRINCE GEORGE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY BOARD MEETING IN THE COMMUNITY ROOM, HUMAN SERVICES BUILDING AT 12:00 NOON. THERE WILL BE A PRINCE GEORGE RECREATION ADVISORY COMMISSION MEETING TOMORROW AT THE PRINCE GEORGE PARKS AND REC COMMUNITY CENTER AT 4:00 P.M. AND THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE WILL BE AT THE PRINCE GEORGE LIBRARY TOMORROW FROM 5:30- 7:30. IN ADDITION, THE SECOND COMP PLAN PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE WILL BE SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13TH AT THE DISPUTANTA COMMUNITY CENTER FROM 1:00 P.M. TO 3:00 P.M. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. [00:25:04] >> THANK YOU, SIR. WE'LL NOW MOVE TO REPORTS, [G. Reports] AND WE'LL HAVE OUR VDOT REPORT FROM MS. CRYSTAL SMITH, OUR RESIDENCY ADMINISTRATOR. >> GOOD EVENING. >> GOOD EVENING. >> YOUR UPDATE SHOULD BE IN YOUR BOARD PACKET TONIGHT, A COUPLE OF HIGHLIGHTS. AND I'LL PROBABLY BE REPEATING THESE EVERY MONTH. SO SORRY IF YOU GET TIRED OF HEARING IT, BUT QUEEN STREET HAS BEEN AWARDED, JUST A REMINDER IT WILL NOT START UNTIL THE SPRING. MIDDLE AND JEFFERSON, THE ROUNDABOUT THAT'S PROPOSED THERE IS EXPECTED TO BE AWARDED LATE NEXT YEAR, AND WILL LAST ABOUT A YEAR IN CONSTRUCTION. MIDDLE AND 156 IS FULLY FUNDED IN THE YEAR 2029, SO I EXPECT IT WILL GO TO ADVERTISEMENT AROUND THAT TIME. THE GRIFFIN PIPE REPLACEMENT PROJECT IS COMPLETE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE PATCH, WHICH WE HOPE TO HAVE DONE SOON. THE TIMBLETON ROAD PIPE IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN NEXT WEEK. THAT IS A LARGE PROJECT, AND WE EXPECT IT TO TAKE 6-8 WEEKS WITH GOOD WEATHER. THAT'LL BE FOR INSTALLATION OF THE PIPES. IT IS LIKELY THE HEAD WALLS WILL TAKE ANOTHER COUPLE OF MONTHS. WE'LL DO THAT UNDER FLAGGING, SO WE CAN OPEN THAT DETOUR AND HAVE TRAFFIC TRAVELING THROUGH THERE WHERE WE CONSTRUCT THE HEAD WALLS. THE PIPES AT LAUREL SPRINGS AND WHISPERING WINDS WERE CLEANED OUT. SO HOPEFULLY, THAT'S CORRECTED. THAT DRAINAGE ISSUE. CRUZ, I BELIEVE, WERE WORKING ON LA MORE DRIVE TODAY, WORKING ON THE DRAINAGE THERE. THE STUDY AT SUNNYBROOK AND COLLEGE IS COMPLETE. THE FINDINGS FOR THAT WERE THAT THERE WAS NO WARRANTS FOR A TRUCK RESTRICTION. THREE AXLE AND LARGER WAS 1%, WHICH IS ACCEPTABLE FOR THAT ROADWAY. THE SLURRY SEAL ON LATEX PROJECTS ARE NOW COMPLETE, AND THEY'RE WORKING ON THE PLANT MIX SCHEDULE CURRENTLY ON 106 AT COURTHOUSE. WE'LL CONTINUE TO SHARE THE TWO WEEK LOOK AHEADS ON THAT PROJECT UNTIL THAT'S COMPLETE. THAT'S ALL I HAVE TONIGHT. COURT HAVE ANYTHING FROM ME TONIGHT. >> YEAH. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANYTHING FROM MISSES? >> I DO. >> YES, MA'AM. >> I HAD A CITIZEN CALL ME AND ASK ME IF I WOULD ASK YOU VDOT TO CHECK ON THE BUTLER BRANCH ROAD. THEY SAY THAT THE DITCHES ARE SO DEEP THAT IF ANYBODY GETS IN THERE, YOU HAVE TO CALL SOMEBODY TO PULL YOU OUT. SO I TOLD THEM I WOULD PASS THAT ALONG FOR YOU AND LET YOU DO WHATEVER NEEDS TO BE DONE WITH THAT. >> YES, MA'AM. WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT THAT. >> MR. COX, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING, SIR? MR. PUGH? >> NO, SIR. >> MR. WEBB, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING FOR MS. SMITH? >> NO, SIR. >> I DON'T EITHER. YOU ANSWERED THE TWO THINGS THAT I WAS GOING TO ASK YOU ABOUT. >> YOU ALL HAVE A GREAT EVENING. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> GOOD NIGHT. >> GOOD NIGHT. NEXT, WE'LL HAVE A REPORT FROM JAMES RIVER SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT. AND THIS IS MISS BRIANNA MORING. >> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. >> GOOD EVENING. >> NO WORRIES. I'M GOING TO LET THE POWERPOINT GET UP THERE FOR YOU GUYS. >> YES, MA'AM. >> THANK YOU AGAIN SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME. I REALLY APPRECIATE THE TIME TO PRESENT THE WORK WE DO HERE IN PRINCE GEORGE. >> WHILE YOU'RE WAITING TO TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOU AND WHAT YOU DO. >> ABSOLUTELY. SO MY NAME IS BRIANNA MORING. I'M THE DISTRICT MANAGER WITH THE JAMES RIVER SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT. I'VE BEEN WORKING HERE EIGHT YEARS NOW. WE'RE RIGHT OVER AT SCOTT MEMORIAL PARK. IF YOU WANT TO COME VISIT US, WE'RE RIGHT NEXT TO COOPERATIVE EXTENSION. I'VE BEEN DOING THIS WORK FOR A WHILE, AND I'M REALLY HAPPY TO CONTINUE TO DO IT. I KNOW YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT PUBLIC SERVICE EARLIER, AND IT'S REALLY A BLESSING TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT WORK, ESPECIALLY IN PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY. SO, FOR READY. THANK YOU ALL AGAIN FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. THIS IS JUST A LITTLE PRESENTATION ABOUT THE WORK WE DO. SO HOW DO WE SUPPORT PRINCE GEORGE? AS RAIN OR SNOW IS MELTING OFF THE FIELDS. IT CAN PICK UP SEDIMENT ALONG THE WAY, AND A LOT OF THAT LEADS TO SOIL EROSION. AND EXCESS NUTRIENTS CAN BE PICKED UP AS WELL. THAT INCLUDES NITROGEN, PHOSPHORUS. THERE'S A LIST OF THOSE NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION THINGS THERE THAT YOU CAN FIND IN THIS AREA. THIS MIXTURE THEN DRAINS INTO OUR RIVERS AND STREAMS. AND THIS IS CALLED NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION BECAUSE IT DOESN'T COME FROM A SPECIFIC SOURCE. IT COMES FROM ALL OVER THE LAND. AND SO THAT'S REALLY WHAT MAKES IT SO TRICKY TO DEAL WITH, IS BECAUSE IT DEPENDS ON THE AREA OF LAND AND THE TYPE OF WEATHER THAT WE'RE HAVING. [00:30:08] I'LL GIVE YOU JUST A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY ABOUT SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS AND HOW WE OPERATE IN PRINCE GEORGE. DISTRICTS WERE CREATED IN THE 1930S DURING THE DUST BOWL CRISIS TO TACKLE SOIL AND WATER ISSUES AT A LOCAL LEVEL. OUR DISTRICT, THE JAMES RIVER SOIL WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT WAS ESTABLISHED ON SEPTEMBER 26, 1940. WE ORIGINALLY COVERED THREE COUNTIES INCLUDING HENRICO. HENRICO THEN BRANCHED OFF FROM US IN 1975, AND NOW CHESTERFIELD AND PRINCE GEORGE MAKE UP THE CURRENT JAMES RIVER SOIL WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT. DISTRICTS ARE LOCALLY LED AND NON REGULATORY. THIS MEANS WE DO NOT ENFORCE LAWS. WE REALLY SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY. WE'RE FUNDED BY THE STATE THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND RECREATION AND ALSO THE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. WE OFFER PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL HELP TO CHESTERFIELD AND PRINCE GEORGE RESIDENTS WHO WANT TO PROTECT AND IMPROVE NATURAL RESOURCES IN OUR AREA. >> WE ARE A SMALL BUT MIGHTY TEAM, AS THE DISTRICT MANAGER, I OVERSEE OPERATIONS, FINANCES, AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE WORK OF OUR PROGRAMS. DEVINE IS OUR CONSERVATION TECHNICIAN. SHE LEADS OUR SUBURBAN CONSERVATION PROGRAMS, HELPING HOMEOWNERS AND BUSINESSES PROTECT NATURAL RESOURCES ON THEIR PROPERTIES. CALLIE MOYERS IS OUR EDUCATION AND OUTREACH COORDINATOR. SHE'S HERE WITH ME TONIGHT. SHE BRINGS HANDS-ON ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION TO STUDENTS AND ADULTS ALL THROUGHOUT OUR DISTRICT, AND WE'RE CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF HIRING AN AGRICULTURAL CONSERVATION TECHNICIAN. THEY'RE GOING TO BE WORKING CLOSELY WITH PRODUCERS IN PRINCE GEORGE TO PUT CONSERVATION ON THE GROUND WHERE IT BELONGS. WE'RE ALSO GUIDED BY A SIX MEMBER BOARD OF DIRECTORS. WE HAVE TWO ELECTED FROM EACH COUNTY. WE HAVE ONE OF OUR PRINCE GEORGE DIRECTORS HERE WITH US TODAY, AVIS BENNETT. WE ALSO HAVE ASSOCIATE DIRECTORS. THESE PEOPLE HELP GIVE ADVICE AND GUIDE THE BOARD IN THE WORK WE DO. WE HAVE MONTHLY BOARD MEETINGS THAT ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, AND WE REALLY ENCOURAGE ANYONE WHO'S INTERESTED IN OUR WORK TO ATTEND. WE KNOW FARMING IS AN EXPENSIVE BUSINESS. WE CAN HELP PRODUCERS BY ENROLLING THEM IN OUR VIRGINIA AGRICULTURAL COST-SHARE PROGRAM, WHICH CAN COVER A PORTION OF THE COST OF PRACTICES THAT THEY WERE ALREADY PLANNING TO IMPLEMENT. ONE GREAT EXAMPLE FROM OUR PROGRAM IS COVER CROPS. THESE ARE CROPS LIKE GRAINS AND LEGUMES PLANTED AFTER THE MAIN HARVEST, AND THEY HELP KEEP THE SOIL IN THE GROUND AND MAKE SURE THAT THE NITROGEN IS THERE TO ENSURE THAT THEY'RE GETTING GOOD YIELDS FOR YOUR CROPS. THEY PROTECT OUR NATURAL RESOURCES, AND THEY ALSO HELP PRODUCERS IMPROVE THEIR BOTTOM LINE. WE ALSO DO NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT PRACTICES THAT ENSURE THERE'S NOT AN OVER-APPLICATION OF NUTRIENTS, WHICH SAVES OUR STREAM, AND AGAIN, MONEY IN OUR PRODUCERS WALLETS. WE ALSO ANNUALLY RECOGNIZE PRODUCERS WITH OUR CLEAN WATER FARM AWARDS. THIS PAST YEAR, THE CLEMENTS FAMILY FARM WAS THE AWARD WINNER FROM PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY. THEY CONTINUE TO ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN OUR PROGRAMS AND USE A SUITE OF PRACTICES TO HELP PRESERVE WATER QUALITY IN OUR DISTRICT. ADDITIONALLY, PRINCE GEORGE RESIDENTS ARE NOTICING THAT INCREASE OF MORE WATER RUNNING INTO THEIR YARDS DURING THESE LARGE RAIN EVENTS. THIS CAN LEAD TO DAMAGE, EROSION, AND ONGOING FRUSTRATION FOR THESE HOME OWNED BUSINESS OWNERS AND THAT'S WHERE OUR SUBURBAN PROGRAM COMES IN. THAT'S THE VIRGINIA CONSERVATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, WE OFFER SITE VISITS TO HELP THESE PEOPLE WHO ARE INTERESTED UNDERSTAND THE CONCERNS, AND WE WORK TOGETHER WITH THEM TO FIND PRACTICAL CONSERVATION BASED SOLUTIONS TO THEIR ISSUES. WE ALSO PROVIDE TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND DESIGN GUIDANCE TO HELP RESIDENTS, LANDOWNERS, AND BUSINESSES ADDRESS NATURAL RESOURCE CHALLENGES ON THEIR PROPERTIES. IN MANY CASES, WE'RE ALSO ABLE TO OFFER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE THAT WE CALL COST SHARE. THIS HELPS COVER THE COST OF INSTALLING THOSE CONSERVATION PRACTICES THAT HELP IMPROVE WATER QUALITY. BEYOND OUR ON THE GROUND CONSERVATION WORK, WE'RE ALSO COMMITTED TO EDUCATION AND OUTREACH. WE HOST EVENTS AND WORKSHOPS, AND WE TRY AND DO THAT FOR STUDENTS OF ALL AGES FROM KIDS ALL THE WAY UP TO ADULTS. I THINK EVERYONE'S LEARNING ALL THE TIME. WE SUPPORT PRINCE GEORGE, AND THAT DOESN'T JUST MEAN PROTECTING THE NATURAL RESOURCES WE HAVE TODAY, IT MEANS CREATING ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDS WHO ARE ABLE TO SHARE THE WORK OF CONSERVATION IN THE FUTURE. HERE'S HOW WE'VE PUT OUR COMMITMENT TO ACTION. OVER THE PAST YEAR, WE DISTRIBUTED MORE THAN $1.4 MILLION TO PRODUCERS IN OUR DISTRICT WHO ARE DOING OUR AGRICULTURAL COST-SHARE PROGRAM. WE'RE HELPING FARMERS IMPLEMENT CONSERVATION PRACTICES THAT PROTECT OUR NATURAL RESOURCES AND IMPROVE THEIR OPERATIONS. [00:35:02] 11,600 ACRES OF PRIME FARMLAND IN PRINCE GEORGE HAD NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT PLANS IN PLACE. THIS IS A CRITICAL COMPONENT FOR ROW CROP PRODUCERS WHO WANT TO USE THAT WELL TIMED APPLICATION OF FERTILIZERS TO HELP THEM PRODUCE REALLY GOOD YIELDS. ON OUR SUBURBAN SIDE, WE APPROVED 10 CONSERVATION PRACTICES THROUGH THE VIRGINIA CONSERVATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, AND RESIDENTS RECEIVED OVER $87,000 TO INSTALL THOSE PRACTICES. THERE WERE SEVEN CONSERVATION LANDSCAPING PRACTICES WE DID, TWO RAIN GARDENS, AND TWO PERMEABLE PAVER DRIVEWAYS. THESE EFFORTS HELP REDUCE EROSION, MANAGE STORM WATER, AND CREATE MORE NATIVE HABITAT FOR OUR POLLINATORS IN OUR COMMUNITY. NOW, I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND TURN IT OVER. CALLIE MOYERS IS ABLE TO JOIN US TODAY. I'M GOING TO LET HER TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING WE'RE DOING HERE IN OUR DISTRICT. >> HELLO, EVERYBODY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING US TONIGHT. WE'RE SO EXCITED TO BE HERE. IN REGARD TO OUR EDUCATION AND OUTREACH THAT WE DO HERE IN PRINCE GEORGE. HERE ARE SOME PICTURES OF THE SUCCESS THAT WE'VE HAD IN PRINCE GEORGE AND CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, WORKING WITH, LIKE BRIANA MENTIONED, PEOPLE OF ALL AGES REALLY TALKING ABOUT ENVIRONMENTALISM AND HOW IT'S IMPORTANT AND CONSERVATION IN OUR AREA. IN APRIL, OUR DISTRICT ACTUALLY HOSTED THE AREA 6 ENVIROTHON AT POCAHONTAS STATE PARK. ENVIROTHON IS A TEAM-BASED COMPETITION FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS THAT FOCUSES ON NATURAL RESOURCES. STUDENTS CAN FORM TEAMS THROUGHOUT PRINCE GEORGE. THESE ARE FIVE PERSON TEAMS WHERE THEY NORMALLY HAVE A MENTOR OR A SCIENCE TEACHER THAT IS LEADING THEM AS A COACH. STUDENTS WHO PARTICIPATE LEARN STEWARDSHIP IN MANAGEMENT CONCEPTS AND WORK TO SOLVE REAL WORLD ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS. WE'VE ALSO REALLY WORKED WITH STUDENTS IN OTHER CAPACITIES OUTSIDE OF THE FORMAL CLASSROOM, FOR EXAMPLE, FOR OUR YOUTH CONSERVATION CAMP, WHICH IS A WEEK LONG CAMP AT VIRGINIA TECH, WHICH GIVES HIGH SCHOOLERS HANDS ON EXPERIENCE LEARNING ABOUT VIRGINIA'S NATURAL RESOURCES. THIS YEAR, OUR BOARD ADDED TWO ADDITIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS TO FULLY COVER THE COST OF THIS PROGRAM FOR SOME STUDENTS. YOU MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO SEE BEHIND YOU, BUT RIGHT HERE, WE HAVE SOME PICTURES OF OUR STUDENTS IN THE RIVER AT VIRGINIA TECH AS WELL. WE ALSO HAVE A CONSERVATION POSTER CONTEST, WHICH ENCOURAGES KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 12TH GRADE STUDENTS TO SHARE THEIR IDEAS ABOUT SOIL, WATER, AND NATURE IN GENERAL THROUGH ART. OUR STUDENTS REPRESENTED THE DISTRICT VERY WELL THIS YEAR. FOR EXAMPLE, ONE STUDENT WAS AWARDED A STATE LEVEL PRIZE FOR 10 THROUGH 12TH GRADE, WHILE OUR OTHER DIGITAL ART STUDENT WAS AWARDED THE STATE AND NATIONAL LEVEL PRIZE FOR 12TH GRADE DIGITAL POSTERS. YOU CAN SEE BOTH OF THOSE PIECES OF ART. THE HAND DRAWN ONE IS TO THE LEFT AND THE DIGITAL ONE IS TO THE RIGHT. WE ALSO HOST RAIN BARREL WORKSHOPS, AND WE'VE BEEN REALLY WORKING WITH ANGELA BLOUNT, WHO IS THE PRINCE GEORGE ENVIRONMENTAL DIVISION COORDINATOR TO BRING THEM TO PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY. AT THESE WORKSHOPS, WE PROVIDE DISTRICT RESIDENTS WITH AFFORDABLE TOOLS AND KNOWLEDGE TO EASILY REDUCE STORMWATER RUNOFF. PARTICIPANTS CAN BUILD THEIR OWN CUSTOMIZED BARRELS AND LEARN HOW TO USE THEM EFFECTIVELY ON THEIR PROPERTY. WHAT THIS WOULD LOOK LIKE IS THEY STORE THEIR BARREL ON THEIR PROPERTY, AND AS THE RAIN WATER FALLS DOWN, IT WILL BE COLLECTED IN THESE BARRELS, AND THEN YOU CAN USE THEM FOR NON POTABLE SOURCES LIKE GARDENS. THIS ACTUALLY ALSO IS GREAT FOR THE HOMEOWNER AS WELL BECAUSE IT CAN REDUCE THEIR WATER BILL BECAUSE THEY'RE REUSING THAT WATER THAT WOULD POTENTIALLY RUN OFF OTHERWISE. WE LOOK FORWARD TO EXPANDING OUR PROGRAMMING AND LEADING MORE CONSERVATION WORKSHOPS AND BUILDING OUR IMPACT ON PRINCE GEORGE COMMUNITY. MY ROLE WAS JUST ESTABLISHED, AND I'VE BEEN HERE AROUND THREE MONTHS, AND WE'VE BEEN REALLY WORKING TO PROVIDE FREE ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION WORKSHOPS IN SCHOOLS AND FOR THINGS LIKE OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL, LIKE SCOUTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT THAT WILL ACTUALLY REALLY BE HANDS-ON FOR STUDENTS IN THE AREA. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO FOLLOW ALONG, WE HAVE OUR WEBSITE, FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, AND LINKTREE, ALL AVAILABLE VIA OUR SLIDES. THE QR CODE ON OUR SLIDES WILL GIVE YOU ACCESS TO ALL OF THOSE DIFFERENT FORMATS. THIS WILL KEEP YOU UPDATED ON FUTURE EVENTS AND EXCITING CONSERVATION PRACTICES IN OUR COMMUNITY. WE ALSO HAVE MONTHLY NEWSLETTERS, WHICH IS THE SOIL AND WATER SCOOP, WHERE YOU CAN HEAR SUCCESS STORIES, FIND FUN ACTIVITIES FOR ALL AGES, AND SEE WHAT'S MAKING AN IMPACT IN THE PRINCE GEORGE AREA. YOU CAN FIND ALL OF THOSE ON OUR SLIDE SHOW AND THAT'S AVAILABLE HERE AS WELL. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALLOWING US TO SPEAK TODAY. [00:40:05] WE REALLY FEEL GRATEFUL AND HONORED TO BE HERE, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO BUILDING A DEEPER CONNECTION WITH PRINCE GEORGE RESIDENTS AS WE CONTINUE TO OFFER CONSERVATION PROGRAMMING FOR ALL AGES. WE'RE VERY OPEN AS LEADERS IN OUR COMMUNITY FOR INPUT AND COLLABORATION IN ANY CAPACITY POSSIBLE. >> THANK YOU. MR. PUGH, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS WERE? MR. COX? MRS. WAYMACK? >> I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE NEED MORE CONSERVATION. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE ALSO HAVE BRIANA, OUR DISTRICT MANAGER'S INFORMATION ON THE SLIDES AS WELL, WHERE YOU CAN CONTACT HER FURTHER. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> HOLD ON. MR. WEBB, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING? >> THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO. >> JUST FROM ME, I'VE BEEN ON THE BOARD ALMOST EIGHT YEARS, AND THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I CAN REMEMBER THIS TYPE OF REPORT BEING GIVEN TO THE BOARD. IT WAS VERY INFORMATIVE. WELL, I'M NOT GOING TO LOOK AT MR. STOKE, BUT I'M GOING TO SAY TO MR. STOKE, I WOULD HOPE THAT THERE'S THINGS THAT WHEN THEY HAVE THESE PRESENTATIONS TO A CITIZEN IN THE COUNTY, THAT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT EITHER WE CAN RECOGNIZE THROUGH WHAT WE DID TONIGHT OR A LETTER FROM YOU OR THE CHAIR TO THAT INDIVIDUAL. AS WELL AS IS IT POSSIBLE THAT WHEN THEY HAVE THESE THINGS LIKE THEIR NEWS LETTERS AND STUFF LIKE THAT, THAT THOSE THINGS CAN BE SHARED WITH OUR PIO, MISS THOMAS, SO WE CAN ALSO HELP TO PROMOTE THAT AND ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE EVENTS GOING ON. THERE'S A WEEKLY CALENDAR THAT IS PUT OUT BY THE COUNTY, AND THOSE TYPES OF EVENTS CAN BE SHARED ON THAT IF THEY'RE NOT ALREADY. >> A HUNDRED PERCENT. WE REALLY ARE TRYING TO FIND MORE WAYS TO REALLY BUILD COMMUNITY IN PRINCE GEORGE AND HAVE PEOPLE KNOW THAT WE EXIST BECAUSE WE ARE A RESOURCE FOR PEOPLE THAT WE WOULD LOVE FOR THEM TO UTILIZE. THAT WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL. >> I THINK THE COST-SHARE THING IS HUGE. THE CONSERVATION PIECE IS HUGE, JUST TRYING TO FIND THE RIGHT MECHANISM TO MAKE SURE THAT MORE PEOPLE ARE AWARE. THIS IS STREAM TONIGHT LIVE, BUT IT'S ALSO RECORDED SO PEOPLE CAN GO BACK AND WATCH IT. BUT AGAIN, THANK YOU. MISS AVIS, AND I HAVE TALKED IN THE PAST. I'M LIKE, Y'ALL GET IN FRONT OF US, SO YOU CAN TELL US ABOUT WHAT YOU DO. IT WAS VERY NICE TO HAVE YOU HERE THIS EVENING. >> THANK YOU. >> YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, [H. Order of Business] WE'RE NOW MOVING ON TO OUR ORDER OF BUSINESS. THE FIRST ITEM IS A RESOLUTION FOR A BUDGET AMENDMENT AND APPROPRIATION, AND THIS IS FOR A PORTION OF ANTICIPATED FISCAL 2025 SCHOOL DIVISION CARRYOVER FUNDS. I BELIEVE WE HAVE MISS JURY WHO WILL BE PRESENTING. >> YES, SIR. GOOD EVENING, MR. CHAIRMAN, BOARD MEMBERS, MR. STOKE, AND MISS PASTOR. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. THIS IS A SCHOOL REQUEST ON AUGUST 11TH, THE SCHOOL BOARD CONSIDERED SOME SIGNIFICANT CAPITAL ITEMS THAT ARE MORE OF AN URGENT NATURE. THEY ARE MAKING A REQUEST TO RECEIVE AN APPROPRIATION FROM FUND BALANCE IN ADVANCE OF THE AUDIT BEING RECEIVED BY THE COUNTY IN DECEMBER. THEY ARE REQUESTING $625,000 TO REPLACE FIVE 28-YEAR-OLD MOBILE CLASSROOMS, OR AS THEY FONDLY REFER TO THEM, EDUCATIONAL COTTAGES. ADDITIONALLY, THEY ARE LOOKING TO OR REQUESTING TO MAKE SOME REPAIRS OF SOME ERODED AREAS AT J. E. J MOORE MIDDLE SCHOOL, SURROUNDING DRAIN INLETS FOR $100,000. THEY UNDERSTAND THAT THEY ARE REQUESTING THIS IN ADVANCE OF THE AUDIT AND THAT ANY FUTURE CARRYOVER REQUESTS WOULD BE REDUCED BY THIS REQUEST, IF YOU CHOOSE TO APPROVE IT THIS EVENING. I WILL SAY THAT PRELIMINARILY, FY25, IT IS LOOKING THAT THEY WILL HAVE MORE THAN SUFFICIENT FUNDING IN THEIR OPERATING FUND, REVENUES, OVER EXPENDITURES TO MEET THIS FUND BALANCE OBLIGATION. THEY WILL HAVE MORE THAN THAT REVERT TO FUND BALANCE AT FISCAL YEAR END BASED ON THE INFORMATION THAT'S AVAILABLE TODAY. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE, AND I KNOW THAT DR. LYLE AND MR. BARNES ARE ALSO IN THE AUDIENCE THIS EVENING. >> THANK YOU. I'LL START. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MISS JURY? MR. WEBB, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MISS JURY OR DR. LYLE OR MR. BARNES? >> NOT AT THIS TIME. [00:45:01] >> BOARD MEMBERS, YOU'VE HEARD THE REQUEST. THEY'RE BASICALLY LOOKING TO GET THIS MONEY FROM US AHEAD OF TIME WITH THE INTENT OF WITH THEIR CARRYOVER. ONCE THE AUDIT IS DONE, THIS WOULD BE TAKEN RIGHT OFF THE TOP TO COME BACK TO THE COUNTY SO THEY CAN GET A JUMP ON THESE ITEMS THAT THEY HAVE LISTED. WHAT'S YOUR PLEASURE, BOARD MEMBERS? >> I MAKE MOTION TO APPROVE. >> I SECOND. >> IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED BY MR. COX AND SECOND BY MRS. WAYMACK, THAT WE WOULD APPROVE THE RESOLUTION FOR THIS BUDGET AMENDMENT AND APPROPRIATION OF $725,000. THIS IS A PORTION OF THEIR 2025 SCHOOL DIVISION CARRYOVER FUNDS. YOU'VE HEARD THE MOTION, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? MRS. KNOT, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? >> MR. PUGH? >> YES. >> MR. COX? >> YES. >> MRS. WAYMACK? >> YES. >> MR. BROWN? >> YES. >> MR. WEBB? >> YES. >> MOTION CARRIED. >> THANK YOU. >> YOU'RE WELCOME, MA'AM. ITEM NUMBER 2 IS AN AUTHORIZATION OF RECOVERY COURT COORDINATOR TO COMPLETE AND SUBMIT A DCJS STATE CRISIS INTERVENTION. >> GOOD EVENING, MR. CHAIRMAN, VICE CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, MR. STOKE, AND MISS PASTOR. MY NAME IS KATHLEEN DANIHEL. I'M THE RECOVERY COURT COORDINATOR FOR HOPEWELL PRINCE GEORGE AND SURRY RECOVERY COURT. I'M HERE TONIGHT TO REQUEST PERMISSION TO APPLY TO THE BYRNE STATE CRISIS INTERVENTION PROGRAM, SCIP GRANTS FOR THE SPECIALTY COURTS AND DOCKETS. THIS IS A COMPETITIVE GRANT THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT APPLYING FOR. >> A LITTLE EXPLANATION BEHIND WHAT IS THIS GRANT, THE BYRNE STATE CRISIS INTERVENTION PROGRAM GRANT. IT'S A GRANT THROUGH DCJS, THE DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES, THAT IS SPECIFICALLY FOR SPECIALTY DOCKETS OR SPECIALTY COURT PROGRAMS. THIS CERTAIN GRANT WAS ACTUALLY INITIALLY PUSHED OUT IN THE SPRING OF 2025, BUT THEY GAVE SUCH A SHORT TIME PERIOD FOR PROGRAMS TO APPLY TO IT THAT THEY ARE NOW RE-ADVERTISING AND RE-INVITING PROGRAMS TO APPLY TO THAT AGAIN. THIS GRANT IS FOR AN 18-MONTH PERIOD. IT RUNS FROM JANUARY 2026 TO JULY 31ST, 2027. IT'S CURRENTLY DUE ON SEPTEMBER 26TH, 2025. I THINK MOST IMPORTANTLY, THERE IS NO MATCH REQUIRED. IT INITIALLY, AGAIN, OPENED IN THE SPRING, AND THEN REOPENED IN AUGUST. EACH PROGRAM MAY APPLY FOR UP TO $150,000 FROM THIS GRANT. I AM REQUESTING $140,184. THIS IS A SYNOPSIS OF THE ITEMS THAT I WILL BE ASKING FOR FROM THIS GRANT. I HAVE FURTHER SLIDES TO FURTHER DETAIL WHY I'M ASKING FOR THESE ITEMS. THE FIRST ITEM I'LL BE ASKING FOR IS A PROFESSIONAL CONTRACT SERVICE POSITION OF A DEFENSE ATTORNEY FOR THE RECOVERY COURT. THE SECOND IS A INTERN, THIRD IS A PART-TIME DEPUTY, AS WELL AS EQUIPMENT FOR THIS DEPUTY, HOUSING ASSISTANCE FOR OUR PARTICIPANTS, TRAVEL ASSISTANCE FOR THE TEAM, AND THAT MAKES UP THE TOTAL OF THE 140,814. THE RECOVERY COURT DOES HAVE A DEFENSE ATTORNEY CURRENTLY. I DON'T WANT THAT TO BE MISUNDERSTOOD. WE DO HAVE ONE ON STAFF CURRENTLY, BUT SHE IS VOLUNTEER. SINCE THE RECOVERY COURT PROGRAM HAS STARTED IN 2002, THE DEFENSE ATTORNEY POSITION HAS BEEN VOLUNTARY. MS. MARTIN, WHO'S OUR CURRENT DEFENSE ATTORNEY FOR THE RECOVERY COURT, HAS SERVED THE RECOVERY COURT FOR 20 YEARS ON A VOLUNTARY BASIS ONLY. WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL TO HER FOR HER SERVICE OF OUR PROGRAM OVER THE YEARS, BUT WE ARE ALSO NOT NAIVE THAT MS. MARTIN WILL PROBABLY BE LOOKING AT RETIREMENT SOON. WE ARE LOOKING AT REQUESTING FROM THE GRANT TO PAY FOR A DEFENSE ATTORNEY. IF MS. MARTIN WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE WITH OUR PROGRAM UNTIL SHE RETIRES, SHE MAY DO SO, BUT WE WOULD LIKE TO PAY HER NOW THAT THIS OPPORTUNITY TO APPLY FOR THIS POSITION HAS COME ABOUT. THE HOURLY RATE WE'RE LOOKING AT TO PAY THIS DEFENSE ATTORNEY IS $100 PER HOUR OR UP TO SIX HOURS A WEEK. I GOT THIS HOURLY RATE FROM ASKING [00:50:04] NEIGHBORING JURISDICTIONS WHAT THEY PAY THEIR DEFENSE ATTORNEYS FOR THEIR RECOVERY COURTS, WHICH THEY QUOTED $100 AN HOUR. THIS IS ALSO NOT MUCH MORE THAN WHAT COURT-APPOINTED ATTORNEYS MAKE, WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY $90 AN HOUR. THE RECOVERY COURT DEFENSE ATTORNEY, I DON'T WANT TO SAY IS MUCH MORE COMMITTED THAN A COURT-APPOINTED ATTORNEY, BUT THEY ARE MUCH MORE INVOLVED IN THE RECOVERY PROCESS. THE DEFENSE ATTORNEY WOULD BE PRESENT EVERY WEEK FOR STAFFING AND FOR COURT, THAT CAN TAKE UP TO 3-4 HOURS A WEEK. THE DEFENSE ATTORNEY WOULD ALSO BE AVAILABLE IF A PARTICIPANT HAD LEGAL ISSUES OR LEGAL QUESTIONS, THEY WOULD ENSURE DUE PROCESS THROUGHOUT THE PARTICIPANT'S TIME IN THE RECOVERY COURT. THIS DEFENSE ATTORNEY ALSO FULFILLS THE REQUIREMENT FOR EACH PARTICIPANT TO HAVE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS OF REPRESENTATION. AGAIN, THE ESTIMATED COST FOR THIS POSITION IS $46,800, BUT THAT IS OVER AN 18-MONTH PERIOD. THE NEXT POSITION I'M REQUESTING IS A INTERN. THE INTERN POSITION IS BEING REQUESTED AT APPROXIMATELY $26,063. THIS INCLUDES FICA, AND I CALCULATED THIS BASED ON WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A COLLEGE STUDENT TO BE OUR INTERN RATHER THAN HIGH SCHOOL. WE BELIEVE THAT OUR PROGRAM WOULD BENEFIT A COLLEGE STUDENT, AS WELL AS BENEFIT US BY THE ASSISTANCE THE INTERN WOULD PROVIDE TO THE PROGRAM, MYSELF AS THE COORDINATOR, THE PROBATION OFFICER, AND SEVERAL OTHER MEMBERS OF THE TEAM. THE INTERN WOULD BE ABLE TO ASSIST WITH COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS, OUTREACH, PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT, AS WELL AS RESEARCHING POTENTIAL PARTICIPANTS BY REVIEWING DOCKETS. I BELIEVE THAT THIS POSITION WOULD ALSO BENEFIT THE INTERN BECAUSE AS IN COLLEGE, EVERYTHING IS TEXTBOOK. YOU'RE LEARNING ABOUT EVERYTHING VIA TEXTBOOK, YOU DON'T HAVE MUCH EXPERIENCE, VERSUS THEIR EXPERIENCE WITH THIS PROGRAM WOULD GIVE THEM REAL-LIFE EXPERIENCE, EXPOSURE TO A NATIONALLY KNOWN COURT PROGRAM, AS WELL AS EXPOSURE TO A DIVERSE TEAM. THE THIRD PERSONNEL ITEM THAT I'M REQUESTING IS A PART-TIME DEPUTY. CURRENTLY, A DEPUTY SERVES A RECOVERY COURT ON A OVERTIME BASIS ALONE. A INDIVIDUAL IS ASSIGNED TO THE RECOVERY COURT TO ATTEND WEEKLY STAFFINGS, CURRENTLY, AND WE HAVE DEPUTIES THAT PERFORM OVERTIME TO GO OUT WITH US IN THE EVENINGS TO SCREEN PARTICIPANTS. THESE ARE UNKNOWN TIMES TO JUST MAKE SURE THAT OUR PARTICIPANTS ARE COMPLYING WITH THE RECOVERY COURT. THEY'RE AWARE OF THESE SCREENINGS PRIOR TO ENTERING THE PROGRAM, AND CONSENT TO THEM PRIOR TO ENTERING THE PROGRAM. THE POSITION WE'RE ASKING FOR WOULD BE A PART-TIME DEPUTY, AND HE OR SHE WOULD CONDUCT JOB AND COMMUNITY SERVICE CHECKS THROUGHOUT THE WEEK DURING DAYTIME HOURS. CURRENTLY, THAT'S NOT POSSIBLE AS WE STAND FOR A DEPUTY BECAUSE THE DEPUTIES WORKING OVERTIME ARE FULL-TIME DEPUTIES DURING THE DAY. THIS WOULD ALLOW US TO FILL THAT GAP TO ENSURE THAT WHEN OUR PARTICIPANTS TELL US, YES, WE'RE DOING COMMUNITY SERVICE BESIDES JUST A SIGNATURE ON A PAPER, WE CAN HAVE EYES ON THE PARTICIPANTS TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE DOING WHAT THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE DOING. THEY WOULD ALSO DO THE EVENING TIME-CHECKS 1-2 TIMES AN EVENING. DEPENDING ON WHAT THE CAPACITY OF THE RECOVERY COURT IS AT THE TIME, WE ARE CURRENTLY GROWING PRETTY RAPIDLY HERE, SO WE WILL NEED TO UPTICK THAT. OUR CURRENT DEPUTIES ARE NOT ALWAYS AVAILABLE TO DO EVENING SCREENS, AND I TRY TO KEEP THAT AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK, WHICH IS NOT ALWAYS POSSIBLE CURRENTLY. THE DEPUTY WOULD ALSO ASSIST IN CREATING RAPPORT WITH PARTICIPANTS, NOT ONLY OUR CURRENT PARTICIPANTS, BUT POTENTIAL, AS WELL AS THE COMMUNITY. I'VE HAD MORE THAN ONE OCCASION WHERE A POTENTIAL PARTICIPANT OR EVEN THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS HAS SAID, MS. DANIHEL, "I DO NOT TRUST LAW ENFORCEMENT. I DO NOT WANT TO DEPUTY IN MY HOME." THAT DOES AFFECT WHETHER THEY'RE IN OUR PROGRAM OR NOT, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO FILL IN THAT GAP TO WHERE THEY MEET OUR DEPUTIES, KNOW OUR DEPUTIES, AND ARE NOT THAT STIGMA OF BEING AFRAID OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OR HATING LAW ENFORCEMENT, BUT BE DESTROYED. I THINK THAT WOULD BENEFIT MORE THAN JUST OUR DEPUTIES OR THIS POSITION. [00:55:01] IT WOULD BENEFIT ANY LAW ENFORCEMENT THAT THE PARTICIPANT OR THEIR FAMILY WOULD ENCOUNTER DOWN THE LINE. THEY WOULD THEN LEARN THAT NOT ALL BAD EXPERIENCES WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT ARE THE SAME, OR THAT ALL LAW ENFORCEMENT IS LOOKING OUT FOR THEM, ULTIMATELY. THIS DEPUTY WOULD ALSO ATTEND STAFFING AND WEEKLY COURT SESSIONS. I'VE ALSO SPOKEN WITH SHERIFF VARGO, CAPTAIN ROUSE, LIEUTENANT VAUGHAN ABOUT THIS POSITION JUST TO GET THEIR INSIGHTS SO THAT I'M NOT GOING AROUND THEM, AND THEY ARE IN SUPPORT OF THIS REQUEST. THEY BELIEVE THAT WE COULD CERTAINLY COME UP WITH A 20 HOURS FOR THE DEPUTY, WHICH IS WHAT THIS IS CALCULATED UPON. THEY ALSO BELIEVE THAT THEY MAY HAVE USE OF THE PART-TIME DEPUTY. THAT IS STILL IN DEVELOPMENT HOW THAT WOULD OCCUR, BUT IT IS AN INTEREST OF THEM TO SEE IF THEY COULD ALSO UTILIZE THAT PART-TIME DEPUTY WHEN RECOVERY COURT IS CANCELED OR IF THEY ARE SHORT. ONE OF OUR NON-PERSONNEL ITEMS THAT I'M REQUESTING, WHICH I AM OPEN TO REMOVING THIS FROM THE GRANT APPLICATION IF THE BOARD SO SEES FIT, I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST IT. HOUSING IN GENERAL IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE BIGGEST BARRIERS THAT OUR PARTICIPANTS AND POTENTIAL PARTICIPANTS FACE AS INDIVIDUALS LEAVING RIVERSIDE OR ANOTHER CORRECTIONAL FACILITY AND COMING INTO OUR RECOVERY PROGRAM. WE DO CURRENTLY GO THROUGH A SCREENING PROCESS WHERE WE DO CHECK OUT HOUSING PRIOR TO ADMITTING PEOPLE INTO OUR PROGRAM, BUT IT DOESN'T TAKE BUT A MINUTE FOR FAMILY MEMBERS TO ALL OF A SUDDEN CHANGE THEIR MIND AND SAY, NEVER MIND, THIS IS TOO MUCH, I CAN'T HANDLE IT, CANNOT LIVE HERE ANYMORE. THAT LEAVES OUR PARTICIPANTS IN A BIND OR WE MISS OUT ON PARTICIPANTS BECAUSE THEY SIMPLY DON'T HAVE ANYWHERE TO LIVE. NOW, I HAVE A PLAN FOR HOW THIS HOUSING ASSISTANCE WOULD WORK. THIS WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY $16,000 OVERALL, OVER THE 18-MONTH PERIOD, BUT IT WOULD BE A MAXIMUM OF A TWO-MONTH ALLOWED TIME TO STAY IN A RECOVERY HOUSE THAT THE RECOVERY COURT WOULD PAY FOR. IN THAT TIME, THAT INDIVIDUAL WOULD BE EXPECTED TO THEN GET A JOB WITHIN THAT TIME PERIOD AND PAY FOR A RECOVERY HOUSE ON THEIR OWN. THIS WOULD ALSO APPLY TO, IF SOMEONE IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES MENTIONED BEFORE, WHERE IF THEY HAD HOUSING WITH A FAMILY MEMBER OR ELSEWHERE, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, THAT DIMINISHED, THEY WOULD ALSO BE UNDER THAT MAXIMUM TWO-MONTH RECOVERY HOUSING LINE. THIS IS ESTIMATED UPON 10 PEOPLE OVER THE 18 MONTHS, NEEDING RECOVERY HOUSING IS WHAT THAT 16,000 IS. AGAIN, IT'S MAXIMUM OF TWO MONTHS ASSISTANCE. ALL PAYMENTS WOULD BE THROUGH ME, THE RECOVERY COURT COORDINATOR, AND APPROVED THROUGH THE TEAM ON THE RECOVERY HOUSING THAT THEY WOULD LIVE IN. THERE IS A VIRGINIA ASSOCIATION OF RECOVERY HOUSING, AND THEY HAVE A LIST OF RECOVERY HOUSINGS THAT ARE CERTIFIED AND APPROVED THROUGH THAT WEBSITE, AND THAT IS THE ONLY HOUSING WE WOULD ENTERTAIN ALLOWING THESE INDIVIDUALS TO LIVE AT. AGAIN, IT WOULD BE RUN THROUGH THE TEAM, APPROVED BY THE TEAM, AND WOULD BE DIRECTLY PAID THROUGH THE RECOVERY COURT. I DID ATTEMPT TO GET THE CSB TO ASSIST US WITH THIS HOUSING ISSUE, BUT THEIR BUDGET LINE ITEM FOR THIS WAS CUT, SO THIS IS MY ATTEMPT IN RECTIFYING THAT SITUATION FOR OUR PARTICIPANTS. LASTLY, I'M ASKING FOR TRAVEL ASSISTANCE FOR THE MEMBERS OF THE RECOVERY COURT TEAM. THIS WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY $4,700. THIS WOULD BE OVER THE 18-MONTH PERIOD AS WELL. I INTEND ON THIS TRAVEL ASSISTANCE BEING USED TOWARDS ALL RISE, WHICH ASSOCIATION HAS NATIONAL CONFERENCES EVERY YEAR IN VARIOUS LOCATIONS. I WOULD LIKE THE RECOVERY COURT TEAM TO ATTEND AS A TEAM NEXT YEAR, IT'S IN NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE. THIS WOULD ASSIST IN PAYING FOR THE FLIGHTS OF THE RECOVERY COURT TEAM AS WELL AS TWO JUDGES THAT WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND. THE JUDGES WOULD BE THE RECOVERY COURT JUDGE, AS WELL AS THE RECOVERY COURT JUDGE THAT SUBSTITUTES AND WHEN OUR PRIMARY JUDGE IS NOT AVAILABLE. THE PURPOSE OF THIS, IT WOULD NOT ONLY ALLOW [01:00:04] THE RECOVERY COURT TEAM TO KEEP UP WITH BEST PRACTICES SET OUT BY ALL RISE, BUT IT WOULD ALLOW FOR A STRENGTHENED AND TEAM DYNAMIC. IT WOULDN'T BE SOMEONE GOING AWAY TO A TRAINING AND TRY TO REMEMBER EVERYTHING FROM THE TRAINING AND BRING IT BACK TO THE TEAM, BUT WE COULD DISCUSS AND LEARN TOGETHER. WE WOULD ABIDE BY ALL COUNTY TRAVEL POLICIES, AND THOSE LIMITS WOULD APPLY. I DO ALSO WANT TO MAYBE EXPLAIN WHAT ALL RISE IS AS YOU ALL MAY NOT KNOW, BUT THEY ARE A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED PROGRAM THAT SETS FORTH THE BEST PRACTICES THAT SPECIALTY DOCKET PROGRAMS ABIDE BY. THESE ARE RESEARCH-DRIVEN, EVIDENCE-BASED GUIDELINES THAT OUTLINE CRITICAL COMPONENTS TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES SUCH AS REDUCING RECIDIVISM, ENHANCING PUBLIC SAFETY, AND SUPPORTING LONG-TERM RECOVERY. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME BEFORE YOU TONIGHT, AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. >> DOES ANY BOARD MEMBERS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I'M NOT HEARING ANYTHING. MR. WEBB, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? >> NO, SIR. >> BOARD MEMBERS, THIS IS A RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE MS. KATIE TO GO OUT AND COMPLETE AND SUBMIT THIS GRANT. BOARD MEMBERS, WHAT'S YOUR MEASURE? >> I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND. >> IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED BY MR. COX AND SECOND BY MR. PUGH THAT WE WOULD APPROVE THIS RESOLUTION FOR AUTHORIZATION FOR THE RECOVERY COURT COORDINATOR TO COMPLETE AND SUBMIT A DCJS GRANT. YOU'VE HEARD THE MOTION. MS. KNOTT, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> MR. COX? >> YES. >> MRS. WAYMACK? >> YES. >> MR. BROWN? >> YES. >> MR. WEBB? >> YES. >> MR. PUGH? >> YES. MOTION CARRIED. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> THE NEXT ITEM IS A RESOLUTION FOR A MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT. THIS IS BETWEEN PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY AND FORT LEE, AND I BELIEVE WE HAVE CHIEF CASEROS COMING FORWARD FOR THIS. >> GOOD EVENING, MR. CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, A ASSEMBLED. >> GOOD EVENING, SIR. >> THIS IS A PRETTY SIMPLE REQUEST. WE ARE SEEKING APPROVAL OF THE MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT BETWEEN FORT LEE, FIRE DEPARTMENT AND PRINCE GEORGE, FIRE AND EMS, TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO EACH OTHER WHEN THEIR NEED ARISES, AS WE ENCOUNTER SITUATIONS SOMETIMES THAT MAXIMIZE OUR AVAILABLE RESOURCES, HAS BEEN IN PLACE FOR SOME TIME. BUT IT HASN'T BEEN REVISED SINCE, I BELIEVE 2020. THE FORT, BY POLICY, SHOULD HAVE THIS UPDATED EVERY TWO YEARS OR SO. AND SO WE'RE ASKING FOR AUTHORIZATION TO ENGAGE IN THIS MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT. CHIEF MARSILO FROM FORT LEE IS HERE THIS EVENING, AND I WOULD ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME. OKAY. >> ANY QUESTIONS FROM ANYBODY? >> MR. WEBB, ANY QUESTIONS FROM YOU? >> NO, SIR. I'VE READ IT. >> BOARD MEMBERS, AT THIS TIME, I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON THIS MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT? >> MR. CHAIRMAN, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ENTERTAIN THE MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT WITH FORT LEE. >> I SECOND. >> IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED BY MR. PUGH AND SECOND BY MISS WYMACK THAT WE WOULD APPROVE THE RESOLUTION TO COMPLETE THIS MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT BETWEEN PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY AND FORT LEE. YOU'VE HEARD THE MOTION. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? MISS KNOTT, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? >> MISS WYMACK. >> YES. >> MR. BROWN. >> YES. >> MR. WEBB. >> YES. >> MR. PUGH? >> YES. >> MR. STOKE. >> YES. >> MOTION CARRIED. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, SIR. NEXT, WE HAVE A RESOLUTION FOR AN AWARD OF CONTRACT FOR FIRE STATION SIX FEASIBILITY AND FACILITY STUDY. I'M ASSUMING THIS WILL KIND OF BE A TAG TEAM. OKAY. >> I DON'T KNOW. >> YOU WANT TO GO FIRST? >> YES. AS THE BOARD IS AWARE, BACK IN NOVEMBER OF 2024, THEN ACTING BATTALION CHIEF TAYLOR [01:05:05] PRESENTED A REPORT TO YOU ON SERIES 2019 BOND PROCEEDS THAT REMAINED IN PLACE. AT THAT TIME, THEY EVALUATED THE CAPITAL NEEDS WITHIN FIRE AND EMS AND MADE A RECOMMENDATION THAT A RENOVATION OR REPLACEMENT OF SUBSTATION SIX WAS A PRIORITY. THE BOARD PROVIDED CONSENSUS TO STAFF AT THAT TIME TO ISSUE AN RFP TO DO A FEASIBILITY AND STUDY FOR THE REPLACEMENT AND OR UPGRADES TO THAT FACILITY. THE PROCUREMENT OFFICER POSITION FOLLOWING ALMOST IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THAT UPDATE, RESIGNED, AND IT TOOK US A LONG WHILE TO REPLACE THAT POSITION. IT'S JUST BEEN REPLACED FOR ABOUT THREE WEEKS NOW. BUT WE DID ISSUE AN RFP, AND ALSO DURING THAT TIME, WE HAD A NEW FIRE CHIEF COME ON BOARD IN JANUARY OF 2025. SO CHIEF CASEROS NEEDED AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET UP TO SPEED ON COUNTY OPERATIONS AND THIS FACILITY REQUEST. WE WORKED IN TANDEM, TO THE EXTENT ALL OF THAT TURNOVER ALLOWED AND DID ISSUE AN RFP TO HAVE THIS FACILITY STUDY DONE ON JUNE 2, AND PROPOSALS WERE DUE JULY 14. WE RECEIVED SIX PROPOSALS, AND CHIEF CASEROS NAMED A EVALUATION TEAM THAT CONSISTED OF HIMSELF, BATTALION CHIEF JASON KOKER, DEPUTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR BRIAN BEER, AND OUR DIRECTOR OF GENERAL SERVICES SCOTT INES. FROM THERE, THE PROPOSALS WERE REVIEWED AND SCORED. THE TOP TWO FIRMS WERE INTERVIEWED AND SCORED AGAIN BASED ON THAT INTERVIEW. THE TOP FIRM AND THE RECOMMENDATION THAT WE ARE MAKING THIS EVENING IS FGM ARCHITECTS. THEY HAVE SUBMITTED A PRICING PROPOSAL TOTALING $72,500. THE COMPLETE SCOPE OF SERVICES WAS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD, BUT THEY WILL PROVIDE A NUMBER OF MEETINGS, STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS. THEY WILL DO COST ANALYSIS, SITES STUDY, NOT ONLY ON THE EXISTING SITE, BUT TWO ADDITIONAL SITES THAT WERE NAMED IN THE RFP. BUT WE ARE REQUESTING THIS EVENING AUTHORITY TO AWARD THE CONTRACT TO FGM ARCHITECTS AND AUTHORIZE MR. STOKE TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH THEM FOR THE COMPLETION OF THIS FEASIBILITY AND FACILITY STUDY. CHIEF CASEROS AND I ARE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAD ABOUT THE PROCESS OR OUR RECOMMENDATION. ANYTHING TO ADD, CHIEF? >> NO THIS TIME, I THINK YOU COVERED THE WHOLE PROCESS PRETTY WELL. THIS STATION IS DEFINITELY NEEDED IN PREPARATION FOR THIS MEETING, I DID REVIEW THE MEETING BACK IN NOVEMBER, AND I THINK WE'RE ALL IN AGREEMENT THAT THE STATION DEFINITELY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I AM ALSO AWARE OF THE CONCERNS AND THE DIFFERENCES IN THE TWO DIFFERENT SITES PLUS A THIRD THAT I ADDED TO BE EVALUATED. ALSO, I AM AWARE OF THE CONCERN TO MAKING SURE THAT THIS DOESN'T TURN INTO SOME GIANT FIRE STATION THAT IS GOING TO OVERWHELM OUR RESOURCES. I THINK THE STATION LIKELY WILL LOOK LIKE STATION SEVEN, PERHAPS A LITTLE SMALLER. IT MAY HAVE ONLY TWO BASS INSTEAD OF THREE. BUT AS WE MOVE THROUGH THE PROCESS DURING THE STUDY, WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO BE MORE SPECIFIC AND NARROW THAT DOWN. I THINK AS FAR AS NUMBER OF PERSONNEL ASSIGNED TO THE STATION, STATION SEVEN WILL BE THE ONE THAT WE WANT TO MATCH. I'M JUST NOT SURE AT THIS TIME THAT WE NEED THREE FIRE BASE, WE JUST PROBABLY LIKELY HAVE TWO LONGER, BUT TWO INSTEAD OF THREE, AT LEAST FOR THE STATION. >> ANY QUESTIONS FOR CHIEF OR FOR MS. DREW? >> SIR? >> MR. WEBB, I'M SORRY. I DON'T SAY YOU HIT RID ON THE HEAD. >> HOLD ON, MR. WEBB. I'M SORRY, GO AHEAD, MR. CASEROS. I'M GLAD TO HEAR YOU'RE CONSIDERING ANOTHER SMALLER VERSION OF STATION SEVEN. >> THE NUMBER OF PERSONNEL WILL BE THE SAME, BUT THE BASE. I JUST DON'T THINK THAT WE NEED THAT MUCH. BUT AS WE MOVE THROUGH THE PROCESS, I'LL VERIFY THAT. VERY GOOD. >> I'M SORRY. THAT WAS ON ME, MR. CASEROS. I'M SORRY. >> THAT'S FINE. >> MR. WEBB, DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? >> NO, I THINK THE CHIEF ALREADY ANSWERED ONE OF MY QUESTIONS WHEN HE REFERENCED [01:10:03] STATION SEVEN BECAUSE THAT'S THE NEWEST ONE AND THE ONE'S CUT ALL THE STUFF. BUT ANYWAY, THANK YOU. >> I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING FOR YOU. BOARD MEMBERS, WHAT'S YOUR PLEASURE? >> MR. CHAIR, I MAKE A MOTION WE AWARD A CONTRACT FOR THE FEASIBILITY STUDY. >> SECOND. >> IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED BY MR. PUGH AND SECOND BY MR. STOKE THAT WE WOULD APPROVE THIS RESOLUTION FOR AN AWARD OF CONTRACT FOR OUR COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR TO SIGN THE CONTRACT FOR TWO FGM ARCHITECTS AT A COST NOT TO EXCEED 72,500. YOU'VE HEARD THE MOTION, MISS KNOTT, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? >> MR. BROWN. >> YES. >> MR. WEBB. >> YES. >> MR. PUGH? >> YES. >> MR. STOKE. >> YES. >> MISS WYMACK? >> YES. >> MOTION CARRY. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU, CHIEF. >> NEXT IS A RESOLUTION FOR AN AUTHORIZATION TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH SHERRY L GILL ESQUIRE. THIS IS TO PROVIDE SHORT-TERM LEGAL SERVICES TO THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES. >> HELLO. >> HELLO. >> GOOD EVENING, CHAIRMAN BROWN. >> GOOD EVENING. >> VICE CHAIR, WAYMACK, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, MR. STOKE AND MISS PASTOR. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT TO YOU A PROPOSED TEMPORARY CONTRACT FOR THE SERVICES OF ATTORNEY SHERRY GILL. THE REASON I AM BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IS TO ENSURE THAT THE LEGAL NEEDS AND REPRESENTATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES ARE CONSISTENTLY AND ADEQUATELY MET. OUR OFFICE RELIES HEAVILY UPON THE LEGAL EXPERTISE OF AN ATTORNEY WHO CAN REPRESENT CHILD WELFARE AND ADULT SERVICES ON A REGULAR AND AT TIME EMERGENCY BASIS. THE ATTORNEYS WHO HAVE REPRESENTED US IN THE PAST, PROVIDED ALL LEGAL CONSULTATIONS, ADVICE, REPRESENTATION, AND COURT APPEARANCES NECESSARY TO REPRESENT DSS AND ALL MATTERS RELATED TO THE DSS FAMILY SERVICES UNIT. OUR LEGAL NEEDS ARE VAST AND COMPLEX, TO INCLUDE RESPONDING TO SUBPOENAS, DUCES, TCS, PETITIONS FOR CHILDREN AND NEED OF SERVICES, PROTECTIVE ORDERS, RELIEF OF CUSTODY PETITION, EMERGENCY REMOVAL OF CHILDREN, FOSTER CARE PLAN, APPEALS TO THE COURT OF APPEALS, AND MORE. IN ADDITION, PRIOR ATTORNEYS HAVE BEEN ACCESSIBLE FOR AFTER HOUR SENSITIVE EMERGENCY LEGAL REQUESTS, SUCH AS THE LEGALITY OF THE EMERGENCY REMOVAL OF A CHILD. WHILE I UNDERSTAND THE COUNTY HAS EMPLOYED THE SERVICES OF AN OUTSIDE FIRM TO FULFILL OUR LEGAL NEEDS, OUR DEPARTMENT HAS FOUND THIS PROCESS TO BE CUMBERSOME AND EXPENSIVE. FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN APPEARING IN COURT FOR CASES ON OUR BEHALF, THE ATTORNEY MAY HAVE TO WAIT SEVERAL HOURS BEFORE THE MATTER IS ADDRESSED, AND THE CASES THEMSELVES CAN LAST UP TO SEVERAL HOURS. ATTORNEYS WHO ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE LOCAL PRACTICES OF OUR COURTS TEND TO HAVE MORE OF A POSITIVE IMPACT ON OUR REPRESENTATION AS THEY HAVE ESTABLISHED RELATIONSHIPS WITH KEY PARTIES AND STAKEHOLDERS, SUCH AS THE JUDGES, THE CLERKS, AND OTHER ATTORNEYS. MS. GILL IS A WELL-KNOWN ATTORNEY IN THE PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY COURTS AND SPECIALIZES IN FAMILY SERVICES CASES. SHE COMES HIGHLY RECOMMENDED BY SEVERAL MEMBERS OF THE LOCAL BAR. SHE IS ABLE AND WILLING TO TAKE THE WORKLOAD OUR DEPARTMENT REQUIRES, INCLUDING EMERGENCY AFTER-HOUR TIGHT CALLS. ADDITIONALLY, HER CONTRACTED RATE IS $100 LESS PER HOUR THAN THE ATTORNEYS CURRENTLY ASSIGNED FROM SANDS ANDERSON. HER RATE IS THE SAME REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE REQUEST COMES DURING OR AFTER NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS. MY GOAL IS TO ACQUIRE SEAMLESS QUALITY AND AFFORDABLE LEGAL REPRESENTATION ON THE BEHALF OF MY DEPARTMENT. I AM ALSO COGNIZANT THAT THOSE SERVICES MUST NOT COME AT AN EXTREME COST WHILE NOT SACRIFICING THE QUALITY OF SERVICES FOR OUR CUSTOMERS AND CLIENTS. I HAVE INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKET HER PROPOSED CONTRACT FOR YOUR REVIEW. I HOPE THAT YOU WILL GIVE MY REQUEST DUE CONSIDERATION AND APPROVE MY REQUEST. I AM SPECIFICALLY ASKING THAT YOU PASS A RESOLUTION TO ALLOW MR. [01:15:05] STOKE, THE CHAIR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATIVE BOARD TO ENTER INTO THIS TEMPORARY CONTRACT WITH MS. GILL. AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS OR ADDRESS ANY CONCERNS YOU MAY HAVE. >> THANK YOU. DOES ANY BOARD MEMBERS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? >> NO, SIR. >> MR. WEBB, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? >> NO, SIR. >> AT THIS TIME, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. >> MR. CHAIR, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONTRACT TO ENTER IN. >> SECOND. >> IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED BY MR. PUGH AND SECOND BY MISS WYMACK THAT WE WOULD APPROVE THE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH MS. GILL. THIS IS A FOR A SHORT-TERM LEGAL SERVICES TO THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES. YOU'VE HEARD THE MOTION, MISS KNOTT, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? >> MR. BROWN. >> YES. >> MISS WYMACK. >> YES. >> MR. STOKE. >> YES. >> MR. PUGH? >> YES. >> MR. WEBB. >> YES. >> MOTION CARRIED. >> THANK YOU. >> YOU'RE WELCOME, MA'AM. THE NEXT ITEM IS AN AUTHORITY TO ADVERTISE AN AMENDMENT TO THE COUNTY CODE, AND THIS IS FOR BIENNIAL ASSESSMENTS. WE'RE GOING TO START WITH MISS PASTOR. >> THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, CHAIRMAN BROWN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, AND MR. STOKE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALLOWING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TONIGHT TO COME AND PRESENT A NUMBER OF THINGS FOR YOU THIS EVENING. AS CHAIRMAN BROWN JUST ANNOUNCED, I'M HERE BEFORE YOU TONIGHT FOR SPECIFICALLY THE AUTHORITY TO ADVERTISE A PUBLIC HEARING, PROPOSED AMENDMENTS. THIS WOULD BE TO COUNTY CODE SECTION 74-193, AND THE PUBLIC HEARING WOULD TAKE PLACE ON OCTOBER 14 OF 2025. THE AMENDMENT TO THIS PARTICULAR SECTION WOULD CHANGE THE CURRENT REQUIREMENT OF ANNUAL ASSESSMENTS AND REASSESSMENTS OF ALL REAL ESTATE IN THE COUNTY TO BI-ANNUAL ASSESSMENTS. THAT WOULD BECOME EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1 OF 2027, AND THEN TO REPEAT ON ODD-NUMBERED YEARS. AGAIN, THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS IN THE RESOLUTION ARE IN YOUR MATERIALS FOR YOUR REVIEW. MR. JASON COWAN, FROM THE ASSESSOR'S OFFICE, I BELIEVE HE'S PRESENT HERE TONIGHT, SO IF ANYONE HAS ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS PROPOSAL OR THE EFFECTS THAT IT HAS, HE'LL HE'S HERE TONIGHT TO ANSWER THOSE. >> DOES ANY BOARD MEMBERS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? >> MR. WEBB, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? >> NO, SIR. >> I DO HAVE A QUESTION, AND IT MIGHT NEED MR. COWAN UP TO HELP WITH THIS. INSTEAD OF US MODIFYING THE ORDINANCE OR ADVERTISING FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING, WELL, WE ALL KNOW THAT THERE ARE STILL SOME ISSUES OUT THERE WITH ASSESSMENTS. DO WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO REASSESS, AGAIN, AND FOR JANUARY TO TRY TO GET A LOT OF THIS STUFF STRAIGHT, AND THEN POTENTIALLY THEN GO INTO A BIENNIAL AFTER THAT. THE REASON I THROW THAT OUT THERE IS BECAUSE IF WE MOVE FORWARD WITH DOING THE BIENNIAL OR DOING THE PUBLIC HEARING, AND IT GETS APPROVED, WE'RE NOW STICKING PEOPLE WITH SOME PRETTY OUT THERE ASSESSMENTS FOR ALMOST TWO YEARS. MR. COWAN, CAN YOU ADDRESS THAT, PLEASE, SIR? >> YES SIR, SO I GUESS THE QUESTION AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND IT. ARE WE ABLE TO DO IT AGAIN IN FOUR OR FIVE MONTHS? >> YES, SIR. >> YES. I WOULD SAY WE ARE ABLE, FOR SURE. WE'VE STAFFED UP. WE'RE BASICALLY ALMOST FULLY STAFFED NOW. I THINK WE MIGHT BE DOWN A HALF A POSITION. WE'VE GOT MS. BENNENT, ALSO, WHO WAS A VERY GOOD ADMINISTRATIVE PERSON IN THE OFFICE, AND HAS GOT A LOT OF EXPERIENCE. SHE ACTUALLY USED TO TRAIN THE BOARD OF EQUALIZATIONS IN VIRGINIA. SHE USED TO WORK FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION. WE HAVE A GOOD STAFF. I WOULD SAY WE'RE NOT JUST ABLE, WE'RE WELL ABLE TO DO IT AGAIN AND BY THIS NEXT YEAR, OR WHATEVER. >> THIS WOULD BE AN INTERNAL, THIS WOULD BE DONE BY STAFF. >> THAT'S CORRECT. YES SIR. >> BECAUSE YOU ARE A LICENSED ASSESSOR, YOU HAVE THE CREDENTIALS, WHICH AND YOU HAVE BEEN HIRED AS OUR EMERGENCY ASSESSOR. [01:20:03] THEN THAT WOULD ALLOW US TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS IN-HOUSE AND NOT DO IT THROUGH THIRD PARTY AND REASSESS IN JANUARY OR AS CLOSE TO THAT AS POSSIBLE, TO HAVE A BETTER OPPORTUNITY TO GET PEOPLE'S ASSESSMENTS BACK INTO SOME REALITY SHAPE. THAT'S WHAT THAT WOULD MEAN, RIGHT SIR? OR REASSESSMENTS. I KNOW YOU CAN'T GUARANTEE REALITY STATES. THAT WAS UNFAIR FOR ME TO SAY IT TO YOU. >> THAT'S FINE. NO, I THINK WE'RE ABLE TO DO IT. THE TIMING ISN'T REALLY AN ISSUE. THE GOOD NEWS IS ALL OF OUR STAFF THAT ARE FULL-TIME ARE LICENSED, EITHER AT A LICENSED APPRAISER OR LICENSED REALTORS. WE DEFINITELY HAVE THE MARKET KNOWLEDGE DOWN. WE ALSO HAVE THE VISION PROGRAM IS UP AND RUNNING. FULLY FUNCTIONAL, FUNCTIONS AS INTENDED, WHICH HASN'T ALWAYS BEEN THE CASE IN PREVIOUS YEARS. THERE'S THINGS THAT WOULD BE CHANGED AND UPDATED AND REVIEWED, ETC. BUT I THINK IT'S FEASIBLE. >> ONE LAST QUESTION FOR YOU. BEFORE, OR TOWARDS THE END OF THIS EXPERIENCE WITH VISION WE HAD TALKED ABOUT POTENTIALLY CREATING A GROUP THAT'S MADE UP OF REALTORS AND OTHER FOLKS THAT WOULD BE MORE OF AN ADVISORY TYPE GROUP TO WORK WITH YOU. WOULD YOU BE OPEN TO THAT? >> ABSOLUTELY. I THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA. I KNOW THAT IT'S LEGAL. I DON'T KNOW HOW FAST IT CAN GO, BUT I WOULD WELCOME IT. THE LITTLE BIT I KNOW ABOUT IT IS THAT YOU CAN HAVE CITIZENS AND NON-CITIZENS?. >> YES, SIR. >> ON IT. THAT CAME FROM OUR ATTORNEYS, FORGET THE NAME OF THE LAW FIRM, BUT I THINK THE LAST PERSON SAID IT. >> SANDS ANDERSON. >> SANDS ANDERSON. THEY TOLD ME THAT WE COULD HAVE PEOPLE, OTHER ASSESSORS FROM OTHER COUNTIES COME AND SIT ON IT. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. I WOULD WELCOME IT AND WOULD WELCOME THEIR COMMENTS. >> BOARD MEMBERS, THE REASON I THREW THAT OPTION OUT THERE IS WE EITHER CAN GO AHEAD AND AUTHORIZE FOR THE BIENNIAL, WHICH THAT WOULD COME BACK TO US IN OCTOBER. IF WE CHOOSE TO GO THE ROUTE THAT YOU HEARD ME DISCUSSING WITH MR. COWAN, THEN THERE WOULD BE NO NEED FOR US TO HAVE TO GO THE ROUTE OF THE BIENNIAL. WE WOULD ADDRESS THAT AT A LATER DATE SO THAT IT WOULD KICK IN AFTER WE DO ANOTHER ASSESSMENT. JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE ALL THE OPTIONS ARE OUT ON THE TABLE FOR YOU TO FAIRLY MAKE A DECISION. >> I HAVE A QUESTION. >> YES, SIR. GO AHEAD. >> IF WE GO TO A BIENNIAL ASSESSMENT, AND YOU ARE REVIEWING A PROPERTY THAT IS WRONG, CAN YOU FIX THAT OR DO YOU HAVE TO WAIT A YEAR AND A HALF? >> WELL, IT'S VERY CLEAR THAT IT HAS TO BE A FACTUAL ERROR, NOT AN OPINION. AT ANY POINT, I CAN CORRECT AN ERROR ON THE FACE OF THE RECORD. BUT I'M NOT EMPOWERED TO OVERTURN SOMEBODY ELSE'S OPINION. IT'S UNETHICAL, IT'S BASICALLY ILLEGAL TO DO THAT. IT HAS TO BE A VERY CLEAR EITHER THAT HAS A GARAGE OR IT DOESN'T. EITHER THE BASEMENT'S FINISHED OR IT ISN'T. THERE'S THERE'S SOME GRAY AREA AS TO WHAT AN ERROR IS. BUT I WOULD TEND TO BE MORE CONSERVATIVE AND TO LEAVE IT AS IT IS UNLESS IT'S VERY, VERY CLEAR THAT IT WAS INCORRECT. >> ALL RIGHT. MY THING IS I WANTED TO GO TO A BI ANNUAL ASSESSMENT BECAUSE I WANTED THE CITIZEN TO BE ABLE TO BUDGET FOR THE FOLLOWING YEAR. I UNDERSTAND WHAT MR. BROWN IS SAYING, IF IT'S WRONG, IT'S WRONG, IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN VOTED ON. I GUESS MY QUESTION IS, HOW MANY ARE OUT OF WHACK THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED? >> WELL, I'LL TELL YOU WHAT I TOLD THE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION IS WHAT I REVIEWED THE CLASSES OF PROPERTY ARE DIVIDED INTO BASICALLY SEVEN CLASSES. CLASS 1 AND 2 ARE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES ON SMALL ACREAGE. I REVIEWED THOSE ON MY OWN VOLITION BECAUSE I WANTED TO BE PREPARED FOR THE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION. NOBODY ASKED ME TO DO IT. I TOLD THEM THAT THERE WAS NO SYSTEMATIC BIAS IN THE CLASSES. I LOOKED AT IT EVERY WAY THAT MADE SENSE TO ME. THEN LATER ON, I LOOKED AT THE LAND VALUES. ON THE ASSESSMENT LEVEL ITSELF, THERE WAS NO PROBLEMS. [01:25:01] IT WAS WHERE IT SHOULD BE. WHEN I SAW SOME OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD FACTORS, IT GAVE ME PAUSE. I WAS LIKE, JUST I WONDER IF THIS IS WHERE IT SHOULD BE. AGAIN, I CAN'T REALLY SAY IT'S INCORRECT BECAUSE NO ONE'S ASKED ME. YOU'RE ASKING ME A VERY SPECIFIC QUESTION. I CAN'T ETHICALLY ANSWER IT WITHOUT HAVING A WORK FILE. IT'S BASICALLY DOING AN APPRAISAL REVIEW AND SAYING THAT THIS PERSON SHOULD HAVE DONE THIS, BUT THEY DIDN'T, AND THEY DID THIS INSTEAD, WHICH I DON'T HAVE A WORK FILE. I HAVEN'T DONE. YOU FOLLOW ME? >> A 100%. YEAH. YOU PRETTY MUCH NEED TO CRITIQUE WHAT HOMEWORK IS OF THE PEOPLE WE PAID TO DO THE ASSESSMENT. >> YES. NO ONE'S ASKED ME TO DO THAT. MR. STOKE, NOBODY'S ASKED ME TO DO THAT. I COULD DO THAT, BUT THEN I'D HAVE TO HAVE A WORK FILE, AND THEN I'D BE SITTING IN JUDGMENT OVER SOMEBODY ELSE'S LICENSE. THEN I HAVE TO DO IT. THERE'S BASICALLY A WHOLE DIFFERENT SET OF ETHICAL STANDARDS THAT I HAVE TO FOLLOW WHEN I DO THAT. MY RECOMMENDATION IS TO NOT DO THAT UNLESS YOU REALLY WANT ME TO, THEN THEN I COULD, BUT THERE'S NOT MUCH VALUE TO DOING THAT AT THIS POINT. >> SO YOUR RECOMMENDATION IS JUST TO DO A REASSESSMENT. >> YES, SIR. >> NO, I WANT TO PIGGYBACK OFF FOR SOMETHING YOU SAID, BECAUSE I THINK WHAT MR. PUGH, AND PLEASE CORRECT ME IF I'M PUTTING WORDS IN YOUR MOUTH. YOU HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE FACTUAL CHANGES? >> THAT'S CORRECT. >> BUT BECAUSE THE LAND BOOKS WERE DONE BY A DIFFERENT COMPANY, YOU DON'T HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO CHANGE THE LAND BOOKS AT THIS TIME. YOU COULD ONLY DO THAT BY DOING A REASSESSMENT, RIGHT? YOU DON'T HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO GO AND CHANGE THE ASSESSMENTS THAT ARE IN THE LAND BOOK AS THEY WERE COMPLETED BY VISION. AM I MISQUOTING OR MISSTATING? >> THAT'S CORRECT. >> IS THAT WHAT YOU WERE TRYING TO ASK? >> WELL, IT WASN'T REALLY THAT. IT WAS JUST IN GENERAL OF. >> I GOT YOU. >> MY THING IS IF WE WENT TO BUY ANNUAL ASSESSMENTS, IT'S NOT A RUSH TO GO, WELL, WE'VE GOT TO GET 14,000 PROPERTIES REASSESSED. IF WE COULD OVER TWO YEARS, HIM AND HIS TEAM REVIEW AND MAKE CHANGES OVER THAT TWO YEARS. TO ME, THAT WOULD MAKE MORE SENSE BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT RUSHING UNDER A TIME CRUNCH TO GO, WE'VE GOT TO MEET THESE DEADLINES BECAUSE WE AIN'T MET DEADLINES, AND WE LOOK LIKE WHAT'S UP HERE? >> THE WAY THAT I WOULD PUT IT, BEING STAYING WITHIN THE ETHICAL BOUNDS OF WHAT I CAN DO AND NOT REVIEWING, I PAID ATTENTION TO WHAT IS CITIZENS' CONCERNS WERE. I HAVE A LIST OF ABOUT SIX OR SEVEN THINGS WHERE WERE FREQUENTLY COMING UP. THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT I'LL PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO. >> FOR REASSESSMENT? >> FOR REASSESSMENT. THAT'S CORRECT. I CAN'T SAY THAT THEY'RE INCORRECT, BUT THERE ARE THINGS THAT I WOULD PAY ATTENTION TO, IF THAT MAKES SENSE. >> MR. BROWN ME PERSONALLY, I WOULD STILL HAVE A HEARING, BUT HAVE THE COMMUNITY COME UP AND SAY IF THEY WANT TO DO A BIENNIAL OR ANNUAL ASSESSMENT. WITH THE INFORMATION WE HAVE BEEN PRESENTED TONIGHT WITH. WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS? >> I WOULD ASK MR. COWAN, IF WE DIDN'T MAKE THIS DECISION FOR ANOTHER 30 DAYS BECAUSE THE PUBLIC HEARING WON'T COME BACK TO US UNTIL OCTOBER. I THINK RIGHT NOW WHEN YOU'RE UNDER A PRETTY DECENT TIME CRUNCH, IF WE SAY, GO THAT WAY TONIGHT. WHERE WOULD THAT LEAVE YOU AT IF THIS WASN'T DECIDED UNTIL OCTOBER? >> IT WOULDN'T CHANGE ANYTHING REALLY. YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT DEADLINES. WE HAVE THE ABILITY. THERE'S NO PENALTY TO ASK THE CIRCUIT COURT SAY WE NEED A 30 DAY EXTENSION BECAUSE OF THIS. WE'D HAVE A FACT PATTERN WHERE I COULD SAY, WE HAVE A REASONABLE CAUSE TO DO THIS. WE CONSIDER DOING THIS, BUT DECIDED NOT TO, OR WE DID. THEN I COULD GO TO OR SHE COULD GO TO THE JUDGE AND SAY, HEY, WE NEED A 30 DAY EXTENSION. THERE'S NO LOSS, THERE'S NO DETRIMENT TO THE COUNTY ANYTHING LIKE THAT. >> YOU'RE SAYING WE WOULD STILL GO DOWN THIS PATH OF THE BIENNIAL GO TO THE PUBLIC HEARING AND SEE FROM THE INPUT THAT NIGHT, BECAUSE THEN WE COULD JUST NOT MAKE A DECISION IF THE CITIZENS WERE MORE IN AGREEMENT WITH DOING A REASSESSMENT AGAIN. >> YEAH. >> BECAUSE MY THING WITH JUST TRYING TO FIX THE ISSUES AS THEY ARE, EVEN IF WE DID IT OVER TWO YEARS, THEY'RE STILL GOING TO HAVE TO PAY THAT POTENTIALLY MISLEADING ASSESSMENT UNTIL IT'S CORRECTED. >> THEY'RE GOING TO PAY IT REGARDLESS THIS YEAR. >> WHAT'S YOUR PLEASURE? >> YES, SIR. GO AHEAD. I'M SORRY. >> I GUESS I'M GUN SHY. WE'VE DONE TWO, AND WE'VE GOTTEN BITTEN ON BOTH OF THEM. THAT'S WHAT MY CONCERN IS ON DOING ANOTHER ONE. [01:30:01] ALTHOUGH I LIKE THE IDEA OF GETTING THINGS CORRECTED TO LOWER THE TAX BILLS, BECAUSE I KNOW THERE'S STILL A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE VERY UNHAPPY. I THINK A FRESH SET OF EYES INTERNALLY ON IT WOULD HELP US. BUT I'M FINE IF IT'S NOT GOING TO HURT HIM, LET'S WAIT AND SEE HOW THE PUBLIC GET THE RECOMMENDATION AND STILL DO AN ASSESSMENT FIRST YEAR, AND THEN WE START THE TWO YEAR CALENDAR AFTER. >> I WOULD HAVE TO SAY EXCUSE ME FOR INTERRUPTING, BUT I THINK YOU DID AN ASSESSMENT FOR US YEARS AGO. >> THAT'S CORRECT. >> I DON'T KNOW THAT WE HAD A BUNCH OF ISSUES FROM THAT THAT I REMEMBER. >> I DON'T THINK THE APPEALS WERE ABNORMAL. I THINK THEY WERE TYPICALLY A LOW PERCENTAGE, LIKE LESS THAN 5% WILL APPEAL. I THINK IT WAS AROUND THERE. >> I WAS JUST LETTING MR. COX KNOW, YOU'VE ACTUALLY DONE THIS FOR THE COUNTY BEFORE, SO I'M OPEN TO WHAT YOU GUYS WANT TO PUT ON THE FLOOR. RIGHT NOW, THE RESOLUTION IS TO AUTHORIZE A PUBLIC HEARING TO COME BACK TO US IN OCTOBER. THAT'S WHAT WAS PRESENTED. YES, SIR. PLEASE. >> ONE MORE LITTLE SMALL COMMENT. >> YES, SIR, PLEASE. >> IT MAY MAKE SENSE IF YOUR MIND IS TO CONSIDER THE ADVISORY BOARD, TO MAYBE IN AS MUCH AS IT'S RIGHT TO THINK ABOUT THAT. THAT WAY, YOU CAN SAY AT THIS POTENTIAL NEXT MEETING, I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU'RE GOING TO VOTE. BUT THEN YOU CAN SAY, WE'RE CONSIDERING THIS ADVISORY BOARD, AND WE THINK WE CAN DO IT IN TIME AND ALL THAT STUFF. THAT WAS MY ONLY OTHER ADVISOR. >> YES, SIR. NO. THANK YOU FOR THAT INPUT. THANK YOU. >> MR. CHAIR. >> YES, MR. WEBB. >> AFTER HEARING EVERYBODY'S DISCUSSION, I AM AS WELL UNCOMFORTABLE WITH THE DEBACLE WE CURRENTLY HAVE. I'M IN FAVOR OF THE PUBLIC HEARING AND SEE WHERE WE'RE AT BECAUSE IF WE CAN HELP IT. I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD STRING CITIZENS ALONG FOR ANOTHER YEAR, YEAR AND A HALF TO TRY TO GET THIS STUFF STRAIGHT. >> BUT THE PUBLIC HEARING WE'RE TALKING ABOUT MEANS WE'RE CHANGING IT FROM BEING DONE IN JANUARY OF 2026 TO BEING JANUARY OF 2027. OTHERWISE, DURING THE PUBLIC HEARING, WE COULD MAKE A DECISION TO DO THE REASSESSMENT IN JANUARY OF 2026, AND THEN COME BACK LATER AND DO THE REASSESSMENT. I MEAN, THE BIENNIAL. EXCUSE ME. >> CORRECT. WE COULD MAKE THAT DECISION AFTER WE HEAR FROM THE PUBLIC. >> THE PUBLIC HEARING. I GOT YOU. I JUST NEED A MOTION THEN. >> IT'S A MOVE. >> SECOND. >> SO IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED BY MR. COX AND SECOND BY MR. PUGH THAT WE WOULD APPROVE THIS TO BE AN AUTHORIZATION FOR A PUBLIC HEARING THAT WOULD COME BACK TO THIS BOARD IN OCTOBER TO BE HEARD. YOU'VE HEARD THE MOTION. MS.KNOTT, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? >> MRS. WAYMACK? >> YES. >> MR. COX? >> YES. >> MR. PUGH? >> YES. >> MR. WEBB? >> YES. >> MR. BROWN. >> YES. MOTION CARRIED. THANK YOU, BOTH. NEXT IS A RESOLUTION FOR VERIZON IN BURROWSVILLE, CELL TOWER LEASE AMENDMENT, AND THIS IS MISS PASTOR R AGAIN. >> GOOD MORNING, OR GOOD EVENING AGAIN. THIS IS THE THIRD AMENDMENT TO THE VERIZON BURROWSVILLE CELL TOWER LEASE AGREEMENT. THE COUNTY OWNS CERTAIN PROPERTY THAT'S LOCATED AT 18701 JAMES RIVER DRIVE, AND VERIZON WIRELESS LEASES A CERTAIN PORTION OF THAT PROPERTY AS PERTAINS TO A PARTICULAR CELL TOWER, WHICH IS COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS THE BURROWSVILLE TOWER. PERIODICALLY VERIZON NEEDS TO UPDATE ITS EQUIPMENT ON THE TOWER, AND SO WE HAVE THIS THIRD AMENDED LEASE AGREEMENT, WHICH WOULD ALLOW FOR VERIZON TO REMOVE PRE EXISTING EQUIPMENT AND REPLACE IT WITH NEW EQUIPMENT, WHICH IS LISTED IN EXHIBIT B3 OF THE LEASE AGREEMENT, AND THAT IS UPLOADED IN YOUR PACKET. IN PARTICULAR, VERIZON IS GOING TO BE REMOVING NINE ANTENNAS AND REPLACING THEM WITH ANOTHER NINE. THIS IS JUST AUTHORIZATION TO EXECUTE THAT AMENDED LEASE AGREEMENT. >> BOARD MEMBERS, YOU'VE HEARD THE PRESENTATION, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? IF NOT, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION, PLEASE. >> I'LL MAKE A MOTION APPROVE. >> SECOND. >> I HEARD YOU SECOND, MR. COX. IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED BY MR. PUGH AND SECOND BY MR. COX THAT WE WOULD APPROVE THIS RESOLUTION FOR THE VERIZON BURROWSVILLE CELL TOWER LEASE AMENDMENT. YOU'VE HEARD THE MOTION? MS.KNOTT, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> MR. COX? >> YES. >> MR. PUGH? [01:35:01] >> YES. >> MR. WEBB? >> YES. >> MR. BROWN? >> YES. MISS WYMACK. >> YES. >> MOTION CARRY. THE NEXT ITEM WE HAVE IS AN AUTHORITY TO RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE TO PARTICIPATE IN OPIOID SETTLEMENT, AND WE'LL HAVE TWO RESOLUTIONS BEFORE US ON THIS MATTER. >> YES, THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN BROWN. I KNOW THAT THE BOARD IS FAMILIAR WITH THE NUMBER OF PRIOR REQUESTS FOR OPIOID SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTS. I WANTED TO CLEAR UP A LITTLE BIT. THERE'S TWO DIFFERENT RESOLUTIONS WE'RE ASKING FOR TONIGHT. THE FIRST ONE IS TO ALLOW THE COUNTY TO APPROVE SPECIFICALLY THE PURDUE PHARMA BANKRUPTCY PLAN AND TO PARTICIPATE IN A DIRECT SETTLEMENT OF OPIOID RELATED LITIGATION AGAINST THE SACKLER FAMILY. WE HAD PREVIOUSLY FILED A PROOF OF CLAIM IN THAT BANKRUPTCY CASE, AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE NOW ENTITLED TO VOTE ON WHETHER THAT BANKRUPTCY COURT SHOULD ACCEPT OR REJECT THE NEW PLAN. ONCE ENOUGH OTHER SUBDIVISIONS HAVE VOTED A CONFIRMATION HEARING TO FINALIZE THAT PLAN WILL BE HELD, AND THAT'S EXPECTED TO HAPPEN IN NOVEMBER OF 2025. ADDITIONALLY, WE WILL BE ABLE TO RELEASE ANY CLAIMS AGAINST THE SACKLERS IN EXCHANGE FOR MONETARY BENEFIT THROUGH THE PARTICIPATION IN THE DIRECT SETTLEMENT, AND OUR ANTICIPATED APPROXIMATE SHARE OF THAT SETTLEMENT. THIS IS OVER A 15 YEAR PERIOD, BUT THE PAYMENTS WOULD BE AROUND $139,000 340 $0.07. LASTLY, OUTSIDE COUNSEL FOR THE COUNTY HAS RE EXCUSE ME, REVIEWED THIS PROPOSED SETTLEMENT WITH THE SACKLER FAMILY AND THE PURDUE PHARMACY BANKRUPTCY PLAN, AND IT IS THEIR RECOMMENDATION THAT WE ACCEPT THE PLAN AND PARTICIPATE IN THE DIRECT SETTLEMENT. >> LET'S TAKE THE PURDUE ONE FIRST TO ACCEPT THE PLAN AND PARTICIPATE IN THAT PLAN. THE OPIOID SETTLEMENT. BOARD MEMBERS, WHAT'S YOUR PLEASURE ON THAT ONE? >> I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE PARTICIPATE IN THE OPIOID SETTLEMENTS. >> SECOND. >> IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED BY MISS WYMACK AND SECOND BY MR. PUGH, THAT WE WOULD AUTHORIZE ACCEPT THE PLAN AND PARTICIPATE IN THE OPIOID SETTLEMENT RELATED TO PURDUE. >> I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR. WE ARE ACCEPTING THE PURDUE PHARMA BANKRUPTCY PLAN AND APPROVING PARTICIPATION IN THE DIRECT SETTLEMENT SO IT'S TWO SPECIFIC THINGS. >> THANK YOU. >> YES, YOUR HONOR. MISS KNOT, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> MR. PUGH. >> YES. >> MR. WEBB. >> YES. >> MR. BROWN? >> YES. >> MISS WYMACK? >> YES. >> MR. COX. >> YES. >> MOTION CARRY. THE SECOND ONE IS FOR THE SACKLER FAMILY. >> THAT'S ALL ENCOMPASSING IN THAT ONE RESOLUTION WE JUST TALKED ABOUT, HERD PHARMA BANKRUPTCY PLAN, WHICH ENCOMPASSES LITIGATION AGAINST THE SACKLER FAMILY. THAT'S WHAT WE HAD JUST VOTED TO RESOLVE THEIR BANKRUPTCY CASE AND PARTICIPATION IN THE DIRECT SETTLEMENT. I APOLOGIZE IF IT'S UNCLEAR, THESE THINGS CAN BE COMPLICATED. IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT WE'RE APPROVING FOR THAT PARTICULAR RESOLUTION, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. >> THE SECOND ONE THAT WE NEED TO APPROVE, IS WE DO? >> THE SECOND RESOLUTION IS GOING TO BE A PARTICIPATION IN SETTLEMENTS WITH EIGHT OPIOID MANUFACTURERS. THOSE LISTED OUT ARE THE ELVGEN INC, AMNIAL, PHARMACEUTICALS INC, APTEX CORP, ICMA PHARMACEUTICALS, USA INC, DIVIER INC, MYLAN PHARMACEUTICALS INC, SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES, INC, AND ZITAS PHARMACEUTICALS. THEY ARE COLLECTIVELY REFERRED TO AS THE MANUFACTURERS OR EIGHT MANUFACTURERS. IF WE WERE TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT SETTLEMENT, THEN THE COUNTY CAN EXPECT TO RECEIVE AROUND $22,018. THIS WOULD BE OVER THE LIFETIME OF THE SETTLEMENT. THIS AGAIN, WOULD ALSO RESOLVE ANY EXISTING CLAIMS AGAINST THOSE MANUFACTURERS. AGAIN, OUTSIDE COUNSEL FOR THE COUNTY HAS REVIEWED THESE AGREEMENTS AND SETTLEMENTS, AND IT IS THEIR RECOMMENDATION THAT WE PARTICIPATE IN THESE SETTLEMENTS WITH THESE EIGHT MANUFACTURERS. >> BASED ON WHAT YOU RESTATED FOR THE FIRST ONE, ARE YOU COMFORTABLE WITH WHAT WE JUST VOTED ON THAT IT'S INCLUSIVE OF THAT SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT WITH PURDUE AND SECULAR FAMILY? >> I KNOW IT'S CONFUSING, AND I DON'T WANT ANYONE TO BE CONFUSED, SO I'M HAPPY TO REPUT IT UP BEFORE AND TAKE A SECOND VOTE OR RE ADDRESS IT WITH THE BOARD. >> I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I CLEARLY JUST STATED PER DUE, AND THAT'S WHAT YOU GUYS VOTED ON. [01:40:01] BUT IF IT'S INCLUSIVE OF BOTH, I'D LIKE TO GET A MOTION TO ALSO ACCEPT THAT SETTLEMENT TO INCLUDE THE SECULAR FAMILY, IS THAT OKAY? THAT'S FINE. WHAT I CAN DO IS I CAN READ VERBATIM WHAT THE RESOLUTION IS THAT WILL HELP CLARIFY. THIS IS A RESOLUTION, WHICH WOULD ACCEPT THE PURDUE PHARMA BANKRUPTCY PLAN AND APPROVE PARTICIPATION IN THE PROPOSED SETTLEMENT OF OPIOID RELATED CLAIMS AGAINST THE SACKLER FAMILY. I HOPE THAT. >> NO, THAT'S GOOD. WE'LL MAKE SURE IT GETS CAPTURED IN THE MINUTES LIKE THAT. BOARD MEMBERS, I'M GOING TO ASK FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION THAT SHE JUST READ. >> SECOND. >> I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE LEGALLY DOING THIS RIGHT. >> YES, I UNDERSTAND. FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, IT'S PURDUE PHARMA IS THE ENTITY THAT FILED BANKRUPTCY. HOWEVER, THERE'S A NUMBER OF LITIGANTS WHO WERE DIRECTLY SUING THE SACKLER FAMILY. >> GOT YOU. >> I THINK BECAUSE THEY'RE AFFILIATED, THAT'S WHY THEY'RE USUALLY TIED TOGETHER. THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING. >> BOARD MEMBERS IS PROPERLY MOVED BY MR. COX AND SECOND BY MR. PUGH. YOU'VE HEARD THE MOTION. MISS [INAUDIBLE] WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? >> MR. WEBB. >> YES. >> MR. BROWN? >> YES. >> MISS WYMACK? >> YES. >> MR. COX? YES. >> MR. PUGH. >>YES. >> MOTION CARRY. NOW, IF YOU'LL READ THE SECOND ONE SO WE CAN MAKE SURE WE VOTE CLEARLY ON THAT. >> YES SIR. AGAIN, THIS IS A RESOLUTION TO APPROVE AND PARTICIPATE IN SETTLEMENTS WITH EIGHT SPECIFIC OPIOID MANUFACTURERS, THE ONES I HAD LISTED OUT EARLIER, THAT ARE COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE ES MANUFACTURERS. AGAIN, THIS IS A SETTLEMENT, WHERE THROUGH THOSE MANUFACTURERS, WE EXPECT TO RECEIVE $22,018. AGAIN, OUTSIDE COUNSEL FOR US, HAS REVIEWED THESE AGREEMENTS, AND RECOMMEND THAT THE COUNTY ACCEPT AND PARTICIPATE IN THE SETTLEMENTS. >> BOARD, MEMBERS, WHAT'S YOUR PLEASURE? >> SO MOVE. S UP. >> SECOND. >> IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED BY MR. COX AND SECOND BY MRS. WAYMACK THAT WE WOULD APPROVE THE RESOLUTION AS SO STATED BY MISS PASTOR. YOU'VE HEARD THE MOTION? MISSES KNOT WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? >> MR. WEBB. MR. PUGH? >> YES. >> MR. COX? >> YES. >> MISS WYMACK? >> YES. MR. BROWN. >> YES. MOTION CARRIE. THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE IS THE GREATER REACH COMMUNITY SERVICES BOARD, FISCAL 26 27 AGREEMENT. >> YES, SO THIS REQUEST IS FOR AUTHORITY TO SIGN OFF ON THE ANNUAL RENEWAL OF FISCAL YEAR 26 27 COMMUNITY SERVICES PERFORMANCE CONTRACT MASTER AGREEMENT. ALL COMMUNITY SERVICE BOARDS MUST HAVE THEIR PERFORMANCE CONTRACT APPROVED OR RENEWED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF EACH CITY AND COUNTY THAT ESTABLISHED IT. AND THIS MUST BE DON ON OR BEFORE SEPTEMBER 30. AND THIS IS IN ORDER FOR THEM TO CONTINUE RECEIVING ANY STATE CONTROLLED FUNDS. THIS CONTRACT, IT'S A TRANSACTIONAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE DEPARTMENT AND THE COMMUNITY SERVICES BOARD AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AUTHORITY COMMUNITY PARTNERS. YOU MAY RECALL LAST YEAR, THIS IS AROUND SEPTEMBER 10 AT A BOARD MEETING HERE, MISS TERRELL STEWART CAME AND SHE GAVE A VERY IN DEPTH PRESENTATION TO YOU ALL EXPLAINING WHAT HER COMMUNITY SERVICE BOARD DOES, IN PARTICULAR, WHAT THIS AGREEMENT IS AND WHAT THE IMPORTANCE IS OF RENEWING IT. THIS PARTICULAR CONTRACT, I WILL SAY, THEY DID LINE OUT IN ABOUT FOUR PAGES OF A COVER LETTER FOR THE AGREEMENT. ALL OF THE CHANGES THAT HAD HAPPENED OVER THE LAST YEAR. I'M HAPPY TO EITHER ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THEM, BUT IT'S FOUR PAGES WORTH OF CHANGES, WHICH ARE EITHER MANDATED BY THE CODE, SO THIS IS JUST NEW STATUTES HAVE BEEN ENACTED, AND THIS IS JUST BRINGING THAT THIS AGREEMENT INTO COMPLIANCE WITH STATE CODE. AND THEN THERE'S SOME NAME CHANGES IN THERE AS WELL, JUST CLARIFYING CERTAIN NAMES OF AGENCIES AND DEPARTMENTS. LIKE, FOR EXAMPLE, SECTION 13 A HAS BEEN RENAMED FROM HIPA TO DETA PRIVACY. SO THERE'S SOME THINGS LIKE THAT. THAT LETTER IS WITHIN YOUR PACKET FOR REVIEW. AND I KNOW MISS STEWART SAID THAT SHE WAS GOING TO TRY TO BE HERE TONIGHT. WE HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE FROM GREATER REACH HERE TONIGHT. SO IF THE BOARD HAS ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS ABOUT THOSE PROPOSED CHANGES BEFORE WE VOTE ON RESOLVING TO SIGN THE AGREEMENT, I'M HAPPY TO HAVE HER COME UP AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. >> DOES ANY BOARD MEMBERS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR NEED ANY FURTHER EXPLANATION? [01:45:02] >> ONE QUESTION FOR YOU. ARE YOU COMFORTABLE WITH THE CHANGES? >> I HAVE REVIEWED THEM. I'M NOT AWARE OF ANY OF THESE CHANGES THAT CAUSED ME ANY CONCERN. I CAN'T SAY ALL OF THEM ARE BECAUSE OF STATE CODE CHANGES, THE MAJORITY DO SEEM TO BE NEW LEGISLATION THAT WAS ENACTED. THIS IS JUST THEIR REVIEW, MAKING SURE THAT THEIR AGREEMENT IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE CODE. IN ADDITION TO THAT, AGAIN, THERE'S SOME NAME CHANGES, FOR EXAMPLE, LIKE I SAID, THE HIPA IS NOW GOING TO BE REFERRED TO AS DATA PRIVACY. THERE'S SOME THINGS LIKE THAT IN THERE AS WELL. I DON'T THINK THAT THAT REALLY CAUSES ME ANY CONCERN ABOUT WHETHER WE SHOULD ADOPT IT OR NOT. >> MR. WEBB, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? >> NO, SIR. >> WHAT'S YOUR PLEASURE, BOARD MEMBERS? >> MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. >> I NEED A SECOND, PLEASE. >> SIR. A SECOND. >> IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED BY MR. COX AND SECOND BY MISSES WYMACK THAT WE WOULD APPROVE THIS RESOLUTION WITH GREATER REACH COMMUNITY SERVICES BOARD FOR THE 26 27 AGREEMENT. YOU'VE HEARD THE MOTION? MRS SNOT, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? >> MR. PUGH? >> YES. >> MR. COX? >> YES. >> MRS. WAYMACK? >> YES. >> MR. BROWN? >> YES. >> MR. WEBB. >> YES. >> MOTION CARRY. THANK YOU. >> MR. BROWN, I HATE TO BE NIT PICKY. WHAT WE NEED IN THE RESOLUTION IS THE AUTHORITY TO SIGN AND EXECUTE THIS AGREEMENT ON BEHALF OF GREATER REACH. I UNDERSTAND THE BOARD HAD QUESTIONS ABOUT THE CHANGES IN THE AMENDMENT, BUT THE RESOLUTION I'M ASKING FOR IS NOT ADOPTION OF THOSE AMENDMENTS. THEY ARE ALREADY INCLUDED IN THE AGREEMENT. WHAT WE NEED IS A SPECIFIC RESOLUTION TO ALLOW THE COUNTY TO EXECUTE THAT AMENDMENT. I HATE TO BE NIT PICKY. >> WOULD THAT BE OUR COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR WOULD SIGN? >> YES SIR. >> BOARD MEMBERS, I NEED A MOTION TO AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR TO SIGN THIS AGREEMENT, THE CRATER REACH COMMUNITY SERVICES BOARD AGREEMENT, CORRECT? >> SO MOVED. I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE DO THAT? >> LET ME JUST MAKE SURE THOUGH. >> I'M JUST MAKING SURE SHE. >> THIS IS THE GREATER REACH COMMUNITY SERVICES BOARD, FISCAL YEAR 26 27 AGREEMENT. YES. >> YES. YOU HAD MADE THE MOTION. IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED BY MISSES WYMACK AND SECOND BY MR. COX THAT WE WOULD APPROVE OR AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR TO SIGN THE GREATER REACH COMMUNITY SERVICES BOARD FISCAL 26 27 AGREEMENT. YOU'VE HEARD DEMOTION, MISS KNOT, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? >> MR. COX? >> YES. MRS. WAYMACK? >> YES. >> MR. BROWN? >> YES. >> MR. WEBB. >> YES. >> MR. PUGH. >> YES. >> MOTION CARRIED. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, MA'AM. FIRST, WE HAVE A RESOLUTION FOR THREE APPOINTMENTS OF SOCIAL SERVICES ADVISORY BOARD. WE HAVE THREE POSITIONS ROLLING OFF. THERE ARE FOUR YEAR TERMS. ONE PERSON IS NOT ELIGIBLE ANY LONGER TO BE REAPPOINTED. ANOTHER ONE HAS DESIRE NOT TO BE REAPPOINTED, AND THERE'S A THIRD PERSON THAT HAS ASKED TO BE REAPPOINTED. BOARD MEMBERS, WHAT'S YOUR PLEASURE? >> MR. CHAIRMAN, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE STACY EVERETT TO EXTEND HER CURRENT TERM MISS JERRY HARLOW, WHICH TERM WOULD EXPIRE ON 813 2029, AND PATRICIA KISE, WHOSE TERM WOULD EXPIRE ON 9TH 11 2029. >> I NEED A SECOND, PLEASE. >> SECOND. >> IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED BY MR. COX AND SECOND BY MR. PUGH. >> I'M SORRY, MR. CHAIRMAN. I JUST WANTED TO BE CLEAR. THE TERM IS ENDING ON SEPTEMBER 10TH OF 2029. I THINK MR. COX SAID SEPTEMBER 11TH. >> I'M SORRY, I DID SAY 11. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. YOU'VE HEARD THE MOTION. MISS KNOT, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL FOR THOSE THREE APPOINTMENTS? >> MRS. WAYMACK? >> YES. MR. >> BROWN? >> YES. >> MR. WEBB. >> YES. >> MR. PUGH? >> YES. >> MR. COX. >> YES. >> MOTION CARRIED. NEXT, WE HAVE AN APPOINTMENT TO THE CENTRAL VIRGINIA WASTE MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY. THIS IS A FOUR YEAR TERM, AND I BELIEVE WE HAVE NOME, IT'S OUR GENERAL SERVICES DIRECTOR. WHAT'S YOUR PLEASURE? >> MAKE A MOTION. WE APPROVE SCOTT ENOS. FOR THE TERM ON THE WASTE MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY. >> A SECOND, PLEASE? >> A SECOND. >> IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED BY MR. COX AND SECOND BY MISSES WYMACK THAT WE WOULD THIS RESOLUTION TO APPOINT SCOTT INES, OUR GENERAL SERVICES DIRECTOR TO SERVE ON THE CENTRAL VIRGINIA WASTE MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY. [01:50:01] IT IS A NEW TERM. IT'S A FOUR YEAR TERM. MRS KNOT, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> MR. BROWN? >> YES. >> MR. WEBB. >> YES. >> MR. PUGH. > YES. >> MR. COX? >> YES. >> MRS. WAYMACK. >> YES. >> MOTION CARRY. WE HAVE A RESOLUTION TO DO TWO APPOINTMENTS AT THE RECREATION ADVISORY COMMISSION. IT'S A THREE YEAR TERM. WE HAVE TWO MEMBERS THAT ARE CURRENTLY ON THE BOARD ADVISORY BOARD, AND THEY WOULD BOTH LIKE TO BE REAPPOINTED, AND WE ALSO HAD ANOTHER APPLICANT. BOARD MEMBERS, WHAT'S YOUR PLEASURE? >> MR. CHAIRMAN, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION WE REAPPOINT KARA JOE MILLER AND CHRIST JENNINGS. >> I NEED A SECOND, PLEASE? >> A SECOND. >> IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED BY MR. COX AND SECOND BY MRS. WAYMACK THAT WE WOULD REAPPOINT THE TWO FOLKS THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY SERVING ON THIS RECREATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO A A NEW THREE YEAR TERM. YOU'VE HEARD THE MOTION MRSS KNOT, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLE? >> MR. WEBB. >> YES. >> MR. PUGH? >> YES. >> MR. COX? >> YES. >> MRS. WAYMACK? >> YES. >> MR. BROWN. >> YES. MOTION CARRY. BOARD MEMBERS AT THIS TIME, I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR ADJOURNMENT. >> IS A MOVE. >> SECOND? >> IT'S IMPROPERLY MOVED BY MR. COX AND SECOND BY MR. PUGH TO ADJOURN AT THIS TIME. MISS KNOTT, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> MR. PUGH. >> YES. >> MR. COX. >> YES. >> MS. WAYMACK? >> YES. >> MR. BROWN? >> YES. >> MR. WEBB. >> YES. >> MOTION CARRIED. MEETING IS ADJOURNED. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.