Apr 04, 2023 BOS Regular Meeting 4-04-23

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STRING.

RIGHT.

THANKS FOLKS.

WE'LL START IN JUST A MINUTE.

WE'VE GOT SOME TECHNOLOGY BUGS WE'RE TRYING TO WORK OUT.

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GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYBODY.

IT IS MY APOLOGIES TO STARTING A LITTLE LATE.

WE'RE TRYING TO GET

[I. 2:00 PM - Call to Order]

UH, IT'S MY HONOR TO CALL TO ORDER THE 2:00 PM APRIL 4TH MEETING OF THE GUCH COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

WE'LL START, UH, AS WE ALWAYS DO, WITH A, UH, UH, INVOCATION FROM, UH, MIKE HENNIGAN, FROM PASTOR MIKE HENIGAN FROM VICTORY CHRISTIAN CHURCH, FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, UH, BY VICE CHAIR OF OTTERS.

PLEASE STAND IF YOU'RE ABLE.

LET'S PRAY.

FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS BEAUTIFUL SPRING DAY

[II. Invocation]

WE PRAY YOUR BLESSING OVER ALL THE PROCEEDINGS, LORD GOD, AND THAT SHOULD WATCH OVER THEM.

WE THANK YOU, LORD FOR ALL OUR CIVIL SERVANTS AND OUR SCHOOLS AND OUR CHILDREN.

WE JUST, UH, THANK YOU FOR YOUR BLESSINGS AND PRAY THAT YOU WOULD WATCH OVER THEM.

WE HONOR YOU.

IT'S IN YOUR NAME, WE PRAY, JESUS AMEN.

PLEDGE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND ITS

[III. Pledge of Allegiance]

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ALL RIGHT, WE GOT A COUPLE GREAT THANKS TO, UH, COUPLE PROCLAMATIONS TO START OUR OUR BUSINESS MEETING.

UH, THE FIRST ONE IS A PRESENTATION OF A PROCLAMATION, RECOGNIZING APRIL 17TH TO 23RD OF AS HUNGER AWARENESS WEEK.

SOME FOLKS COME DOWN.

[IV. Presentation of Proclamation Recognizing April 17-23, 2023 as Hunger Awareness]

OKAY.

WHEREAS FOOD IS A BASIC HUMAN NEED, AND IN FOOD INSECURE HOUSEHOLDS, THE NEED FOR FOOD COMPETES WITH THE NEED FOR OTHER BASIC HUMAN NECESSITIES, SUCH AS MEDICATION, COVID 19, HEALTH IMPACT HOUSING, UTILITIES, AND TRANSPORTATION.

AND WHEREAS THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE DEFINES FOOD INSECURITY AS LIMITED OR UNCERTAIN AVAILABILITY OF NUTRITIONALLY ADEQUATE AND SAFE FOODS, OR LIMITED OR UNCERTAIN ABILITY TO ACQUIRE ACCEPTABLE FOODS IN SOCIALLY ACCEPTABLE WAYS.

AND WHEREAS VER BLOG ET ALL 2012 DEFINES A FOOD DESERT AS AN AREA WHERE POPULATIONS LIVE MORE THAN 10 MILES FROM A SUPERMARKET OR LARGE GROCERY STORE IF IN A RURAL AREA.

AND WHEREAS WESTERN GLAND HAS BEEN DECLARED A FOOD DESERT BY THE VIRGINIA FOOD DESERT TASK FORCE.

AND WHEREAS AN ESTIMATED 2000 OF GUC AND RESIDENTS EXPERIENCE FOOD INSECURITY IN 2022, AND WHEREAS WITH ECONOMIC INSTABILITY IS EXPECTED TO FLUCTUATE AS THE NATION STATE AND COUNTY CONTINUED TO BE IMPACTED BY COVID 19.

AND WHEREAS GUC ONE'S LOW-INCOME CITIZENS DEPEND ON PUBLIC AND PRIVATE FOOD RESOURCES TO MEET THEIR NUTRITIONAL NEEDS.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED AND RECOGNITION AND SUPPORT OF THE IMPORTANT WORK BEING DONE BY GLAND COUNTY FOOD PANTRIES.

THE GLAND COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE WEEK OF APRIL 17 TO 23 AS HUNGER AWARENESS DAYS IN GUC AND URGE ALL CITIZENS TO ACTIVELY DONATE FOOD OR OTHER RESOURCES TO SUPPORT THE NUMEROUS OPEN FOOD PANTRIES THROUGHOUT GLAND, AND TO WORK TOWARDS THE VISION OF FEUD SECURITY FOR ALL GLAND COUNTY RESIDENTS.

BOARD MOTION, UH, MR. CHAIR, UH, I MOVE APPROVAL OF THE PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING APRIL 17TH TO 23RD AS HUNGER AWARENESS WEEK SECOND.

THANK YOU, MR. PETERSON.

I HAVE, UH, PROPER MOTION IN A SECOND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR WE SAYING AYE.

AYE.

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THANKS FOR HAVING US.

AND, AND FOR THE PROCLAMATION, I WANTED TO INTRODUCE DOUG CHILDS, WHO IS OUR FOOD PANTRY MANAGER, AND I WANTED HIM JUST TO SAY A COUPLE THINGS ABOUT WHY THIS IS SO IMPORTANT.

HI.

I, UM, I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SUPPORT.

UH, I JUST LEARNED THIS MORNING THAT BECAUSE OF THE REDUCTION IN THE COVID SNAP BENEFITS, UH, SNAP BENEFITS ARE NOW FOR DOWN 43% IN THE COUNTY, WHICH IS A HUGE IMPACT.

UM, ACTUALLY, THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I'VE RECEIVED THIS PROCLAMATION.

I STARTED EXACTLY A YEAR AGO, UM, LAST YEAR.

ABOUT THIS TIME WE WERE SEEING ROUGHLY 200 FAMILIES PER WEEK.

WE ARE NOW SEEING 260, AND THAT NUMBER IS GROWING AS MORE AND MORE CLIENTS REGISTER WITH US.

SO I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT.

THANK THE COMMUNITY FOR YOUR SUPPORT.

APPRECIATE IT.

AND WE HAVE A FOOD, COMMUNITY FOOD DRIVE, THE END OF, UM, APRIL.

SO WATCH OUT IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

UH, MICROPHONE.

DO YOU WANT? SO THERE'S A, UH, MS. GRAHAM IS, LET US KNOW THERE'S A FOOD, UH, COMMUNITY FOOD DRIVE WHEN, UM, IT'S APRIL 23RD, 22ND, APRIL 23RD.

APRIL 22ND AT THE FOOD PANTRY.

BUT THE NEIGHBORHOODS ARE STARTING OUT.

OKAY.

SO THE NEIGHBORHOODS ARE STARTING NOW.

SO HOPEFULLY GET SOME GOOD, HEALTHY COMPETITION AND A LOT OF GREAT FOOD.

ALL RIGHT.

SO THE NEXT COM, THE NEXT PROCLAMATION WE HAVE IS A PRO PROCLAMATION FOR CRIME VICTIMS RIGHT WEEK, WHICH IS APRIL 23RD, THE 29TH.

UH, AND IT'S, IT'S, IT'S TITLED SURVIVOR VOICES ELEVATE, ENGAGE, CHANGE,

[V. Presentation of Proclamation Recognizing April 23-29, 2023 as Crime Victims’]

WHEREAS CRIME VICTIMS RIGHTS ACT PASSED HERE IN VIRGINIA AND AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL GUARANTEE VICTIMS THE RIGHT TO MEANINGFULLY PARTICIPATE AND USE THEIR VOICE IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROCESS.

WHEREAS VICTIMS SERVICE PROVIDERS, ADVOCATES, LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, ATTORNEYS, AND OTHER ALLY PROFESSIONALS CAN HELP SURVIVORS FIND THEIR JUSTICE BY ENFORCING THESE RIGHTS.

WHEREAS THE RIGHT TO PROVIDE AN IMPACT STATEMENT ENSURES THAT VICTIM'S VOICES ARE CONSIDERED IN COURT DURING THE SENTENCING AND WHEN APPLICABLE RESTITUTION PROCESSES, WHEREAS INCLUDING AN ELEVATING, THE VOICES OF SURVIVORS MAKE CERTAIN THEY ARE HEARD AND SEEN AND CREATES A PATH TO FORGING AND SUSTAINING COMMUNITY TRUST.

WHEREAS ENGAGING SURVIVORS CREATES RESPONSES AND SERVICES THAT ARE CREDIBLE, MEANINGFUL, AND CENTERED ON INDIVIDUAL NEEDS.

WHEREAS SURVIVORS LIVED EXPERIENCE CAN SERVE AS A CATALYST FOR IMPLEMENTING INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS, SHIFTING EXISTING PROGRAMS IN NEW DIRECTIONS, AND CHANGING POLICIES OR PRACTICES THAT PREVENT SURVIVORS FROM ACCESSING SERVICES OR PURSUING JUSTICE.

WHEREAS NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMS RIGHTS WEEK PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY TO RECONNECT, RECOMMIT, LISTENING TO CRIME SURVIVORS IN EVERY SPACE WHERE DECISIONS ARE MADE THAT COULD IMPACT THEM.

AND WHEREAS THE GLA VICTIM WITNESS PROGRAM IS HEREBY DEDICATED TO AMPLIFYING THE VOICES OF SURVIVORS AND CREATING AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE SURVIVORS HAVE THE CONFIDENCE THAT THEY WILL BE HEARD, BELIEVED, AND SUPPORTED.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE GLAND COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE WEEK OF APRIL 23 TO 29 AS CRIME VICTIM'S RIGHTS WEEK REAFFIRMING THIS COUNTY'S COMMITMENT TO CREATING A VICTIM'S SERVICE AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE RESPONSE THAT ASSESS ALL VICTIMS OF CRIME DURING CRIME VICTIMS RIGHTS SUITE AND THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, AND EXPRESSING OUR SINCERE GRATITUDE AND APPRECIATION FOR THOSE COMMUNITY MEMBERS, VICTIMS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROFESSIONALS WHO ARE COMMITTED TO IMPROVING OUR RESPONSE TO ALL VICTIMS OF CRIMES SO THAT THEY MAY FIND RELEVANT ASSISTANCE, SUPPORT, JUSTICE AND PEACE.

THANK MR. CHAIRMAN, I MOVE THAT GIN COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ADOPT AND APPROVE THE RESOLUTION OR PROCLAMATION AS READ LUKIN.

SECOND.

THANK.

GOT A MOTION IN A SECOND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

OPPOSED? MOTION?

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THANK YOU, SIR.

TARA, COULD YOU AND ANNE COME UP AND JOIN ME, ASHLEY AS WELL? GOOD AFTERNOON.

MIKE CARDELL, COMMONWEALTH ATTORNEY FOR GSOM COUNTY.

AND I CANNOT TELL YOU HOW FORTUNATE WE ARE AS A COUNTY TO HAVE SUCH TRUE PROFESSIONALS AS ANNE AND TARA, TO STAND UP FOR OUR VICTIMS WHO OFTEN CANNOT STAND UP FOR THEMSELVES.

THEY HAVE THE COURAGE TO TAKE THE CASES TO COURT.

THEY HAVE THE COURAGE TO STAND BEHIND THE VICTIMS WHEN IN COURT, AND THEY HAVE THE COMPASSION TO DO WHAT IS NECESSARY TO MAKE THIS PROGRAM WORK.

SO, I, I CANNOT SAY ENOUGH.

AND ASHLEY IS OUR JUVENILE SPECIALIST IN THE JUVENILE COURT, AND THEY WORK, UH, HAND IN GLOVE WITH EACH OTHER AND IT JUST WORKS SO WELL.

SO THANK YOU ALL FOR THAT.

THANK YOU, COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

IF YOU WANT, I HAVE FILM.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

THANK.

OKAY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT.

UM, NOW'S THE TIME FOR MY COMMENTS.

I'M GONNA SAY SOMETHING NOW, AND I MAY RESERVE THE RIGHT TO SAY SOMETHING IN A FEW MINUTES.

UM, WE HEARD ABOUT JUST FROM THE LAST PROCLAMATION STANDING UP FOR, FOR FOLKS AND FOR VICTIMS. AND TODAY I HAD THE HONOR AT ONE O'CLOCK.

OH, HERE YOU COME.

COME ON IN.

YOU'RE JUST WAITING.

CAN SOMEBODY, SO TODAY AT ONE O'CLOCK, I HAD THE HONOR.

YOU JUST MADE IT IN TIME.

UH, HAD THE HONOR TO, UM, MEET WITH THE NEWEST,

[VI. Chair's Comments]

FOR THOSE OF THE YOU THAT ARE NOT, MAY NOT BE AWARE, CASA STANDS FOR COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATE.

SO WHEN THE JUVENILE COURT SYSTEM, WHEN THERE ARE CASES OF NEGLECT AND ABUSE, THESE BRAVE, UH, VOLUNTEERS, UH, GO IN AND ACT AS THE EYES AND THE EARS FOR THE JUDGE.

THEY CONDUCT INVESTIGATIONS AND PROVIDE REPORTS TO THE JUDGE FOR THE BEST ENTRANCE OF THE CH THE CHILDREN, THE CHILDREN'S, ARE THEIR CLIENTS.

SO I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A MINUTE AND RECOGNIZE THESE AMAZING CITIZENS WHO ARE WILLING TO STEP UP AND, UH, SERVE IN THIS CAPACITY TO ADVOCATE FOR THOSE WITH THE LEAST VOICE AND TO GIVE THEM A VOICE.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AND THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS.

MR. KIRKER, MR. CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, JUST TWO ITEMS FOR YOU.

UH, ONE, THIS PAST SATURDAY, WE HAD OUR

[VII. County Administrator's Comments]

UH, DESPITE SOME PRETTY BAD WEATHER, OVER A HUNDRED PEOPLE CAME OUT FOR IT, UH, WAS A NEAT DAY AND A NEAT EVENT.

UH, WE WILL BE HAVING IN THE FALL, UM, AUGUST 12TH, OUR LARGE ANIMAL SHOW.

SO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT.

AND ALSO THIS WEEK IS NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATORS WEEK.

UH, THEY ARE THE TIP OF THE SPEAR.

OUR FIRST, FIRST RESPONDERS, WHEN YOU PICK UP THAT PHONE TO CALL AN EMERGENCY, THEY'RE THE ONES WHO ANSWER.

SO, UH, SHOUT OUT AND KUDOS TO THEM.

UH, THAT'S MY REPORT, MR. CHAIR.

OKAY.

AND WE ALSO HAVE A LITTER CLEANUP COMING UP, UH, THIS MONTH TOO.

I THINK IT'S APRIL 22ND, SIR.

YES, SIR.

APRIL 22ND.

UM, THE, UH, CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL AND, UH, THIS BUILDING WILL ALSO BE THE DROP OFF AND PICK UP LOCATIONS WHERE YOU CAN PICK UP YOUR SUPPLIES AND DROP OFF AS WELL.

SO, ENCOURAGES PEOPLE OUT DOING THEIR, UH, NEIGHBORHOOD FOOD DRIVES.

THEY PICK UP SOME LITTER WHILE THEY'RE DOING IT.

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EXCELLENT.

WE HOPE.

GOT A LOT OF PEOPLE SIGN UP FOR THAT CAUSE WE SURE NEEDS A OKAY, UH, BOARD.

ARE THERE ANY REQUESTS TO POSTPONE AGENDA ITEMS? ANY ADDITIONS, DELETIONS, OR CHANGES IN THE ORDER

[VIII. Requests to Postpone Agenda Items and Additions, Deletions or Changes in the]

UH, NOW IS, UH, WE MOVE INTO OUR CITIZEN COMMENT PERIOD.

THIS

[IX. Citizen Comment]

UH, THEN WE'D ASK YOU TO COME TO THE PODIUM, GIVE US YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS, AND, UH, PLEASE LIMIT YOUR COMMENTS TO THREE MINUTES.

THANKS.

GOOD AFTERNOON BOARD.

I COME TO YOU TODAY AS A CITIZEN.

UM, I JUST WANTED TO COME FORWARD AND DO A, UH, SAY A WORD OF APPRECIATION AND THANK YOU TO OUR EMERGENCY SERVICES COMPANY, FIVE VERY UNEXPECTEDLY.

I NEEDED THEIR SERVICES AROUND MARCH THE 16TH.

THE STAFF THERE WERE EXEMPLARY.

UM, THEY TOOK

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UM, I RECEIVED THE SERVICES THAT WERE NECESSARY AT THAT TIME, STILL, NOT BACK A HUNDRED PERCENT, BUT FIRST TIME I'VE EVER HAD TO USE EMERGENCY SERVICES IN MY ENTIRE LIFE.

WE HAVE THE BEST OF THE BEST, AND I JUST WANTED TO PUBLICLY SAY THANK YOU TO COMPANY FIVE AND THE ENTIRE TEAM OF EMERGENCY EMERGENCY SERVICES PERSONNEL WITH THIS COUNTY.

MY NAME IS KIMBERLY JEFFERSON.

I'M A GLAND COUNTY RESIDENT.

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THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MR. JEFFERSON.

HOW Y'ALL DOING TODAY? MY NAME'S MIKE.

I LIVE OVER BY WEST CREEK.

I KNOW MOST OF YOU, I WANNA SAY YOU'RE ALL DOING A FINE JOB ON ALMOST EVERY ISSUE, BUT THERE ARE SOME PROBLEMS WITH ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THE VFW, THE AMERICAN LEGION AM VETS.

YOU FOLKS SHOULD BE DOING WHAT OTHER PEOPLE ARE DOING.

YOU SHOULD GO AND YOU SHOULD TAX THESE ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THE AMERICAN LEGION AM VETS AS MUCH AS YOU CAN.

IF THEY'RE WORTH A THOUSAND, TAX 'EM A MILLION.

AND THEN YOU JUST KICK IT BACK TO 'EM.

WHEN YOU KICK THAT MONEY STRAIGHT BACK TO 'EM, YOU TELL 'EM, OH, THE ONLY LITTLE HOOK AND STRING IS YOU GUYS NEED TO RUN A VOTER REGISTRATION DRIVER OF YOUR ORGANIZATION IF YOU WANT YOUR MONEY BACK.

AND YOU MAY ALL SAY, WHY WOULD YOU WANNA DO THAT? WELL, IT TURNS OUT THAT PLACES LIKE THE AMERICAN LEGION OKAY, ARE HEAVILY MALE OR HEAVILY OLDER PEOPLE.

THEY'RE OFTEN VETERANS.

THEY OFTEN VOTE REPUBLICAN.

YOU MAY SAY, WELL, IS IT REALLY THE GOVERNMENT'S JOB TO BE RUNNING VOTER REGISTRATION DRIVES FOR SPECIFIC DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS? WELL, GUESS WHAT? THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION'S DOING IT.

THEY'RE DOING IT RIGHT UP THE ROAD HERE.

YOU GO TO THE LOCAL COLLEGE, AND IF THE COLLEGE WANTS THAT GOVERNMENT MONEY BACK FOR FROM THE GOVERNMENT, THEY HAVE TO RUN A VOTER REGISTRATION DRIVE.

IT'S AN OUTRAGE.

WE DON'T LIVE IN A DEMOCRATIC COUNTRY.

WE LIVE IN A BANANA REPUBLIC.

IT IS NOT THE GOVERNMENT'S JOB TO GO OUT AND PICK SPECIFIC DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS AND HAVE VOTER REGISTRATION DRIVES FOR 'EM, REQUIRED BY PUB, BY PRIVATE PARTIES.

BUT THAT IS THE COUNTRY WE LIVE IN.

SO IF THE DEMOCRATS IN THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION ARE DOING IT, YOU SHOULD BE DOING IT TOO.

SO AGAIN, I WANNA WISH YOU ALL A GREAT DAY.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MR. SGA.

GOOD AFTERNOON BOARD.

JONATHAN LYLE, 1521 MANNEQUIN ROAD, UH, CHAIRMAN OF THE MONA SOIL WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT IN A GLAND FARM BUREAU DIRECTOR.

MY COMMENTS ARE MY OWN AND NOT THOSE OF THOSE ORGANIZATIONS.

UH, I WANT TO JUST FIRST OF ALL SAY THANK YOU.

I UNDERSTAND WE ARE IN THE MIDST OF BUDGET SEASON HERE AT THE COUNTY, AND WE'RE ALSO IN THE MIDST OF OUR BUDGET AT MONICAN.

UH, WE APPRECIATE THE CONSIDERATION YOU ARE GIVING US, AND IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS ON OUR REQUEST, UH, PLEASE LET US KNOW.

WE'D BE HAPPY TO AMPLIFY ON THAT.

UH, I WANNA MAKE A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO THE CHAIRMAN, MR. SPOON, NOWER.

HE REPRESENTED YOUR BOARD, UH, AND THE COUNTY EXCEPTIONALLY WELL.

UH, THE AREA THREE DISTRICT OF, UH, CONSERVATION DISTRICTS MET AT, UH, THE AGRICULTURAL CENTER, UH, OUT AT CENTRAL AND DOGTOWN.

AND, UH, WE WERE WARMLY GREETED AND ENCOURAGED TO TURN OFF OUR GPS AND WANDER THROUGH THE COUNTY.

UM, AND I THINK SOME OF THE FOLKS DID.

UM, SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

WE HAD 83 VISITORS.

UH, THE, UH, HEAD OF THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL AND CONSUMER SERVICES WAS THERE, WHICH IS THE FIRST TIME WE'D EVER HAD SOMEBODY OF THAT LEVEL OF, OF, UH, STATE BUREAUCRACY, UH, ATTEND AN AREA MEETING.

UH, AND, UH, WE GOT REALLY POSITIVE FEEDBACK ON THE FACILITY.

AND THIS BOARD AND THE BOARD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE RENOVATION OF THAT FACILITY, UH, ARE TO BE COMPLIMENTED AND COMMENDED BECAUSE IT REALLY DOES REPRESENT OUR COUNTY WELL.

UH, ALSO, THE COUNTY'S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE US WITH A COUPLE OF TCHO KEYS THAT PEOPLE HAVE, UH, TO REMIND THEM OF THEIR VISIT TO GLAND.

I WANT TO ITERATE WHAT THE, UH, UH, ADMINISTRATOR, COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR SAID.

UH, THE INITIAL AG UH, EXPO, UH, WAS A GREAT FIRST START.

AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE THE COUNTY TO CONSIDER, UH, NOT JUST THE ONE COMING UP WITH LARGE ANIMALS, WHICH ARE SIGHT UNTO THEMSELVES, BUT, BUT TO CONTINUE THAT, IT TAKES A WHILE SOMETIMES FOR A, A PROGRAM LIKE THAT TO GET, UH, STARTED OR, OR TO CONTINUE AND, AND, UH, SUCCEED.

I WANNA MAKE A SPECIAL, APPRECIATIVE COMMENT TO OUR COUNTY TREASURER, PAM DUNCAN.

UH, IN THE PROCESS OF OUR DOING OUR BUDGET AT MONKIN, UH, WE DISCOVERED THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT INVESTMENT POOL.

UH, WE HAVE BEEN KEEPING OUR RESERVE FUNDS IN ONE HALF OF ONE HALF OF 1% CDS.

AND, UH, WE'VE DISCOVERED THAT WITH THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT INVESTMENT POOL, WE MIGHT ACTUALLY GET FOUR, FOUR AND A HALF PERCENT.

AND SO, UH, OUR COUNTY TREASURER

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SO, UH, WE VERY, VERY, VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THAT.

UH, I ALSO WANNA MAKE SURE THAT MR. CASH HAS CONTINUED TO BE APPRECIATED FOR THE WORK HE'S DOING ON THE SOLAR COLLECTION FACILITY POLICY AND ORDINANCE.

I BELIEVE THE PLANNING COMMISSION IS GONNA SEE THAT THIS THURSDAY.

HE'S BEEN VERY ACCOMMODATING TO THE AG COMMUNITY IN SOLICITING INPUT, NOT ALL OF WHICH HAS MADE IT INTO THE DRAFT, BUT HE HAS SOLICITED IT NONETHELESS.

AND THEN FINALLY, UH, UH, SEPTEMBER 13TH, UH, EXTENSION IS GONNA HAVE THEIR WELL WATER TESTING PROGRAM, AND I HIGHLY ENCOURAGE THOSE.

AND 85% OF THE COUNTY IS ON A WELL, UH, TO GET YOU WATER TESTED AT $65.

UH, 30% OF THE PEOPLE WHO PARTICIPATE FIND THE AREA SOME PRESENCE OF BACTERIAL, UH, PRESENCE IN THEIR WATER.

UH, USUALLY THE TREATMENT IS, IS EASY, BUT IF YOU DON'T KNOW, YOU CAN'T TREAT IT, UH, YOU CAN REACH OUT TO THE EXTENSION OFFICE AND MORE WILL BE DISCUSSED ON THAT.

IN FACT, PROBABLY EVERY MONTH I'LL REMIND PEOPLE THAT IT'S COMING UP.

THANKS VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU, MR. LAO.

ANY OTHERS FOR CITIZEN COMMENT? OKAY.

I'M CLOSING THE CITIZEN COMMENT PERIOD, UH, BOARD IN YOUR PACKET.

WE HAD, UH, TWO SETS OF MINUTES, UH, FOR THE, UH, ONE FOR FEBRUARY 21ST

[X. Approval of Action Minutes]

MR. MR. CHAIRMAN, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE MINUTES OF OUR FEBRUARY 21ST AND, UM, MARCH 7TH MEETING.

THANK YOU, MR. KINS.

SECONDING.

THANK YOU, MR. VADERS.

ANY DISCUSSION? OKAY, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR APPROVING THE A, THE THOSE MINUTES.

PLEASE STATE THIS BY, BY SAYING AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.

OKAY.

MOVING INTO OUR REPORTS.

OUR FIRST REPORT IS FROM OUR PARTNERS AT VDOT,

[XI. Reports]

[1. 5685: VDOT - March 2023]

196 HAD SEVEN CALLOUTS DOING REGULAR MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES, POTHOLE, BATCHING, SHOULDER REPAIR, TREE REMOVAL, UH, DITCHING PIPE CLEANING, PIPE REPLACEMENT, UH, SIGN MAINTENANCE AND TRASH PICKUP.

UH, PROBABLY NOTICED THE, UH, BIG TREE OVER HERE BY THE SOFTBALL FIELD THAT WAS TAKEN DOWN YESTERDAY.

UH, STUMP GRINDINGS SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY, SO THAT'LL BE COMPLETED.

UH, MY CREW WENT OUT ON DICKINSON ROAD AND EXTENDED THE PIPE IN THAT SHARP CURVE YESTERDAY, CLOSED THE ROAD FOR A DAY, WAS OPEN YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.

SO, UM, FOR THE ROUNDABOUT MESSAGE, BOARDS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED, SET UP SIGNS ARE UP AND THEY'RE BAGGED RIGHT NOW.

AND, UH, SOON AS THEY IMPLEMENT THE DETOUR, THOSE WILL BE UNBAGGED AND, UH, THE DETOUR WILL BE SET.

THAT'S SCHEDULED FOR APRIL 17TH ONLY OTHER THING I HAVE TO REPORT IS ROUTE SIX PAVING.

THAT'S KIND OF GONE A LONG WAYS.

THERE WERE SOME ISSUES WITH SOME SHOULDER BREAKUP.

CONTRACTOR'S SUPPOSED TO COME OUT NEXT WEEKEND AND DO A TRENCH WIDE, A TRENCH A A DIG OUT OF THE TRENCHES AND, AND STABILIZE THAT AREA, AND THEN CONTINUE TO PUT THE SURFACE MIX ON AFTER THAT.

AND THAT SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THAT SECTION OF ROAD.

OTHER THAN THAT, I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE.

THANK YOU, MR. WYNN.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. W, MS. LAST CLAP.

OKAY.

UH, THANK YOU.

UH, THANK YOU, MR. WYNN.

SO THE ROUNDABOUT? YES, THE ROUNDABOUT, RIGHT? THE ONLY ONE THAT WE CARE ABOUT.

UM, SO APRIL 17TH IS WHEN WE THINK RIGHT NOW.

SURE.

THEY'LL BEGIN THE DETOURS.

YES, MA'AM.

OKAY.

AND TELL US AGAIN ABOUT HOW LONG WE THINK THEY'RE GONNA BE DETOURING AND HOW'S THAT GONNA WORK? WE'RE, WE'RE WORKING THROUGH THAT PROCESS RIGHT NOW.

OKAY.

I CAN'T TELL YOU EXACTLY HOW LONG.

SO, SO, SO ALL TRAFFIC ON 5 22 AND FAIRGROUND WON'T BE ABLE TO GO THROUGH THAT INTER INTERSECTION, IS THAT RIGHT? THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING.

OKAY.

SO YOU DETOUR PROBABLY AROUND, THERE'S STILL BE SOME FLAGGING OPERATIONS IN THE INTERIM, BUT WHEN THEY START PAVING RIGHT, IT'S GONNA BE PROBABLY, UH, SEVEN LAYERS OF PAVEMENT THAT GO DOWN TO BUILD EVERYTHING UP.

RIGHT.

AND ONCE YOU PUT ONE LAYER DOWN, YOU, YOU GOTTA WAIT FOR IT TO COOL BEFORE YOU CAN DO THE OTHER LAYER, THE NEXT LAYER.

RIGHT.

I THINK IT'LL BE, ALL THAT WORKS WILL BE DONE AT NIGHT ANYWAY.

RIGHT.

OKAY.

ALRIGHT.

THANK YOU.

OKAY.

ON THE, UH, ROUNDABOUT DETOUR, THE ROUTE 5 22 WILL REMAIN OPEN AT ALL TIMES TO THE PUBLIC WOR WORKING WITH THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT STAFF.

SO FAIRGROUNDS ROAD IS THE ONLY PART OF THAT INTERSECTION THAT WILL ACTUALLY BE CLOSED.

SO 5 22 WILL STAY OPEN UNDER FLAGGING.

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SO, UH, FROM, IF YOU'RE ON DICKINSON AND YOU CAN TURN ON, UH, FAIRGROUND ROAD, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO ACCESS THE FOOD LINE, BUT NO FURTHER.

RIGHT? RIGHT.

YES.

OKAY.

GOTCHA.

THANK YOU.

ANYTHING ELSE, MS. LASETTE? NO, I'M DONE.

THANK YOU.

UM, AT OUR TOWN HALL AND A LOT OF CALLS, THE, THE CITIZENS ARE CURIOUS AS FAR AS THE, THE PAVING OF ROCK CASTLE.

UM, HAD A GUY NEARLY IN AN ACCIDENT CALL ME, UH, BACK OF HIS JEEP, HIT THE THING, AND I'M JUST GETTING A LOT OF CALLS, SO I KNOW IT'S ON THE SCHEDULE.

I LOOKED ONLINE.

UM, BUT THERE'S, THERE'S SOME SORT OF CODE THERE THAT SAYS IT INDICATES SOME SORT OF SCHEDULE THAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

DO WE KNOW ACTUALLY WHEN THEY'RE GONNA START PAVING THAT? I, I'D HAVE TO GET WHAT THEY HAVE UNTIL THE 1ST OF NOVEMBER TO GET ALL THE SCHEDULE WORK DONE.

SO I'D HAVE TO GET A SPECIFIC DATE.

IF I GET A TWO WEEK LOOK AHEAD, I'LL BE ABLE TO TELL YOU EXACTLY WHEN.

OKAY.

THAT, THAT, THAT PROCESS HAS NOT STARTED YET.

OKAY.

I MEAN, THE ONLY THING THEY'VE REALLY DONE OUT THERE IS PROBABLY A ERADICATION OF PAVEMENT MARKINGS AND SOME PATCHING, POSSIBLY.

I HAVEN'T BEEN OUT THERE AND LOOKED AT MUCH YET.

I GOT A CALL ABOUT THE FACT THAT THERE ARE NO, YOU KNOW, IT'S NARROW ROAD, PRETTY CURBED, AND THERE'S NO LINES, IT'S NOT LINED ANYMORE.

AND, UM, THEY SHOULD, IT'S JUST SO UNLEVEL THAT IT'S JUST NOT REALLY SAFE.

OKAY.

SO WE COULD DO ANYTHING TO BUMP THAT WOULD BE GREAT.

ANYTHING ELSE FOR MS. RYAN? MR. PETERSON? UM, I'M NOT SURE HOW V DOT'S BUDGET IS SHAKING OUT, BUT I WAS JUST WONDERING WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN TO THE SNOW PLOW MONEY THAT WASN'T SPENT? WILL THERE BE ANY OF THAT BE AVAILABLE FOR SOME OF OUR PROJECTS? NOT IN MY BUDGET.

WHY IS EVERYBODY LAUGHING? NOT IN MY BUDGET, I CAN TELL YOU.

OKAY.

NOT YOUR BUDGET.

NOT IN MY BUDGET.

YEAH.

THANK YOU MR. WYNN.

OKAY.

HAVE A GOOD ONE.

APPRECIATE YOU.

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

DOESN'T LOOK LIKE WE HAVE HR HERE FOR ANY COUNTY STAFF.

UH, WE DO.

OUR NEXT REPORT IS OUR FIRE AND RESCUE REPORT.

UH, WE'RE GONNA HAVE DEPUTY CHIEF

[2. New County Staff: None]

MAN, I HEARD

[3. 5675: Fire Rescue Report - January/February]

UH, GOOD AFTERNOON.

MIKE WATKINS, DEPUTY CHIEF OF FIRE RESCUE REPORTING ON BEHALF OF EDDIE FERGUSON, WHO IS ON VACATION IN KEY WEST.

UH, FIRST , SORRY.

FIRST AND FOREMOST, UH, KIMBERLY, WE'RE GLAD TO SEE YOU BACK AND HEALTHY.

I REALLY APPRECIATE THOSE COMMENTS.

AND WITH HER PERMISSION, I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE THAT WITH THE CREW, THAT THAT TRANSPORTED YOU AT SOME POINT.

I THINK, UH, THAT'S ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS TO ME AS A, AS A MANAGER AND A CHIEF, THAT WHEN I GET GOOD FEEDBACK, I CAN GET IT TO MY CREWS, AND THAT THAT HELPS THEM CONTINUE TO DO A GREAT JOB.

SO THANK YOU VERY, VERY MUCH FOR THAT KIND, WOR THOSE KIND WORDS, AND WE'RE GLAD YOU'RE, YOU'RE HELP.

YOU'RE FEELING A LITTLE BETTER.

UM, ON BEHALF OF CHIEF FERGUSON, HE WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND TO HIS THANK YOU TO ALL, UH, DEPARTMENTS OF THE COUNTY, BUT ESPECIALLY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

UH, FOR THE MASTER PLAN, WE SPENT TWO DAYS LAST WEEK, UH, MEETING WITH, UH, STAKEHOLDERS THROUGHOUT, UM, THE COUNTY, UM, ELECTED OFFICIALS AS WELL AS, UH, DEPARTMENTS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.

UM, THE MASTER PLAN IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR THE ORGANIZATION.

I THINK IT'S GOING TO, UH, ENLIGHTEN US AS TO SOME OF THE PRIORITIES AND THINGS THAT WE NEED TO DO MOVING FORWARD AS AN ORGANIZATION TO, UH, TO BUILD OURSELVES AS INTO, INTO A HIGH CLASS OPERATION.

UM, WE'RE ALWAYS ALREADY DOING GOOD STUFF.

THIS IS GONNA BE SOMETHING THAT'LL HELP US FOCUS AND, AND GET PLACES WHERE WE NEED TO BE.

UM, WITH THAT SAID, WE ARE CONDUCTING A COMMUNITY SURVEY.

UH, THERE ARE COMMUNITY SURVEYS THAT'S POSTED ONLINE ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGES.

IN ADDITION, THE INFORMATION IS AT THE BACK OF THE ROOM.

UM, BOTH FOR IF SOMEBODY WANTS TO, DOES NOT HAVE INTERNET ACCESS, AND WOULD LIKE TO, UM, UH, TAKE THE SURVEY MANUALLY.

WE HAVE OPPORTUNITIES THERE.

IF THEY WANTED TO GIVE THAT CONDUCTED TODAY, GIVE IT TO ME.

UM, THERE'S ALSO A QR CODE THEY CAN SCAN TO DO THAT.

SO IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US TO GET THIS INFORMATION.

WE ARE CONDUCTING SURVEYS OF THE COMMUNITY.

WE'RE ALSO CONDUCTING SURVEYS OF OUR PERSONNEL AND OUR MEMBERSHIP TO GET TO MAKE, UH, THINGS.

UH, WE HELD TWO, UH, TOWN HALLS LAST WEEK WITH, UH, MEMBERS OF THE DEPARTMENT, BOTH TO GET FEEDBACK AND TO, TO GET HONEST, HONEST INSIGHT AS TO WHERE WE NEED TO GO.

UH, SO AGAIN, THANK YOU AND, AND ALL OF THE COMMUNITY FOR THE PARTICIPATION IN THE MASTER PLAN DEVELOPMENT.

UM, THAT SAID, MOVING ON, THE, THE REPORT IS IN YOUR FILE AS, UH, CHIEF FERGUSON USUALLY, UH, PRESENTS.

I THINK SOME OF THE HIGH POINTS THAT WE WOULD WANNA BRING UP.

UH, WE ARE STILL UNDER THE STATEWIDE BURN BAN, UH, NO BURNING.

AND PRIOR TO FOUR O'CLOCK, UH, IN THE EVENING, UH, THROUGH APRIL 30TH, UM, THE, THE KEY CHALLENGES WE'RE STARTING TO SEE, AND, AND TOMORROW WILL BE A PRIME EXAMPLE.

YOU HAVE A VERY HIGH HEAT AND HIGH AND DRY DAY.

UM, THAT THOSE ARE CONDITIONS THAT FIRE CAN SPREAD VERY EASILY.

SO WE WANT TO CAUTION ANYONE, UH, WITH BURNING.

AND JUST BECAUSE IT SAYS YOU CAN BURN AFTER FOUR DOESN'T MEAN IT'S NECESSARILY A GOOD IDEA BASED ON THE WIND OR OTHER STUFF.

IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE BURN ORDINANCE, PLEASE HAVE SOMEONE HAVE REACH OUT TO, UH, FIRE RESCUE ADMINISTRATION.

WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL INCREASED BRUSH FIRES THIS ALREADY THIS SEASON WITH SOME SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE.

WE DAMAGED ONE BRUSH UNIT AS WELL AS OF A LOST A FEW, UH, MINOR SHEDS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

UM, THE DEPARTMENT WAS AWARDED A SAFER GRANT, UH, STAFFING FOR ADEQUATE FIRE AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE FOR VOLUNTEER RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION.

UH, WE'RE WORKING THROUGH THE DETAILS OF THAT, BUT

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AND IT WILL BE FOR APPROXIMATELY FIVE YEARS.

WE'VE BROUGHT ON A NEW VOLUNTEER AND CAREER MEMBERS THROUGHOUT THE PAST FEW MONTHS.

WE CONDUCTED A HIRING END PROCESS.

UH, WE ARE ALSO COMPLETING OUR FIRE TRAINING ACADEMY.

UH, AND THAT IS SET TO GRADUATE ON THURSDAY, APRIL 13TH AT 1830 HOURS AT CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL, UH, EL CULTURAL AND EDUCATION CENTER ON DOGTOWN ROAD.

WE'RE REAL PROUD OF THIS GROUP.

IT'S A COMBINATION CAREER AND VOLUNTEER GROUP.

UM, THEY'VE WORKED VERY HARD TO GET THROUGH ALL THE FACETS OF, UH, OF THAT, UH, THAT ACADEMY.

UH, THEY STARTED, UH, BACK IN AUGUST.

UM, WE'RE STILL IMPROVING THE FIRE RESCUE TRAINING CENTER.

UH, WE'VE COMPLETED SITE DRAINAGE, SO WE'RE HOPING THAT WE'RE GONNA HAVE LESS, UH, DRAINAGE ISSUES IN LIGHT.

IT'S A FU A FUTURE RAINFALL.

UH, THE MODULAR CLASSROOM SHOULD BE DELIVERED HOPEFULLY IN THE NEXT MONTH OR SO.

AND WE ARE WORKING FORWARD WITH THE, UH, THE, UH, GRANT, UH, SUPPORTED, UH, BURN STRUCTURE.

IN ADDITION, WE'VE PURCHASED TWO, UH, BRIDGE HILL FIRE BLANKETS, AGAIN, THE MULTIMEDIA PRESENTATION THAT MS. BASQUE, WHICH I'LL SHOW YOU, WE'VE, UH, TO ADDRESS SOME OF OUR ELECTRIC VEHICLE FIRES.

ONE OF THE CHALLENGES, AS WE TALKED ABOUT IN A PREVIOUS MEETING, IS THAT ELECTRIC VEHICLES ARE GONNA REQUIRE, UH, ONCE THEY HIT THERMAL RUNAWAY, THEY'RE GONNA CONSUME TREMENDOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER, UM, THOUSANDS UPON THOUSANDS OF GALLONS.

SO THIS, UH, BLANKET IS A, IS A MEANS TO HOPE WE GET THEM UNDER CONTROL IN A, IN A QUICKER FASHION UNTIL WE CAN PROVIDE THE ADEQUATE RESOURCES TO PUT THE FIRES OUT.

UM, OUR NEW ENGINE SHOULD BE ARRIVING SHORTLY.

UM, AND WE ARE CONTINUING TO WORK ON ADDITIONAL, UH, FACILITY RE UH, UH, REFURBISHMENTS COMPANY ONE JUST FINISHED OUT THEIRS.

AND WE'RE WORKING ON GETTING COMPANY THREE AND FIVE DONE.

AS ALWAYS, WE CONTINUE TO NEED VOLUNTEERS.

WE'RE ACCEPTING, UH, APPLICATIONS.

UM, WE, UH, CONDUCT ALL THE TRAINING AND WE'LL PROVIDE IT FOR FREE.

UM, LASTLY, THE KIND OF THE STANDING THING THAT CHIEF FERGUSON ALWAYS WANTS TO MAKE FOLKS AWARE OF.

IF SOMEONE NEEDS A SMOKE DETECTOR, PLEASE CALL US.

THIS IS A SIMPLE, THIS IS A LOW COST AND VERY EASY THING FOR THE DEPARTMENT TO DO.

WE'RE HAPPY TO COME TO SOMEONE'S HOME, INSTALL AS MANY SMOKE DETECTORS AS THEY NEED, UH, THROUGHOUT THEIR RESIDENTS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE SAFE.

THAT'S ONE OF THE ONE THINGS THAT YOU CAN DO TO, UH, TO SAVE, SAVE LIVES, IS TO, TO HAVE THOSE THINGS UP AND AVAILABLE.

UM, THE LAST THING I'LL END WITH IS THAT THE FIRE SHOW IS OCTOBER 14TH OF THIS YEAR.

THAT'S THE END OF FIRE PREVENTION WEEK.

SO WE HOPE TO CONTINUE TO, WE BUILD ON THE FIRST FIRE SHOW WE'VE HAD IN MANY YEARS LAST YEAR.

WE HOPE TO BUILD ON THAT THIS YEAR.

UM, THAT'S ALL I HAVE AS FAR AS A REPORT.

I'LL BE GLAD TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.

THANK YOU.

DEPUTY CHIEF BOARD.

ANY QUESTIONS? JUST, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

YEP.

AND I'LL BE GLAD TO EXPLAIN.

VERY NICE.

DO YOU HAVE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU SO MUCH.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? QUICK QUESTION.

WHAT'S, WHAT'S THE, DO WE SAY THE COST? I YOU, ONE OF THE QUESTIONS WAS ANSWERED THERE IN THE SLIDE UP TO 30 USES FOR EACH BLANKET.

IT'S ABOUT $2,700 PER BLANKET.

IT'S A HIGH, IT'S A, IT'S A KEVLAR OR A NOMEX TYPE MATERIAL.

UM, THE, THE KEY PIECE FOR US AND AND FOR GUC IS, AGAIN, WITH, WITH LIMITED MANPOWER OR A ELECTRIC VEHICLE IN THERMAL RUNWAY, THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO AT LEAST PUT A STOP ON IT INITIALLY.

UM, WE ALSO KIND OF CONSIDER THAT WHEN WE'RE DEALING WITH A PARK DECK, FOR EXAMPLE, UH, CARMAX OR, UM, CAPITAL ONE.

THIS IS AN I OPTION TO GET IN THERE.

UM, AS WELL AS ANY TIME WE

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THIS, THIS WOULD HELP US PREVENT DAMAGE TO, YOU KNOW, ADJACENT VEHICLES AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE BY CONTAINING IT.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR REPORTS.

THANK YOU.

OKAY.

L TWO REPORTS ARE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT AND THE ACCOUNTS PAYABLE REPORT ARE IN OUR PACKETS.

UP NEXT, LI WE, I DON'T SEE MR. UM, MR. CARPENTER GONNA

[4. 5683: Planning and Development Activity]

MR. CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD ON MR. DRUMRIGHT IS ON VACATION, NOT IN KEY WEST, BUT ON VACATION FOR SPRING BREAK THIS WEEK.

[6. Broadband Report]

BUT, UH, SOME HIGHLIGHTS TO HIT, UH, FIRST OF ALL IS THAT DOMINION ENERGY IS NOW APPROVED DESIGN OF 81 MILES OF THE TOTAL 108 MILES FROM MIDDLE MILE FIBER BUILD.

SO 20 LESS THAN 27 MILES REMAIN FOR THEIR DESIGN REVIEW AND QUALITY CONTROL OF THE 19.7 MILES HAVE BEEN RELEASED BY DOMINION FOR CONSTRUCTION TO BEGIN, UH, THE, UM, THEY BEGAN THE FIELD DATA COLLECTION IN THE RISE AREA, WHICH IS THE THREE SQUARE PART OF THE COUNTY.

UH, AND THEY ANTICIPATE DOMINION IS STILL ON SCHEDULE TO BE COMPLETED WITH, UH, ALL OF THEIR MIDDLE MILE CONSTRUCTION BY THE END OF 2023.

THAT IS MY REPORT.

THANK YOU, MR. CARPENTER.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. CARPENTER? MR. DRUM RIGHT HAND HERE.

WE CAN GIVE HIM SOME REALLY HARD ONES.

ABSOLUTELY.

YEAH.

THANKS.

OKAY.

ALL RIGHT.

MOVING ON.

UM, THIS IS A TIME FOR OUR BOARD REPORTS.

ANY

[7. Board Reports]

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

UH, YOU ALL FOR, AND WHAT WAS IT? DID YOU WANT MR. CARPENT? DID YOU WON SOMETHING AT THE, UH, .

AT THE TPO, WHAT WAS IT? A TICKETS? UH, YES.

UM, UM, AIRLINE TICKETS, UH, ON SOUTHWEST.

THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

THAT'S A QUESTION.

SO WE HAD A, WE HAD A FUN, WE HAD A FUN, UH, FUN MEETING, A TRANSPORTATION FORM AT THE MAIN STREET STATION.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR THOSE HERE THAT SHOWED UP.

THANK YOU.

AND THOUGHT IT WENT WELL.

IT'S, AGAIN, A GOOD SIGN OF CONTINUED REGIONAL EFFORTS AND COOPERATION.

AND WE ARE MEETING LATER THIS WEEK, SO I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO REPORT, UM, IN BETWEEN THE, THE TRANSPORTATION FORM.

BUT WE DO HAVE A FEW THINGS ON THE AGENDA THAT, UM, ARE, WE'RE CONTINUING TO LOOK AT THE COST OF, YOU KNOW, WAY TO MANAGE PROJECTS IN A WAY THAT, UH, WE'RE MORE MINDFUL AND ENGAGED WITH COST OVERRUNS.

SO, UM, I'LL REPORT BACK NEXT MONTH ON WHAT WE GET DONE, BUT WE'RE WINDING DOWN THE CHAIRMANSHIP.

I'LL JUST HAVE A FEW MORE MEETINGS.

UM, WHEN IS THE, WE'RE HAVING A TRANSPORTATION, UM, JOINT.

DO YOU KNOW WHEN THE JOINT MEETING IS OF CBTA A IS THAT IN AUGUST? NO, NO.

IT'S, IT'S GONNA BE JUNE.

JUNE.

IT'S JUNE.

SOMETIME IN JUNE.

I THINK OUR MEETING, OUR MEETING IN JUNE, UM, WILL BE CBT, A PLAN, RVA AND, UM, THE TPO TOGETHER.

SO, UH, WE CONTINUE TO, TRANSPORTATION CONTINUES TO BE A BIG PIECE THAT WE WORK ON.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MR. WATER BEING COMPLAINER.

DA, NOTHING ON MATERIALITY.

I'LL STICK WITH, I KNOW MR. PETERSON, I'LL STICK WITH THE TRANSPORTATION THEME.

CVT AS CONTINUES TO GROW AND DEVELOP ITS PROCESSES, HAS, UM, ARE WORKING NOW TO, UH, DECIDE HOW WE'RE GOING TO ELECT THE NEW CHAIRS AND VICE CHAIRS.

AND THERE'S SOME, THERE WAS SOME INTERESTING DISCUSSION AROUND, UH, A ROTATION VERSUS JUST, UH, HAVING A, A NON ROTATION BOARD WHERE THERE'D BE MORE LIKE POLITICKING AND VOTING.

SO WE'LL SEE WHICH WAY THAT GOES.

UH, BUT THERE MIGHT BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR GUC IN THERE, UH, MORE TO COME ON THAT YOU THINK FROM FINANCE.

NOT APOLOGIES.

I COULDN'T BE THERE WITH THE CASTLE FOLKS.

I UNDERSTAND.

UM, YEAH, MR. CHAIR, THANK YOU.

UM, THE FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE MEETING, UH, OR COMMITTEE DID MEET JUST PRIOR TO THIS MEETING.

AND WE HAD A VERY LIVELY DISCUSSION.

AND WE ARE VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE SUCH ENGAGED CITIZENS AND STAFF AND, AND BOARD MEMBERS, UH, IN THIS PROCESS BECAUSE AS IT TURNS OUT, THIS PROCESS STARTED IN THE FALL, UH, OCTOBER, NOVEMBER TIMEFRAME.

AND A LOT OF THINGS HAVE CHANGED SINCE THEN.

AND SO WHAT WE'VE UH, DISCUSSED WAS AN UP UPDATE ON THE PROJECTIONS FOR THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR 23 AND REVISED POTENTIAL NUMBERS FOR FISCAL YEAR 24 BASED ON NEW INFORMATION.

AND SO WE HAD A LIVELY DISCUSSION AROUND, UM, HOW THAT NEW INFORMATION AND THE, UM, RESIDUAL SHOULD BE ALLOCATED.

AND, AND I THINK THERE WAS SOME CONSENSUS AROUND THE COMMITTEE TO BRING FORWARD TO THIS BOARD, UH, A RECOMMENDATION THAT WE TAKE A ANOTHER HARD LOOK AT SALARIES, UM, UH, IN VIRTUALLY ALL THE AREAS OF THE COUNTY, JUST TO MAKE SURE, UM, THAT GIVEN THE THINGS THAT HAVE TRANSPIRED AND THE THINGS THAT MIGHT BE TRANSPIRING AS WE SPEAK, THAT WE REMAIN COMPETITIVE, UH, WHEN IT COMES TO ATTRACTING AND RETAINING THE TOP TALENT.

UM, WE'VE GOT A, A, A TOP TALENT, UH, TEAM THAT'S JUST INCREDIBLY TALENTED.

WE WANNA HANG ON TO THOSE FOLKS.

AND WE ALSO WANNA BE ABLE TO ATTRACT A NEW TALENT THAT'S, UH, THE SAME KIND OF QUALITY.

SO, SO ONE OF THE CONSENSUS

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UM, AND THEN BEYOND THAT, UM, WE HAD A DISCUSSION AROUND MAINTAINING OUR RESERVES AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE BUDGET.

SO AS THE BUDGET INCREASES, MAKING SURE THAT WE, UH, PROPORTIONALLY INCREASE THE RESERVES.

AND THEN, UH, THERE IT LOOKS LIKE THERE, THERE WILL BE SOME ADDITIONAL FUNDS AVAILABLE TO, UH, FOR SOME OF THE CAPITAL SPENDING PROJECTS THAT WE'VE, UH, GOT ON THE BOOKS THAT WE WANT TO GET FUNDED.

WE MAY BETTER PULL SOME AHEAD OR, OR PROVIDE ADDITIONAL CAPITAL TO THOSE.

UH, UH, AND THEN ALSO, UM, ADDRESS WHAT, UH, AN ISSUE THAT CITIZENS HAVE BROUGHT UP TIME AND AGAIN, UH, AT LEAST TO ME ABOUT, UH, THE VEHICLE TAX AND, UM, SOME POTENTIAL RELIEF.

AND WE, WE TOOK A LOOK AT THAT AS WELL.

AND, UM, AND BOUNCED AROUND SOME THOUGHTS AND IDEAS ON HOW TO ALLOCATE THIS YEAR AND NEXT YEAR ACROSS THOSE DIFFERENT ISSUES THAT I JUST MENTIONED.

THE POTENTIAL FOR TAX RELIEF, THE POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL SPENDING, THE POTENTIAL TO MAINTAIN OUR RESERVES AS THE BUDGET GROWS, UM, GIVEN THE REVISED, UH, PROJECTIONS AND THE NEW INFORMATION.

SO THAT WAS OUR, UM, LIVELY DISCUSSION.

UM, AND THERE'LL BE MORE TO COME, IT'LL BE INCUMBENT ON THIS BOARD TO ACTUALLY MAKE THE FINAL DECISIONS ON HOW MUCH AND, AND, AND WHERE AND WHEN, AND HOW THAT, THAT TAKES PLACE IN THE FINAL BUDGET.

UM, BUT TODAY, I GUESS IS THE PUBLIC HEARING, BUT IT'S, UH, THE ACTUAL ADOPTION TAKES PLACE IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS.

SO THERE MAY BE SOME TIME TO TAKE THAT, THAT ADDITIONAL HARD LOOK AT THE, UH, THE SALARY SIDE OF THINGS.

SO THAT'S PRETTY MUCH ALL I REPORT, UH, MR. CHAIR.

THANK YOU, MR. PETERSON.

OKAY.

ALL RIGHT.

TAKE, THAT'S ALL OF OUR BOARD REPORTS.

UH, WE ARE MOVING INTO OUR CONSENT AGENDA.

I WOULD ASK MR. CARPENTER TO

[XII. Consent Agenda]

UH, THANK YOU MR. CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

YOU HAVE THREE ITEMS IN FRONT OF YOU TODAY FOR YOUR CONSENT AGENDA.

ITEM NUMBER 1 56 74 IS AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2023 GOSHEN COUNTY BUDGET BY APPROPRIATING AN ADDITIONAL $73,125 IN THE SOCIAL SERVICES FUND.

UH, THEY'RE REQUESTING THIS, UH, THEY'RE APPROVED FOR REIMBURSEMENT BY, BY THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES.