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19, 2021.[I. Call to Order, 5:30 P.M.]
AND THIS IS THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FORUM MEETING FOR GOOCHLAND COUNTY.AND I CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER MADAM SECRETARY, YOUR TERMINATION OF QUORUM AND MS. DARTMOUTH
[II. Determination of a Quorum]
HERE, MR. PENTECH.MR. SNIT, MR. SLIM AND MR. COLLIER'S ASSET.
[III. Citizen Comment]
NOBODY HERE FOR THAT.[IV. Approval of Minutes - Regular Meeting - Apr 21, 2021 5:30 PM]
TO APPROVE A SALUTE.UM, TREASURER'S REPORT CHAIN IS NOT HERE TODAY,
[A. Treasurer's Report - to be provided at the meeting]
SO THANK YOU FOR PRINTING OUT ANYTHING THAT ANYBODY NEEDS TO DISCUSS OR QUESTION ON TALENT, SUSAN, WHAT IS THE LAND HELD FOR RESALE? I'M SORRY.IS THE PIECE OF THE PROPERTY? YES, MY POINT 0.0, WE'RE STILL ON THAT.
I FORGOT THAT THERE MAY OR MAY NOT BE WORTHWHILE MAYBE FOR SLIPPING IN THE WATER.
UM, OKAY, SO LET'S START WITH THE QUESTION ABOUT THE, UM, PRESENT REPORT.
UM, SO MOVE FORWARD TO, UH, GRUESOME CHAMBER OF COMMERCE UPDATE MOTION TO APPROVE THE BILL TO BE PAID CHRISTIAN BARTON IN THE AMOUNT OF 1020 $3.
[B. Goochland Chamber of Commerce - Update]
THERE, MS. CRAZY, BUT SHE LEFT A REVIEW.UM, SHE LEFT A LETTER FOR YOU ALL.
UM, BASICALLY THEY'VE MADE PAYMENT TO NERVES TO GO.
SO ALL OF THE HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE HAS BEEN INSTALLED AND UPDATED AND HER, UM, MACHINES ARE NOW CLEAN AND HER NETWORK IS NOW SECURE, UM, AS SHE, THE ADMIN THAT WAS WORKING WITH THE CHAMBER LEFT.
UM, SO SHE HAS NOT HAD A CHANCE TO DO THE TRAINING THAT SHE IS GOING TO DO OUR TRAINING.
AND IF SHE'S BEEN VERY BUSY PREPARING FOR THE GOLF TOURNAMENT, WHICH IS NEXT WEEK, UM, WHAT SHE WOULD LIKE TO DO IS TO TAKE THE BALANCE OF, UM, WHAT SHE WAS GOING TO USE AND SALARY FOR THE PART-TIME ADMIN.
AND THEY HAVE NOW HIRED TWO CONTRACT EMPLOYEES, WANT TO DO BOOKKEEPING AND WANT TO DO SOCIAL MEDIA AND TO TAKE THOSE FUNDS THAT WERE GOING TOWARDS THAT SALARY AND PUT THEM TOWARDS THOSE TWO CONTRACT EMPLOYEES NOW, UM, TO DO SOCIAL MEDIA AND BOOKKEEPING, UH, WHICH THE OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR WAS PREVIOUSLY DOING, WHERE HAS THE, THE CHAMBER WITH RESPECT TO GETTING TRAINING ON HOW TO USE ALL THIS EQUIPMENT THAT WE JUST PAID FOR? UM, BODY IS GOING TO DO THE TRAINING.
SHE JUST HAS NOT HAD A CHANCE TO DO IT YET.
IS THERE STILL MONEY FOR THE TRAILER? YES, YES, YES.
SO THE 26, 26 76, THAT WAS FOR MORE TRAINING FOR THE ADMIN THAT LEFT THE, YOU, YOU HAD PROVIDED A CERTAIN AMOUNT FOR THE HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE AND THEN A CERTAIN AMOUNT FOR TRAINING, AND THEN YOU UPPED IT TO 10 GRAND JUST TO HELP PAY FOR SALARIES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO THE, THE TRAINING PORTION WILL BE RESERVED FOR HER TO DO THE TRAINING AND THEN THE UP, UP TO PORTION SHE'S GOING TO USE FOR THE CONTRACTORS.
SO THE PAYMENT AND OF NERVES TO GO AND THE BALANCE OF THE 26, 26, BOTH OF THOSE ADD UP TO 8,500 ON THE NOSE THAT WOULD LEAVE AN ADDITIONAL 1500 HER FOR TRAINING, RIGHT?
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YEAH.BECAUSE THE WHOLE IDEA IS FOR HER TO HELP GET SOME ONLINE PRESENCE.
SO SHE'S GOT SOME SOCIAL MEDIA PROJECTS GOING ON AND SOMEBODY DOING THAT.
THE EQUIPMENT'S ALL SET UP AND READY TO GO.
WE WOULD DO WHAT IS ASKED TO RESERVE THE BALANCE FOR THOSE EXPENSES OF 26, 26, 76, IF THERE'S SOMEONE ELSE.
I WOULD LIKE TO ASK YOU TO KEEP FOLLOWING UP TO MAKE SURE SHE GET THAT, UM, REVIEW OF
[C. Review of VACORP Insurance Proposal]
THE CORPORATE INSURANCE PROPOSAL.THANK YOU FOR PRINTING ALL THIS OUT.
SO THIS IS THEIR ANNUAL PROPOSAL THAT YOU, UM, REVIEW AND VOTE ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.
THERE'S NO CHANGE IN ANY OF THE AMOUNTS.
UM, THE ONLY KIND OF CHANGE IN THE PAYMENT IS THERE WAS A DIVIDEND CREDIT THAT WAS ISSUED TO ALL VAPE COURT MEMBERS.
SO YOUR ANNUAL RATE HAS BEEN DECREASED BY $13.
SO OTHER THAN THAT, THERE'S NO CHANGE.
HOW DID THAT ANYBODY'S LIFE? SO THAT'S OUR TOTAL COMMITMENT IS $2,273 ONE YEAR.
AND THEN THE REST OF IT'S JUST DEALING WITH, UH, PROVIDE FOR THAT.
ALL THE DETAILS ON THE COVERAGE AND THE LIMITS AND EVERYTHING.
AND NONE OF THAT HAS CHANGED FROM THAT.
WE APPROVE THE PAYMENT PROPOSAL AND THEN OPEN IT FOR DISCUSSION.
THE SECOND SECOND, UH, MR. CHAIRMAN, I, UH, LOOKING AT IT.
I DON'T SEE A MATERIAL CHANGE FROM LAST YEAR.
THAT'S THE ONLY HESITATION IS, UH, LOOKING AT THIS IN DEPTH, BUT I DON'T SEE ANYTHING THAT'S REALLY NEEDS TO BE CHANGED AT ALL.
ESPECIALLY SINCE SOME OF THE ITEMS ARE INCLUDED ANYWAY.
AND I DON'T THINK WE NEED TO INCREASE, ESPECIALLY LOOKING AT THE BLANKETS 750 VERSUS THE SIX 24 WEEK K WE HAVE OUR DEPOSIT.
SO THEREFORE I DON'T SAY WE WENT THROUGH THIS.
I JUST WANT TO REFRESH MY MEMORY.
I SAW THAT WE, THAT WE, UH, WE'RE SURE THAT THERE'S NO DOLLAR COVERAGE.
IN OTHER WORDS, HE DOESN'T PICK UP CERTAIN AREAS THAT WE WOULD BE DUPLICATING HERE.
AND BASICALLY THERE'S NO, THERE'S NO WALMART LAP.
I WOULD SEE THIS, THERE IS FOR EXAMPLE, IN CYBER RISK, FOR EXAMPLE, WHERE, BUT IT'S INCLUDED.
SO I DON'T SEE SORT OF AN ADDITIONAL WAY OF PULLING IT OUT.
WE ACTUALLY PULLED APART AS NUMBERS AT 1.2 MINUTES.
AND EVEN ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL LIABILITY, IT'S INCLUDED TOO BACK FOR A SECOND.
I HAVE TO SEND IT BACK AND THEN THEY HAVE TO SEND A FORMAL INVOICE AND THEN THAT'S WHAT WE PAY OFF OF.
WHAT'S THE ANSWER TWO, WE HAVE TO VOTE ON THE PAYMENT AGAIN.
WHAT'S THE ACTUAL DATE OF THE CONTRACT FIRST.
[D. New Business Update]
UPDATE.HE IS SO TRYING TO TAKE MINUTES.
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ACTIVE PROJECTS, NEW BUSINESS.UM, IF WE WERE TO LAND EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THOSE, IT WOULD BE OVER 1600 NEW JOBS AND $153.4 MILLION OF INVESTMENT.
AND I DON'T HAVE NUMBERS FOR EVERY PROJECT, SO THAT POTENTIALLY COULD BE SUBSTANTIALLY.
UM, SO SINCE WE LAST TALK, UM, ONE, TWO, NINE, TWO, SEVEN PLAZA DRIVE HAS SOLD, UM, WHICH WAS ONE OF OUR ACTIVE BUILDING, UH, LISTINGS.
UM, SO IT JUST TOOK ABOUT 10,000 SQUARE FEET OFF THE MARKET.
UM, SO RIGHT NOW WE HAVE JUST OVER 50,000 SQUARE FEET OF EXISTING SPACE ON THE MARKET IN GOOCHLAND, IN ROCKVILLE, UH, PLAZA DRIVE.
IT'S ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF ST.
SO RIGHT UNDER THE WATER TOWER.
UM, SO, AND THEN WE HAVE ANOTHER 8,500 SQUARE FEET THAT IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONTRACT RIGHT NOW.
UM, AND SO IF THAT CLOSES, LIKE IT'S SUPPOSED TO, WE WILL BE CLOSER TO 40,000 SQUARE FEET OF AVAILABLE SPACE NEXT MONTH.
UM, WHICH SOUNDS LIKE A REALLY GOOD THING.
IT MEANS WE HAVE NO REAL, UH, BUILDINGS TO RECRUIT DO AS A WOMAN.
AND THE LARGEST CONTIGUOUS SPACE I HAVE IS 8,000 SQUARE FEET.
UM, AND IT IS A, UH, SOMEBODY OWNS THE PROPERTY AND THEY ARE LOOKING TO SELL THE PROPERTY WITH ALL THE TENANTS IN IT.
SO IT'S NOT EVEN LIKE IT'S AVAILABLE FOR SOMEONE TO MOVE INTO.
UM, THE LARGEST AMOUNT OF SPACE WE HAVE IS ABOUT 15,000 SQUARE FEET AVAILABLE AT MIDPOINT AND DIFFERENT KINDS OF SWEETS.
UM, THE ISSUE WITH MIDPOINT IS HONESTLY JUST THE LOCATION AND, AND SOME OF THE LACK INFRASTRUCTURE IN TERMS OF BEING ABLE TO RECRUIT OUT THERE.
AND THEY HAVE NO INTERNET THERE.
UM, SO THE OTHER THING WE'VE DONE TO KIND OF COMBAT THIS AS OBVIOUSLY SARAH AND I HAVE A LOT OF PROJECTS THAT ARE ACTIVELY LOOKED AT LOOKING FOR, UM, LAND OR BUILDINGS.
AND SO WE'VE ADDED TO THE WEBSITE, UM, WHAT WE CALL AN ACTIVE PROJECT BOARD AND WE'VE PUSHED IT OUT ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
UM, AND SO THESE ARE ALL OUR ACTIVE PROJECT REQUESTS, SO WE'VE CHANGED THE PROJECT NAMES.
SO WE'RE JUST GOING THROUGH THE LETTERS OF THE ALPHABET.
WE HAVE THE ZONING THAT THE PROJECT NEEDS THE SIZE OF THE PROJECT AND THEIR PREFERENCE ON LOCATION.
AND SO YOU CAN KIND OF GET A GENERAL IDEA OF WHERE PEOPLE WOULD LIKE TO BE.
UM, BUT WE'VE SENT THIS OUT ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND WE'VE SENT IT TO OUR BROKERAGE COMMUNITY AS WELL.
AND THE IDEA IS THAT WE MAY HAVE A LOCAL RESIDENT OR CITIZEN OR BUSINESS OWNER WHO IS SITTING ON SOMETHING, UM, THAT FALLS INTO ONE OF THESE CATEGORIES.
AND IT'S LIKE, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT ACTIVELY ON THE MARKET, BUT I WOULD ENTERTAIN AN OFFER.
UM, AND SO IT'S JUST ONE MORE RATE WAY TO KIND OF REACH OUT TO FOLKS TO LET THEM KNOW, HEY, WE DO HAVE SOME ACTIVE PROJECTS IN HERE.
WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR IN CASE YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL LAND.
AND IS THAT, UM, IS THAT INDUSTRIAL, THAT'S THE HEAVIER INDUSTRIAL USE WITH OUTSIDE STORAGE? SO YOU HAVE SOMEBODY WHO HAS A PROPERTY.
IT WOULD MOST LIKELY HAVE TO GO THROUGH RESOLVING THIS.
HOW HARD IS IT TO DO? IT REALLY DEPENDS ON THE PROPERTY.
UM, SO WE'VE GOT SOME PROPERTY THAT I'VE EXPLAINED IT TO PEOPLE, TO DONUT HOLE, IT'S ZONED AG, AND THEN IT'S KIND OF GOT INDUSTRIAL AROUND IT.
THAT'S OBVIOUSLY A LITTLE EASIER TO A REASONED INDUSTRIAL WHEN YOU'RE ALREADY SURROUNDED BY IT.
UM, THE OTHER ISSUE WE RUN INTO WITH SOME OF THOSE IS THEIR LAND USE.
AND SO TO PULL THEM OUT OF LAND USE, YOU HAVE TO PAY FIVE YEARS BACK, ROLL BACK TAXES ON THAT PROPERTY.
AND IF YOU DON'T HAVE AN END USER, YOU'RE NOT REALLY GOING TO WANT TO REZONE IT JUST, UH, HAVE IT REZONED.
UM, SO WE'RE LOOKING AT CREATIVE WAYS AROUND THAT AS WELL.
SO, BUT YEAH, WE'RE, WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF EMPTY LAND VERY QUICKLY.
UM, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU LOOK AT KIND OF AN AFFORDABLE PRICE POINT FOR INDUSTRIAL, MOST OF THEM ARE TRYING TO DO A, UM, UH, KIND OF A PREFAB FOR METAL WALLS TYPE OF INDUSTRIAL SPACE.
UM, AND SO MOST OF THE TIME THE LAND IS ACTUALLY MORE EXPENSIVE THAN THE BUILDING.
SO THAT'S THE OTHER ISSUE WE'LL RUN INTO, BUT WE'RE HOPING THAT BY PUSHING THIS INFORMATION OUT THERE, IT MAY, IT MAY KIND OF HELP AND GET PEOPLE'S GEARS, TURNING, KNOWING THAT THERE ARE PROJECTS KIND OF OUT THERE LOOKING FOR SPACE.
IS THERE A GENERAL CHARACTERIZATION OF ALL OF THEM, OR IS IT KIND OF ACROSS THE BOARD THAT IS, IS MANUFACTURING FOR SPECIFIC COMPONENTS OR IS IT IT'S ACROSS THE BOARD? SO WE HAVE SOME THAT ARE LOGISTICS.
I THINK THE BIGGEST THING THAT THEY ALL NEED THOUGH, IS THAT OUTDOOR STORAGE SPACE.
UM, THAT'S PROBABLY ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS THAT MOST OF THESE PROJECTS
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NEED IS THAT, IS THAT OUTDOOR STORAGE, IS THAT WHERE YOU TRYING TO GET THE WORD OUT ABOUT, ABOUT THIS, ABOUT THE PROJECT WORK? SO WE SENT IT OUT SOCIAL MEDIA, UM, SARAH, SO I'VE SHARED IT ON LINKEDIN TO KIND OF PUT OUR BROKER COMMUNITY, WHICH IS WHERE WE KIND OF GEAR THAT WE HAVE MORE OF A CITIZEN FOLLOWING ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE, WHICH IS WHERE WE'VE KIND OF SHARED IT AS WELL.UM, IT WENT LIVE MONDAY, SO IT'S LIKE THREE DAYS OLD.
UM, AND SO WE'LL BE PUSHING IT OUT.
YOU'LL HOPEFULLY START TO SEE MORE AND MORE OF IT COME OUT AND BE THERE.
SO YES, HOPEFULLY HOPEFULLY WE'LL GET SOME CALLS.
IS HE STILL IT NECESSARILY WEST OF CENTERVILLE
I MEAN, SARAH SCOTT SHE'LL TOUCH ON IT.
SHE'S GOT A HANDFUL OF EXISTING BUILT BUSINESSES THAT ARE DOING WELL AND NEED TO EXPAND, BUT THEY CAN'T, THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING.
UM, YOU KNOW, AND IT'S JUST, YOU KNOW, RIGHT BEFORE COVID WE HAD HAD, I MEAN, WE RIGHT BEFORE COVID WE HAD ABOUT A HUNDRED THOUSAND SQUARE FEET OF SPACE ON THE MARKET, SO YOU CAN SEE IT'S DROPPING ALMOST IN HALF IN A YEAR.
UM, AND I THINK PART OF THAT IS WE DON'T HAVE ANY NEW SPACE COMING ON THE MARKET AT THE MOMENT.
SO THE SPEC BUILDINGS AND DEVELOPERS, WE HAD BEEN TALKING TO WHEN COVID HIT, THEY KIND OF SAID, HOLD UP, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE OUR TENANTS ARE OKAY AND WE'RE NOT BUILDING A SPEC SPACE, BUT ALL OF A SUDDEN OUR EXISTING SPACES EMPTY.
UM, SO I THINK NOW THAT WE'RE SEEING THINGS REOPEN AND, UM, REQUIREMENTS COME DOWN AND, AND THINGS KIND OF GETTING BACK TO NORMAL, I THINK WE'RE GOING TO START SEEING MORE SPECULATIVE DEVELOPMENT, COME BACK TO US AND SAY, OKAY, NOW WE'RE READY TO CONSIDER RESPECT BILLING.
SO HOPEFULLY IF THEY CAN GET EXPENSIVE BUILDING MATERIALS SPECIFICALLY LUMBER, BUT YES, YES.
UM, SO THE OTHER THING THAT WE'RE GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS RIGHT NOW IS WE ARE, UM, IN MEETINGS WITH THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS IN TWO BY TWOS TO TALK ABOUT POTENTIALLY BECOMING A TOURISM DMO, UM, THAT IS A TERM FROM THE VIRGINIA OFFICE OF TOURISM.
UM, AND BASICALLY WHAT IT WOULD DO IS THEY HAVE GRANTS AND DIFFERENT PROGRAMS OUT THERE THAT ARE AVAILABLE, BUT ARE ACCESSIBLE TO OFFICES THAT ARE CONSIDERED A DMO.
SO WE, THE PROCESS FOR THAT IS TO HAVE THE BOARD EXCEPT A RESOLUTION THAT SAYS THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OFFICE IS NOW A DMO.
THEY'RE BASICALLY THE MAIN CONTACT PERSON FOR ALL TOURISM ACTIVITIES COMING OUT OF THE STATE LEVEL TO THE LOCALITY.
UM, AND THAT'S IT, THEY DESIGNATE US A DMO AND THEN THEY WOULD THEN COME IN AND THEY CAN HELP US WRITE OUR TOURISM STRATEGIC PLAN, UM, YOU KNOW, KIND OF TIPS, TRICKS AND ADVICE FOR THAT.
UM, AND THEN WE GET LISTED ON THEIR WEBSITE AS WELL, THE ADDITIONAL MARKETING EFFORTS FOR OUR TOURISM COMPANIES AND HOTELS, ET CETERA.
BUT SOMETHING CHANGED IN THAT BECAUSE WHEN YOU WERE ORIGINALLY SET UP THIS STRUCTURE, TOURISM WAS OVER WITH RECORD PARKS OR SOMETHING, WASN'T IT? YEAH.
SO WE'RE, WE'RE KIND OF SPLITTING IT.
UM, BUT THE DMO REQUIRES US TO HAVE KIND OF ONE OFFICE IDENTIFIED AS THE MAIN, UM, RESPONSIBLE, SO KIND OF ADMINISTRATION IS SAYING, THAT'S GOING TO BE, YEAH.
SO WE'RE SAYING IT'S GOING TO BE US MAINLY.
WE'RE ALREADY GETTING THE PHONE CALLS FROM SOME OF THE TOURISM OFFICES SPECIFICALLY LIKE THE FILM OFFICE WHEN THEY'RE FILMING.
UM, AND SO WE THOUGHT IT JUST KIND OF MADE SENSE TO KEEP THAT LINE OF COMMUNICATION THAT'S ALREADY ESTABLISHED.
I THINK THAT'S ONLY RELEVANT MY PERSONAL OPINION THAT CELL, YOU KNOW, DEVELOPMENT.
SO I NEVER SAW MAKING THAT BREAK IN THE FIRST YEAR.
IT DOES TIE IN VERY NICELY TO WHAT SARAH AND I DO WITH OUR EXISTING AND NEW BUSINESSES AND CONNECTING THEM AND MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, IT'S ALL THERE.
WE WORKED VERY CLOSELY WITH JESS FOUND THE PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT TO MAKE SURE THAT ANYTHING THAT'S COMING THROUGH, IF THEY ASK ABOUT PARKS OR LOCALITY LOCATIONS FOR ANYTHING, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY WE LET HER KNOW AND WORK ON THAT AS WELL.
THE DESTINATION MARKETING, I ALWAYS WANT TO SAY DIRECT TO THE DESTINATION MARKETING ORGANIZATION.
AND THAT GOES TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AS A RESOLUTION IN JULY.
IT MAY BE HELPFUL TO HAVE A LETTER FROM THE EDA SUPPORTING IT.
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SO YOU'LL BE HEARING FROM ME LATER.UM, THE OTHER THING WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON IS WE HAD A, A PROJECT COME TO US AND SAY, HEY, YOU KNOW, WE'D LIKE TO LOOK POTENTIALLY LOCATE A DISTRIBUTION CENTER HERE.
AND I GOT TOGETHER AND WE REALIZED THAT WHILE THERE'S A DEFINITION OF A DISTRIBUTION CENTER, ZONING ORPHANS, IT IS NOT LISTED AS A USE.
SO, UM, IT WILL BE COMING BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION IN JUNE AND THEN HOPE IF EVERYTHING GOES AS WELL, IT WILL BE BEFORE THE BOARD IN JULY, LITERALLY TO ADD DISTRIBUTION CENTER IN AN
AND SO THAT'LL JUST, IT JUST KIND OF CHECKS OFF A BOX AND ALLOWS US TO PROCEED AND, UM, KIND OF MOVE THROUGH THAT QUICKLY.
SO YEAH, THOSE, OH, AND THEN THE OTHER ONE, UM, WE ACTUALLY GOT NUMBERS FROM OUR CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT THIS MORNING.
UM, I SHOULDN'T SAY DEPARTMENT, THAT SOUNDS WEIRD, BUT CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER, UM, IN TERMS OF PERMITS.
AND SO THEY MAY JANUARY ONE THROUGH MAY 10TH OF 20, 2,397 BUILDING PERMIT, BUILDING PERMIT, SORRY.
THE SAME TIME THIS YEAR, THEY HAD 610 54% INCREASE.
THEY ARE, THEY'RE SLAMMED IF YOU WALK OVER THERE, THERE'S KIND OF LIKE THAT, LIKE A CROSSFIT COUNTRY.
HENDRIX, THE D OR THEY'RE ALL WORKING, THEY'RE LIKE CRAZY.
UM, OUR, UM, INSPECTION NUMBERS ARE HIGHER THAN WE'VE EVER DONE.
USUALLY THE INSPECTIONS RUN ABOUT 30.
THEY'RE DOING GENERALLY BETWEEN 45 AND 50 A DAY NOW.
UM, SO, UM, IT IT'S, IT, IT WILL IMPACT GOING THROUGH AN AUDIT THE, UH, FROM THE BUILDING SIDE BECAUSE THEY DON'T, THEY DON'T WANT, LOOK, LOOK HOW THESE, THEY HAVE, YOU KNOW, AN INSPECTOR DO MORE THAN FIVE OR SIX INSPECTIONS A DAY AND OURS ARE DOING EIGHT OR NINE.
UM, SO WE ARE TALKING ABOUT MAYBE, UM, EITHER DOING SOME ON-CALL BRINGING IN SOME
AGAIN, WE DON'T HAVE A CRYSTAL BALL.
WE DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS A BOWL OR IS GOING TO KEEP GOING.
AND IF ANYBODY HAS A CRYSTAL BALL, PLEASE SHARE.
SO YOU DON'T WANT TO STEP UP FOR A BUBBLE, BUT YOU DON'T WANT TO KEEP, YOU KNOW, IN THIS SPIRALING STATES NOW.
[E. Existing Business Update]
UH, YES, SIR.UM, I HAVE NOT PERFORMED ANY DRA VISITS SINCE OUR LAST MEETING.
HOWEVER, THAT DOESN'T MEAN I'VE NOT BEEN DOING IT.
UM, WE'VE HAD 39, I'VE HAD 39 BUSINESS TOUCHES IN THE LAST MONTH.
SO 31 OF THOSE HAVE BEEN IN DEPTH ASSISTANCE.
UM, THINGS LIKE JOB, THE JOB BOARD OR CONNECTIONS TO BANKS IN THE SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER.
UM, AND THEN EIGHT OF THOSE WERE MORE LIKE GENERAL TOUCHES.
I SAW THEM AT A NETWORKING AND THEN I JUST SAID, YOU KNOW, HEY, HOW'S IT GOING? HOW'S BUSINESS.
WHAT ARE YOUR NEEDS KIND OF THING? UM, OR WE DID LIKE A SOCIAL MEDIA TAG.
THERE'S SIX EXISTING BUSINESS EXPANSIONS.
THEY ARE ALL STILL ACTIVE, BUT THEY HAVEN'T HAD ANY MOVEMENT.
UM, PROBABLY I DON'T HAVE ANYWHERE TO PUT THEM.
UM, BUT NONE OF THEM HAVE SAID, NEVERMIND, WE'RE NOT INTERESTED OR, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GOING ELSEWHERE.
UM, TO YOUR POINT, MR. SALOON, ONE OF THEM IS IN THE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY.
ONE OF THEM IS IN BUSINESS SERVICES.
UM, AND THEN ONE OF THEM IS IN LIKE A UTILITY CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY.
SO THEY'RE NOT NECESSARILY TIED TO A RESIDENTIAL HOME.
UM, WE, MY BUSINESS MAILING WENT OUT ON MONDAY, SO WE'VE MAILED 1200 LETTERS.
I'VE USED A BUSINESS, UM, MAILING SERVICE TO DO THAT, UM, TO GOOCHLAND BUSINESSES.
AND SO I INCLUDED WAS A RETURN CARD WITH THEM, SO THEY CAN JUST STICK IT BACK IN THE MAIL FOR ANY BUSINESSES THAT ARE INTERESTED IN ME COMING OUT TO TALK TO THEM OR TO LEARN MORE ABOUT SERVICES THAT WE OFFER.
SO I'M HOPING TO BE ABLE TO REACH SOME BUSINESSES THAT I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO REACH, UM, JUST BY GOING DOOR TO DOOR OR SOCIAL MEDIA, THOSE KIND OF THINGS.
UM, MAYBE EVEN SOME OTHER HOME BASED BUSINESSES.
UM, WE CREATED 272 WELCOME BAGS WITH 28 YEARS OLD BUSINESSES
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AND ORGANIZATIONS PARTICIPATING IN THOSE BAGS AND WE'VE DISTRIBUTED 200 OF THOSE TO REALTORS AND BUILDERS.SO, UM, EVERY NEW CITIZEN, EVERY IDEALLY EVERY NEW PERSON THAT BUYS A HOUSE.
AND USUALLY COUNTY'S GOING TO GET A WELCOME, WELCOME BAG FULL OF GOOCHLAND COUNTY COUPONS TO SHOP EFFUSION COUNTY RESTAURANTS AND BUSINESSES.
UM, WE DID THE F FINALLY GOT THE HUGE SUN JOB BOARD, WHICH WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT FOR AWHILE.
UM, WE'RE CALLING IT
SO WOULD, YOU CAN SEE, I THINK I ADDED TWO TODAY.
SO THIS NUMBER IS A LITTLE OUTDATED.
UM, SO YOU CAN SEE, I MEAN, YOU CAN GO THERE THIS LAST WEEK.
AND, UM, WE PUT OUT, UH, AN EMAIL AND THEY JUST STARTED POURING IN.
UM, SO WE'RE SHARING THIS JOB BOARD ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND WITH ALL OF OUR WORKFORCE CONNECTIONS TO SAY, HEY, IF, IF YOU'RE TRYING TO PLACE PEOPLE IN JOBS, HERE'S A GREAT RESOURCE.
AND THESE AREN'T NOT NECESSARILY, UM, YOU KNOW, JOBS THAT, THAT ARE EASY TO BE, TO FIND WORKERS IN.
UM, THEY'RE IN FIELDS THAT ARE STRUGGLING RIGHT NOW, UM, DUE TO COVID, UM, OR, YOU KNOW, THERE MIGHT BE EVEN A PART-TIME JOB.
AND SO THERE'S STILL NEEDS FOR PART-TIME JOBS TO BE FILLED, BUT A LOT OF TIMES PLACES THAT DO JOB PLACEMENT, WON'T EVEN WANTING TO ENTERTAIN A PART-TIME POSITION TO ADVERTISE.
SO WE'RE TRYING TO FIND THIS LITTLE NICHE, IF YOU WILL, UM, TO JUST TO TRY AND GET OUT OF HERE SLIM BUSINESSES, UM, AND THEIR NEEDS, AND TRY TO GET SOME PEOPLE FILLED AND WORKING IN THESE.
UM, SO WE'LL, WE'LL KEEP THIS ACTIVE AND KEEP YOU UPDATED.
UM, AND LASTLY, UM, I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE EGG, UM, UH, COMMITTEE.
SO WITH, UM, KEITH BURGESS WITH MONICA AND SOIL AND WATER AND NICOLE SHEM AND THIS VIRGINIA TECH, UM, EXTENSION OFFICE, AND WE HAVE IDENTIFIED OVER 30 PRODUCERS AND AGRIBUSINESSES THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE VISITING OVER THE SUMMER AND IN THE FALL.
AND WE HAVE A TARGETED LIST OF QUESTIONS, UM, TO TRY TO IDENTIFY AREAS FOR POTENTIAL ASSISTANCE WITH OUR HEAD COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU FOR SENDING ME THAT SURVEY.
UM, I SENT IT OUT TO, UM, COUPLE OF THE FOLKS THAT I KNOW THAT IDENTIFIED, THEY FILLED IT OUT, ALREADY SET IT OUT TO THEIR PEOPLE.
SO, UM, AND WAS A SURVEY FOR, UM, UH, BASICALLY IT NEEDS FOR, UM, CATTLE PRODUCERS FOR, UM, PROCESSING OF THEIR CATTLE.
UM, WE NEED AN AVATAR CLOSER TO CENTRAL VIRGINIA BECAUSE THE COST OF TAKING A HOG OR A COW TO PROCESS BECAUSE OF THE TRANSPORTATION ISSUE, THEY'RE FAR
WE REALLY NEED, SO IT WAS A SURVEY THAT WENT OUT TO DETERMINE THE NEEDS AND POTENTIAL LOCATIONS.
UM, SO, AND, UH, YEAH, JOANNE, YOU MIGHT REMEMBER THAT IT IS
PEOPLE COME TO US AND SAY, HEY, THIS IS, THIS IS AN ISSUE I'D LIKE TO POTENTIALLY OPEN ONE.
SO WE'VE IT, WE'VE EXPLORED IT WITH THEM.
SO POSSIBLY LIABLE FOR THAT PERSON.
UM, JUST FROM A COST STANDPOINT TO PURCHASE THE 50 ACRES, UM, AND THEN GO FROM THERE, BUT THEY RECOGNIZED THAT IT WAS AN ISSUE CAUSE THEY HAD THE ISSUE.
SO I D BOLT, UM, IT'S, IT'S A, IT'S AN INTENSE USE.
I MEAN, IT'S, IT'S SORT OF LIKE A HEAVY MANUFACTURING AND AGRICULTURAL AREA, WHICH IS THE WAREHOUSING AVAILABLE UNTIL YOU GET TO THEM.
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APPRECIATE THAT.DO WE HAVE A CLOSED SESSION TONIGHT OR WHERE ARE WE? AND WE DEALT, THERE ARE A COUPLE ITEMS. UM, I WANTED TO SHOW YOU ALL WE, UM, SO WE WILL START WITH THE MAP.
SO THIS IS THE INDUSTRIAL MAP.
UM, SO WE WENT AHEAD AND HAD ALL THE INDUSTRIAL PARKS MAPPED OUT IN THE COUNTY.
UM, YOU CAN SEE, WE KIND OF DROPPED IN PICTURES OF EACH TO KIND OF SHOW THEIR LOCATIONS AND KIND OF WHAT TO EXPECT IN THEM.
AND THEN WE COUNTED UP ALL THE ACRES THAT DIDN'T CURRENTLY HAVE BUILDINGS ON THEM, UM, TO GET KIND OF THAT AVAILABLE BUILDING NUMBER.
AND THEN WE BROKE DOWN EACH INDUSTRIAL PARK BY TOTAL ACREAGE AVAILABLE ACREAGE ZONING, AND THEN UTILITIES.
SO WHETHER IT'S WELL IN SEPTIC, IT'S GOT PUBLIC WATER AND SEWER AND WHETHER OR NOT IT HAD BROADBAND, WHY IS THIS LIKE 39 MILES TO RICHMOND TO LIKE RICHMOND CITY CENTER FROM GOOCHLAND, FROM WHERE YOUR USUAL, BECAUSE THAT SHOULDN'T, THAT DOESN'T SEEM RIGHT.
IT'S ONLY LIKE 15 MILES FROM SHORE LEMONS ARE SHEEP.
THERE'S 12 MILES FROM THE ONE THAT'S CLOSEST AND EVEN THE 42 MILES FROM CHARLOTTESVILLE.
THAT'S FROM LIKE THE MID POINT OF, YEAH, WE CAN UPDATE THOSE.
UM, AND THEN WE ALSO FINISHED OUR, SO THIS IS THE GENERIC GROWING GOOCHLAND, UM, FLYER THAT WILL KIND OF PAIR WITH EACH OF THE SPECIFIC INDUSTRIES.
SO OBVIOUSLY KIND OF EIGHT POINTS ON THE FRONT ABOUT WHY YOU WANT TO BE HERE AND THEN YOU SCROLL TO THE BACK AND WE HAVE SOME MORE INFORMATION IN TERMS OF EDUCATION AND, UM, YOU KNOW, JUST KIND OF SOME WORKPLACE INFORMATION AND WE'RE GOING TO CHANGE THE PHOTOS ON THOSE.
AND THEN THIS IS THE CONSTRUCTION FLYER.
UM, AND WE WILL BE SENDING TO THE PRINTER THIS WEEK AND THEY WILL BE UP ON THE WEBSITE HOPEFULLY IN THE NEXT WEEK AS WELL.
UM, SO WE HAVE THESE PROFESSIONALLY DESIGNED, BUT YOU CAN KIND OF SEE THE LAYOUT.
WE TALK ABOUT THE MAJOR EMPLOYERS IN GOOCHLAND AND THEN IN THE REGION, UM, WE TALK ABOUT WORKFORCE GENERAL INDUSTRY DATA FOR THE, FOR THE CLUSTER.
AND THEN WE DIVE INTO KIND OF LABOR FORCE EDUCATION AND THEN SOME RANKINGS ON THE BACK AS WELL.
SO THE BACK LOOKS KIND OF THE SAME ON EACH OF THEM, BUT THEN IT'S CUSTOMIZED PER EACH INDUSTRY, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT J SARGE OR, UM, THE DEGREES AND CERTIFICATIONS AVAILABLE.
SOME OF THEM TALKED OBVIOUSLY ABOUT ACCOUNTING.
THIS ONE TALKS MORE ABOUT THE CTE PROGRAM AT THE HIGH SCHOOL, UM, THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO THOSE ARE ALL OF OUR MARKETING PROJECTS THAT GOT FINISHED, I THINK IN THE LAST LIKE SIX DAYS.
GOOD, LISTEN, LISTEN, CLEAN LOOKING.
AND THEY ALL ARE KIND OF DIFFERENT COLORS, JUST LIKE A SUBTLE DIFFERENT TO THEM.
SO VERY COHESIVE BRANDING WISE, IT CAN BE PUT TOGETHER KIND OF AS A, AS A COHESIVE PACKAGE, ALONG WITH POTENTIALLY EVEN THE WEST CREEK CAMPUS MAPS OR ANY OTHER MARKETING MATERIALS OR, UM, YOU KNOW, BUILDING INSIGHTS, CODERS, GLAD TO HAVE THEM DONE, TO BE HONEST AND DISCUSSION PERFORMANCE FOODS, HAVE ANY, IF ANY, UH, ADD TO THOSE NUMBERS AT ALL, UH, OR PROSPECTIVELY.
I DON'T THINK THAT IT WILL, SINCE THEY JUST ACQUIRED THE COMPANY.
UM, IF THEY MOVE SOME JOBS HERE, MAYBE IT'LL INCREASE SOME OF THOSE.
BUT, UM, MY UNDERSTANDING IS THEY'RE NOT PLANNING TO IT'S JUST AN ACQUISITION.
HOW WOULD IT, WOULD IT IMPACT A GROSS REGIONAL PRODUCT AT ALL? THIS? I WAS SURPRISED IT'S $25 BILLION OPERATION PERFORMANCE.
UH, THEY BOUGHT A, UH, IT'S A FROM THAT SERVICES, UM, QUICK, QUICK MARKS ARE WHERE, WHERE ARE THE FAST FOOD? IT'S A SUBSTANTIAL PURCHASE.
IT MAKES THEM, UH, I THINK THE LARGEST PUBLICLY TRADED COMPANY AND THE RICHMOND GREEN.
SO I WAS JUST WONDERING THAT, I MEAN, TO ME, THAT'S AN EXECUTION COMPANY, BIG NEWS.
DOES IT DO ANYTHING I HAVE TO LOOK? CAUSE I KNOW THAT THOSE NUMBERS EMAIL WITH THE ACQUISITION, I DON'T THINK THE NUMBERS WOULD NECES.
LIKE, I DON'T KNOW WHEN WE WOULD SEE THE, YOU KNOW, HOW THERE'S ALWAYS A LAG BETWEEN THE PURCHASE AND THE NUMBER.
SO I'LL HAVE TO CHECK AND SEE WHEN WE WOULD EXPECT TO SEE ANY SORT OF BLIP FROM THAT.
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I KNOW SOMEBODY IN SENIOR MANAGEMENT THERE AND HE TOLD ME LAST YEAR THAT THEY WERE PLANNING ON, UM, EXPANDING THEIR OFFICE BUILDINGS.THEY'RE NOT MOVING TO A BIGGER, THEY'RE JUST GOING TO GROW.
[VI. Other Business]
UH, THAT WE CAN ADJOURN THIS MEETING[VIII. Adjournment: Next Regular Meeting of the Authority is June 16, 2021]
AND NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF THE AUTHORITY WAS JUNE 16TH, 2021.