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HEREBY CALL TO ORDER THE AUGUST 9TH, 2023 MEETING OF THE UCHIN COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY.
MADAM DIRECTOR AND SECRETARY, WOULD YOU CALL THE ROLE TO VERIFY FORM? UH, YES.
UH, ALL IN ATTENDANCE? YOU DO HAVE A QUORUM.
AND, UH, I WANT TO OPEN UP NOW FOR CITIZEN'S COMMENT.
ARE YOU, DO YOU WISH TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF CITIZEN'S? COMMENT? IS THERE ANYONE ONLINE WISH TO SPEAK? SO WE'LL CLOSE THIS COMMENT.
NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS THE, UH, APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES.
IS THERE A MOTION TO DO SO? I MOVE, APPROVE THE MINUTES.
I'LL SECOND, SECOND ON THE FLOOR.
ANY DISCUSSION ON APPROVAL OF MINUTES HEARING NO.
MINUTES FROM JUNE, RIGHT? YES.
ALL IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE MINUTES, PLEASE STATE AYE.
AGAINST ABSTENTIONS, MINUTES ARE APPROVED.
AND MOVING ON TO SCHEDULED BANNERS.
WE HAVE THE TREASURER'S REPORT.
UM, MR. CHAIRMAN, THE, UH, TREASURER'S REPORT SAYS BLUE THIS SHEET, UH, IF YOU TURN TO THE SECOND PAGE, THERE'S A, UM, THE CHART BY MONTH, UH, ENDING IN JUNE, ENDING FISCAL YEAR IN JUNE.
THERE'S ONLY ONE THING THAT, THAT WE DON'T KNOW, UH, ABOUT, AND SARAH AND I WERE TALKING ABOUT IT EARLIER.
YOU'LL NOTICE UNDER, UH, PROFESSIONAL SS V C, THERE'S THIS 2,600 IN $9 AND 50 CENT CHARGE.
AND AGAIN, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT IS WITH, UH, BUT SARAH'S GONNA CHECK THAT OUT WITH, UH, WITH THE COUNTY.
THE REST OF 'EM ARE PRETTY SELF-EXPLANATORY.
ANYTHING ELSE UNDER THAT LINE ITEM IS RELATED TO CHRISTIAN AND BARTON.
UM, THERE IS A 66,663 PASS, UH, PASS THROUGH RELATED TO THE HOTEL AND THE NOTCH UP ABOVE, UM, 2,500 UNDER, UM, I THINK IT'S UNDER MISCELLANEOUS OR UNDER DUES.
DUES AND MEMBERSHIPS DUES IS THE CHAMBER MEMBERSHIP.
UH, NOW THE BIG ONE, UH, TO YOUR RIGHT, THE $1,743 AND THE $550, OUR INSURANCE PAYMENTS.
AND THAT PRETTY MUCH COVERS ALL OF OUR, UH, EXPENDITURES, AGAIN, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE 26 0 9 50.
BUT, UH, SARAH'S GONNA, SHERIFF'S GONNA CHECK INTO THAT.
ANY QUESTIONS? YOU EXCUSE ME, YOU'RE IN NO QUESTIONS EXCEPT FOR ONE.
I HAVE, IS THIS, UH, MADAM DIRECTOR, IS THIS A, UH, OUTPUT FROM THE TYLER IMMUNE SYSTEM? IT, NO, IT IS A, A CUBE'S REPORT.
SO THE TYLER MUNI SYSTEM GOES INTO EXCEL AND THEY BUILT THIS EXCEL TO PRINT OUT.
WE HAVE, UH, MR. TREASURER BILL TO BE PAID.
THERE IS, AND I DID NOT HAVE THE AMOUNT WHEN THE AGENDA WENT OUT, BUT IT'S FOR $109 AND 50 CENTS.
AND IS THERE A MOTION TO PAY SAID BILL AND WHO'S PAY? CHRISTIAN AND BAR OKAY.
CHRISTIAN BARTON, WHAT WAS THE AMOUNT? 1 0 9 51 0 9 50 SECOND.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION HEARING? NO DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION.
ALL IN FAVOR OF APPROVAL OF THE MOTION TO PAY CHRISTIAN MARTIN, PLEASE STATE AYE.
SO, UH, I BELIEVE ONE OR TWO MEMBERS GOT A CHANCE TO DO THE V E D P VIRGINIA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP 1 0 1, I THINK IT WAS ONLINE, AND THEY DID A QUICK LITTLE VIDEO, AND MR. SCHMID HAD REQUESTED THAT WE PLAY IT HERE FOR THE ENTIRE E D A TO SEE.
SO I DO HAVE IT PULLED UP, SO, SURE.
LET'S SEE WHAT THIS DOES FOR US.
BEFORE THE MAJOR HEADLINES OF CELEBRATIONS.
LET ME SEE IF I CAN GET THE NO.
A LITTLE BIT LOUDER OF NEW PROJECT ANNOUNCEMENTS.
THE VIRGINIA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
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PARTNERSHIP WORKS WITH OUR LOCAL, REGIONAL, AND STATE PARTNERS BEHIND THE SCENES, COLLABORATING, LEARNING, INNOVATING, AND DEVELOPING SOLUTIONS TO SECURE THE NEXT BIG WIN.COMPRISED OF A TALENTED, DEDICATED TEAM OF EXPERIENCED PROFESSIONALS, V E D P HELPS STEWARD AN INCREDIBLE ASSET.
VIRGINIA V E D P WORKS WITH VIRGINIA'S BUSINESS COMMUNITY AND STATE LEADERS TO INFORM DECISIONS THAT AFFECT BUSINESSES.
A TEAM DEDICATED TO ANALYZING VIRGINIA'S ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS IDENTIFIES OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE COMMONWEALTH TO IMPROVE ITS BUSINESS, CLIMATE AND INFRASTRUCTURE, AND TO BECOME MORE ATTRACTIVE FOR BUSINESS INVESTMENT.
V E D P ALSO COLLABORATES WITH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS, UTILITIES, AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR TO DEVELOP A PORTFOLIO OF VIRGINIA PROPERTIES THAT MEET THE NEEDS OF BUSINESS.
WE MARKET VIRGINIA'S ASSETS AND ADVANTAGES TO CORPORATE DECISION MAKERS, SITE SELECTION CONSULTANTS, AND INDUSTRY MEDIA TO RAISE AWARENESS AND IMPROVE PERCEPTIONS OF THE COMMONWEALTH.
AS A PREMIER BUSINESS DESTINATION, V E D P FOCUSES ON COMPANIES THAT GENERATE MOST OF THEIR SALES FROM OUT-OF-STATE CUSTOMERS.
THESE TRADED SECTOR BUSINESSES BRING IN NEW JOBS AND SALES FOR SMALL BUSINESSES IN VIRGINIA, SECURING INVESTMENTS FROM TRADED SECTOR BUSINESSES IN VIRGINIA'S INDUSTRY, CLUSTERS IS VITAL TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, CATALYZING TREMENDOUS RIPPLE EFFECTS BEYOND DIRECT JOBS AND CAPITAL INVESTMENT.
WHEN VIRGINIA SUCCESSFULLY RECRUITS A TARGET COMPANY, THE BENEFITS FLOW TO HEALTHCARE, RETAIL, UTILITIES, NON-PROFITS, AND SMALL BUSINESSES IN THE COMMUNITY.
V E D P HAS RESEARCHED AND DEVELOPED TARGET COMPANY LISTS IN ITS KEY INDUSTRY SECTORS FOR PROACTIVE OUTREACH SEEKING BUSINESSES TO LAUNCH IN, RELOCATE TO, OR EXPAND IN VIRGINIA.
HAVING GENERATED THESE QUALITY PROSPECTS FOR VIRGINIA, THE V E D P TEAM GETS TO WORK.
EDPS LEAD GENERATION PROGRAM TARGETS COMPANIES IN DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN MARKETS THROUGH ITS CALL CENTER OPERATIONS, TRADE SHOWS, CALL TRIPS, AND GOVERNOR MARKETING MISSIONS TO PURSUE THESE HIGH QUALITY PROSPECTS.
MANY OF THESE ACTIVITIES ARE EXECUTED IN COLLABORATION WITH REGIONAL AND LOCAL PARTNERS ON A TIMELINE THAT CAN RANGE FROM MONTHS TO YEARS.
THE COMMONWEALTH SALES TEAM DILIGENTLY WORKS TO CULTIVATE THESE LEADS.
ONCE VIRGINIA IS IN COMPETITION FOR A PROJECT, V E P PERFORMS THOROUGH DUE DILIGENCE, EVALUATES VIRGINIA'S COMPETITIVENESS FOR THAT PARTICULAR PROJECT, AND DEVELOPS A COMPREHENSIVE VALUE PROPOSITION TO PRESENT TO THE PROSPECT AS PART OF DEVELOPING AND COMMUNICATING VIRGINIA'S TOTAL VALUE PROPOSITION FOR EACH PROJECT.
V E D P COLLABORATES WITH REGIONAL AND LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL LOCATIONS THAT MEET THE PROSPECT'S SITE CRITERIA.
IN COMPETITIVE PROJECT SITUATIONS WHERE A COMPANY IS CONSIDERING MULTIPLE STATES FOR A NEW PROJECT, VIRGINIA OFFERS PERFORMANCE-BASED INCENTIVES TO ENCOURAGE THE SELECTION OF THE COMMONWEALTH EDPS INCENTIVES TEAM COMPLETES A RISK ASSESSMENT AND RETURN ON INVESTMENT ANALYSIS FOR EVERY POTENTIAL PROJECT ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE STATE INCENTIVES.
INCENTIVE PROPOSALS ARE STRUCTURED WITH PERFORMANCE TARGETS AND TIMELINES TO SAFEGUARD PUBLIC FUNDS.
THE E D E WORKS WITH THE GOVERNOR, SECRETARY OF COMMERCE AND GENERAL ASSEMBLY MEMBERS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS ACROSS VIRGINIA TO CRAFT INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS THAT MEET PROSPECTIVE COMPANIES NEEDS WITH THE GOAL OF SECURING A DECISION AND CELEBRATING JOBS AND NEW CAPITAL INVESTMENT FOR VIRGINIANS.
WHENEVER A COMPETING STATE WINS, WE LOOK TO LEARN FROM THE LOSS AND EVALUATE WAYS TO MAKE VIRGINIA MORE COMPETITIVE IN THE FUTURE.
ONCE A PROJECT WITH A STATE FUNDED INCENTIVE PACKAGE IS ANNOUNCED, THE COMPANY IS REQUIRED TO REGULARLY REPORT TO V E D P.
ITS PROGRESS TOWARD MEETING JOB CREATION, AVERAGE WAGE AND CAPITAL INVESTMENT COMMITMENTS.
ALL STATE FUNDED INCENTIVES ADMINISTERED BY V E D P ARE PERFORMANCE BASED, MEANING THAT THE COMPANY ULTIMATELY RECEIVES ONLY THE INCENTIVES IT IS EARNED.
THE STATUS OF ALL ACTIVE STATE INCENTIVE AGREEMENTS IS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON BP'S WEBSITE.
MOST NEW JOBS AND ALL JOB LOSSES IN THE COMMONWEALTH COME FROM EXISTING BUSINESSES.
INDEED, MORE THAN TWO THIRDS OF ALL ANNOUNCEMENTS AND JOB CREATION RESULT FROM EXPANSIONS.
V VDP MEETS REGULARLY WITH HUNDREDS OF TRADED SECTOR BUSINESSES ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH TO REINFORCE THEIR IMPORTANCE TO VIRGINIA'S
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ECONOMY AND UNDERSTAND ANY CHALLENGES THEY MAY FACE WITH RESPECT TO INFRASTRUCTURE, TALENT, TRAINING, TAX, OR REGULATORY MATTERS.WITH 95% OF THE WORLD'S CONSUMERS LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES, THERE ARE MANY OPPORTUNITIES FOR VIRGINIA BUSINESSES TO SELL THEIR PRODUCTS AND SERVICES OVERSEAS.
COMPANIES THAT EXPORT ARE STRONGER, MORE DIVERSIFIED, PAY THEIR WORKERS MORE, AND HAVE HIGHER PRODUCTIVITY.
V E D P PROVIDES A RANGE OF TRADE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, PROGRAMS, AND GRANTS TO HELP BOTH NEW AND EXPERIENCED VIRGINIA EXPORTERS GROW THEIR INTERNATIONAL SALES BY IDENTIFYING NEW MARKETS, DEVELOPING MARKET ENTRY STRATEGIES, AND MEETING POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS OVERSEAS.
THE COMMONWEALTH'S ROBUST TALENT IS A MAJOR COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE.
THE VIRGINIA OFFICE OF EDUCATION ECONOMICS, OR VO E INFORMS KEY STAKEHOLDERS ABOUT VIRGINIA'S EDUCATION AND LABOR MARKET NEEDS.
VO E DOES THIS BY LEVERAGING DATA TO INFORM EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING POLICY AND WORKFORCE PARTNERSHIPS ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH.
V E D P OFFERS TWO WORKFORCE INCENTIVE PROGRAMS THAT UNIQUELY POSITION VIRGINIA TO BE COMPETITIVE IN SECURING EXPANSIONS OF EXISTING VIRGINIA FIRMS, AS WELL AS THE ATTRACTION OF INVESTMENT IN JOBS FROM NEW TO VIRGINIA COMPANIES.
THE VIRGINIA TALENT ACCELERATOR PROGRAM OFFERS WORLD-CLASS FULLY CUSTOMIZED WORKFORCE RECRUITMENT AND TRAINING SOLUTIONS AT NO COST TO ELIGIBLE COMPANIES.
THE VIRGINIA JOBS INVESTMENT PROGRAM KNOWN AS VI J, OFFERS A PERFORMANCE-BASED GRANT INCENTIVE TO PARTICIPATING FIRMS THAT WANT TO MANAGE THEIR OWN TALENT RECRUITMENT AND TRAINING EFFORTS.
VIRGINIA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, PARTNERSHIP, COLLABORATION, EXPERTISE, RESOURCES AND SOLUTIONS TO ENERGIZE THE COMMONWEALTH ECONOMY AND ENRICH LIVES OF VIRGINIANS FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.
A PARTNERSHIP TO POSITION VIRGINIA AND EACH OF ITS REGIONS FOR SUCCESS.
IT GIVES A GOOD OVERVIEW OF, UH, WHAT THEY DO.
SO, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER I SHOW ON THE SCREEN, I CAN BROADCAST OUT ON THE LIVESTREAM.
UM, SO DID YOU, DID YOU ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE VIDEO OR ANYTHING THAT YOU HEARD THAT YOU WERE INTERESTED IN OR? I THINK THE THING I'M MOST INTERESTED IN THAT, JUST A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND, I WAS A BUDGET ANALYST STATE BACK IN THE 1980S WHEN WE HAD THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
AND, UH, IT, IT WAS, UH, YOU KNOW, WE WERE STILL TALKING ABOUT, UH, SHELL BUILDINGS AND, YOU KNOW, UH, JUST HANDING OUT MONEY TO GET PEOPLE AND THIS IS A MUCH MORE COMPREHENSIVE VIEW OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
SO I'M LOOKING AT 40 YEARS OF, OF, OF, UH, PROGRESS YEAH.
SO THAT'S WHAT IMPRESSED ME THE MOST IS, IS, UH, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE WELL THOUGHT OUT, UH, YOU KNOW, PROGRAM APPROACHES THAT, THAT THEY HAVE RIGHT NOW.
SO YEAH, IT, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IS THESE DAYS MUCH MORE THAN INDUSTRIAL SHELL BUILDINGS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
I MEAN, IT'S ALL ABOUT WORKFORCE AND TALENT AND BRINGING THE RIGHT KIND OF TALENT TO LIVE IN YOUR AREA AND, UM, QUALITY OF LIFE TO ATTRACT THE TALENT AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING RIGHT.
AND ALL SORTS OF THINGS TO MAKE IT MORE HOLISTIC PLACE.
THIS, THIS ALSO REALLY BRINGS HOME WHY IT WAS SO IMPORTANT FOR US TO GET THAT GRANT FROM VIRGINIA TECH TO REALLY HONE IN ON WHAT OUR INDUSTRY, UM, NEEDS WERE HERE IN, IN, IN GLAND, SO THEY COULD PLUG INTO THAT AND GET THE LEADS.
BECAUSE WHEN WE WENT TO B E D P, YOU KNOW, WHEN I FIRST STARTED, THEY SAID, WELL, WHAT ARE YOUR TARGET IN INDUSTRIES? WHAT, WHAT SHOULD WE BE SENDING YOUR WAY? AND WE DIDN'T REALLY HAVE A GOOD ANSWER FOR THEM MM-HMM.
SO WE HAVE A VERY TARGETED APPROACH.
THEY KNOW WHAT WE WANT, THEY KNOW WHAT WE DON'T WANT
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR, UH, GIVING THAT TOGETHER AND SHOWING IT TO US.
TONY IS, UM, WHO'S, WHO'S THE CHAIR OR IS IT PRESIDENT? UH, JASON KUBE.
UM, BECAUSE I KNOW BOB SLED USED TO BE LONG TIME AGO.
UM, AND WHO LIVES IN THE COUNTY?
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YES.HE WAS, YEAH, I CAN'T REMEMBER HIS, WHAT HIS TITLE WAS OR, BUT IT WAS BEFORE MY TIME IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, PUT IT THAT WAY.
SO, MOVING ON TO NEW BUSINESS UPDATE.
UH, DO YOU WANT TO LEAD WITH THE, UH, FUNDING REQUEST OR DO YOU WANT TO GO THROUGH, UH, YEAH, NO, WE CAN, WE CAN DIVE INTO THAT.
SO, UM, COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO I GAVE YOU ALL A PRESENTATION ON SITE CHARACTERIZATIONS.
AND SO PRIORITY SITES IN THE COUNTY THAT I FELT THAT WE NEED TO AT LEAST GET CHARACTERIZED SO WE HAVE A GOOD IDEA OF WHAT THE SITE IS LACKING.
SO WE COULD POTENTIALLY START TRYING TO FIND FUNDING SOURCES TO GET THE SITE, UM, MOVED UP ON THE TIER STRUCTURE TO MAKE IT MORE ATTRACTIVE FOR NEW BUSINESS, UM, RECRUITMENT PURPOSES.
UM, AND I'VE MET WITH ALL FOUR OF THOSE LANDOWNERS.
UM, ALL OF THEM ARE DEFINITELY INTERESTED IN OBTAINING THE SITE CHARACTERIZATION FUNDING OR HOW THEY WANTED TO GO ABOUT DOING IT IS DIFFERENT ACROSS ALL FOUR OF THEM,
BUT ONE OF THEM DOES WANT TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE V E D P GRANT AND, UH, PARTNERING WITH THE E D A TO, TO FUND THE CHARACTERIZATION.
AND THAT IS THE OILVILLE SITE.
SO, UM, IT'S ROUGHLY, IT'S 152 ACRES RIGHT AT THE INTERCHANGE OF 64 AND OILVILLE ROAD.
UM, WE RECEIVED FUNDING, OR WE RECEIVED APPROVAL FROM D E D P THAT THEY WILL PAY 50% OF THE COST.
SO D E D P WILL PAY 3,500 AS A GRANT.
UM, AND THEN THE REMAINING, THE 3,500 WOULD BE SPLIT BETWEEN THE LAND OWNER AND POTENTIALLY THE E D A.
UH, THE ASK OF YOU IS TO FRONT THE 7,000 BECAUSE THE E D P CANNOT GIVE MONEY TO A PRIVATE LANDOWNER, SO IT HAS TO FLOW THROUGH THE E D A.
SO, UM, IF THE E D A WILL FRONT THE $7,000 TO GET THE CHARACTERIZATION DONE, ONCE IT'S COMPLETE, WE'LL SUBMIT IT TO THE E D P.
THEY WILL THEN GIVE YOU 3,500 BACK AND THE LANDOWNER WILL GIVE YOU 1750 BACK.
SO WHAT KIND OF A LEGAL DOCUMENT WILL WE NEED TO COME UP WITH THEN FOR THE LANDOVER TO MAKE SURE THEY GIVE DO IN FACT, THE, THE, THE MONEY BACK? YEAH.
UM, I CAN ENGAGE CHRISTIAN AND BARTON TO COME UP WITH SOMETHING.
I'LL DRAFT IT, UM, AND THEN HAVE HIM HAVE HIM REVIEW IT.
BUT, UM, SO IT, AND THE, THE LANDOWNER WAS AGREEABLE TO ENTER IT INTO AN AGREEMENT, THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO, UM, AND WOULD IN WRITE IN FROM THE V D P? YES, WE WILL GET, UM, APPROVAL, OFFICIAL APPROVAL FROM D E D P THAT THEY WILL GIVE US THE 50% GRANT.
AND DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE TIMEFRAME WOULD BE? UM, V E D P DOES HAVE A TIME FOR THE WHOLE CYCLE.
I WOULD SAY WITHIN THE THREE TO SIX MONTHS.
AND WHAT DOES THAT IN ENTAIL? THE CHARACTERIZATION? I MEAN, IS THAT JUST A, A SURVEY AND A STUDY OF THE IT'S NOT, IT IS A FULL ENGINEER REPORT.
UM, SO THEY WILL GO OUT AND, UM, YOU KNOW, LET ME BRING IT UP 'CAUSE I DON'T WANNA MISS ANYTHING.
I'M ASSUMING, LIKE, YEAH, I THINK I HAVE IT UNDER THE APRIL, HERE'S A SAMPLE OF A CHARACTERIZATION REPORT.
SO THIS IS WHAT THE ENGINEER WILL BE PROVIDING TO US AND TO THE SITE, UM, OWNER AND TO THE E D P.
UM, SO THEY WERE, THEY'RE GOING TO ASSIGN IT A TIER, IF YOU REMEMBER THE TIERS GO FROM ONE TO FIVE.
IT WILL PROBABLY END UP BEING A LENORA TWO JUST BECAUSE IT'S DOESN'T, YOU KNOW, IT DOESN'T HAVE A LOT OF INFRASTRUCTURE OUT ALREADY.
UM, THEY WILL DO AN OFFICIAL CHARACTERIZATION LETTER.
UM, THEY WILL GIVE A SUMMARY OF THE SITE, GIVING THE BACKGROUND, HOW THEY GOT THERE, WHAT IT'S CURRENTLY SERVES, WHAT THE POTENTIAL BUILD OUT OF THE SITE COULD BE, UM,
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WATER AND SEWER, WHERE WATER AND SEWER COULD COME FROM, AND ANY ASSOCIATED COSTS WITH BRINGING WATER AND SEWER TO THE, TO THE SITE.UM, THEY'RE GONNA ANALYZE THE ELECTRICAL, UH, INFRASTRUCTURE.
SO WHETHER IT'S OUR, WHETHER IT HAS ENOUGH POWER THERE, WHETHER IT NEEDS TO BE PHASE THREE POWER AND WHAT THAT'S GONNA COST TO BRING, UM, THEY'RE GONNA GIVE SUMMARIES OF EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THESE ASPECTS OF THE SITE.
THEN THEY'RE GOING TO GIVE US A RECOMMENDED BUDGET.
SO IF WE WANTED TO INCREASE THE TIER, SO IF IT COMES IN AT A TWO AND WE WANNA BRING IT TO A THREE, WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO TO GET TO A THREE? AND HOW MUCH IS IT GONNA COST TO DO THAT? UM, AND THEN THIS IS JUST INFORMATION ABOUT THE TIERS, UM, AN OVERVIEW AGAIN.
AND THEN THEY'LL GIVE YOU A, A REALLY NICE KIND OF, UM, ENGINEERED ANALYSIS OF THE SITE SHOWING WHERE THERE'S WETLANDS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT ON THE SITE, UM, SHOWING YOU WHERE YOUR ELECTRICAL INFRASTRUCTURE IS ON THE SITE AND TOPO.
AND THEN WHAT'S REALLY BENEFICIAL IS A POTENTIAL BUILD OUT.
SO WHEN V E D P IS LOOKING AT THIS, THEY CAN SAY, OH, I CAN PUT IN A MIL A MILLION SQUARE FOOT FACILITY HERE.
SO WHEN A SITE COMES TO THEM AND SAYS, I NEED A MILLION, I NEED SPACE FOR A MILLION SQUARE FEET, THEY HAVE THIS INFORMATION IN THEIR DATABASE.
UM, SO ULTIMATELY FULL BUILD OUT OF WHAT THE SITE COULD LOOK LIKE.
UM, SO THAT'S JUST WHAT A REPORT SO THAT THE $7,000 WOULD GIVE US THIS FOR THE 152 ACRES IN VILLE.
AND WHAT'S THE, UM, THE, THE TIMEFRAME THAT THE LANDOWNER IS LOOKING AHEAD, THIS ACCOMPLISHED BY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE OR, UM, I KNOW YOU SAID STARTING THE PROCESS.
SO WAS THE LANDOWNER LIKE READY TO GO YEAH.
SO BOTH ON BOARD, BUT, AND MOTIVATED.
SO WE SHOULD, YOU KNOW, WE SHOULD PROBABLY MAKE A DECISION ON THIS NOW, I'M THINKING.
YEAH, THERE'S OBVIOUSLY A COUPLE CONSIDERATIONS, ONE OF WHICH IS, UH, CONTRACTUALLY WHAT OUR LEGAL COUNSEL'S GOING TO CAUSE THEM.
AND, AND I WOULD THINK THEY WOULD HAVE A STANDARD FORM FOR THIS, UH, IN THEIR, IN THEIR STANDARD BOOK.
THAT, THAT WOULD NOT BE UNUSUAL.
BUT I, I DON'T KNOW IF I HAVE SOME LANGUAGE THAT I'VE GOTTEN FROM OTHER LOCALITIES WHO HAVE DONE PARTNERSHIPS WITH PRIVATE LAND DONORS.
SINCE YOU'RE WITH THE ANXIOUS RELENTLESS, BASICALLY.
I MEAN, YEAH, YOU'RE JUST RUNNING THE COST OF THE, OKAY.
SO, 'CAUSE IT'S NOT LIKE WE WOULD WAIT SIX MONTHS TO GET THE MONEY FROM LANDOVER.
IT WOULD BE LIKE, YOU KNOW, YEAH.
NET 15 OR 30 OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
IT WOULD, IT WOULD IT, AS SOON AS THE REPORT IS DONE, AND THEN HAND IDEALLY HE WOULD THEN REIMBURSE THE E D A, THE 1750.
OH, SO HE, HE, HE WOULDN'T HAVE TO PUT THE MONEY UP FRONT UNTIL HE GETS THE REPORT.
WOULD YOU, UH, BRING UP THE
AND THIS IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH, UH, WHAT'S UP FOR BID, EITHER.
IT'S NOT
UM, I MEAN, I COULD ASK THE ED.
I MEAN, I COULD ASK THE APPLICANT IF HE WOULD BE WILLING TO GO AHEAD AND GIVE US THE MONEY, AND THEN IF FOR SOME REASON IT FALLS APART, WE COULD REIMBURSE HIM.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? SO THEN THAT WAY YOU ACTUALLY ALREADY HAVE HIS, AND THEN WE DON'T EVEN NEED TO WORRY ABOUT DOING THE AGREEMENT WITH THE CHRISTIAN AND MARTIN.
THAT MIGHT BE A CLEANER WAY TO GO.
UM, I HAVEN'T HAD THAT CONVERSATION WITH HIM, BUT I MEAN, I KNOW HE'S AMENABLE TO, TO PAYING THE 1750.
SO WHAT COSTS US LESS? SO TIME, IT'S, WELL, SAME AMOUNT MONEY, IT'S GONNA, RIGHT.
I, BECAUSE THE E D A IS THE ENTITY CONTRACTING WITH THE ENGINEERING FIRM, SO WE CAN GET THE GRANT THROUGH THE E D P.
I NEED THE E D A TO FRONT THE ENTIRE 7,000.
BUT IF WE HAVE HIS 1750 IN HAND, YOU ALREADY HAVE THAT PORTION.
SO, SO THE V D P IS VERBALLY, OR, UH, THEY HAVE AGREED TO IT.
THEY'RE WAITING TO MAKE SURE THAT
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YOU GUYS GIVE THE FINAL APPROVAL OF THE MONEY, AND THEN THEY'RE GONNA SEND A FORMAL APPROVAL LETTER OF THE GRANT.SO CAN WE WAIT ON THAT GRANT BEFORE WE FRONT THE MONEY OR PHYSICALLY, DO WE HAVE TO FRONT THE, OR THE FIRST, DO WE HAVE TO FRONT THE MONEY BEFORE THEY'LL ISSUE THE GRANT OR, OR ABOUT APPROVE A GRANT? NO.
WHAT? I JUST NEED TO VOTE FROM YOU GUYS.
AND, AND THEN THEY'LL APPROVE THE BANK, THE GRANT.
IF, IF WE PUT OUR, OUR TERMINOLOGY AS, UH, UPON RECEIVING APPROVAL, GRANT APPROVAL BY B D P, WE'LL WITHIN THEN PROVIDE THAT.
WELL, UM, I'M READY TO MAKE A MOTION.
SO, SO YOU WANT TO WHERE, SO IT'S THAT PIECE, RIGHT? IN THE, IS IT WORTH? IT'S, IT'S WHERE THAT, UH, IT'S THIS PIECE AND THIS PIECE AT ONE POINT A OIL, SEE SHOPPING CENTER WAS GONNA BE IN THERE, I THINK FEWS AGO.
SO INTERSTATE 64, OILVILLE ROAD, BROAD STREET.
IT'S, UM, VACANT PIECE OF FARMLAND NOW.
SO, UH, WHAT FOR, WELL, WE SHOULD HAVE A MOTION BEFORE DISCUSSION.
SO IS THERE A MOTION THAT ONE WILL FORWARD? WELL, UH, I, I WOULD MAKE A MOTION THAT WE UPFRONT THE $7,000 PENDING THE, UH, GRANT APPROVAL.
THE GRANT APPROVAL, AND, UH, ALSO THAT, UH, I THINK THAT'S ALL I NEED TO SAY.
SO IS THERE A SECOND? I CAN WE GET A DISCUSSION OR A SECOND? HAVE TO HAVE A SECOND.
UM, I WOULD LIKE TO, UM, ADD INTO THIS MOTION THAT, UH, WE ALSO HAVE SOME SORT OF LEGAL AGREEMENT WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER.
IF THE PROPERTY OWNER DOESN'T GIVE US THE MONEY IN ADVANCE SO HE COULD GO AHEAD AND GIVE US THE MONEY NOW.
AND THEN I'M ASSUMING IT COULD BE ABLE TO TAKE UP TO SIX MONTHS FOR THIS ENTIRE PROCESS.
BUT IF THE, IF THE LANDOWNER IS WILLING TO DO THAT WITHIN 30 DAYS, THAT WOULD BE WONDERFUL.
IF NOT, THEN I'M, I'M PERSONALLY COMFORTABLE WITH, YOU KNOW, LETTING IT EXTEND UNTIL EVERYTHING IS FINE AND DONE.
AND THEY HAVE THE, A LANDOWNER HAS THAT PRODUCT IN HAND, SO IT'S UP TO Y'ALL.
WELL, IT'S A, I THINK YOU'RE OFFERING A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT, SO IF YOU ACCEPT THAT FRIENDLY AMENDMENT ON THE, SO TO BE, TO BE CLEAR, WE JUST WOULDN'T GIVE HIM THE REPORT UNTIL YOU PAID THE 1750.
AND, UM, SO AT LEAST IN THAT CASE, DEPEND UPON THE WAY THINGS WOULD FALL THROUGH, THERE WOULD BE NO NEED FOR COUNSEL OUTSIDE OF, UH, RIGHT.
I THINK WE DO, WE SHOULD NOTIFY COUNSEL OF THIS ACTION TOO, SO THAT, OKAY.
WE'RE ON BOARD FURTHER DISCUSSION.
WHAT, WHAT'S THE, THE TOTAL ACREAGE IN Y'ALL? IT'S 152 ACRES BETWEEN THOSE TWO PARCELS.
SO HEARING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION.
ALL IN FAVOR OF MOTION, PLEASE STATE AYE.
DO, DO WE KNOW WHETHER THAT IS CURRENTLY PART OF THE TAHOE SERVICE CREEK DISPUTE? IT'S NOT.
AT ONE TIME THERE WAS A, UH, A SMALL UNIT VOICED WATER THAT WAS GONNA BE PROPOSED JUST AT THE CREEK RIGHT ON THE SIDE.
AND, UH, AND IT WAS ALSO GOING TO THEORETICALLY SERVE THE REST AREAS.
BUT I THINK, UH, AND WE, WE KEPT THAT STILL ACTIVE PERMIT ACTIVE.
SO, BECAUSE THAT'S ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY FOR THE E D A, CORRECT? MM-HMM.
SO WHERE IS THE CURRENT, UM, SHOPPING CENTER? UH, ON THE CORNER OF TWO 50 AND, UH, RIGHT THERE.
WHERE, WHERE DID THEY GET THEIR WATER FROM? THEY, IT'S, THEY'RE ON THE, WELL, THEY'RE ON THE WELL, YEAH.
WHAT ABOUT THE BIG GAS STATION RIGHT THERE OFF AS YOU GET OFF THE FREEWAY? YEAH, UP HERE.
THEY'RE ALL, THEY'RE BOTH ON WELLS, WELL, SEPTIC.
AND THAT'S ONE OF THE LIMITATIONS OF THE, UH, SHOPPING CENTER IS THE FACT THAT THEY HAVE SUCH LONG SEPTIC LINES THERE AND THEY LIMITED STUFF.
IT'S REALLY TOUGH TO PUT IN A RESTAURANT ON SEPTIC.
IT'S WHERE THEY, TO NURSERY? MM-HMM.
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THAT PARCEL.SO IS THERE OTHER NEW BUSINESS, WELL, THERE YOU WOULD BE UPDATED ON THERE SURE IS.
UM, SO WE RECEIVED MORE GOOD NEWS ON OUR ASHLAND ROAD, DIVERGENT DIAMOND.
UM, YOU MIGHT'VE HEARD, AND I THINK I ANNOUNCED LAST TIME, THAT WE ARE FULLY FUNDED AT $75 MILLION.
SO WE DID RECEIVE THE SMART SCALE FUNDING, UH, THIS PAST ROUND.
SO, UH, WE ARE MOVING FULL STEAM AHEAD ON THE DIVERGENT DIAMOND FOR ASHLAND ROAD.
UM, WE HAVE WORKED, UH, WITH VDOT AND WE WERE ABLE TO MOVE THE SCHEDULE UP 18 MONTHS ALREADY.
SO THEY'VE BEEN SUPER HELPFUL AND COOPERATIVE KNOWING WHAT AN ADVANTAGE AND A GREAT NEED IT IS IN THE AREA.
SO, UH, WE'RE LOOKING AT A, UH, CONSTRUCTION, UM, DATE OF 2030.
SO I KNOW IT STILL SEEMS LIKE A LONG WAYS OFF, BUT IN 2030 WE'LL GO, WOW, THAT WENT FAST.
UM, BUT YES, WE'RE, WE'RE IN EVERY OPPORTUNITY THAT WE CAN, WE'RE TRYING TO COMPRESS THE SCHEDULE TO GET THAT THING BUILT.
YOU KNOW, BASED ON THAT ARTICLE THAT YOU SENT OUT, WHICH WAS SUPER INTERESTING ABOUT HOW LONG IT TAKES SOMETIMES WHEN YOU PUT IN THIS INFRASTRUCTURE AND WHAT THE PAYOFF IS IN THE END, I THINK THAT SCENE, THAT DOES SEEM LIKE A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, RIGHT? COMPARED TO WHAT IT COULD BE LIKE HAVING THAT WILL BE SUPER BENEFICIAL.
MAY I ASK A QUESTION ABOUT THAT? IS THE, IS THERE A LOT OF CONSIDERATION BE GIVEN TO THE LEASE FIELD ENTRANCE EXIT FOR THE PROPERTY? YES, WE ARE, UM, RIGHT NOW THERE'S A STUDY, IT'S A YEAR LONG FEDERAL STUDY THAT'S UNDERWAY.
WE SHOULD GET RESULTS JANUARY, FEBRUARY-ISH TIMEFRAME.
THAT SHOULD TELL US HOW LONG THE FUNCTIONAL AREA OF THE DIVERGENT DIAMOND HAS TO BE.
THAT'LL GIVE US OUR ANSWER AS TO WHETHER BENNINGTON ROAD, WHAT HAPPENS TO BENNINGTON ROAD, WHETHER IT'S, YOU KNOW, HAS TO MOVE SO WE CAN PROVIDE THEM FULL ACCESS, WHICH IS ONE OPTION, OR WHETHER IT CAN REMAIN A LEFT ACCESS.
SO WE'LL KNOW MORE JANUARY, FEBRUARY, BUT IT'S DEFINITELY VERY IMPORTANT TO US TO, TO KEEP THEM FULL ACCESS.
UM, I'M CURRENTLY WORKING 28 PROJECTS AND WE HAVE $927 MILLION UNDER ACTIVE CONSTRUCTION RIGHT NOW.
SO LOTS OF STUFF HAPPENING ALL ACROSS THE COUNTY.
I JUST KEEP GETTING, UM, IT NEW REQUESTS AND CONVERSATIONS AND LEADS AND ACTIVE BUILDING PERMITS.
SARAH MARIA, HOW, HOW MUCH, WHAT PERCENTAGE OF OF THAT BUSINESS WOULD YOU SAY HAS COME FROM LEADS FROM B D P LEADS, FROM B E D P ON THAT? PROBABLY ZERO UNDER ACTIVE CONSTRUCTION.
I DO, I HAVE GOTTEN A COUPLE LEADS FROM THE E D P RECENTLY THAT ARE, THAT ARE IN MY ACTIVE PROJECT LIST.
UM, SO, BUT THEY'RE NOT UNDER ACTIVE CONSTRUCTION RIGHT NOW.
WOULDN'T BE ADVANTAGEOUS TO HAVE SOMEONE OR US EVEN GO THERE TO HAVE A MEETING.
YEAH, SO, UM, ACTUALLY I WAS AT A RURAL, A JURISDICTIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MEETING TODAY.
SO I WAS WITH HANOVER PALATAN NEW IN CHARLES CITY.
UH, WE ALL HAD LUNCH TOGETHER.
WE DO IT LIKE ONCE A QUARTER, UM, JUST TO KIND OF CATCH UP WITH EACH OTHER AND SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING IN KIND OF THE RURAL AREAS OF, OF RICHMOND.
UM, AND NEW KENT ACTUALLY WAS HOLDING A E D A ONE OF THEIR E D A RETREATS AND THEY WERE GOING TO THE E D P TO THEIR OFFICES DOWNTOWN, DOING A TOUR, TOURING A TALENT ACCELERATOR PROGRAM AND MEETING WITH SOME OF THOSE TO GET A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THEM.
SO WE CAN DEFINITELY SET SOMETHING UP ALONG THOSE LINES AND WE'LL STILL HAVE TO DO OUR TOUR.
SO ABSOLUTELY, THAT'S ON THE AGENDA TO TALK ABOUT LATER.
WOULD THAT BE OF INTEREST TO WINTER TIME TO RETREAT THAT, THAT WOULD BE, YEP.
YEAH, IT'S SUPER INTERESTING, I THINK.
UM, THE I 64 INDUSTRIAL PROJECTS, UH, YOU MIGHT RECALL THAT WAS THE 14 LOT.
UM, INDUSTRIAL REZONING WENT BEFORE THE BOARD, UM, AT THEIR AUGUST HEARING
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YOU GUYS WROTE A LETTER OF SUPPORT.I READ IT INTO THE RECORD AND IT WAS ULTIMATELY APPROVED BY THE BOARD WITH THE FIVE ZERO VOTE.
SO, UM, VERY GOOD NEWS ON THAT FRONT.
IT'S GONNA FULFILL A NEED DEFINITELY THAT WE HAVE.
IT'S STILL GOTTA GO THROUGH HANOVER.
UM, IF FOR SOME REASON IT DOES NOT GET APPROVED IN HANOVER, THEY OFFERED A ALTERNATE PLAN THAT ONLY SHOWS NINE LOTS BEING DEVELOPED IN GOOCHLAND.
SO EITHER WAY, GOOCHLAND WILL BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH A MINIMUM OF NINE LOTS.
THE DEVELOPMENT AS A WHOLE WOULD BE BETTER IF HANOVER WAS, UM, A PART OF IT, THE UNDERSTANDING THEY HAD TO GO THROUGH THEIR ZONING AS WELL, SO THEY'RE GOING THROUGH THEIR PROCESS.
BUT, UM, SO THAT'S, THAT WAS REALLY GOOD NEWS.
AND, UM, IN ADDITION, CRESCENT COMMUNITIES, WHICH WAS THE 350,000 SQUARE FOOT SPEC INDUSTRIAL BUILDING OFF OF ASHLAND ROAD, YOU GUYS ALSO WROTE A LETTER OF SUPPORT FOR THAT ONE THAT WAS ALSO APPROVED BY THE BOARD.
SO, UM, IT WAS A VERY GOOD NIGHT FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
UM, THE VILLAGE PLANS TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON THOSE, UH, THE GOOCHLAND VILLAGE PLAN, UM, SMALL AREA PLAN WAS ADOPTED BY THE BOARD IN JUNE.
UM, SO WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING THROUGH SOME OF THE NEXT STEPS TO IMPLEMENT THAT SMALL AREA PLAN HERE ON THE COURTHOUSE.
UM, THE CENTERVILLE SMALL AREA PLAN, THE BOARD MET MONDAY NIGHT AFTER HEARING SOME CITIZEN CONCERN, AND THEY ULTIMATELY DECIDED TO DEFER THE PLAN UNTIL DECEMBER AT THE LATEST.
SO WHAT THEY'RE GONNA DO IS THEY'RE GONNA OPEN UP A PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT TOOL, IT'S GONNA BE AN ONLINE TOOL.
IT'S GONNA BE ON THEIR WEBSITE FOR CITIZENS TO PROVIDE PLAN RECOMMENDATIONS UNTIL ABOUT MID-SEPTEMBER.
SO THEY'RE GONNA TAKE INPUT FOR ABOUT A MONTH.
THEN STAFF IS GONNA ANALYZE, THE BOARD IS GONNA HOLD ANOTHER WORK SESSION IN OCTOBER TO REVIEW THAT INPUT, UM, AND THEN ULTIMATELY TRY TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING IN DECEMBER ON THAT.
SO, UM, UH, HIT PAUSE A LITTLE BIT ON THAT, TOOK A STEP BACK AND TRIED TO REEVALUATE SOME OF THE CITIZENS' CONCERNS THAT THEY'VE HEARD.
SO, UM, THE NEXT STEPS FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IS TO DEVELOP A PLAN TO IDENTIFY TYPE AND MARKET, AND HOW ARE WE GOING TO MARKET THE LAND THAT'S OPENED BY THE FAIRGROUND ROAD EXTENSION.
SO ONCE THAT ROAD GETS PUT IN, THE COUNTY OWNS THAT PROPERTY.
SO WE KIND OF HAVE CONTROL OVER WHAT WE CAN DO WITH IT.
UM, SO STEPS MOVING FORWARD WITH WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE AND HOW IS THE E D A GOING TO BE INVOLVED.
AND, UM, THAT MIGHT BE A GOOD TOPIC WHEN MR. COLLIER BRINGS UP UNDER OTHER BUSINESS HOW THE E D A BE INVOLVED WITH THAT.
UH, I WOULD ASSUME THEY WOULD COME TO THE CARPENTER WOULD COME TO SOME OF THESE YEAH.
I THINK HE HAS SOME IDEAS ON THAT.
YEAH, DEFINITELY WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH COUNTY ADMINISTRATION ON THAT.
UM, THE LAST THING I WANTED TO SHOW YOU, YOU MAY REMEMBER THE COUNTY CONTRACTED WITH, UH, VIEWPOINT VIDEO TO DO A, UM, AN ADVERTISEMENT SEGMENT.
THIS VIDEO, LEMME LOOK AT MY NOTES.
UM, IT IS, IT IS A VIDEO THAT'S DONE THROUGH PUBLIC TELEVISION.
SO, UM, IF ANY OF YOU WATCH PUBLIC TELEVISION, YOU KNOW, THERE'S NO COMMERCIALS.
SO DURING THEIR COMMERCIAL BREAK TIME, THEY PROVIDE INFORMATIONAL VIDEOS.
SO THIS VIDEO BASICALLY SHOWS, UM, WHAT GLAND HAS TO OFFER FOR EITHER, UH, NEW BUSINESS RECRUITMENT OR EVEN, UH, WORKERS THAT WANNA COME TO LIVE HERE.
YOU'LL SEE IT HERE IN JUST A MINUTE, BUT, UM, IT'S GONNA BE SHOWN ON FOX BUSINESS NETWORK IN SEPTEMBER.
THEY'RE GONNA PROVIDE US WITH THE AIRING TIME, 24 TO 48 HOURS IN ADVANCE OF WHEN THEY AIR IT.
SO I'LL MAKE SURE THAT YOU GUYS GET THAT EMAIL SO YOU CAN WATCH IT, UM, LIVE ON TV.
AND THEN THAT'S NATIONAL REACH ON FOX BUSINESS.
AND THEN THEY'RE DO GO DOING REGIONAL EARRINGS, UH, 400 TIMES IN THE TOP 100 DESIGNATED MARKETING AREAS.
SO WHATEVER, UM, THE TOP DESIGNATED MARKETING AREAS THROUGHOUT THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER, THEY'RE GONNA AIR IT 400 TIMES.
SO IN REGIONAL POCKETS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, THEY'RE GONNA MARKET IT, UH, PLAY IT.
AND THEN PUBLIC TELEVISION PARTNERS ALL THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES HAVE THE OPTION AND
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THE RIGHT TO AIR IT ONE YEAR THROUGHOUT THEIR VIEWING AREAS.SO YOU MIGHT BE WATCHING BOB ROSS AND THEN
SO I'M WANNA SHOW YOU, UM, THEY DID TWO VIDEOS FOR US.
ONE IS THE COMMERCIAL THAT'LL ACTUALLY BE PLAYED, AND THEN ONE IS A SHORTER VERSION.
AND, UM, THEY'RE, THEY'RE GONNA BE EMAILING OUT THE DEMO TO, UM, THEIR VIEWER MEMBERSHIP ONLINE, UM, MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY.
SO THEY'RE GOING TO GET REACHED TO THAT AS WELL.
AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE FULL ACCESS TO USE THESE VIDEOS.
WE ALSO GOT ALL OF THE RAW FOOTAGE SO WE CAN USE THAT MOVING FORWARD TO USE, UM, FOR OTHER VIDEOS THAT WE CREATE.
SO I'M REALLY HAPPY WITH HOW IT TURNED OUT.
SO THIS IS ALL COUNTY FUNDED? THIS IS ALL COUNTY FUNDED, YES.
LET'S SEE IF I CAN GET THIS THING TO PLAY.
WELCOME TO GOOCHLAND COUNTY, VIRGINIA, A HIDDEN GEM NESTLED AT THE HEART OF THE STATE WITH ITS THRIVING COMMUNITY, PICTURESQUE LANDSCAPES IN PROXIMITY TO THE CITY OF RICHMOND, GOOCHLAND COUNTY OFFERS AN UNMATCHED QUALITY OF LIFE RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES ALIKE.
JUST 20 MILES NORTHWEST OF THE CAPITOL GLAND COUNTY IS CONSIDERED PART OF THE GREATER METRO AREA GLAND'S.
SUPERIOR TRANSPORTATION NETWORKS MAKE THEM POPULAR WITH DISTRIBUTION BUSINESSES AND INDUSTRIES OF ALL SECTORS.
MORE THAN 1,500 BUSINESSES, INCLUDING THREE FORTUNE 500 COMPANIES CALL GOOCHLAND HOME.
GOOCHLAND SCHOOLS ARE RATED NUMBER ONE FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS, AND GOOCHLAND IS CONSISTENTLY RANKED AS ONE OF THE SAFEST AND MOST FAMILY-FRIENDLY COUNTIES IN VIRGINIA DISCOVER WHY GLAND COUNTY IS AN IDEAL LOCATION.
BUSINESSES SEEKING TO ESTABLISH THEIR PRESENCE IN THE REGION WHILE PROVIDING AN UNMATCHED QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ITS RESIDENCE.
VISIT GOOCHLAND FOR BUSINESS.COM/DISCOVER GLAND.
AND THEN ACROSS AMERICA, COUNTLESS COMMUNITIES ARE REDEFINING HOW FAMILIES LIVE AND BUSINESSES OPERATE OFTEN SIT AGAINST PICTURESQUE LANDSCAPES.
THESE UP AND COMING COMMUNITIES ARE REGIONS THRIVING WITH OPPORTUNITY AND ECONOMIC GROWTH.
GLAND COUNTY, NESTLED IN THE HEART OF VIRGINIA IS ONE SUCH EXAMPLE WITH ITS CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE CITY OF RICHARD.
THIS HIDDEN JET IS ATTRACTING RESIDENTS AND BUSINESS OWNERS ALIKE.
THE WORD IS GETTING OUT THAT GLAND IS A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE.
OUR PROXIMITY TO RICHMOND AND CHARLOTTESVILLE IN DC OFFERS SOMETHING VERY UNIQUE THAT PEOPLE ARE REALLY STARTING TO BE ATTRACTED TO, WHICH IS YOU CAN HAVE THE PROXIMITY TO THE AMENITIES OF A BIGGER CITY LIFESTYLE WHILE STILL BEING ABLE TO COME OUT TO THE COUNTRY TO HAVE YOUR PIECE OF THE PLANET WHERE YOU CAN ENJOY AND LIVE THE LIFESTYLE THAT YOU WANT TO LIVE.
RECENTLY WE'VE SEEN THAT WE ARE THE 10TH FASTEST GROWING POPULATION IN THE STATE, AND THE SECOND IN THE RICHMOND REGION.
THAT COMES WITH A RESPONSIBILITY.
AND THAT RESPONSIBILITY TO KEEP GLAND RURAL, WHICH IS DEMAND OF OUR CITIZENS, REQUIRES US TO HAVE THE RIGHT MIX OF COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL.
FROM CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS TO LIFE SCIENCES, TO AGRICULTURE, TO ADVANCE MANUFACTURING.
GLAND COUNTY HAS A DIVERSE AND ROBUST ECONOMY FOR ALL SECTORS OF BUSINESS.
RELOCATING OR INVESTING IN GLAND IS A SOUND STRATEGY.
BASED ON OUR TRANSPORTATION HUB, WE HAVE ACCESS TO MAJOR INTERSTATES, SUCH AS 64 95, 2 88, AND 2 95.
WE HAVE GREAT PROXIMITY TO THE AIRPORT, WHICH MAKES INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS POSSIBILITY.
WE HAVE ACCESS TO THE PORTS OF RICHMOND AND THE PORT OF VIRGINIA.
OUR GEOGRAPHIC SITUATION IS PRIME FOR ANY BUSINESS THAT COME AND OPERATE SUCCESSFULLY WITH A GREAT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM.
WHEN LOOKING TO COME TO A NEW REGION, ECONOMIC STABILITY IS IMPORTANT.
GWIN HAS PROVEN TIME AND TIME AGAIN THAT OUR FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY MAKES IT ATTRACTIVE FOR BUSINESSES TO COME.
WE HAVE THE HIGHEST RATING POSSIBLE FOR THE TOP THREE RATING AGENCIES IN THE COUNTRY, WHICH MAKES US THE SMALLEST LOCALITY, THE COVETED TRIPLE, TRIPLE.
AND THAT ENSURES BUSINESSES THAT WHERE THEY'RE COMING IS FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE AND WILL BE A GOOD PARTNER FOR THEM.
MY GRANDFATHER STARTED OUR BUSINESS IN RICHMOND IN 1923, BUT IT WASN'T LONG BEFORE HE LOOKED AT GRUN.
HE BOUGHT A QUARRY HERE, AND THAT BECAME OUR STAR HERE IN GRUN COUNTY, WE, FROM A PRODUCT STANDPOINT, CRUSHED STONE THAT GOES INTO ROADS AND ASPHALT AND SCHOOLS AND HIGHWAYS AND SIDEWALKS.
BUT WE SAY THAT WE'RE IN THE PEOPLE BUSINESS.
WE HAVE A MISSION THAT IS ABOUT PEOPLE, AND OUR MISSION IS ABOUT IGNITING HUMAN POTENTIAL THROUGH VALUES-BASED LEADERSHIP.
BEING HERE INLAND HAS GIVEN US A PHENOMENAL WORKPLACE AND A PHENOMENAL
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ATMOSPHERE FOR OUR PEOPLE.THE KIND OF FOLKS THAT WE HAVE THAT WORK HERE REALLY ENJOY THE OUTDOORS, GREAT EDUCATION, ARTS THAT ARE AVAILABLE IN RICHMOND AND THE RURAL NATURE OF FOODLAND.
ALL OF THIS COMBINES INTO A SUPER ATMOSPHERE TO RECRUIT THEM.
BEING IN THE COMMUNITY FOR 17 YEARS, UM, BEING A BUSINESS OWNER AND ALSO LIVING IN THE COMMUNITY HAS ALLOWED US TO BECOME AN INTRICATE PART OF THE COMMUNITY.
THE REASON WHY WE HAVE STAYED HERE FOR 17 YEARS IS BECAUSE WE JUST LOVE COUNTRY LIVING AND WE LOVE THE SMALL KNIT COMMUNITY THAT RICHLAND AFFORDS US.
OUR KIDS HAVE THRIVED HERE AND THE SCHOOL SYSTEMS, OUR BUSINESS HAS THRIVED.
AND WE JUST GET A GREAT SENSE OF FAMILY, AND I WOULD JUST RECOMMEND ANYONE TO COME AND JOIN US BECAUSE IT'S A, IT'S A GREAT COUNTY TO LIVE IN WITH A COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABILITY AND PLANNED GROWTH.
GLAND COUNTY IS ALSO AN IDEAL LOCATION FOR INDOOR AGRICULTURAL BUSINESSES SEEKING TO ESTABLISH THEMSELVES IN THE REGION.
GLAND COUNTY HAS BEEN AN AMAZING PARTNER WITH US FROM THE VERY START, UM, FROM WHERE OUR FOUNDERS CAME IN WITH THIS THEORETICAL IDEA OF PUTTING A BEAUTIFUL GREENHOUSE RIGHT HERE IN FELAND COUNTY, VIRGINIA.
THE FOOD SUPPLY CHAIN IN OUR COUNTRY STRUGGLE, UH, I'LL PROBABLY EVEN SAY TEETERING ON BROKE.
AND WE BELIEVE THAT WE'RE ONE OF THE WAYS THAT WE CAN HELP SOLVE THESE FOOD INSECURITIES.
WE GROW BABY LEAF GREENS YEAR ROUND AND THE MOST PERFECT ATMOSPHERE POSSIBLE TO PRODUCE THE BEST PLANTS POSSIBLE.
UCHIN COUNTY HELPED US WITH THE PERMITTING PROCESS.
THEY HELPED US IN THE MIDDLE OF COVID AS WE STARTED THIS PROCESS OF BUILDING OUR GREENHOUSE.
WHEN SUPPLY CHAINS BECAME SHORT, THEY HELPED US GO TO MARK.
THEY HELPED US FIND TALENT IN THE WORKFORCE.
THEY'RE A TRUE PARTNER AND THEY WANT TO SEE OUR BUSINESS SUCCEED.
AND I FEEL LIKE THEY'VE DONE THAT ALL OVER THE WAY FOR RESIDENTS SEEKING TOP-NOTCH EDUCATION CHILDREN.
IT'S PUBLIC SCHOOLS THAT RANKED NUMBER ONE FOR FIVE YEARS IN A ROW.
THE FOCUS ON CAREER READINESS BY PARTNERING WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES TO MAKE STUDENTS WORKFORCE READY UPON GRADUATION.
CRITICAL TO ANY BUSINESS IS A STRONG WORKFORCE.
I'M SO PROUD OF THE PEOPLE OF G COUNTY AND THE HARDWORKING VALUES THEY EXHIBIT EVERY SINGLE DAY.
WE'VE ALWAYS BEEN REALLY GOOD AT MOVING ON PEOPLE TO SECONDARY EDUCATION.
WHAT WE'RE DOING FROM CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION IS BAR NONE OUTPACING THE REGION.
BUSINESSES COME IN AND DO MOCK INTERVIEWS WITH STUDENTS.
WE HAVE REVERSE JOB FAIRS WHERE WE'LL HAVE THE STUDENTS AVAILABLE AND BUSINESSES CAN COME IN TO A POOL OF STUDENTS THAT ARE EXCITED ABOUT GETTING INTO SERVICE INDUSTRIES AND TECHNICAL INDUSTRIES AND START HITTING THE GROUND AND CONTRIBUTING DAY ONE.
WE KNEW THAT THE COMMUNITY WAS OUR END USER, SO WE HAD TO BE PART WITH THAT COMMUNITY.
IT GOES ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM.
IT'S THE PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY THAT WILL TOUR AND TEACH 'EM WHAT'S GOING ON INSIDE OF HERE.
WE HELP KIDS FIND CAREERS THAT MAYBE DON'T FIT THE TRADITIONAL PATH, AND YOU LEARN THAT THERE'S SOMETHING DIFFERENT OUT THERE.
AND GLAND HAS BEEN A HUGE, HUGE PART OF THAT SUCCESS THAT WE THINK WE'VE FOUND.
THE COMPANIES THAT ARE COMING TO GLAND AND PARTNERING WITH US ARE SEEING GROWTH.
THEY'RE SEEING A COMMUNITY THAT SUPPORTS THEM AND THEY ARE GETTING INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY, WHICH MAKES IT AN INCREDIBLE PARTNERSHIP FOR SOMEONE TO COME TO RELOCATE OR INVEST IN GOIN COUNTY.
WHETHER YOU'RE A BUSINESS OWNER LOOKING TO ESTABLISH YOUR PRESENCE IN THE REGION, OR SOMEONE WHO'S SIMPLY LOOKING FOR A BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE, GOOCHLAND COUNTY HAS SOMETHING TO OFFER FOR EVERYONE.
DISCOVER US@GOOCHLANDFORBUSINESS.COM SLASH DISCOVER GLAND.
SO, UM, SEPTEMBER IS WHEN THAT'S GONNA BE LAUNCHED OUT, SO, UM, BUT THAT'S GOT SNEAK PEEK
THEY DID ALL OF THAT IN ONE DAY.
UH, WE DID HAVE SOME OTHER LIKE BASE VIDEO FOOTAGE THAT WE WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE 'EM, BUT THEY CAME OUT AND DID ALL THE INTERVIEWS AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT IN ONE DAY.
UH, THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR NEW BUSINESS, EXISTING BUSINESS SUB.
SO IT'S BEEN A BUSY COUPLE OF MONTHS.
UH, THIS PAST MONTH WE, I FINALLY WRAPPED UP, UH, VISITING ALL THE INDUSTRIAL PARKS IN THE COUNTY.
UM, AND SO THROUGH ALL OF THOSE, UH, PROBABLY MET WITH 75 BUSINESSES IN TOTAL.
UM, STILL SCHEDULING SOME, UH, ONE-OFF MEETINGS WITH ONES I DIDN'T GET TO MEET WITH, UM, WHICH IS GOOD.
SOME HIGHLIGHTS THAT, THAT I FOUND KIND OF FROM, FROM MEETING WITH ALL THOSE BUSINESSES.
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THREE ACTIVE EXPANSION PROJECTS THAT WE DIDN'T REALLY EVEN KNOW ABOUT.UM, SO GENESIS UTILITIES SELLING COMPANIES AND TRUCK WORLD R V A ARE ALL, UH, EXPANDING THEIR EXISTING OPERATIONS.
UM, TWO OUT OF THOSE THREE, UH, INCLUDES, UM, UH, NEW JOBS, ADDITIONAL JOBS, UM, SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
AND THEN, UH, FOURTH COMPANY STEPPING STONE LANDSCAPING.
UM, AFTER TALKING WITH THEM IS ALREADY TALKING ABOUT EXPANSION.
THEY DID A FIVE YEAR PLAN ON EVERYTHING, UM, AND LOOKING TO HAVE AN EXPANSION ON THEIR OWN PROPERTY AT, AT THE END OF THAT.
SO GONNA BE WORKING WITH THEM TO HELP 'EM THROUGH ALL THAT PROCESS.
UM, UH, SOME GENERAL UPDATES ON THE INDUSTRIAL BARK, UM, AND THE GOLIN, OLD DOMINION AND OILVILLE INDUSTRIAL PARKS.
UM, KIND OF THE NUMBER ONE THING, UH, I HEARD FROM BUSINESSES THERE WAS ABOUT SIGNAGE.
UM, THEY REALLY WANTED BETTER SIGNAGE OUT THOSE INDUSTRIAL PARKS, ESPECIALLY FOR GOLAND AND OLD DOMINION INDUSTRIAL PARK, WHICH IS ON BROAD STREET ROAD.
UM, AND SO SARAH AND I HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THAT, WORKING WITH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BECAUSE SOME OF THE SIGNAGE ORDINANCES IN THE COUNTY ARE PROHIBITIVE.
SO WE'RE WORKING ON GETTING SOME OF THOSE, UH, APPROVED AND BE BETTER FOR INDUSTRIAL PARKS.
AND THEN FOR ROCKVILLE AND THE NEAR, UM, I'M SURE YOU GUYS CAN GUESS THE MAJOR CONCERNS WERE, WERE AROUND TRAFFIC IN ASHTON ROAD.
UM, IT, IT WAS REALLY, UH, A MIXED BAG.
SOME BUSINESSES WERE, WOULD BE SAID, IT'S REALLY NOT THAT BAD AND SOME BUSINESSES IT, IT, IT WAS THE WORST TRAFFIC OUT THERE.
SO, UM, IT, IT'S DEFINITELY AN AREA THAT IT WE'RE PAYING ATTENTION TO.
WE'RE ALREADY PLANNING SOME IDEAS WITH ADDITIONAL CON CONSTRUCTION THERE, HOW WE CAN KIND OF REACH THOSE BUSINESSES AND WORK WITH THEM TO FIGURE OUT SOME SORT OF MITIGATION PLAN, UH, FOR THOSE BUSINESSES IN THAT CORRIDOR WITH ALL THE CONSTRUCTION INVESTMENT THAT WE HAVE PLANNED OVER THERE.
SO, UM, UH, AND THEN THE OTHER KIND OF MAJOR ISSUES WE TOOK FROM THAT WAS JUST A LACK OF SMALL INDUSTRIAL LOTS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.
UM, FOR SMALL INDUSTRIAL BUSINESSES, EITHER WANTING TO EXPAND, UM, WANTING TO OWN THEIR OWN LOT AND BUILD ON IT.
UM, JUST KIND OF A LACK OF THAT, UH, MAKES IT HARD FOR SOME OF THESE INDUSTRIAL BUSINESSES TO EXPAND AND GROW, UM, IN THE COUNTY.
UM, BUT, UH, FROM THOSE VISITS WE IDENTIFIED, OR I IDENTIFIED ANOTHER 15 TO 20 BUSINESSES THAT WE NEVER HAD PREVIOUS CONTACT WITH.
SO, UM, MADE CONTACT WITH THOSE AND GOT THEM INTO THE, INTO OUR DATABASE, UM, AND ON THE NEWSLETTER AND, AND STUFF SO THAT THEY ARE NOW INVOLVED AND KNOW KIND OF WHAT RESOURCES THEY HAVE AT THEIR DISPOSAL.
UM, REALLY THIS GAVE US A REALLY GOOD KIND OF FEEL ON THE PULSE FOR ALL THE INDUSTRIAL PARKS, WHAT'S GOING ON THERE, WHAT THE BUSINESSES ARE THINKING.
UM, AND BECAUSE OF THAT IS SOMETHING I PLAN TO DO KIND OF ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, JUST 'CAUSE I ORIGINALLY TOYED THE PARKS IN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY JUST TO GET A, A BASE, UM, NOT MEETING WITH THE BUSINESSES, JUST DRIVING AROUND.
AND WITHIN THAT FIVE MONTH TIME SPAN, THERE WAS BUSINESSES THAT MOVED IN, BUSINESSES THAT MOVED OUT, ONE BUSINESS BUYING A BUILDING JUST ACROSS FROM THEM AND MOVING THERE.
SO STILL IN THE SAME INDUSTRIAL PARK.
SO, UM, PLANNING TO DO THIS ANNUALLY JUST SO THAT WE CONTINUE TO HAVE A GOOD KIND OF PULSE ON WHAT'S HAPPENING IN OUR INDUSTRIAL PARKS.
UM, IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN PAYING ATTENTION TO SOCIAL MEDIA OR ANYTHING, UH, THIS WEEKEND WE'RE HAVING OUR FIRST EVER FARM TOURS, UH, DAY.
SO WE HAVE, UH, SEVEN PARTICIPATING FARMS, UM, WHICH WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND ARE HAVING SCHEDULED TOURS AND EDUCATIONAL DEMONSTRATIONS FOR PEOPLE WHO JUST COME OUT AND ENJOY, UH, THE FARMS AND, AND LEARN ABOUT FARM LIFESTYLE.
SO, AND YEAH, THERE'S THE WEBSITE AND LOGO AND EVERYTHING.
SO, AND, AND WE JUST ADDED THE VIS FARM.
AND WE DID A, I SAY WE CHANCE
LET'S SEE WHAT, IT'S STILL WEIRD.
I THINK THE DISPLAY ON THIS COMPUTER SCREEN, UH, IT DOES SOMETHING FUNNY.
BUT ANYWAY, SO WE'VE, UM, DID A SPECIFIC, UM, WEBSITE MAPPING FOR OUR FARM TOUR.
SO FOLKS WHEN THEY'RE ON THIS WEBSITE, THEY CAN CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE MAP.
IT'LL BRING UP THEIR MAP AND THEN SO THEY CAN ACTUALLY GET LIKE LOCATIONS.
AND THEN MORE ABOUT THE INFORMATION WHEN THEY'RE OPEN, THEIR ADDRESS ON HOW TO GET TO THEM.
SO WHILE THEY'RE DRIVING AROUND THE COUNTY LOOKING FOR WHATEVER THEY WANT TO GO VISIT NEXT, THEY HAVE AN EASY PLACE TO GET THERE AND, AND TO DO IT.
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BE AT ED DAY, SO WE WILL BE AT THE, UM, UM, AGRICULTURAL COMPLEX.WE'RE GONNA HAVE A VENDOR BOOTH AND WE'RE GONNA BE HANDING OUT BROCHURES ABOUT FARM DAY.
SO FOLKS, IF THEY'RE THERE, CAN ALSO PICK UP A BROCHURE AND THEN HEAD OUT AND TOUR THE FARMS. SO, UH, IT DOES ALSO HAPPEN TO BE NATIONAL FARMER'S MARKET WEEK.
YOU CAN GET ANY OF THOSE BROCHURES TO THE FARMER'S MARKET SO THEY CAN PASS THEM OUT.
THAT'S YOUR AUDIENCE, RIGHT? THERE WE GO.
SO TUESDAY, AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU, I'LL TALK TO YOU LATER THIS.
UM, AND SO WE PLAN ON DOING THIS ANNUALLY IN CONJUNCTION WITH AG GAY.
SO THIS IS SOMETHING WE'RE GONNA TRY TO KEEP GOING.
'CAUSE IS THERE A WAY FOR YOU TO, UM, POST THE LINK TO THE APP FOR THE, I DON'T THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT THIS APP YET.
UH, THE LINK HAS BEEN ON SOME OF THE SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT.
UM, I THINK FOR ALL THE INDIVIDUAL POSTS HIGHLIGHTING THE FARMS, I HAVE A LINK TO THAT, THAT APP ON.
I'LL POST IT ON, UM, MUTUAL AVENUE EXHIBITS.
UM, BUT YEAH, SO THAT'S ACTUALLY HAD REALLY, IT'S HAD VERY HIGH SOCIAL MEDIA ENGAGEMENT AND WEBSITE ENGAGEMENT.
IT WAS OUR NUMBER ONE, UH, VIEW PAGE, UM, FOR THIS, THIS MONTH OUTSIDE OF KIND OF SOME OF THE STANDARD PAGES.
UM, AND ABC EIGHT PICKED IT UP AND DID A, A NEW STORY ON IT.
UM, IN ADDITION TO THE INDUSTRIAL PARKS FOR ABOUT THE LAST TWO MONTHS OR SO, I'VE BEEN OUT, UH, JUST TALKING WITH SOME OF OUR RESTAURANTS, RETAIL BUSINESSES, UM, ABOUT KIND OF A SHOP LOCAL PROGRAM, UM, WHAT THEY THINK WOULD WORK BEST, KIND OF SOME OF THE IDEAS WE'VE HAD.
UM, AND SO I THINK WE'RE STARTING TO MOVE FORWARD ON CON UH, CONCRETE IDEA.
UM, BUT YEAH, SO THAT'S BEEN HAVING REALLY GOOD ENGAGEMENT FROM THE BUSINESSES.
THEY WANT US TO DO A SHOP LOCAL PROGRAM.
UM, SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE GONNA KEEP EXPLORING, UM, IN HOPES TO TRY TO GET ONE UP AND RUNNING AND LAUNCHED, UH, FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON.
AND, UM, HOPEFULLY NEXT MONTH WE'RE GONNA BE BRINGING A VENDOR IN TO GIVE A DEMONSTRATION TO YOU ALL IN A WAY THAT THE COUNTY AND THE E D A PARTNER ON THE SHOP LOCAL PROGRAM.
IT'S A REALLY COOL IDEA AND I CAN'T DO IT JUSTICE, SO I'M ACTUALLY BRINGING IN THE VENDOR
UM, SO YEAH, SO BEEN VISITING THOSE BUSINESSES.
UH, CURRENTLY I'M COLLABORATING WITH THE GOON HIGH SCHOOL CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM, UH, TO DO INDUSTRY TOURS.
UM, SO TAKING A GROUP OF 20 TO 30 STUDENTS, COUNSELORS AND TEACHERS, UM, TO DIFFERENT INDUSTRIES AND BUSINESSES AND GOIN COUNTY, JUST TO KIND OF RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT WHAT'S OUT HERE IN
UM, I THINK THAT'S ONE OF THE BIG HURDLES IN WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND WORKFORCE ATTRACTION IS JUST KIND OF RAISING AWARENESS OF WHAT'S ALREADY HERE.
UM, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO AREN'T GOING TO BE GOING TO COLLEGE AND LOOKING FOR JOBS AND CAREERS, UM, WITHIN TWO YEARS OF GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL, IT'S, UH, REALLY IMPORTANT TO KIND OF HELP THEM UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE GOOD JOBS, THERE ARE GOOD INDUSTRIES, UM, BUT SOMETIMES THEY'RE JUST NOT HIGHLIGHTED ALL THE TIME.
SO THAT'S KIND OF THE GOAL OF THOSE LOVE COMMENTARY.
UM, SO YEAH, WE, WE HAVE FOUR PARTICIPATING BUSINESSES FOR OUR FIRST TOUR IN OCTOBER.
UM, SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
AND THE BEFORE BUSINESSES ARE, ARE EXCITED FOR THAT AS WELL.
THOSE ARE, UM, MID-ATLANTIC SERVICES, LUX STONE, UM, UH, WELL, DYNAMICS, WHICH IS A WELDING COMPANY AND MIDPOINT.
AND THEN GENESIS UTILITIES, WHICH IS A DIRECTIONAL DRILLING AND, UH, UTILITIES COMPANY IN MIDPOINT AS WELL.
UM, AND THEN A MAJOR NETWORKING EVENT, UM, IN SEPTEMBER.
UM, RSVPS ARE SLOWLY COMING IN.
UM, AND SO WE'RE JUST MONITORING THE RSVPS AND WE'LL SEND OUT ANOTHER REMINDER IN TWO WEEKS TO, TO THE BUSINESSES WE INVITED.
AND THE E D A AND THE, SO THE E D A IS INVITED, YOU GUYS SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN A INVITE.
I THINK I EVEN MAILED IT TO YOU.
YES, I
UM, SO YEAH, IF, UM, SO THEN I GUESS MR. SCHMIDT, MR. COLLIER, IF, IF YOU COULD LET, JUST LET US KNOW IF WE'RE GONNA RESPOND.
PLAN TO, IT'S, IT'S IN MY TO DO PILE
IT SHOULD BE A REALLY GOOD, REALLY NICE EVENT.
UM, SO YEAH, LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.
HOW MANY ADVICE, STILL OPEN THAT UP, DO YOU? UH, WE INVITED
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40 BUSINESSES, AND THAT INCLUDES BUSINESS OWNER OR BUSINESS REP, PLUS A GUEST.SO THAT, AND THEN THAT WOULD BE 80.
AND THEN WE INVITED 20 V IPS, UM, INCLUDING THE E D A, SO THE E D A BOARD.
WE ALSO DID INVITE LIKE THE SECRETARIATS AND THE GOVERNOR, AND MOST OF THEM HAVE DECLINED, BUT I'M ASKING IF THEY COULD GET A DEPUTY DIRECTOR OR SOMEONE TO ATTEND FROM THE SECRETARIAT'S OFFICE.
SO WE'RE STILL GOING BACK AND FORTH ON SOME OF THAT, SO, YEAH.
YEAH, IT'LL, IT'LL, IT SHOULD BE A, A GOOD EVENING.
UH, ACTUALLY THREE MORE THINGS.
UM, WE'RE GONNA DIVE INTO THIS MORE, UH, LATER WITH THE PRESENTATION, BUT, UH, WE STARTED A NEW SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN AT THE BEGINNING OF JULY, AND I JUST PULLED SOME OF THE NUMBERS FROM JULY 1ST TO TODAY.
UM, WITH THIS AD CAMPAIGN, OUR USER COUNT WENT UP 947.3%.
OUR NEW USER COUNT FROM, WELL, IT WENT UP 947% FROM THE PREVIOUS WHATEVER, JULY 1ST TO TODAY.
SO IT'D BE THE PREVIOUS 38 DAYS BEFORE THAT.
DO YOU WANT ACTUAL
SO THE, UH, ALL THE, SO THE USER COUNT, I DON'T HAVE AN EXACT NUMBER, BUT IT WAS, IT WAS ABOVE 3,600, UM, FOR THIS NEW PERIOD.
AND THEN, SO THE PAY CAMPAIGN TRAFFIC ACQUISITION ACCOUNTS FOR ALL OF JULY, UH, ACCOUNTED FOR 66% OF THE USERS.
UM, AND THEN WE'VE BEEN HOSTING A FEW WORKSHOPS.
UM, JUNE WE HOSTED A WORKSHOP WITH THE SMALL BUSINESS SUPPLY DIVERSITY ON, UH, SMALL BUSINESS FINANCIALS.
AND THEN NEXT MONTH WE'RE HOSTING AN SS V D C WORKSHOP ON, UH, USING YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA FOR BETTER MARKETING FOR SMALL BUSINESSES.
AND THEN FINALLY, UH, IN JUNE, WE HAD A REPORTER COME OUT, UM, FROM WEST VIRGINIA PUBLIC BROADCASTING TO DO A STORY ABOUT BEING NOTORIOUS IN GLAND.
UM, AND SO THAT STORY AND EVERYTHING SHOULD BE PUBLICIZED BY, UH, BEFORE LABOR DAY IS WHAT HE TOLD ME.
SO IT SHOULDN'T BE THAT BY THE END OF THIS MONTH.
SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT AS WELL.
UM, LET'S, WHAT'S THE, WHAT IMPETUS BEHIND THAT? IT WAS, DID, DID WE RECRUIT SOME? YES.
SO WE USED ARPA, THE ARPA FUNDING THAT CAME OUT THROUGH, UH, THE STATE TOURISM GRANT.
UM, WE WERE ABLE TO, THAT'S HOW WE DID ALL OF OUR DAY TRIP ITINERARIES, GOT A BUNCH OF PHOTOGRAPHY, AND THEN THEY ALSO DID MEDIA PITCHING.
AND SO HE WAS ONE OF THE FOLKS THAT THEY PITCHED TO AND HE ACTUALLY TOOK THEM UP ON THE OFFER.
HE CAME, STAYED IN GOOCHLAND FOR THE WEEKEND, HAD A WONDERFUL TIME, AND THEN HOPEFULLY HE'S GONNA WRITE A WONDERFUL STORY THAT WE CAN THEN SHARE AND PROMOTE.
SO, SO DID YOU TELL
UH, BUT YEAH, THAT IS ALL I'VE GOT FOR EXIST IN BUSINESS.
UH, I'VE GOT ONE THING TO ADD.
UM, WE'VE, WE'VE HAD TWO REQUESTS COME IN RECENTLY.
UM, AND I KNOW THERE WAS ONE THAT WE DISCUSSED AT THE LAST MEETING, BUT I, I TO BETTER ASSIST BUSINESSES AND THE E D A TO MAKE THINGS MORE CLEAR, WE'RE GONNA BE BRINGING A PROPOSAL FOR LIKE A REVOLVING LOAN FUND THAT'S GONNA HAVE PARAMETERS AROUND THE USE OF IT AND THINGS LIKE THAT FOR YOUR REVIEW.
IT'LL BE IN, IDEALLY IN THE NEXT THREE TO SIX MONTHS.
OUR WORKLOAD IS JUST KIND OF NUTS RIGHT NOW, BUT WE, WE FIND THAT IT IS A NEED.
UM, AND THAT I THINK IT'S ANOTHER WAY THAT THE E D A CAN HELP SMALL BUSINESSES, UM, GOING BACK AND FORTH AND BACK AND FORTH ON THAT FOR A LONG TIME.
WE JUST REALLY HAVE THAT A STRUCTURE.
SO PUTTING STRUCTURE AROUND IT, UM, AND WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE.
AND I THINK IT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE A TOOL THAT WE CAN THEN PROVIDE THESE BUSINESSES WHEN THEY COME TO US AND SAY, HEY, YOU KNOW, WE'RE, HAVE, WE'RE STRUGGLING.
SO, UM, WOULD THAT INVOLVE CASH ON HAND BONDS OR BOTH? A CASH ON HAND, YEAH.
UH, YOU KNOW, NOT A HUGE LOAN.
WE WOULD CAB IT AND DO ALL SORTS OF THINGS, BUT YEAH.
SO, UM, THE RED, WHITE AND BREW CAMPAIGN THAT WE ARE PARTNERING WITH SPOTSYLVANIA AND ORANGE AND THE TOWN OF, EXCUSE ME, THE TOWN OF GORDONSVILLE AND ORANGE AND LOUISA.
UM, UH, IT'S, IT'S GONE REALLY WELL SO FAR.
THERE'S 167 PEOPLE THAT ARE CURRENTLY ON THE APP, DRINKING BEERS,
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BEVERAGES.AND OUR LOCALITIES ONLY TWO HAVE ACTUALLY COMPLETED THE TRAIL THUS FAR.
UM, BUT IT HAS BROUGHT IN VISITORS AND INTEREST FROM OTHER AREAS OF VIRGINIA AND WE HAVE PROOF OF THAT, WHICH WE'LL GET INTO WHEN I GIVE THE PRESENTATION.
BUT, UM, SO THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT ARE, THAT ARE COMING HERE, UM, OR AT LEAST INTERESTED IN CLICKING ON OUR WEBSITE TO CHECK US OUT BASED ON, ON THE CAMPAIGN.
SO, UM, THE RICHMOND WEST CRAFT BEVERAGE TRAIL EVENT.
SO RICHMOND WEST CRAFT BEVERAGE TRAIL IS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN GOOCHLAND AND PALATAN CRAFT BEVERAGE MAKERS.
UM, THE, THE COUNTIES HELP THEM AS THEY CAN, BUT WE'RE NOT REALLY PART OF THEIR PARTNERSHIP.
UM, THEY'RE HAVING AN EVENT AT DOVER HALL ON SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 10TH.
THERE WAS LIMITED TICKETS AVAILABLE, SO IT WAS A LIMITED EVENT.
UM, IT LOOKS, IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S GONNA BE A REALLY COOL EVENT.
UM, 500 TICKETS IS WHAT THEY, YES.
UM, THE COUNTY IS PARTNERING WITH POWHATAN TO BE THEIR WATER SPONSOR.
SO WE ARE HAVE WATER BOTTLES, WHICH I'VE BEEN WANTING TO DO FOR A WHILE.
ANYWAY, SO THEY'RE BRANDED WITH UCHIN COUNTY ON 'EM.
UM, IT JUST SAYS, DISCOVER WHAT YOU'RE MISSING.
UM, AND IT'S GOT UCHIN FOR BUSINESS AND EXPLORE UCHIN, SO WATER BOTTLES CHANCE, AND I WILL BE THERE, UM, HANDING OUT TOURISM BROCHURES AND DOING ALL THAT FUN STUFF AND WATER BOTTLES FOR FOLKS THAT NEED IT.
AND THEN, UM, THE COUNTY, UH, CONTRACTED WITH ADVANCED TOURISM AND TRAVEL, UH, FOR JULY, THIS JULY THROUGH NEXT JUNE THEY LAUNCHED.
UM, SO THEY ARE BASICALLY SOCIAL MEDIA AND ADVERTISING.
UM, AND THEY LAUNCHED THEIR CAMPAIGN IN JULY AND WE'VE GOTTEN SOME REALLY, REALLY GOOD RESULTS.
AND SO I HAVE THE PRESENTATION TO SHOW YOU THAT KIND OF GOES, OVERVIEWS THEIR RESULTS FROM, LET'S SEE.
UM, SO I DON'T EXPECT YOU TO BE ABLE TO READ THIS, BUT WHAT
THERE WAS A COUPLE OF UP TIPS, BUT WHEN THEY LAUNCHED THEIR SOCIAL MEDIA ADS OR THEIR PAID ADVERTISEMENT AND A DISPLAY, UH, GEOFENCE, UM, YOU CAN KIND OF SEE HOW IT, HOW IT JUST SHOT UP AND HAS REMAINED UP, UH, THROUGHOUT THE MONTH OF, OF JULY.
SO WE GOT A HUNDRED, ALMOST 140,000 TOTAL IMPRESSIONS.
THAT MEANS PEOP THAT'S HOW MANY PEOPLE SAW THE ADS OR THE DISPLAYS THAT, UH, WERE PUSHED OUT.
WE GOT 3000 CLICKS AND 2.15 CLICK THROUGH RATE.
UM, WHICH THERE'S A BENCHMARK LATER IN THE PRESENTATION, BUT THEY'RE TELLING ME THAT THAT IS LIKE AN AMAZING CLICK THROUGH RATE.
SO WHEN SOMEBODY SEES THE AD, THEY ACTUALLY CLICK ON IT AND LOOK THROUGH THE CONTENT VERSUS LIKE A SWIPE
UM, SO THESE, THIS IS OUR WEBSITE.
UM, SO THEIR CAMPAIGNS, THEIR SOCIAL MEDIA AND THEIR DISPLAY ADS DROVE THE MOST TRAFFIC TO OUR WEBSITE DURING THE MONTH OF JULY.
SO THEY DROVE OVER 1400 USERS, UM, PAID SOCIAL, DROVE 1400 USERS, AND THE LAT LONG GEOFENCE, UM, DROVE 495 USERS.
EXCUSE ME, I FORGOT I NEEDED TO TRANSFER THIS OVER.
UM, SO YOU CAN JUST SEE HERE, THE PAID SOCIAL TOOK UP ABOUT HALF, UM, ORGANIC.
SO THE SOCIAL THAT WE DO OURSELVES, 258 REFERRALS MEANS THEY FOUND US FROM ANOTHER WEBSITE.
SO EITHER OUR G***H LOOK FOR BUSINESS OR THE GOON COUNTY WEBSITE.
UH, THIS IS THE DISPLAY ADS THAT WE'RE GOING TO GET INTO, AND I'LL SHOW YOU EXAMPLES OF WHAT THEY ARE.
SO 238 PEOPLE DIRECTLY, UH, 284TH THROUGH ORGANIC.
AND THEN, UM, UNASSIGNED MEANS THAT THEY HAVE THEIR PRIVACY SETTING.
SO WE DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY CAME FROM.
THESE WERE THE TOP CITIES, UH, THAT OUR WEBSITE TRAFFIC CAME FROM OVER THE LAST MONTH.
SO TUCKAHOE KIND OF, UH, RICHMOND NEAR U OF R AREA BROUGHT 218
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USERS TO OUR WEBSITE.UM, IF IT SAYS NOT SET, THAT MEANS IT'S THE PRIVACY.
BUT WHAT I WANTED TO ALSO POINT OUT WAS, UM, ASHBURN AND THEN, UM, OH, I THOUGHT THAT WAS ANOTHER ONE THAT, UH, I THOUGHT CHARLOTTESVILLE WAS ON HERE.
THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN FROM ANOTHER ONE.
BUT, UM, PEOPLE FROM NORTHERN VIRGINIA.
UM, UM, THE TOP PAGES THAT OUR AUDIENCES VIEWED, UM, WAS OUR, OUR HOMEPAGE OBVIOUSLY.
'CAUSE THAT'S, THEY DROVE TO THE HOMEPAGE, OUR CALENDAR OF EVENTS, AND THEN OUR FARM TOUR DAY.
UM, SO AS WE DIG INTO OUR SOCIAL SPECIFICS, SO THESE ARE EXAMPLES OF WHAT OUR SOCIAL LOOKED LIKE WHEN IT CAME OUT.
UM, SOCIAL, WE HAD 76, ALMOST 77,000 IMPRESSIONS, ALMOST 3000 CLICKS, A CLICK THROUGH RATE OF, UH, 3.8%, USUALLY PAID SOCIAL CLICK THROUGH RATES ARE ONE TO TWO, SO GETTING 3.8 IS AMAZING.
AND THEN A 1500 LANDING PAGE VIEWS.
UM, AND ARE THEY WRITING THESE POSTS OR ARE YOU DOING YES, THEY, THEY WRITE 'EM.
WE PROVIDED THE PHOTOS AND THEY DID ALL THE CREATIVE.
UM, OUR TOP PERFORMING AD WAS, UH, THIS ONE IS, UM, THE CREATE REMARKABLE MEMORIES IN GOOCHLAND.
IT WAS JUST KIND OF LIKE A, UM, GENERIC DYNAMIC AD AND, AND IT SHOWS DIFFERENT MEMORIES, CREATIVE MEMORIES,
I THINK OUR SECOND ONE WAS, UM, THE GRAIN OF GRASS, WHICH WAS THIS ONE HERE.
UM, WAS IT THE FARMING MARKET? YEAH.
UM, AND THEN I THOUGHT IT WAS INTERESTING TO SEE, UM, DEMOGRAPHIC WISE,
AND THEN, UM, A LITTLE BIT OF UNKNOWN.
UM, OUR AGE FROM THE PEOPLE LOOKING AT OUR SITES FROM, THE MAJORITY OF THEM ARE 65 PLUS, AND THEN THE SECOND ONE WAS 55 TO 64, AND THEN IT DROPS OFF FROM THERE.
AND THEN, UH, THE TYPE OF ENGAGEMENT THAT WE WERE RECEIVING, UH, REACTIONS WAS THE MOST, WE HAD A COUPLE SHARES, COUPLE COMMENTS, AND THEN THE DISPLAY AD.
SO WHAT THIS IS, IS WE IDENTIFIED SPECIFIC AREAS IN THE STATE THAT WE WANTED TO GEOFENCE.
AND SO IF ANYBODY'S INSIDE THAT AREA AND THEY PULL UP, UM, THEIR SOCIAL, EITHER FACEBOOK OR INSTAGRAM, THEY GET A DISPLAY AD FOR LIN.
UM, THIS IS THE TOP THREE THAT, THAT THEY SAW.
UM, THE HIGHEST AREA, UH, THAT GOT THE MOST RESPONSE WAS A SHORT PUMP MALL AREA.
AND THEN, UH, THE STRYKER PARK AREA GOT LESS IMPRESSIONS, BUT THEY ACTUALLY GOT MORE CLICKS.
SO THESE WERE KIND OF SOME OF THE ONES THAT WE PUT OUT AT SHORT PUMP.
UM, THESE WERE KIND OF THE ONES AT STRYKER PARK.
WE HAVE THAT ONE SET UP FOR WHEN THEY HAVE TOURNAMENTS OUT THERE AND FOLKS ARE SITTING OUT THERE AND THEY'RE WATCHING THEIR KIDS AND THEY'RE HUNGRY, THEY CAN PULL IT UP AND DRIVE FOLKS TO GOOCHLAND.
UM, THE BENCHMARK FOR THE LA LONG CAMPAIGN IS 0.05 TO POINT 10, AND WE'RE AT 0.14.
SO AGAIN, OUR CLICK THROUGH RATE IS HIGHER THAN THE STANDARD BENCHMARK.
WE GOT 200 HOURS AND 25 MINUTES OF TOTAL EXPOSURE.
SO 200 HOURS OF SOMEBODY SEEING GLAND COUNTY
UM, AND SO THIS IS WHAT THEY ALL LOOKED LIKE.
SO IT WAS, WAS THOSE WERE OUR TOP THREE.
AND THEN HERE'S AN EXAMPLE OF THE OTHER ONES.
UM, SO WE'VE GOT A HISTORY, ONE KIND OF A FOOD ONE.
THIS WAS OUR RED, WHITE AND BREW ONE THAT WE HAVE RUNNING.
AND THEN, UM, JUST UNIQUE SITES IN GOLAND COUNTY.
THIS IS KIND OF HARD TO SEE, BUT, UH, SHORT PUMP, UM, ZIONS, CROSSROADS BREWERIES IN CHARLOTTESVILLE, BREWERIES IN SCOTT'S EDITION.
JAMES MADISON'S, MONTPELIER, THAT'S SCOTT'S EDITION, STRYKER PARK, MONTICELLO.
UH, SO WE WERE TRYING TO ENCOMPASS ALL OF SHORT PUMP THEM ALL AND THEN A LITTLE BIT FURTHER.
SO, UM, WE FEEL LIKE IT'S BEEN A VERY SUCCESSFUL CAMPAIGN THUS FAR AND WE'RE CONTRACTED WITH THEM FOR A YEAR, SO WOW.
WE'RE JUST GONNA LEARN AND TWEAK
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AND CHANGE.AND TWO PLATFORMS ARE INSTAGRAM AND FACEBOOK.
UM, AND JUST KEEP PUSHING OUT THIS CONTENT TO DRIVE VISITORS HERE AT
SEE, LEMME SEE IF I, ALL RIGHT.
DID YOU SEE YOU GO OUT TO THE AS WELL WITH THAT? UM, I THINK HE PUT IT IN CHARLOTTESVILLE.
I THINK WE DISCUSSED LAKE ANNA, BUT DECIDED TO DO CHARLOTTESVILLE INSTEAD.
UH, WE HAD TALKED ABOUT YES, YOU ARE RIGHT.
WE HAD TALKED ABOUT MAYBE GOING UP TO LAKE ANNA, BUT UM, IT'S ALSO SEASONAL.
AND THEN WE HAD CLOSE IT DOWN AND THEN, YEAH.
SO THAT'S WHY WE DECIDED TO GO WITH STRONG.
DID YOU WOULD THINK THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE RETIRED UP THERE NOW.
THEY HAVE THEIR OWN, LIKE THEY HAVE A LOT OF OTHER STUFF GOING ON UP THERE NOW.
WAY MORE THAN THEY HAD EVEN 10 YEARS AGO.
A LOT OF, I KNOW IF YOURE THAT IN THAT AS WELL.
HAVE QUITE A FEW BREWERIES OUT THERE.
UH, ANY, ANYTHING HAPPENING WITH PROJECT ROCKY? UM, WE CAN DISCUSS THAT IN CLOSED SESSION.
ANYTHING HAPPENING WITH THE SPEC WAREHOUSE? THE CRESCENT COMMUNITIES? YES.
THAT ONE WAS THE ONE THAT GOT APPROVED.
SO, UM, NOW THEY'LL, THEY'LL HEAD STRAIGHT INTO SITE PLAN REVIEW AND SO THEY'RE PLANNING ON MOVING FORWARD.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? HEARING NONE.
LET'S MOVE ON TO OTHER BUSINESS.
SO WE HAD TO RESCHEDULE OUR E D A TOUR.
UM, SO WE WERE LOOKING AT TRYING TO GET THAT DONE IN SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER TIMEFRAME.
I'M NOT SURE HOW LONG YOU WILL BE OUT OF COMMISSION.
I MEAN, PROBABLY JUST LIKE A WEEK BEFORE I CAN GO SOMEWHERE, DO SOMETHING.
AND THAT'S ON THE 20 ON THE DAY OF THE DOING ALL THINGS.
DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANYTHING? I KNOW YOU TRAVEL OH, NO, NO, NO COMP, UH, NO CONFLICT.
AND SO, AND I'M GONNA SEND OUT ANOTHER DOODLE POLL, UM, TO TRY TO GET SOME DATES, SO SEE, SEE IF WE CAN GET THIS LOCKED IN.
YOU LOOK IN SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER? YEAH.
'CAUSE SEPTEMBER'S LITERALLY RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER
WE HAVE THE MAJOR BUSINESS EVENT IN SEPTEMBER, AND I'M OUT A WEEK.
I'M DOING SOME TRAININGS, SO YEAH.
SO IT'LL PROBABLY BE OCTOBER
UM, BUT I'LL, I'LL SEND OUT A DOODLE HOLD, SO IF YOU CAN RESPOND TO THAT AND LET ME KNOW YOUR AVAILABILITY AND TRY TO GET THAT LOCKED IN.
UM, AND THEN I ALSO WANTED TO REMIND YOU THAT OUR NEXT MEETING IN SEPTEMBER WILL BE SEPTEMBER 13TH, SO IT'S ONE WEEK EARLY.
USUALLY WE MEET ON THE THIRD WEDNESDAY.
GONNA BE THE SECOND WEDNESDAY BECAUSE I'M OUT OF THE TRAINING THE FOLLOWING WEDNESDAY.
SO SEPTEMBER 13TH, TYLER? NO, I'M DOING SOME LEADERSHIP TRAINING.
UH, IS THERE OTHER BUSINESS TO DISCUSS THIS OTHER BUSINESS? YES, I DO.
UM, I, I BUMPED INTO ONE OF OUR, UH, SUPER BOARD SUPERVISORS, UH, BUSINESS LAST WEEK.
AND, UH, WE HAD A BRIEF CONVERSATION, UH, WHERE WE DISCUSSED, UH, THAT THE BOARD, UH, IS, IS HAS PLANS.
I DON'T KNOW WHEN IT'S GONNA GO ON THEIR AGENDA, BUT THEY DO HAVE PLANS TO REVIEW, UM, THE ADA'S ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.
AND FROM OUR DISCUSSION IT'S GONNA BE FOCUSED ON LOOKING FOR,
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UM, MORE RESPONSIBILITY AND MORE CAPABILITY OF, OF OUR AUTHORITY.SO I THINK THAT'S A GOOD THING, BUT, UH, I DO, UH, WONDER, UH, IF WE COULD JUST DISCUSS IT REAL QUICK ABOUT HOW WE COULD, UM, MAYBE JUST HAVE DISCUSSIONS WITH THE BOARD AND HOW WE WOULD GO ABOUT THAT.
UM, AND UM, OR GO TO A BOARD MEETING AND SPEAK IN FRONT OF THEM TO SEE IF WHAT, WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE, UH, THE E D A, YOU KNOW, BE CAPABLE OF MORE THAN WHAT WE CAN DO NOW AND WHAT WE, YOU KNOW, WHAT THE RESPONSIBILITIES, GOOD OR BAD THAT THEY'RE, THEY'RE GONNA PROPOSE MAY, MAY SUGGEST.
UH, PREVIOUSLY YEARS OVER THE YEARS WE'VE HAD WORK SESSIONS WITH THE BOARD AND IN FACT, I THINK THE LAST WORK SESSION WAS AT THE, UH, NOW SOMEBODY THAT F****D, UH, I DUNNO IF IT'S THE EMERGENCY ROOM FACILITY.
AND SO THAT, I THINK THAT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, I THINK WE SHOULD TALK, HAVE SOME EXPECTATIONS.
RIGHT BEFORE WE WALK INTO SOMETHING LIKE, AND WE HAVE A, A GAME PLAN AS WELL AS A, AS A, AS A, AS A BOARD TO, SO WE, WE CAN AGREE ON WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE, WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE.
LIKE YOU WERE SAYING, REVOLVING LOAN.
YOU KNOW, AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE TO PROPOSE TO THEM WHILE THEY'RE REVIEWING IT AND GIVING US SOME ATTENTION.
SO MAYBE I WOULD RECOMMEND MAYBE EVEN AT OUR SEPTEMBER MEETING, UM, WE KEEP THE REST OF OUR AGENDA FAIRLY LIGHT.
WE DO HAVE THE VENDOR COMING IN, BUT OTHER THAN THAT, MAYBE WE CAN DEVOTE A GOOD PERIOD OF TIME TO JUST DISCUSSION ON POTENTIAL THINGS THAT THE E D A WOULD LIKE TO DO.
WE ALSO HAVE TALKED IN THE PAST AND WE HAVE HAD, OVER THE NUMBER OF YEARS I'VE BEEN ON THE E D A, SOME PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.
SO WHERE SOMEONE COMES IN AND PRESENTS ON A TOPIC THAT WOULD HELP US UNDERSTAND OUR ROLE A LITTLE BIT MORE, MAYBE, UH, INCREASE OUR CAPABILITY, BUT WE ALSO SHOULD PROBABLY THINK ABOUT DOING SOME KIND OF, UM, LEADERSHIP SKILLS ASSESSMENT OF THE CURRENT BOARD THAT WE HAVE JUST TO SEE WHAT EVERYBODY IS ALL ABOUT.
WELL, YOU KNOW, WE KIND OF KNOW, BUT IT'S KIND OF HARD TO COMMUNICATE THAT IN A SUCCINCT WAY TO SOMEONE ELSE.
AND I THINK, UH, WE CAN PUT FORTH THEN, UH, LET'S SAY OUR VIEW OF GOING TO THE BOARD AND DURING A WORK SESSION SAYING, OKAY, THIS IS WHAT WE THINK BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, PER A PREVIOUS CONVERSATION, ONE OF THE THINGS I SEE THAT WE SHOULD BE DOING IT, I THINK WE'VE DONE ALREADY WITH THOSE TWO LETTERS.
AND UNFORTUNATELY I COULDN'T BE THERE, UH, DUE TO, UH, FAMILY ILLNESS, BUT, UH, A SITUATION WHERE WE'RE ACTIVE ACTIVISTS FOR THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY MM-HMM.
AND I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT.
AND AND LEAST IF ANYTHING, YOU JUST HAD A LITTLE MORE COMMUNICATION WITH THEM.
'CAUSE I JUST, I DON'T FEEL LIKE MAYBE I NEED TO BE JUST MORE INVOLVED
BUT, UM, AND, AND, AND TO ADD TO THAT, UM, DON'T WE HAVE A POSITION ON OUR BOARD THAT, THAT WE'RE TRYING TO FILL? YES.
AND HOW'S, HOW'S THAT GOING? UM, THEY HAVE NOT MADE AN APPOINTMENT YET.
UM, SO IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THEY'RE SEEKING APPLICANTS.
UM, SO IF YOU KNOW OF ANYONE, UM, I WOULD ENCOURAGE 'EM TO APPLY.
THERE'S A, UM, A APPLICATION ONLINE UNDER BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS WHERE PEOPLE CAN APPLY.
AND DO THEY HAVE TO BE FROM A SPECIFIC DISTRICT? THEY DON'T.
THEY JUST HAVE TO LIVE IN THE COUNTY.
SO, UM, AND THEY CAN'T BE SERVING ON ANY OTHER BOARD OR CORRECT.
THAT KIND OF, THAT KIND OF GOT US.
BUT, UM, I THINK MAYBE NEXT, UM, MEETING WE JUST HAVE LIKE A, YOU DO NEED GOVERNMENT BOARD.
I DO GOVERNMENT BOARD, OTHER COUNTY APPOINTED BOARD.
UM, A BRAINSTORMING SESSION, YOU KNOW, WHERE WE COULD JUST LIKE PUT OUT IDEAS AND PRIORITIZE IDEAS AND GET KIND OF THE E D A ON SOME FOCUSED GOALS OF WHAT YOU GUYS WOULD LIKE TO SEE AND THEN WE CAN, UM, 'CAUSE I THINK THE IDEA OF LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT SHOULD DEFINITELY BE ON THE LIST AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO, AND I ALSO SUGGEST AS DRY AS IT SOUNDS, AS TERRIBLE AS IT SOUNDS, WE NEED TO ALL REFRESH OURSELVES WITH THE CODE OF VIRGINIA MM-HMM.
'CAUSE THAT, THAT GIVES, FOR LACK OF BETTER TERM GUARDRAILS OF WHAT WE CAN, CAN YOU SEND US, SEND IT OUT TO US? OH, ABSOLUTELY.
I KNOW YOU CAN DO THAT IN YOUR EXACTLY WHERE IT'S, SO, YOU KNOW WHAT MIGHT BE HELPFUL, MR. SLO, I ALSO WANNA GIVE YOU WORK, BUT IT MIGHT BE HELPFUL IF WE COULD GET LIKE A LITTLE PRESENTATION OR SOMETHING THAT JUST KIND OUTLINES IT AND WE CAN PUT IT UP HERE AND YOU CAN REVIEW IT.
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NINE OH YEAH.THAT, THAT, THAT WOULD BE EASY TOO.
NO, I THINK THAT'D BE VERY HELPFUL.
I MEAN DRY, BUT WE HAVE TO, WE HAVE TO OPERATE.
AND THEN, UM, IF THERE'S MORE DISCUSSION ABOUT THAT, BUT, UH, MS. WORLEY, SHE MENTIONED, UH, US HAVING A OTHER BUSINESS DISCUSSION ABOUT THAT PROPERTY ON THE, UH, FAIRGROUNDS, RIGHT.
EXTENSION THAT THE COUNTY ENDS.
OH, WE WANNA HAVE SOME MORE DISCUSSION ABOUT THAT.
UM, I KNOW WHAT, WHAT I MEANT WAS I THINK IT'S A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO BE MORE INVOLVED FOR THE E D A TO BE MORE INVOLVED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THAT PROPERTY.
SO THAT COULD DEFINITELY BE ON OUR LIST NEXT MONTH TO SAY, YOU KNOW, HOW GOOD, 'CAUSE RIGHT NOW THE COUNTY OWNS IT.
IF THE COUNTY WANTED TO GIVE THAT LAND TO THE E D A WOULD ALLOW FOR A LITTLE BIT MORE DEVELOPMENT, UM, OPPORTUNITIES THERE AND MORE FLEXIBILITY.
UM, SO THAT'S A WAY THAT YOU GUYS COULD BE MORE INVOLVED.
I KNOW THERE'S BEEN DISCUSSIONS, BUT NOTHING FORMAL AND IT'S, YEAH.
NOTHING, UH, ON A E D A REPRESENTATIVE TO LET'S SAY BOARD MEMBER DISCUSSION.
SO THERE'S, IT, IT WOULD SEEM TO BE A LOGICAL STEP, BUT YEAH.
WHO KNOWS WHAT THE, UH, BOARD MIGHT DECIDE.
HOW MANY ACRES IS IT? I DON'T KNOW.
SO IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION WITH REGARDS TO BUSINESS OR ANY OTHER THING THAT WE NEED TO BRING FORTH IN THE OTHER BUSINESS? HEARING NONE.
AND WE HAVE SOME CLOSED SESSION MATERIAL.
SO UNFORTUNATELY I MUST ASK YOU OH NO, I KNOW.
BOARD YOU FOR COMING AND JUST SO YOU KNOW, UH, AND LET ME, IF YOU, IF THE AUTHORITY DOESN'T MIND ON OUR, UH, ON OUR E D A TOUR, YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO ATTEND THAT IF YOU HAVE THE DESIRE TO.
AND WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO IS LITERALLY RENT A VAN MM-HMM.
SOME OF THE AREAS ARE LARGER FACILITIES IN SOME CASES WHERE THERE'S NOT A LOT OF FAMILIARITY.
IN SOME CASES YOU CAN'T GET THROUGH THE GATE ANYWAY.
SO IT'LL, IT'LL GIVE SOME INSIGHT INTO OH, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
I WANNA GET INVOLVED, INVOLVED WITH THE CHAMBER AND GET INVOLVED WITH YOU GUYS.
THANKS FOR, THANKS FOR VISITING AND I'M SURE WE'LL SEE YOU TOO.
SO, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF VIRGINIA CODE SECTIONS 2.2371 AND 2.2372, I MOVE THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF GLAND COUNTY CONVENE A CLOSED MEETING FOR THE PURPOSE OF DISCUSSING CONCERNING A PROSPECTIVE BUSINESS OR INDUSTRY LOCATED IN A COMMUNITY, OR NO PREVIOUS ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT ITS PLANS HAVE BEEN MADE AND DISCUSSIONS OR CONSIDERATION OF THE ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY FOR A PUBLIC PURPOSE, OR THE DISPOSITION OF PUBLICLY HELD REAL PROPERTY, WHERE DISCUSSION IN AN OPEN MEETING WOULD ADVERSELY AFFECT THE BARGAINING POSITION OR NEGOTIATING STRATEGY OF THE PUBLIC BODY AS PERMITTED BY VIRGINIA CODE SECTION 2.23711 PARAGRAPHS A OR SUBSECTIONS OF A THREE AND A SIX.
IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.
I, MY VISION OR WHAT? SO WE HAVE A, UH, A MOTION ON A FLOOR WITH A SECOND.
ALL IN FAVOR? UH, ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? HEARING NONE.
ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, PLEASE STATE AYE.