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AUTHORITY IN SLOANE COUNTY, MADAM ECONOMIC DIRECTOR AND SECRETARY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ORDER OF THE, OF THE, UH, INDIVIDUALS HERE TO SEE IF WE HAVE A QUORUM? UH, MR. DEN HERE.I'LL SAY FOR THE RECORD, MR. SMITH IS JOINING US, UH, VIA ZOOM FROM HIS HOME.
THANK YOU, MADAM DIRECTOR, MADAM SECRETARY.
AND, UH, IS THERE ANYBODY ONLINE FOR CITIZEN COMMENT? I NOTICE WE HAVE NO, THAT'S THE, UH, BLUE DOT PRESENTATION FOLKS.
AND WE HAVE, UH, THE HONORABLE JONATHAN LYLE HERE WHO IS, UH, ON SOIL AND WATER DISTRICT REP, AND ALSO, UH, CANDIDATE FOR THE FIFTH DISTRICT BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
DO YOU, UH, HAVE ANY COMMENTS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE, SIR? WELL, I THINK I'M, YES IT IS.
SORRY, I THOUGHT I CAME AFTER TREASURER.
AND, AND I WANT TO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION FOR THE VISIBILITY I'VE SEEN OF THE STAFF.
UM, THE, THE AG EXPO THAT YOU ALL SPONSORED, UM, WAS THE FIRST TIME EVER, BUT I'VE GOTTEN POSITIVE FEEDBACK.
I THINK SOME OF THE FARMS REPORTED THEY HAD 30 UP TO 40 DIFFERENT VISITORS, SOME OF WHOM DID NOT KNOW THAT OPEN TOTE SAMPLES WERE NOT REALLY APPROPRIATE.
BUT, UH, THEY, THEY WERE THERE NONETHELESS.
UM, ALSO THE, UH, UH, I GUESS IT'S THE RICHMOND WEST TRAIL THAT JUST TOOK PLACE ON SUNDAY.
UH, THE WATER, EVEN THOUGH IT'S BOTTLED IN HANOVER, WAS BRANDED BY GOLAND.
UH, SO I, I, UH, REALLY DO APPRECIATE WHAT YOU FOLKS ARE DOING AS A AUTHORITY TO, UH, BRING MORE BUSINESS TO, TO THE COUNTY AND, AND IT'S A CONTEXT BOARD.
THANK YOU, MR. LEVEL AND THE HONORABLE, UH, COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING, VIC, UH, BEFORE WE GET STARTED? NO, SIR.
AND SO, MOVING RIGHT ALONG, UH, WE'RE GONNA CONSIDER THE MINUTES FROM LAST MEETING, UH, AUGUST 9TH.
I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM THE AUGUST 9TH MEETING.
IS THERE A SECOND? AS OFFICER? THANK YOU.
ANY DISCUSSION, HEARING NO DISCUSSION.
ALL IN FAVOR OF APPROVAL OF MINUTES, PLEASE STATE AYE.
AND THEN WE RUN ALONG TO OUR SCHEDULED MATTERS, THE TREASURER'S, YOUR KILLED AND DB.
ARE YOU GIVING US THE TREASURER'S REPORT? YES, I AM.
MR. CHAIRMAN, I, UH, THERE'S REALLY NOTHING, UH, THERE'S NO BILLS TO BE PAID, NO, NO ACTIVITY.
I DO HAVE ONE CARRYOVER ISSUE YOU NOTE IN, IN THE MINUTES THAT, UH, I DIDN'T HAVE AN EXPLANATION FOR YOU ON $2,609 AND 50 CENTS IN EXPENDITURES LAST YEAR OR LAST MONTH.
AND, UH, SARAH LOOKED, UH, AT THE, UH, GENERAL FUND LEDGER AND FOUND OUT THAT THE $2,609 50 CENTS THAT WE QUESTIONED LAST YEAR IS, WAS $2,500 PAID TO THE GLAND DAY SPONSORSHIP AND $109 AND 50 CENTS PAID TO THE, UH, TO CHRISTIAN BARTON AND EPPS.
AND I HOPE THAT, UH, THAT CLEAR THAT, UH, CLEARS UP THAT MATTER AND I'VE GOT NOTHING ELSE TO REPORT.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR A TREASURER OR TREASURER'S REPORT? HEARING NONE.
WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM, WHICH IS THE PRESENTATION BY BLUE DOT ON SHOP LOCAL CAMPAIGN.
SO, UM, BEFORE I ACTIVATE, UM, BLUE.HERE, I WANTED TO KIND OF GIVE A, AN AN OVERVIEW OF WHY WE'VE ASKED TO COME TO PRESENT TO YOU GUYS.
UH, WE'VE LOOKED AT SEVERAL SHOP LOCAL CAMPAIGNS MODELS TO INCREASE SPENDING TO GLAND BUSINESSES.
WE LOOKED AT LIKE GIFT CARD PROGRAMS OR LIKE A GLAND CARD WHERE BUSINESSES WOULD PARTICIPATE IN THE CARD, KIND OF LIKE WHAT THE, UH, THE HIGH SCHOOL FUNDRAISER DOES.
UH, BUT THEY ALL REQUIRE SOME CORE PORTION EFFORT OR COST FROM THE BUS BUSINESS IN TO SET IT UP.
SOMETIMES THEY HAVE TO TRAIN THEIR EMPLOYEES ON HOW TO USE THE CARDS.
UM, SOMETIMES THE, THERE'S A LIMIT ON LIKE THE TYPE OF CARD THAT COULD BE USED.
UM, AND EVEN WORSE, SOMETIMES THERE'S A FEE ASSOCIATED THAT IF THEY DON'T DO IT CORRECTLY, A FEE GETS BACK TO THE BUSINESS.
SO WE WERE TRYING TO AVOID ALL OF THOSE ISSUES.
LIKE, WE DON'T WANNA PUT ANY MORE ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS OR COST ON
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OUR BUSINESSES TO DO THIS.UM, WE EVEN LOOKED AT SETTING UP LIKE A COUNTY-WIDE E-COMMERCE PLATFORM FOR BUSINESSES TO BE ABLE TO POST THEIR PRODUCTS ON FOR SALE.
BUT THAT REALLY ENTAILS A LOT OF WORK ON OUR END.
AND, UM, REALLY IT'S GONNA GET INTO LIKE P C I COMPLIANCE AND THINGS LIKE THAT, THAT WE'RE JUST NOT SET UP TO DO AT THIS POINT.
I WILL SAY THAT WE RECENTLY CONTRACTED WITH THEM FOR OUR C R M PRODUCT, AND THEY'RE LIKE REALLY SLICK AND GOOD.
AND SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO MOVING, UM, ONLINE WITH THEM FOR OUR C R M.
BUT, UM, THIS SOLUTION THAT THEY'RE GONNA PRESENT TO YOU, UH, FITS EXACTLY WHAT WE'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR TO PROMOTE GOLAND SPENDING IN GLAND COUNTY.
IT ACTUALLY INCENTIVIZES PEOPLE TO SHOP HERE AND TO GLAND INSTEAD OF JUST PROVIDING THEM AN ADDITIONAL OPTION.
SO YOU'LL SEE THAT THEY ACTUALLY GET REWARDS EVERY TIME THEY SHOP IN GOLIN.
AND THOSE REWARDS ARE USED TO SHOP MORE IN GOLIN.
UM, SO I'VE ASKED 'EM TO GIVE YOU A PRESENTATION 'CAUSE THEY'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO EXPLAIN IT MUCH BETTER THAN I CAN.
UM, THERE IS A COST, SO IT'S NOT FREE.
UM, SO WE'LL BE DISCUSSING THAT AFTER THE PRESENTATION, BUT IT WOULD BE SOMETHING, UM, THAT I AM LOOKING THAT THE COUNTY AND THE E D A CAN SPLIT.
UM, WE'RE NOT TALKING A LOT MONEY, UM, BUT JUST, JUST BASICALLY THE REWARDS PORTION.
THE COUNTY CAN'T, CAN'T PROVIDE JUST FROM SIMPLE, UH, UNDER STATE CODE, NOT ALLOWED TO DO IT.
SO, UM, WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, I'M GONNA TURN IT OVER TO SOPHIA AND JAKE AND LET THEM, UM, GIVE, UH, THE PRESENTATION.
AND I THINK YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO SHARE YOUR SCREEN TRAIN.
IS MY SCREEN VISIBLE ON YOURS END? IT IS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, SARAH, FOR THE INTRO.
AND I ALSO HAVE JAKE WITH ME, UM, ON THE CALL TODAY.
UM, I DO WANNA APOLOGIZE IN ADVANCE IF YOU ALL HEAR NOISES.
I HAPPEN TO BE DIALING IN FROM THE BATON ROUGE AIRPORT TODAY,
SO BEHIND ME IS THE AIRPORT TERMINAL, BUT, UM, HOPEFULLY MY HEADSET DOES A GOOD JOB OF KNOWING CANCELATION.
SO FOR TODAY, UM, I'M EXCITED TO PRESENT TO YOU ALL THE OPEN REWARDS SHOP LOCAL PROGRAM.
UM, LIKE SARAH MENTIONED, UM, WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO, TO HAVE THIS, UM, AS A MODEL TO ALLOW OUR CITIES AND COUNTIES PROMOTE SHOPPING LOCAL IN THEIR COMMUNITY IN A WAY THAT IS EASY FOR CONSUMERS, EASY FOR THE BUSINESSES, AND VERY EASY FOR THE ADMINISTRATORS AS WELL WHO ARE OFTEN, YOU KNOW, SMALL TEAMS, UM, WITH OPEN REWARDS.
WE HAVE BEEN RUNNING IT IN ARLINGTON COUNTY, VIRGINIA FOR ABOUT A YEAR NOW.
UM, AND IT'S BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL.
UM, WE ALSO RECENTLY LAUNCHED IN LAS VEGAS AND WE HAVE, UM, LOTS OF OTHER JURISDICTIONS ACROSS, ACROSS THE COUNTRY, UM, RUNNING THIS PROGRAM.
DURING TODAY'S PRESENTATION, I WILL GIVE YOU GUYS A WALKTHROUGH OF HOW THE PROGRAM WORKS IN TERMS OF HOW A CONSUMER WILL GO ABOUT EARNING THOSE REWARDS AND REDEEMING THOSE REWARDS, HOW IT WORKS FOR A BUSINESS, ANY ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS WE HAVE.
UM, AND THEN I'M HAPPY TO TAKE QUESTIONS IF THERE'S, IF, IF THERE'S TIME.
OPEN REWARDS IS A COMMUNITY-WIDE REWARDS PROGRAM TO INCENTIVIZE CONSUMERS TO SPEND MONEY AT THE LOCAL BUSINESSES THAT ARE WITHIN WORLD COMMUNITY.
UM, IT DOES A COUPLE OF THINGS, RIGHT DIRECTLY, UM, INCENTIVIZES CONSUMERS TO PUT THOSE DOLLARS IN YOUR LOCAL BUSINESSES.
AND YOU ALSO KEEP THOSE DOLLARS LOCAL, WHICH IS BY DESIGN, UM, THROUGHOUT THE PROGRAM.
OKAY? SO TO START AS A CONSUMER, WHAT THEY WILL DO IS DOWNLOAD THE APP FROM EITHER OF THE APP STORES, UM, AND CREATE A FREE ACCOUNT.
THE APP IS ALREADY AVAILABLE, SO FEEL FREE TO DOWNLOAD IT AND GIVE IT A TRY.
UM, AS SOON AS A CONSUMER CREATES THEIR ACCOUNT, THEY WILL BE ABLE TO START EARNING REWARDS ANYTIME THAT THEY MAKE A PURCHASE AT A ELIGIBLE LOCAL BUSINESS WITHIN
UM, WHICH BUSINESSES SHOULD BE INVOLVED IN THE PROGRAM IS ENTIRELY UP TO YOU GUYS.
UM, LIKE SARAH MENTIONED, WE DON'T REQUIRE THE BUSINESSES TO DO ANYTHING.
THEY DON'T GIVE YOU TRAINING ANYONE.
UM, SO WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT LAUNCHING THE PROGRAM AND DECIDING WHICH BUSINESSES SHOULD BE PART OF THE PROGRAM IS LITERALLY AS EASY AS, YEP, HERE'S A LIST OF OTHER BUSINESSES THAT WE WANNA INCLUDE AND WE GET THEM LOADED TO THE APP AND THEN WE'RE ALL SET.
UM, WE'VE SEEN CITIES THAT INCLUDE, FOR EXAMPLE, THE MOM AND POP SHOPS.
UM, WE HAVE SOME CITIES THAT ARE FOCUSING ON SPECIFIC SECTORS, SO ON AND SO FORTH.
ALL OF THOSE ARE DECISIONS THAT YOU GUYS CAN MAKE.
UM, ADDITIONALLY, THE AMOUNT OF REWARDS
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THAT CONSUMERS EARN IS ALSO CUSTOMIZABLE.SO FOR EXAMPLE, IT COULD BE 5% OF THE PURCHASE, 10% OF THE PURCHASE.
IT COULD ALSO VARY ACROSS TIME DEPENDING ON WHAT OTHER INITIATIVES OR EVENTS, OR PERHAPS IT'S A HOLIDAY SEASON, RIGHT? SO ALL OF THOSE CAN BE PART OF THE PROGRAM SET.
ONE MORE THING I WANNA HIGHLIGHT HERE, UM, IS THAT WE ALSO WANNA MAKE SURE THAT ALL METHODS OF PAYMENT, UM, ARE, ARE, ARE, ARE PART, ARE, ARE, UH, ELIGIBLE, UM, AS PART OF THE PROGRAM.
SO REGARDLESS OF HOW THE CONSUMERS ARE PAYING FOR THEIR PURCHASES, WHETHER IT'S CREDIT CARD OR DEBIT CARD OR CASH, REGARDLESS OF WHAT KIND OF DEBIT CARD OR CREDIT CARD, RIGHT? VISA, MASTERCARD, DOESN'T MATTER.
UM, ALL, ALL, ALL METHODS OF PAYMENT ARE EQUALLY, UM, ELIGIBLE, UM, AS PART OF MAKING A PURCHASE AND, AND EARNING THOSE RULES.
DOES THAT INCLUDE APPLE PAY? DOES THAT INCLUDE APPLE PAY? YES.
AND WE'VE SEEN ALL, WE'VE SEEN ALL SORTS.
NOW, AS SOON AS A CONSUMER, UM, START EARNING THOSE REWARDS IN THEIR, LET'S SAY, GLAND WALLET IN THEIR OPEN REWARDS APP, UM, THEY CAN'T TAKE THE MONEY OUT.
THEY MUST REDEEM IT BACK AT ANOTHER BUSINESS ALSO WITHIN GLAND.
SO FOR EXAMPLE, IF I EARNED REWARDS BY GETTING DINNER AT A RESTAURANT, I CAN THEN REDEEM THOSE REWARDS BY GETTING COFFEE, GETTING ICE CREAM, GETTING A HAIRCUT AS LONG AS IT'S ALL WITHIN THE GLAND PROGRAM.
UM, WHAT THIS DOES IS TWO THINGS.
A ENSURES THAT EVERY SINGLE DOLLAR INVESTED INTO THIS PROGRAM BY YOU GUYS STAYS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.
LITERALLY NO CONSUMER CAN CASH OUT THE BENEFITS UNLESS THEY SPEND IT BACK AT ANOTHER BUSINESS.
SECONDLY, BY IN, BY ENCOURAGING THEM TO, YOU KNOW, HAVING TO GO BACK AND PERHAPS CHECK OUT A NORMAL BUSINESS, WE MAKE SURE THAT IT'S NOT JUST ONE OFF AND THEY MAKE SUBSEQUENT PURCHASES ALL WITHIN YOUR GLAND COMMUNITY.
BUT STILL HAVING THE FLEXIBILITY TO BE ABLE TO CHECK OUT ANY OF THE OTHER DIFFERENT BUSINESSES, UM, THAT, UM, THAT PERHAPS THEY WOULD NOT HAVE GONE RIGHT IF, IF THE REWARD INCENTIVE FROM THERE.
SO, UM, THE FLEXIBILITY IS REALLY KEY TO CONSUMERS PARTICIPATION.
UM, BUT STILL, BUT THIS DESIGN WILL SHOW THAT EVERY SINGLE DOLLAR STAYS.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS HERE? I THINK WE'RE GOOD.
UM, ON THE NEXT TWO SLIDES, I WILL DESCRIBE EXACTLY HOW A CONSUMER WILL GO ABOUT OUR EARNING REWARDS IN V REDEEM E.
SO LET'S SAY THAT I WENT TO ONE OF THE LOCAL SHOPS THAT'S PART OF THE GLAND PROGRAM IN MADE THE PURCHASE.
AT THE END OF MY PURCHASE, I WILL PAY FOR MY PURCHASE, HOWEVER I NORMALLY PAY CREDIT CARD OR THIS RENT, RIGHT? OKAY.
ONCE THAT'S PAID, THERE ARE TWO WAYS FOR THE REWARDS TO GET INTO MY, UM, OSELAND WALLET.
IF I LINKED MY CREDIT CARD WITH MY OPEN REWARDS ACCOUNT, WHICH IS AN OPTION TO EVERY USER THAT SIGNS UP, UM, THEY WOULD ACTUALLY EARN REWARDS AUTOMATICALLY BECAUSE WE'LL BE ABLE TO SEE THE TRANSACTIONS ON THOSE CALLS, RIGHT? SO IMAGINE YOU SWIPE YOUR CARD TO THE LOCAL BUSINESS, WE'LL BE ABLE TO SEE, OKAY, THIS CARD JUST SPENT $20 AT THIS BUSINESS, THIS BUSINESS IS PARTICIPATING IN THE GLAND PROGRAM, HERE'S YOUR 5% REWARDS BACK.
THEY'LL GET A NOTIFICATION IN THEIR PHONE AND THEY'RE ALL SET IN ALL THE OTHER SCENARIOS.
LET'S SAY I DO NOT USE MY CARD, I DON'T WANT TO LINK MY CARD, I DON'T HAVE A CARD.
WHATEVER WE PAY BY CASH, I SAW IN ALL THE OTHER SCENARIOS, WHAT THEY WOULD DO IS THEY WOULD OPEN UP THE APP IN THEIR PHONE AND TAKE A PHOTO OF THEIR RECEIPT.
ONCE THAT'S SUBMITTED, THEY WILL THEN GET THE REWARDS IN THEIR ACCOUNT AS WELL.
SO BOTH OF THESE COVERS JUST ABOUT ANY, ANY METHOD THAT SOMEBODY WILL PAY FOR.
ANY QUESTIONS HERE ON HOW TO EARN REWARDS? ALL CLEAR.
OKAY, SO NOW THAT, LET'S SAY THAT I HAVE EARNED, UH, 5% OF, UH, REWARDS IN, IN, IN GOODLAND, UM, WHAT DO I DO? LET'S SAY THAT I WANT TO REDEEM MY $5 TOWARDS A WEEKEND BRUNCH.
SO I PICK THE RESTAURANT AT MY BRUNCH.
IN THE END, I WOULD AGAIN PAY FOR MY BRUNCH INFO AT THE RESTAURANT.
AFTER THAT, I WILL COME INTO THE APP, SUBMIT A REDEEM REQUEST, AND AGAIN TAKE A PHOTO OF MY RECEIPT.
SO HERE I WILL SAY, I MADE THIS PURCHASE AND I WANT TO REDEEM $5 FOR MY REWARDS TOWARDS THIS PURCHASE.
OKAY? THEY GET THAT SUBMITTED, YOU PROCESS IT, AND ONCE IT'S PROCESSED, THEY WOULD RECEIVE THE $5 REDEMPTION VIA THEIR SELECTED PAYOUT METHOD.
SO EACH CONSUMER CAN CHOOSE WHAT IS THEIR PREFERRED METHOD OF GETTING PAYOUT.
COULD BE VENMO, PAYPAL, A CHECK MAILED TO THEIR HOUSE, WHATEVER IS THEIR PREFERENCE.
THEY WILL SET THAT DIRECTLY IN THE APP
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AND, AND THEN THAT IS HOW THEY'RE GONNA GET THEIR REDEMPTIONS.ANY QUESTIONS ON
SO HERE, ESSENTIALLY THERE IT'S, YOU CAN THINK OF IT AS A REIMBURSEMENT.
SO HERE, WHEN THEY WANT TO REDEEM THE $5 TOWARDS A PURCHASE, THEY FIRST PAY FOR POOL AND THEN GET A REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REWARD THAT THEY WANNA REDEEM.
DID THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION? I GOT IT.
SO ARE THERE TWO WAYS OF, OF REDEEMING, THERE'S ONE WAY IN FASHION, TAKE FIVE RIGHT HERE.
THERE'S ONE WAY AS A CREDIT, ONLY ONE WAY TO REDEEM THE FIRST HAVE TO PAY IN FULL AND THEN GET A, GET A GET THE REDEMPTION REIMBURSEMENT.
SO HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT WHEN YOU GET THAT MONEY BACK? LET'S SAY I PAID FOR BRUNCH AND I GET, I GET $5 REDEEMED.
LET'S SAY I GET A CHECK IN THE MAIL.
HOW DO, HOW DO WE KNOW THAT I'M GONNA SPEND THAT MONEY IN GOODLAND? YOU'VE ALREADY YOU BECAUSE THE FIVE YOU ALREADY SPENT CONTRACT YOU.
I THOUGHT PART OF THE PROGRAM WAS TO, TO SPEND THE REDEEMED MONEY BACK IN THE COMMUNITY AS WELL.
'CAUSE YOU WOULDN'T HAVE GONE THERE MAYBE IF NOT, RIGHT? SO YOU SPENT THE MONEY.
SO LET'S SAY YOU WENT TO BELLA CECILIA AND YOU HAD $5 BASED OFF YOUR PURCHASE THERE, YOU HAVE TO SPEND THAT $5 IN GLIN AND ANOTHER RESTAURANT TO GET YOUR MONEY BACK.
SO AFTER THE SECOND TRANSACTION, YES.
YOU WOULD GET, OKAY, I MISSED THAT.
UM, CAN YOU ROLL IT IF YOU THINK THIS AS WELL AND KEEP, KEEP GOING? YEAH, YOU CAN BUILD IT UP.
SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO REDEEM IT RIGHT AWAY.
YOU CAN KEEP SAVING IT FOR SPECIAL TREAT ONE DAY
SO EVEN THOUGH YOU ARE RECEIVING $5 BACK OFF THE PRICE OF THE FULL TICKET, DO YOU GET CREDIT FOR THE FULL TICKET AMOUNT OR FOR THE TICKET AMOUNT LESS THAN $5? YOU CAN STILL GET THE TICKET.
THE, THE, THE FIVE, LET'S SAY 5%.
YOU CAN STILL GET THE 5% OF THE FULL TICKET AMOUNT, WHICH YOU CAN REDEEM FOR THE NEXT PURCHASE.
SO IF IT WAS A $50 TICKET AND YOU APPLIED $5 TOWARDS IT, YOU STILL GET CREDIT FOR THE FULL 50, NOT THE 45.
AND THEN IT WILL HAVE TO BE APPLIED FOR THE NEXT.
SO NO ANOTHER, YOU JUST KEEP GOING AND KEEP INCENTIVE WITH THEM TO, TO COME BACK FOR ANOTHER, FOR ANOTHER PURCHASE.
AND ON YOUR APP, GREAT QUESTION.
AND ON YOUR APP, UM, HOW MANY ADVERTISEMENTS AND WHAT DO YOU, DO YOU OFFER OTHER THINGS ON YOUR APP FOR ADDED COST? THAT THAT, OH, GREAT QUESTION.
UM, LET ME JUST REPEAT THAT QUESTION.
ADVERTISEMENTS IS THE QUESTION ABOUT, SORRY, SAY THAT AGAIN.
ON YOUR APP, ARE THERE ADVERTISEMENTS AND OR THERE, UM, THINGS TO ADD ON TO, UH, COST TO? GREAT QUESTION.
UM, WE DON'T CHARGE BUSINESS ANYTHING RIGHT NOW, UM, IN THE FUTURE MAYBE, RIGHT? UM, BUT RIGHT NOW, UM, WE DON'T CHARGE THE BUSINESS ANY FEES OF ANY KIND.
UM, HOW ABOUT THE USERS OR THE, OR THE BUSINESSES IN YOUR COMMUNITY OR EQUAL THE USERS? UM, YEAH.
HOW ABOUT THE USERS? USERS DON'T PAY ANYTHING.
UM, WE DON'T CHARGE THE USERS ANYTHING TO BE PART OF THE PROGRAM.
UM, THEY'LL JUST BE EARNING AND REDEEMING THEIR REWARDS, WHICH ARE, YOU KNOW, SPONSORED BY YOUR COMPANY.
UM, SO THERE'S A REASON THAT, THAT WE, THAT WE DID IT THIS WAY, WHERE YOU ALWAYS HAVE TO PAY FOR YOUR PURCHASE FROM FULL AT THE BUSINESS IS THAT IS THE ONLY WAY WE CAN ENSURE THERE IS NOTHING THAT WE REQUIRE THE BUSINESSES TO DO WHATSOEVER.
UM, THEY DON'T NEED TO TRAIN ANY OF THEIR STAFF.
THEY DO NEED TO LEARN A NEW SYSTEM.
UM, THEY'RE ALWAYS GETTING PAID IN FULL IN ALL OF THESE PURCHASES REGARDLESS OF WHAT THE CONSUMERS MIGHT DO IN THE APP.
SO FOR THE BUSINESS OWNER'S PERSPECTIVE, IT IS LITERALLY BUSINESS AS USUAL.
UM, AND AGAIN, WE DON'T CHARGE THEM ANYTHING, UM, TO PARTICIPATE AT THE MOMENT AND THEN THEY, UM, CAN ATTRACT THE CUSTOMERS, RIGHT? IT'S A GREAT WAY TO BE LISTED IN THE APP, UM, TO BE ABLE TO, UM, YOU KNOW, LET CONSUMERS KNOW, HEY, IF YOU SHOP ON YOUR BUSINESS, YOU'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO EARN REWARDS.
AND ALSO IF YOU HAVE SAVED SOME DOLLARS IN YOUR BOOST AND WATER, YOU CAN REDEEM IT HERE, RIGHT? SO GREAT WAY TO, TO INCENTIVIZE CONSUMERS TO, TO VISIT THEIR, UM, TO VISIT THEIR SHOP.
UM, ON THIS SLIDE, THIS IS JUST A QUICK EXAMPLE OF, UM, THE, UM, A FEW PURCHASES MADE BY A LOCAL CONSUMER AT ONE OF THE CITIES WHERE OPEN REWARDS IS LIVE IN.
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SO AS YOU CAN SEE, THIS LOCAL CONSUMER, UM, MADE A FEW PURCHASES AROUND TOWN, UM, RIGHT, WENT TO HER SUPERMARKET AND PICKED UP DINNER AND, AND SUCH.SHE EARNED JUST OVER $10 REWARDS AND THEN SHE REDEEMED THAT FOR A, FOR A MEAL AT THE RESTAURANT.
SO THROUGH THESE PURCHASES, THE INVESTMENT IN TERMS OF THE REWARDS THAT SHE EARNED WAS JUST OVER $10.
BUT THE TOTAL ECONOMIC IMPACT IN TERMS OF REVENUE THAT SHE BROUGHT IN TO THE LOCAL BUSINESSES OVER TOWARDS.
UM, SO THIS IS WHY WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT A REWARDS MODEL LIKE THIS, UM, IS THAT FOR ANY OF OUR COMMUNITIES THAT ARE THINKING OF LAUNCHING SOME KIND OF A SHOP LOCAL CAMPAIGN, WE REALLY THINK THAT THE REWARDS MODEL HELPS YOU GUYS GET THE MOST BANG FOR YOUR BUCK, SO TO SPEAK.
A FEW MORE, UH, CONSIDERATIONS FOR OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS, WHICH WILL BE YOU GUYS.
THERE IS NO OVERHEAD IN TERMS OF RUNNING AND MAINTAINING THE PROGRAM.
EVERYTHING IS HANDLED BY US AS PART OF THE ACT.
UM, SO YOU GUYS DON'T HAVE TO POUND THE PAVEMENT TOO.
WE REMOVE GROW ANY BUSINESSES, YOU GUYS DON'T HAVE TO READ ANY RECEIPTS OR ANYTHING.
UM, ALL OF THOSE PROCESSING ARE DONE, UM, BY THE SYSTEM BETWEEN US AND THE CONSUMERS.
UM, LAUNCHING THE PROGRAM IS ALSO FAIRLY SIMPLE BECAUSE, UM, WE'LL JUST NEED TO KNOW WHICH FITMENT WE SHOULD BE
UM, LASTLY, ONE THING I'LL JUST HIGHLIGHT IS THAT THERE WILL BE A DATA DASHBOARD AS WELL.
AND THAT IS REALLY INTERESTING 'CAUSE IT'S GONNA BE ABLE TO TELL YOU EXACTLY, YOU KNOW, WHERE PEOPLE ARE SHOPPING, WHERE PEOPLE ARE COMING FROM, WHICH BUSINESSES ARE MORE OR LESS POPULAR.
UM, AND ALSO WHAT'S THE TOTAL ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF FAR HOW MUCH REWARDS HAS BEEN DISPERSED AND WHAT'S OR WHY, UM, SO FAR THE PROGRAM.
SO ALL OF THOSE DATA WILL BE AVAILABLE, UM, LIVE THROUGH THE DASHBOARD.
ANY QUESTIONS HERE? SO IS THERE AN EXPIRATION FOR THE AWARDS? IS IS THERE AN EXPIRATION FOR THE AWARDS? HOW LONG THEY'RE GOOD FOR QUESTION.
AND THAT'S A GREAT SEGUE INTO MY NEXT SLIDE.
AND HOW, ALSO, HOW DO YOU GET NEW BUSINESSES IN THERE IN THE APP? GREAT QUESTION.
YOU CAN GE YOU CAN SEND US A SPREADSHEET IF YOU LIKE, IF YOU ALREADY HAVE SOME.
UM, IF NOT, WE CAN ALSO QUERY OUR DATABASE AND WE ACTUALLY POPULATE A LOT OF THE INFORMATION THAT, UM, THAT WE CAN FIND.
I'VE GOT A QUESTION EITHER WAY.
UM, WHAT INFORMATION DO YOU GATHER FROM SOMEBODY WHO WANTS TO SIGN UP FOR THIS, UH, FOR A, FOR A CONSUMER THAT SIGNED UP? IS THAT THE QUESTION? SURE.
SO IN TERMS OF A CONSUMER, THE MAIN BASIC ACCOUNT INFORMATION WILL BE NAME, A PHONE NUMBER OR AN EMAIL.
AND THEN THE REST IS COMPLETELY OPTIONAL.
THEY CAN CHOOSE TO CONNECT THEIR CREDIT CARD IF THEY LIKE.
SO IF THEY CHOOSE TO CONNECT THEIR CREDIT CARD, THAT MEANS WE CAN SEE THE TRANSACTIONS ON THEIR CARD.
OTHERWISE IT'S JUST A RECEIPT THAT THEY SUBMIT ANYTIME THAT THEY ARE REQUESTING.
AND DO YOU SELL THAT INFORMATION TO OTHER OTHER ENTITIES? WE DO NOT, NO, WE DON'T DO ANYTHING WITH THAT DATA.
DO YOU, DO YOU SHARE IT? WE DO NOT SHARE IT, NO.
ALL OF THAT IS STATED IN OUR PRIVACY POLICY, SO WE CAN SEND A LINK TO THAT AS WELL IF YOU GUYS WANNA TAKE A LOOK.
GOING BACK TO THE PREVIOUS QUESTION, IS THERE AN EXPIRATION DATE? UM, THAT IS ACTUALLY ONE OF THE PROGRAM PARAMETERS THAT YOU GUYS CAN SET.
SO YOU CAN SEE HERE, UM, OUR DEFAULT IS NO EXPIRATION, BUT YOU CAN ALSO, YOU KNOW, HAVE AN EXCUSE.
IN FACT, I THINK HAVING AN EXPIRATION IS PROBABLY A GOOD IDEA TO MAKE SURE THAT THE REWARDS DOLLARS ARE NOT STUCK IN A ACCOUNT THAT ARE, YOU KNOW, INACTIVE.
SO FOR EXAMPLE, YOU CAN SET THAT YOU THREE MONTHS, SIX MONTHS, A YEAR, WHATEVER IS THE RIGHT, UM, WHATEVER IS THE RIGHT, UH, TIME DURATION.
ADDITIONALLY, UM, THIS TABLE, THE REST OF THE PARAMETERS THAT CAN BE CHANGED AS PART OF THE PROGRAM, UM, WHETHER IT IS A PERCENTAGE VARY BY TIME OR ANY LIMITS THAT CONSUMERS CAN, UM, CAN EARN IN TERMS OF ON A PER TRANSACTION OR AS A WHOLE.
UM, SO, UM, ALL OF THESE PROGRAM, UM, SET UP CAN BE, UM, CAN BE ADJUSTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PROGRAM IS FITTING, UM, THE GOALS THAT, UM, THAT THE COUNTY HAS.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON, ON THIS PIECE? NO, WE'RE GOOD.
UH, SARAH, DID I MISS ANYTHING? I THINK THAT MIGHT BE THE BULK OF THE PRESENTATION IN TERMS OF, UH, THE OPERATIONS OF THE PROGRAM.
ANYTHING ELSE I SHOULD ADD? I DO HAVE A QUESTION.
I I, I DON'T EVEN, I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHO PAYS.
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WE SPONSOR IT, SO, RIGHT.SO YES, WE'RE THE SPONSOR, RIGHT? SO WE, WE FINANCED THIS WHOLE PROGRAM.
SO THE E D A WOULD PUT IN SAY, TWO TO $3,000 AND WE WOULD THEN PROMOTE IT OUT FOR, UM, RESIDENTS AND THEN THAT WOULD BE THE, I DON'T WANNA CALL IT SEED MONEY 'CAUSE ONCE THE MONEY'S GONE, LIKE YOU HAVE TO REFINANCE IT SO IT DOESN'T PAY FOR ITSELF.
BUT IT, THAT, THAT WOULD BE THE MONEY THAT IS THEN USED AS THE REWARDS AND DEPENDING ON HOW MUCH IT'S ACTUALLY USED, IS HOW QUICKLY IT WOULD GO DOWN.
UM, SO YOU KNOW IT, AND YOU CAN SET THE REWARD PERCENTAGE AMOUNT, SO YOU CAN DO SOMETHING LIKE TWO OR 3%.
AND SO THEN IT, IT WOULDN'T ADD UP AS MUCH.
AND LIKE, AND THEN WE ALSO CAN DECIDE WHICH BUSINESSES ARE PART OF THE REWARDS PROGRAM.
UM, SO, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE AREN'T GOING OUT SPENDING HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS.
SO, UH, LIKE YOU CAN'T BUY A NEW CAR UNDER THIS PROGRAM.
UM,
THERE'S, IT'S TWO SIDE TO ME, TO ME, UH, ONE SIDE IS, UH, THE COUNTY GETS TO UNDERSTAND WHAT PEOPLE'S SPENDING HABITS ARE OVER A PERIOD OF TIME.
BUT THE DOWNSIDE IS, IS THAT, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE ARE CALCULATING WHAT PEOPLE'S SPENDING HABITS ARE OVER A PERIOD OF TIME.
SO WHAT YOUR PRIVACY IS AT SOME LEVEL, BUT THAT'S THE NEW NORM, I GUESS, YOU KNOW, IT IS WHAT IT IS.
BUT IT'S GREAT FOR THE, THE COUNTY TO SEE WHERE PEOPLE ARE SPENDING MONEY AND HOW THEY DO IT AND WHEN, BUT I DON'T LIKE THE PRIVACY ASPECT OF IT.
SO, WELL, YOU DON'T HAVE TO SIGN UP CAN
YOU CAN ALWAYS OPT OUT AND YOU MISS OUT.
YOU MISS OUT ON THE, YOU MISS OUT ON YOUR BONUSES AND YOUR, YOU KNOW, SO, RIGHT.
SO EACH CONSUMER, I HAVE A CREDIT CARD AND I HAVE A POINTS PROGRAM, THEY KNOW WHAT I'M DOING, RIGHT.
BUT THERE ALWAYS, EACH CONSUMER GETS TO DECIDE WHETHER THEY WANT TO DISSIPATE IN THIS PROGRAM.
UM, YEAH, SO I THINK WE HAVE A QUESTION FROM THE AUDIENCE HERE.
I, I GUESS QUESTION IS, UM, H HOW IS THE LIFT, HOW IS THE DELTA CALCULATED IN THIS? UM, I MEAN, HOW DO WE DETERMINE THAT WE ARE ACTUALLY GENERATING MORE SALES THAN WE WOULD'VE GENERATED ALREADY VERSUS EXISTING SALES AND NOW WE'RE ACTUALLY PAYING FOR SOMETHING THAT WAS GONNA HAPPEN ANYWAY? SO IS THERE ANY WAY TO DETERMINE THAT? WHEN'S USED? GOOD QUESTION.
SO THAT DATA IS COLLECTED THROUGH THE APP THROUGH A QUESTION THAT WE ASK THE USERS WHETHER, UM, THE OPEN REWARDS HAS POSITIVELY INFLUENCED THEIR DECISION TO MAKE THIS PURCHASE.
AND SO FAR OVER 75% OF CONSUMERS HAVE SELECTED.
UM, IT'S NOT A PERFECT DATA, IT IS NOT A PERFECT PROOF, BUT, UM, SO FAR AT LEAST THAT'S ENCOURAGING PROXY, SO TO SPEAK, TO SHOW THAT HEY, OPEN REWARD DOES INFLUENCE PEOPLE'S BEHAVIORS.
UM, AND ON A MORE GENERAL SENSE, REWARDS PROGRAMS HAVE EXISTED FOR QUITE A LONG TIME.
UM, I MYSELF USE A NUMBER OF THEM OBVIOUSLY.
SO, UM, THERE ARE LOTS OF STUDIES THAT HAVE BEEN DONE TO, TO SHOW THAT PEOPLE ARE IN FACT INFLUENCED BY REWARDS PROGRAMS OF SOME KIND, UM, IN THEIR POSITION DECISIONS.
SO, UM, THIS PROGRAM IS NOT TRYING TO REINVENT THE WILL IN TERMS OF, UM, HOW THE REWARDS MOTIVATES PEOPLE, BUT MORE SO IN THE, HOW IT'S IMPLEMENTED IN THE SENSE THAT IT'S GROUPING ALL THE LOCAL BUSINESSES IN THE JURISDICTION INSTEAD OF A PARTICULAR BRAND LIKE STARBUCKS, MCDONALD'S.
SO IF THE BUSINESSES ARE NOT PAYING AND THE CONSUMERS ARE NOT PAYING, AND THE COUNTY IS PAYING FOR THE REWARDS THEMSELVES, HOW DO YOU MAKE MONEY OFF OF THIS PROGRAM? THERE IS A, THERE IS A MONTHLY SUFFICIENT FEE, THAT FLAT FEE IN TERMS OF JUST MAINTAINING A RUNNING PROGRAM.
SO THAT WOULD BE THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE COUNTY AND THE E D A.
THE COUNTY WOULD PAY THE SUBSCRIPTION FEE, WHICH WE'RE ALLOWED TO DO.
BUT THE E D A WOULD ACTUALLY FUND THE REWARDS PROGRAM.
AND SO THAT WOULD BE THE PARTNERSHIP.
YOU, YOU KNOW, THE DEMOGRAPHICS OF GOLAND AND GEN GENERALLY JUST INFORMATION ON GOLAND.
WHAT KIND OF NUMBERS WOULD WE BE LOOKING AT, UH, BASED ON YOUR EXPERIENCE? GREAT QUESTION.
SO AS COMPARISON, ARLINGTON COUNTY INVESTED 5,000 IN THE PROGRAM FOR THE YEAR.
IN RETURN, SORRY, WAS THERE A QUESTION? I TALKED TO ARLINGTON, THE RETURN INVESTMENT.
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YEAH.IT IS OVER 20 X AT THE MOMENT.
UM, SO YEAH, SO I TALKED, I, SO I REACHED OUT TO ARLINGTON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JUST TALKED TO 'EM ABOUT HOW THE PROGRAM'S GOING THERE.
SO THEY PUT 5,000 IN LAST NOVEMBER JUST FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON.
THEY FLEW THROUGH THAT MONEY AND THEY PUT ANOTHER 5,000 THIS SPRING.
SO THEY'VE DONE $10,000 ALTOGETHER.
AND WHAT THEY TOLD ME IS THAT FROM THAT THEY'VE SEEN $120,000 OF SPENDING THROUGH THE PROGRAM, UM, FROM THAT $10,000 INVESTMENT THEY'VE PUT IN IT UP IN ARLINGTON.
AND I THINK THE OTHER THING YOU HAVE TO TAKE WITH THAT IS THAT ARLINGTON'S A MUCH LARGER COUNTY, BUT IT'S NOT AS INTERCONNECTED WHERE I WOULD SAY GOLAND COUNTY SUPPORTS GOLAND COUNTY REALLY WELL.
WHERE UP THERE YOU HAVE A LOT OF IMPLANTS, YOU HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE COMING IN AND OUT OF THE COUNTY CONSTANTLY.
WHERE I THINK IN A COUNTY LIKE GOLAND THAT'S SUPER TIGHT KNIT.
I THINK A PROGRAM LIKE THIS COULD DEFINITELY WORK WELL JUST BECAUSE WE DO TRY TO SUPPORT OUR OWN IN THIS COUNTY.
UM, SO I THINK THAT'S ANOTHER KIND OF ADVANTAGE WE HAVE TO THINK ABOUT.
UH, WITH LIN, IMAGINE THERE'S A, A MARKETING ASPECT THAT WOULD BE VERY CRITICAL TO THIS CORRECT.
PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE AS A BUSINESS SIDE AND ALSO ON THE CONSUMER SIDE.
AND I GUESS THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD DO.
HOW WOULD THAT BE DONE? WELL, WE WOULD DEFINITELY TAKE THE LEAD ON IT.
THE BUSINESSES ACTUALLY DON'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING.
WE WOULD LET THEM KNOW THAT WE ARE STARTING THIS PROGRAM AND THAT THEY DON'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING.
UM, BUT, UH, AND THEN WE WOULD DEFINITELY PUSH IT OUT ON SOCIAL MEDIA AS PART OF OUR, UM, SHOP LOCAL CAMPAIGN THAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO FOR THE, UM, UH, THE HOLIDAY SEASON.
UM, AND WE WERE EVEN TALKING ABOUT TRYING TO, UH, DO SOME LIKE PAID SOCIAL ADS FOR THAT, JUST TO TRY TO EXPAND THE REACH.
SO HOW DO WE, IF THE BUSINESSES DON'T HAVE TO REGISTER, HOW DO WE KNOW THAT A BUSINESS IS ACTUALLY IN UCHIN COUNTY THEN WHERE IS THAT? SO WHEN WE GIVE THEM THE DATA, WE GIVE THEM ADDRESSES.
WE'RE, WE'RE GONNA PROVIDE THEM THE BUSINESS.
SO IF YOU, IF YOU GO ON A BLUE DOT, OR LET'S JUST SAY IF YOU GO ON BLUE DOT, YOU GO TO ARLINGTON AND IT PULLS UP A MAP OF ARLINGTON AND THEN YOU CAN SPIT PICK SHOPPING OR, OR RESTAURANT BUSINESSES AND THEN IT WILL POP UP A BUNCH OF ICONS OF DIFFERENT RESTAURANTS THROUGHOUT ARLINGTON THAT ARE ACCEPTING THE BLUE DOT PROGRAM.
UM, SO YEAH, IT'S DONE THAT WAY TO TRACK ALL THAT.
I THINK SHE'S GOT SOME THINGS TO ADD ABOUT THAT AS WELL.
THIS IS JUST, UH, ONE OF THE SLIDES WE HAVE IN TERMS OF, UM, HOW TO HELP PROMOTING THE PROGRAM AND GET THE WORD OUT.
UM, IT'S UM, IT'S A COMBINATION OF ONLINE AND PIPELINE CHANNELS LIKE SARAH MENTIONED.
UM, SO IN TERMS OF ONLINE, WE CAN HELP CREATE A BRANDED ENDING PAGE WHERE, UM, CONSUMERS CAN GO TO AND GET INFORMATION ON HOW TO INSTRUCTIONS.
UM, WE ALSO HAVE LOTS OF TEMPLATES FOR SOCIAL MEDIA AND THINGS THAT WE CAN SHARE WITH YOU GUYS AS WELL AS WITH, WITH BUSINESS OWNERS.
IF A BUSINESS OWNER IS ACTIVE ON SOCIAL MEDIA, THEY CAN SHARE THAT THROUGH THEIR ACCOUNT AND GET, UM, GET THE WORD OUT.
UM, IN TERMS OF OFFLINE, WE'RE GONNA DONE IN THE PAST AS WE'VE DESIGNED FLYERS AND TABLE TENTS AND STICKERS AND THINGS THAT BUSINESS CAN CHOOSE TO PUT IN THEIR, UM, WINDOWS AND CHECKOUT COUNTERS AND STUFF.
UM, SO THAT'S OBVIOUSLY ENTIRELY UP TO THE BUSINESS OWNERS THEMSELVES, BUT WE CAN PROVIDE THOSE RESOURCES, UM, FOR THE BUSINESS OWNERS THAT THAT WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE.
AND IS THAT PART OF WHAT WE GET SIGNING UP IF NOT EXTRA? THERE'S NOT AN EXTRA FEE.
SORRY, I DIDN'T QUITE CATCH THAT.
THERE'S NOT AN EXTRA FEE FOR THOSE RESOURCES.
UM, THE PRINTING IS, IS, UH, WE COULD PRINT IT AND IT JUST GIVE YOU GUYS A QUOTE AND PASS THROUGH THE COST.
OR IF YOU GUYS HAVE A LOCAL PRINTER YOU PREFER TO USE, BY ALL MEANS PLEASE DO.
IS THERE, IS THERE ANY, UH, EXCLUSIVITY TO THIS AND WOULD WE BE THE ONLY COUNTY IN OUR REGION TO, TO DO THIS? OR WOULD IT, WOULD YOU BE GOING AND, AND MAKING THIS DEAL WITH HENRICO COUNTY AS WELL? UH, THERE IS NO EXCLUSIVITY.
UM, BUT I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANYBODY ELSE DOING THIS IN VIRGINIA AT THE MOMENT BESIDES ARLINGTON COUNTY.
COULD WE, COULD WE SET IT TO WHERE IT WILL OR WILL NOT BE SHARED THE INFORMATION WILL OR NOT BE SHARED WITH NEIGHBORING COUNTIES DEPENDING ON WHAT WE
WE DON'T SHARE ANY STATS OR ANYTHING.
UM, ALL OF THE DATA THAT'S GENERATED THROUGH YOUR USAGE IS ENTIRELY PRIVATE TO YOU GUYS.
WOULD THIS BE HOUSED ON THE TOURISM WEBSITE? COULD BE.
I THINK IT'S GONNA BE ON BOTH.
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AWESOME.DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? DO YOU HAVE OTHER INFORMATION, SOPHIE? I THINK THIS IS, I THINK THIS IS THE END OF MY SLIDES HERE.
SO I THINK THIS IS, UH, YEAH, ALL THE KIND OF INS AND OUTS OF HOW THE PROGRAM WORKS.
ARE YOU LOCATED IN SAN MATEO, SUNNYVALE OR PALO ALTO? RIGHT AFTER 1 0 1.
QUITE DIDN'T QUITE CATCH THAT.
I WAS WONDERING WHERE YOU'RE LOCATED IN, UM, THE VALLEY? OH, YES, YES, I AM IN THE BAY AREA.
UM, I LIVE IN REDWOOD CITY, WHICH IS IN THE SOUTH BAY.
UM, THAT'S WHERE I'M FLYING TO RIGHT NOW.
AND, UH, THE BUSINESS IS OPERATED OUT OF A, UH, CORPORATE OFFICE OR ARE YOU DISTRIBUTED? THAT'S IT.
UH, THAT IT'S, IT'S, IT'S, UH, IT'S COMPLETELY DISTRIBUTED.
WE DON'T HAVE AN OFFICE, UM, FRONT, SO JAKE IS CALLING FROM BALTIMORE, ACTUALLY.
YEAH, JUST A HOP, SKIP AND A JUMP SO TO SPEAK.
UNDERSTAND JAKE, UH, DO YOU O C R THE INFORMATION COMING IN OFF THE VARIOUS, UH, RECEIPTS OR IS THAT JUST AN IMAGE? IT'S, IT'S A COMBINATION.
UM, SO IF O C R WORKS, UM, THEN GREAT.
BUT FOR IF IN CASE THAT THE SYSTEM IS DETECTING ANY ABNORMALITY OR THIS IS THE INFORMATION IS LOOKING SUSPICIOUS OR FOR WHATEVER REASON A HUMAN IS GONNA HAVE TO LOOK AT IT.
I UNDERSTAND WE HAVE A VERY, HAVE A VERY EXTENSIVE FRAUD CHECKING PROCESS ON THE RECEIPTS.
SOME THINGS PEOPLE DO ARE VERY CREATIVE.
AND SO THERE, THERE ISN'T A, A CHARACTERIZATION OF RECEIPT VERSUS INDIVIDUAL NECESSARILY.
IT'S MORE THE NUMBERS ON THE RECEIPTS THEMSELVES, THE NUMBERS ON A RECEIPT, WHO'S SUBMITTING THEM.
UM, IS IT A DUPLICATE FROM ANOTHER RECEIPT OF SOMEBODY ELSE OR ARE YOU SUBMITTED, IS IT MODIFIED IN ANY WAY? IS IT COMPLETE? ALL OF THOSE ARE CHECKED THROUGH OUR, UH, THROUGH OUR VERY LENGTHY PROCESS.
AND IS THAT STORED IN A RELATIONAL DATABASE OR MONGODB OR, UM, IS IT JUST UH, YES.
R D S EVERYTHING IS POSTED ON A W S A W S.
ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? NOT FOR ME.
THANK YOU GUYS FOR THE PRESENTATION.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
NOW, UM, IS, IF I MAY, UM, IS THERE A CONSIDERATION ALREADY BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS REGARDING THIS OR THIS WOULD COME OUT OF OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BUDGET? LIKE WE WOULD BE LOOKING AT AROUND $3,000 A YEAR FOR THE COUNTY SIDE, FOR THE SYSTEM.
IT WOULD COME OUT OF OUR OPERATING BUDGET.
SO THEREFORE IT'D FALL UNDER THE
SO WOULDN'T FIRE BOARD ACTION ON IT IS KIND OF AN OPERATIONAL EXPENSE.
SO WE WOULD BRIEF THE BOARD ON IT, LET 'EM KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING.
YOU WOULD ALWAYS WANT TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT FOR NEW PROGRAMS, BUT IT DOESN'T REQUIRE AN ACTUAL ACTION IN THE BOARD TO SPEND THAT KIND OF MONEY.
AND THERE IS A STAFF PUSH TO DO THIS, OBVIOUSLY.
YEAH, WE THINK IT'S, WE THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA.
UM, LIKE WE SAID, WE SPENT LIKE THE LAST SIX MONTHS CHANCE DID, LIKE TALKING TO DIFFERENT VENDORS AND FINDING, TRYING TO FIND A DI A PROGRAM THAT DID NOT PUT THE ONUS BACK ON OUR BUSINESSES AND DIDN'T REQUIRE EMPLOYEES TO HAVE TO KNOW HOW TO RUN A CAR OR FIGURE OUT A CAR.
UM, AND ESPECIALLY GET CHARGEBACKS, LIKE IF SOMETHING WENT WRONG, A LOT OF THE PROGRAMS CHARGE THEIR BUSINESS BACK.
WELL, IF THIS PROGRAM, A CONSUMER COULD GO INTO, LET'S SAY A RESTAURANT LIKE MIKO AND EAT DINNER AND THE, THE RESTAURANT MIGHT EVEN NOT EVEN KNOW.
AND THAT'S HONESTLY WHAT ARLINGTON DID, THAT ARLINGTON JUST PUT ALL THEIR BUSINESS IN IN THEM AND THEY, THEY, THEY GET CALLS FROM BUSINESSES SAYING, WE DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WE'RE PART OF THIS PROGRAM.
THANK YOU GUYS FOR LIKE, PUTTING US IN AND EVERYTHING.
SO YEAH, IT'S, IT'S COMPLETELY BUSINESSES.
SO WHAT DO, WHAT DO YOU DO FOR, DO WE ONLY DO STOREFRONTS OR, OR LIKE FARMER'S MARKET? YOU KNOW, IF, IF YOU WANT TO ENCOURAGE TO SUPPORT THAT, BUT NOW YOU'RE NOT DEALING WITH AN ESTABLISHED BUSINESS HANDWRITTEN RECEIPTS IF RECEIPTS AT ALL.
SO, I MEAN, UH, I THINK THAT'S WHERE IT GETS A LITTLE TRICKY AND WE PROBABLY HAVE TO WORK WITH THE BLUE.TEAM TO LOOK MORE INTO THAT
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WITH HAND RECEIPTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT JUST 'CAUSE I DON'T, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY TECHNOLOGY LOOKS LIKE FOR RECEIPTS SCANNING AND EVERYTHING.UH, BUT YEAH, I THINK WHAT WE WANT TO KEEP IT TO IS KIND OF YOUR CLASSIC SMALL BUSINESSES, UH, FOCUSED ON KIND OF RETAIL AND, UH, YOUR, YOUR SERVICES LIKE YOUR, YOUR RESTAURANTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
I DON'T KNOW THAT YOU CAN NECESSARILY DO FARMER'S MARKETS BECAUSE A LOT OF THEM DON'T LIVE IN JOINT CASH BUSINESS LICENSE MAYBE, BUT THEY CERTAIN DON'T FEES.
SO YOU'RE SAYING 3000 UP UPFRONT FROM THE E D A? RIGHT.
AND THEN, UH, FIVE OR 10%, WELL DISCOUNT, IT COULD BE E D A USED FOR AS WELL.
WHO PAYS FOR THE DISCOUNT? THAT 3000 ALL WELL, THEY JUST CREATE POINTS AND THEN THEY FROM THAT.
SO YOU GUYS WOULD BE PUTTING IN THE FIRST POT OF MONEY WE WOULD BE PAYING FOR THE SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES, UH, FOR 3000, RIGHT? YEAH.
AND SO THEN ONE YEAR, AND THEN YOU GUYS, WE CAN DECIDE ON A DISCRETIONARY AMOUNT HOW MUCH MONEY YOU GUYS WANT TO PUT INTO THE POT FOR THE REWARDS.
AND THEN WE COULD A DOLLAR FOR, YOU KNOW, A POINT FOR A DOLLAR OR YOU CAN $10, YOU CAN SEND IT TO LIKE A CENT FOR A DOLLAR, 5 CENTS FOR EVERY DOLLAR THEY SPEND.
I THINK TYPICALLY MOST, UH, THEY SEE USING 3%.
UM, SO WE WERE THINKING SOMEWHERE IN THAT THREE TO 5% RANGE AS THE REWARDS PERCENTAGE.
BUT THEN SOME COUNTIES WILL, WILL, UH, MIX IT UP IF THERE'S LIKE RESTAURANT WEEK, THEY'LL UP THE REWARDS THAT WEEK ON RESTAURANTS.
SO YOU COULD SAY, OH, THIS WEEK ON OPEN REWARDS, IF YOU SHOP AT A GOOSE IN RESTAURANT, YOU'LL GET 10% 'CAUSE IT'S GOOSE IN RESTAURANT WEEK.
UM, SO THERE'S UH, ABILITIES TO CHANGE THAT AND, AND CUSTOMIZE IT BASED ON WHAT'S HAPPENING AND WHAT WE WANT TO DO.
AND I GUESS THERE'S AN ASSUMPTION THAT IF IT IS VERY WELL SUBSCRIBED, MORE SO THAN ANTICIPATED THAT WE HAVE TO PUT MORE MONEY INTO THE ACCOUNT.
OTHERWISE THE THE PROGRAM DIES IN THE MIDDLE OF IT IF WE RUN OUTTA MONEY.
BUT THE OTHER THING IS WE CAN ADVERTISE IT AS IT A SUPPLIES, AS SUPPLIES LAST, UH, THAT ACCOUNT TO DO IT LIKE THAT, IT'S AS LONG AS FUNDS ARE IN THE PROGRAM, THE PROGRAM IS RUNNING, UM, BECAUSE IT'S NOT LIKE THE, THE PERSON IS LOSING MONEY FOR SHOPPING AT GOOSE SOME BUSINESSES AND, AND SCAMMING THEIR CARD AND GETTING THE REWARDS.
THEY JUST WON'T GET A, GET THOSE FINAL REWARDS.
BUT IT'S NOT LIKE WE'RE TAKING MONEY AWAY FROM THEM THAT THEY HAVE A RIGHT TO OR GUARANTEED TO.
UM, SO WE CAN ADVERTISE IT AS AS SUPPLIES LAST, BUT IF WE WANT TO KEEP IT RUNNING, WE CAN KEEP IT RUNNING AND PUT IN A NEW POT OF RUNNING.
SO WHAT ARE STAFF EXPECTATIONS ANTICIPATIONS COMING OUTTA THIS MEETING? IS IT JUST INTRODUCTION OR IS THIS A REQUEST AT THIS TIME? OR? IT WOULD BE IDEALLY A REQUEST AT THIS TIME IF YOU'RE COMFORTABLE, BECAUSE WE WOULD LIKE TO START OUR SHOP LOCAL CAMPAIGN IN OCTOBER.
SO, UM, WE COULD GET EVERYTHING UP AND RUNNING AND THEN IF YOU WANT A MONTH TO THINK ABOUT IT, UM, AND LET US KNOW AT YOUR OCTOBER MEETING, THEN WE CAN HIT PLAY.
BUT, UM, LITERALLY WITH BLUE DOT, WE JUST HAVE TO TELL THEM THAT WE'RE GOOD.
UM, AND THEY CAN GET IT UP AND RUNNING OVERNIGHT.
UM, BUT WE WOULD WANNA BE ABLE TO GET THE PROMOTIONS OUT AND DO EVERYTHING WE NEED TO DO FOR THE HOLIDAY SHOPPING TIME.
I WOULD THINK LOGISTICALLY THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO PUT FORWARD A MOTION TO SAY WE COULD DO, START IT WITH THIS AMOUNT YES.
BUT NOT EXCEED THIS AMOUNT PER YEAR.
AND THEN WE WOULDN'T HAVE TO VOTE ON IT AGAIN, I WOULD THINK.
AND THAT, THAT WOULD BE A POSSIBILITY.
I I, I'M QUITE INTERESTED IN THIS, BUT AT THE SAME TIME I'D LIKE TO GO, I JUST BRIEFLY WENT THROUGH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND OTHER INFORMATION.
I'D LIKE TO LEARN A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE ASPECTS OF, IN PARTICULAR, LIKE KEN A LITTLE BIT CONCERNED ON THE DATA, UH, ESPECIALLY DEALING WITH THE RECEIPT TIME TO INDIVIDUALS AND HOW THAT PLAYS IN.
BUT I DID HEAR THAT THEY ARE, UH, AND THE TNCS DO LOOK LIKE THEY DON'T DISTRIBUTE IT, UH, WITHIN CERTAIN RECEPTION, UH, CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS, BUT I, I'D LIKE PERSONALLY MORE TIME, BUT AT THE PLEASURE OF THE, THE BOARD, UH, DB, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE GOT ANY THOUGHTS OR I'D LIKE TO GO OVER THE, UH, PARAMETERS, YOU KNOW, AND, AND HAVE AN AGREEMENT ON THAT.
AND BASICALLY IF WE AGREE ON THE PARAMETERS AND AGREE THAT IT'S A GOOD IDEA, STAFF CAN NEGOTIATE THE REST.
I'M LEANING TOWARDS, UM, DOING A TRIAL RUN LIKE ONE YEAR AND THEN DO LIKE THE MINIMAL LIKE 3% AND SEE HOW IT WORKS.
BECAUSE MY MINDSET IS ONE, I'M CONCERNED ABOUT PRIVATE INFORMATION BEING OUT THERE, BUT TWO,
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THE INFORMATION ABOUT HOW, YOU KNOW, WE SPEND MONEY AND HOW WE, WHERE WE SPEND IT AND WHAT AMOUNT IS BENEFIT TO, TO THE COUNTY TO WHERE WE CAN HELP, YOU KNOW, GROW THE COUNTY TO WHERE THE NEEDS ARE, IF THAT MAKES SENSE.SO I THINK THERE'S A BENEFIT FOR LET'S SAY 3000 PLUS 3%, WHICH COULD BE PROBABLY WHAT, MAYBE 30,000 MM-HMM.
SO 33,000 TO GET A, AN IDEA OF HOW EVERYBODY'S SPENDING MONEY IN
WE TRY TO STAY FOR MONO OPS AND, AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
UM, DEPENDING ON THE FRANCHISE AND HOW THE FRANCHISE IS STRUCTURED, WE COULD LOOK INTO FRAN, UH, FRANCHISES IF THEY'RE STRUCTURED LOCALLY AND IT'S A LOCAL BASED OWNER LIKE SUBWAY OR LIKE, OR OR THE IN ADDITION SURE.
THAT INFORMATION WOULD THEM BOOM, SAY, HEY, THIS IS WHERE YOU'RE AT.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU SAW ON DO, DO WE GIVE, DO WE HAVE INFORMATION FROM UH, UH, ARLINGTON ON THEIR EXPERIENCE? YEAH, SO I TALKED TO ARLINGTON AND THEY, THEY'VE, THEY'VE HAD REALLY GREAT SUCCESS WITH IT.
THEY PUT 5,000 IN LAST NOVEMBER, UM, AND THEY FLEW THROUGH THAT IN THE HOLIDAY SEASON.
THEY PUT ANOTHER 5,000 IN THIS, UH, SPRING.
AND FROM THAT $10,000 POT THAT THEY'VE PUT IN, IT'S BEEN ABOUT, THEY'VE SEEN ABOUT $120,000 WORTH OF SPENDING THROUGH THE APP AND, UH, OR I GUESS REWARDED THROUGH THE APP, UM, OR, OR, UH, SPEND IT YEAH.
UM, AND SO THEY, THEY SAY THEY'VE HAD GREAT SUCCESS WITH IT AND BUSINESSES ARE ARE HUGE FANS.
'CAUSE IT, IT, IT DOESN'T EVEN REQUIRE 'EM TO KNOW THAT THEY'RE A PART OF THE PROGRAMS WHICH, WHICH THE BUSINESSES LOVE.
SO, UM, ARLINGTON, I'VE, THEY'VE HAD NOTHING BUT POSITIVE THINGS TO SAY ABOUT IT.
I WOULD WANT TO KNOW, UM, LIKE IF THERE WERE SOME KIND OF A DATA BREACH, IF WE WOULD BE LIABLE.
THEY WERE, THERE IS INDEMNIFICATION IN THEIR T N C, BUT I, I HAVEN'T BEEN THROUGH IT ENOUGH TO KNOW.
UM, BUT YEAH, IT'S, IT'S A W S WHICH GENERALLY IS PRETTY SOLID.
BUT THAT'S, THAT'S A VERY VALID QUESTION.
WELL, AND THEY OWN THE DATA, JUST SO YOU KNOW.
AND BY, SO WHEN THEM OWNING THE DATA, WE WOULD NOT, THEY SHARE IT WITH US, THEY WOULDN'T, THEY WOULD BE THE ONES LIABLE, NOT US, THEORETICALLY BY AN INDEMNIFICATION THAT'S IN THEIR TERMS AND CONDITIONS.
IT, IT, IT, IT LOOKS LIKE, I I CAN'T ANSWER THOUGH, WITHOUT HAVING OUR COUNSEL.
WELL, I WAS GONNA SAY, AND OUR COUNSEL THAT OUR SUBSCRIPTION, SINCE WE'RE PAYING FOR THE SUBSCRIPTION, I WILL RUN IT THROUGH THEIR, OUR COUNTY ATTORNEY MM-HMM.
SO OUR COUNTY ATTORNEY'S GOING TO BE LOOKING AT THAT.
UM, YOU CAN AND ALL THAT ON NOTICE TO YEAH.
AND JUST MY OWN FEELINGS ON WHAT PERCENTAGE I, I WOULD TAKE THE, UH, A DIFFERENT APPROACH ON THAT BECAUSE I WOULD WANT TO GO OUT THERE WITH A BANG.
PERSONALLY FOR ME ON A ROAD REWARDS PROGRAM, IF I, THERE'S SOMETHING LIKE MENTALLY ABOUT 3%, EH, IT'S NOT THAT MUCH, BUT 5%.
I WOULD SAY MAYBE START OFF WITH FIVE AND THEN IF IT'S REALLY SUCCESSFUL, THEN MAYBE GO DOWN ONCE YOU GET 'EM HOOKED.
WE'VE HAD A LOT OF GENERAL DISCUSSION.
IS THERE A MOTION THAT WE CAN CONSIDER AND THEN GO INTO DISCUSSION IN REGARDS TO THE MOTION? OKAY.
I MAKE A MOTION THAT, UM, WE, WE ENTER INTO A, UH, ONE YEAR AGREEMENT FOR $3,000 WITH A 5%, 5%, UM, DISCOUNT OR REWARDS.
AND UM, AGAIN, THAT'S, AND THEN I DON'T KNOW IF WE NEED TO MAX IT OUT OR JUST STICK AT 5%.
WE CAN DISCUSS THAT, BUT RIGHT NOW IT'S ONE YEAR AND 5% DISCOUNT IS WHAT I, UM, MY MOTION.
IS THERE A SECOND TO THE MOTION? I'LL SECOND IT AND THEN I HAVE A DISCUSSION.
SO MY DISCUSSION WOULD BE TO, LIKE, LET'S SAY WE RUN THROUGH THE $3,000.
I WOULD WANT TO HAVE, UM, BE ABLE TO ADD, ADD TO IT, BUT CAP IT AT SOME POINT.
BUT LET'S WHEN 5% AND WHEN YOU RUN OUT OF $3,000 GRAND, LET'S SAY IF YOU RUN OUT THREE, $3,000 POT EMPTIES, IT'S GONE, SARAH.
AND THAT, LET'S SAY IT TAKES SIX MONTHS TO EMPTY THAT.
UH, 3000 IS JUST TO ENTER INTO THE PROGRAM.
NO, SO WELL, TO ENTER THE PROGRAM, THREE
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GRAND WE'RE PAYING TO, SO WE'RE PAYING THE SUBSCRIPTION AND THEN WE CAN DETERMINE WHATEVER AMOUNT OF SEED MONEY WE WANT TO PUT INTO THE POD.WE'RE COUNTY'S PAYING, COUNTY'S PAYING THAT ALREADY.
YOU GUYS ARE JUST, SO NOW WE'RE DECIDING ABOUT THE PERCENTAGE.
SO ANYTHING THAT E D A WOULD ADD, THAT'S WHAT THE REWARD POT IS ALL.
YEAH, I REALIZED THE COUNTY WAS ALREADY PAYING FOR PAYING FOR THE SUBSCRIPTION.
THE E D A IS PAYING FOR THE REWARDS.
SO WE PUT THAT IN, CAN I AMEND MY MOTION?
SO WE DID PUT TOGETHER A LITTLE, UH, QUICK SHEET.
IT JUST SHOWS YOU THE AMOUNT SPEND, LIKE WHAT WE WOULD, OUR GOAL TO 5% WOULD BE 25,000.
SO IF WE WERE, IF WE WERE AIMING TO GET $25,000 IN SPENDING AND DID 5% FOR VOIDS, WE WOULD NEED A POT OF 1250.
AND SO THAT'S HOW I BROKE IT DOWN LIKE THIS.
AND I DID ALL THE AMOUNT SPENDS UP TO A HUNDRED THOUSAND.
AND WHAT PERCENTAGE? TWO TO 10.
SO MY MISSION IS UP TO 20, UH, UP, I'M SORRY, UP TO, UM, $5,000 TO FUND.
SO IF YOU WANTED TO GO TO 5,000 AT 5%, 5%, 5%, YEAH, WE CAN JUST IT RIGHT HERE.
WE MIGHT SEE A HUNDRED THOUSAND.
YOU MIGHT SEE A HUNDRED THOUSAND BACK.
WE CAN, WE CAN HANDLE THIS IN DISCUSSION.
SIMPLE THAT YEAH, THAT'S, THAT'S MY MOTION.
SO FIVE, THAT'S ABOUT YOUR BALANCE.
CECILIA BILL, ISN'T IT?
I THINK IF WE COULD SHOW A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS RETURN ON A $5,000 INVESTMENT IN THE COMMUNITY, THAT THAT WOULD GET SOME ATTENTION.
THAT'S, THAT'S A GOOD, I KNOW WHAT'S BEING SPENT RIGHT NOW.
RIGHT? I DON'T KNOW THAT NUMBER.
SO I'M JUST THROWING THAT OUT THERE AS YEAH.
AND, BUT I THINK THE, EVERYBODY WOULD WANT, DO YOU WANNA ADD IN YOUR MOTION TO 5,000, UM, TO, UH, 5,000 WHAT WE WOULD FUND AT 5% AND FIVE YEAR, ONE YEAR TERM.
$5,000 FUNDING FROM THE E D A AND FIVE AT 5%.
AND IF WE RUN OUT OF THE 5,000 BEFORE THE YEAR IS OVER, WE WOULD HAVE TO, I WE'LL COME BACK TO YOU, UH, ADDRESS THAT.
THEN I WOULD, I WOULD SECOND YEAR AMENDMENT TO DO 5,000.
SO WE HAVE A SECOND BASED ON THE ATTORNEY SIGNING OFF ON IT.
DB DO YOU HAVE ANY, UH, DISCUSSION? I, NO, I'VE HEARD THE PARAMETERS.
UH, SO ONE YEAR, UH, TRIAL, UH, 5,000 FOR THE YEAR.
I, I THINK I'VE GOT ALL MY QUESTIONS ANSWERED.
SO I GUESS I WOULD SAY THAT WE WOULD WANT TO HAVE SOME SENSE OF IF THE PROGRAM IS, IS SUCCESSFUL OR NOT.
SO THERE NEED TO BE SOME KIND OF, OF, OF A EITHER METRIC OR DECISION POINT BY THE E D A THAT, THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS HAPPENING AND WORKING AND WE'RE, WE'RE HAPPY WITH IT OR NOT.
SO THAT WE DON'T AUTOMATICALLY JUST KIND OF FUND OURSELF RENEWING A PROGRAM THAT THE COUNTY'S GOTTA KEEP PAYING FOR.
HAVE OTHER DISTINCTIONS COME UP WITH THOSE METRICS? THE, UH, THE PROGRAM IS LIKE OUR SUBSCRIPTION PROGRAM IS BROKEN DOWN MONTHLY.
SO THEY DO DO MONTHLY RATES FOR THE COUNTY SUBSCRIPTION AND EVERYTHING AS WELL.
SO, UM, IT'S, IT'S, WE'VE SEEN THE RENEWAL PROCESS.
SO IS THERE ANY, UH, FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THE MATTER ON THE MOTION I SHOULD SAY HEARING THAT, UH, CALL FOR A VOTE.
DO WE HAVE CLARITY ON THE MOTION? OKAY.
I'M EXCITED ABOUT THIS PROGRAM.
IT'S VERY, VERY, IT TAKES OFF, BUT IT'S VERY NEAT.
MANY PEOPLE ARE, YOU'RE SPENDING MUCH MONEY.
YOU KNOW, BUT SOME PEOPLE IN OUR COUNTY AREN'T AS INTERNET SAVVY OR DON'T, DON'T TELL YOU WHERE YOU PROMOTE IT.
THE RECEIPT PUT, YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY'S
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CHANGING, EVERYBODY'S GETTING MORE, YOU KNOW, YOU ALREADY SAGGING.OKAY, WE'RE MOVING ON TO THE NEXT ITEM OF BUSINESS, WHICH IS THE E D A WORKSHOP SLASH POWERS DUTIES AND INVOLVEMENT AND ALSO THE EVOLUTION AND FOOD DATA CENTER DISCUSSION.
UH, JUST TO START, DO YOU WANT TO PULL UP THAT P D F I SENT OR DO YOU HAVE A DIFFERENT AND THIS P D F IS WHAT'S PRESENTED TO TYPICALLY THE UH, UH OH, CHANGE YOUR DANGER UHOH.
UM, I NEED TO SHARE FOR DV GATORADE HERE, SOMEBODY, A GATORADE.
WE TALK ABOUT A COUPLE SLIDES IN HERE, NOT NECESSARILY MOVING THROUGH THE WHOLE PACKAGE, BUT IN DOING THIS, I WANT TO KEEP IT OBVIOUSLY AN OPEN AND GENERALIZED DISCUSSION.
TALK ABOUT, UH, ARE YOU ON THE FIRST PAGE OR SECOND PAGE? YOU MEAN? FIRST PAGE.
UM, TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE BACKGROUND OF THE E D A, ITS PURPOSE, WHERE IT COMES FROM IN TERMS OF ITS, UH, ALLOWANCES, WHICH REALLY COMES OUTTA THE CODE OF VIRGINIA, AS YOU CAN SEE UP THERE, 15.2, WHICH THE GENERAL SECTION APPLIES TO CITIES, COUNTIES, TOWNS OUT OF THE CODE.
AND IT REALLY, BECAUSE WE'RE DEALING RULE STATE STATES, WHAT WE AS A COUNTY COULD DO.
AND THEN IN CHAPTER 49, SPECIFICALLY WHAT THE I D A AND WE'RE OBVIOUSLY KNOWN AS AN E D A, WHICH IS ALLOWED BY THE ACT AND CHAPTER 49 TO DO SO.
WITHIN THAT, THERE'S A WHOLE SERIES OF DISCUSSIONS ABOUT, UH, OR ACTUALLY THE LAW ABOUT WHAT THE E D A COULD DO.
ALSO IN CHAPTER TWO, UNLESS IT'S BEEN RECENTLY MODIFIED AND ARTICLE FOUR, IT'S, UH, OF THE COUNTY CODE.
THERE'S INFORMATION IN THERE ABOUT THE E D A, WHICH MORE OR LESS REPLICATES WHAT'S IN THE CODE OF VIRGINIA.
UM, SO ONE OF THE THINGS I ALWAYS POINT OUT TO THE G L E IS THE FACT THAT WE'RE NOT ACTUALLY A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE COUNTY.
WE'RE A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE COMMONWEALTH, WHICH GIVES US CERTAIN RIGHTS, UM, AND DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.
AND I ALSO INCLUDE THE TAGLINE THAT WERE NOT FUNDED BY THE COUNTY.
'CAUSE THE NUMBER OF THE CITIZENS THAT ARE IN THERE ALWAYS LIKE TO HEAR THINGS LIKE THAT.
UH, THAT, UH, WE, WE DON'T DERIVE OUR MONIES FROM THE CITIZENS, CITIZENS THEMSELVES.
YOU TALKING ABOUT THE, CAN I GO BACK IF WE HAVE YEAH, YEAH.
IF IT SAYS THAT WE HAVE FIVE MEMBERS, ARE WE LIKE NOT IN COMPLIANCE BECAUSE WE ONLY HAVE FOUR MEMBERS? NO, BECAUSE IT, THE WAY IT'S ACTUALLY WRITTEN, IT'S UP TO FIVE MEMBERS.
IT DOESN'T REQUIRE TO ABSOLUTE.
IN FACT, I CAN, I CAN READ THE CODE FOR YOU, BUT I WON'T NO, THAT'S OKAY.
AND OF COURSE WE'VE MADE MODIFICATIONS, UH, OURSELVES TO BOTH OUR INDIVIDUAL, UM, BYLAWS YES.
TO ACCOMMODATE THAT AS YOU, I'M SURE YOU REMEMBER BACK.
SO, UH, IF YOU LOOK AT THE PURPOSE, AND THIS IS REALLY RIGHT OUT OF THE, UH, THE CODE OF VIRGINIA.
IT TALKS ABOUT WHAT WE'RE SUPPOSED TO DO.
AND HENCE DURING SOME OF OUR DISCUSSIONS, YOU'VE HEARD ME LITERALLY READ OUT THE CODE, WHICH ALLOWS US TO DO THINGS LIKE SUPPORT
AND THEN OTHER THINGS THAT ALSO INVOLVE THINGS WE'VE NEVER BEEN INVOLVED IN.
YOU KNOW, YOU SEE IT THERE FOR, UH, ASSIST FACILITIES.
WE'VE NEVER REALLY DONE THAT AND WE HAVE THE OPTION TO DO SO.
AND OF COURSE WE HAVE GONE INTO AGRICULTURAL AREAS, PROMOTION AREAS AND SO FORTH, BUT WE CAN EVEN DO MORE.
I MEAN, WE CAN ACTUALLY OWN LAND THAT PROMOTES THIS AND DO OTHER THINGS, BOTH IN SPECIFICALLY WITH THE HORSE, UH, INDUSTRY, UH, THAT WE'VE NEVER DONE.
SO THERE'S A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN THE EA STRUCTURE THROUGH THE
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CODE.SO WE HAVE ALL THESE POWER ECONOMIC GOVERNMENT AUTHORITY IN
WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ORDER OF THE, OF THE, UH, INDIVIDUALS HERE TO SEE IF WE HAVE A QUORUM? UH, MS. DEN HERE.
I'LL SAY FOR THE RECORD, MR. SMITH IS JOINING US, UH, VIA ZOOM FROM HIS HOME.
THANK YOU, MADAM DIRECTOR, MADAM SECRETARY.
AND, UH, IS THERE ANYBODY ONLINE FOR CITIZEN COMMENT? I NOTICE WE HAVE NO, THAT'S THE, UH, BLUE DOT PRESENTATION FOLKS.
AND WE HAVE, UH, THE HONORABLE JONATHAN LYLE HERE WHO IS, UH,
DO YOU, UH, HAVE ANY COMMENTS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE, SIR? WELL, I THINK I'M, YES, IT IS SAYS COMMENT.
SORRY, I THOUGHT I CAME AFTER TREASURER.
AND, AND I WANT TO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION FOR THE VISIBILITY I'VE SEEN OF THE STAFF.
UM, THE, THE AG EXPO THAT YOU ALL SPONSORED, UH, WAS THE FIRST TIME EVER, BUT I'VE GOTTEN POSITIVE FEEDBACK.
I THINK SOME OF THE FARMS REPORTED THEY HAD 30 UP TO 40 DIFFERENT VISITORS, SOME OF WHOM DID NOT KNOW THAT OPEN TOED SANDALS ARE NOT REALLY APPROPRIATE FOOTWEAR FARM VISITS.
BUT, UH, THEY WERE THERE NONETHELESS.
UM, ALSO THE, UH, I GUESS IT'S THE RICHMOND WEST TRAIL THAT JUST TOOK PLACE ON SUNDAY.
UH, SO I, I, UH, REALLY DO APPRECIATE WHAT YOU FOLKS ARE DOING AS A AUTHORITY TO, UH, BRING MORE BUSINESS TO, TO THE COUNTY AND, AND IT'S A CONTEXT SPORT, SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.
THANK YOU MR. LE AND THE HONORABLE, UH, COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING, VIC, UH, BEFORE WE GET STARTED? NO, SIR.
AND SO, MOVING RIGHT ALONG, UH, WE'RE GONNA CONSIDER THE MINUTES FROM LAST MEETING OF AUGUST 9TH.
I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM THE AUGUST 9TH MEETING.
IS THERE A SECOND AS SUBMITTED? THANK YOU.
ANY DISCUSSION, HEARING NO DISCUSSION.
ALL IN FAVOR OF APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES, PLEASE STATE AYE.
AND MOVING RIGHT ALONG TO OUR SCHEDULED MATTERS, THE TREASURER'S, YOUR KILLED AND DB.
ARE YOU GIVING US THE TREASURER'S REPORT? YES, I AM.
MR. CHAIRMAN, I, UH, THERE'S REALLY NOTHING, UH, THERE'S NO BILLS TO BE PAID, NO, NO ACTIVITY.
I DO HAVE ONE CARRYOVER ISSUE IN, NOT IN THE MINUTES THAT, UH, I DIDN'T HAVE AN EXPLANATION FOR YOU ON $2,609 AND 50 CENTS IN EXPENDITURES LAST YEAR OR LAST MONTH.
AND, UH, SARAH LOOKED, UH, AT THE, UH, GENERAL FUND LEDGER AND FOUND OUT THAT THE $2,609 AND 50 CENTS THAT WE QUESTIONED LAST YEAR IS, WAS $2,500 PAID TO THE GLAND DAY SPONSORSHIP AND $109 AND 50 CENTS PAID TO THE, UH, TO CHRISTIAN BARTON AND EPPS.
AND I HOPE THAT, UH, THAT CLEAR THAT, UH, CLEARS UP THAT MATTER AND I'VE GOT NOTHING ELSE TO REPORT.
ALRIGHT, ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE TREASURER OR TREASURER'S REPORT? CARRY NONE.
WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM, WHICH IS THE PRESENTATION BY BLUE DOT ON SHOP LOCAL CAMPAIGN.
SO, UM, BEFORE I ACTIVATE, UM, BLUE.HERE, I WANTED TO KIND OF GIVE A, AN AN OVERVIEW OF WHY WE'VE ASKED THEM TO COME TO PRESENT TO YOU GUYS.
UH, WE'VE LOOKED AT SEVERAL SHOP LOCAL CAMPAIGNS MODELS TO INCREASE SPENDING TO GLAND BUSINESSES.
WE LOOKED AT LIKE GIFT CARD PROGRAMS OR LIKE A GLAND CARD WHERE BUSINESSES WOULD PARTICIPATE IN THE CARD, KIND OF LIKE WHAT THE, UH, THE HIGH SCHOOL FUNDRAISER DOES.
UH, BUT THEY ALL REQUIRE SOME POR PORTION EFFORT OR COST FROM THE BUSINESS BUSINESS IN TO SET IT UP.
SOMETIMES THEY HAVE TO TRAIN THEIR EMPLOYEES ON HOW TO USE THE CARDS.
UM, SOMETIMES THEY, THERE'S A LIMIT ON LIKE THE TYPE OF CARD THAT COULD BE USED.
UM, AND EVEN WORSE, SOMETIMES THERE'S A FEE ASSOCIATED THAT IF THEY DON'T DO IT CORRECTLY, A FEE GETS BACK TO THE BUSINESS.
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ALL OF THOSE ISSUES.LIKE, WE DON'T WANNA PUT ANY MORE ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS OR COST ON OUR BUSINESSES TO DO THIS.
UM, WE EVEN LOOKED AT SETTING UP LIKE A COUNTYWIDE E-COMMERCE PLATFORM FOR BUSINESSES TO BE ABLE TO POST THEIR PRODUCTS ON FOR SALE.
BUT THAT REALLY ENTAILS A LOT OF WORK ON OUR END.
AND, UM, REALLY IT'S GONNA GET INTO LIKE P C I COMPLIANCE AND THINGS LIKE THAT, THAT WE'RE JUST NOT SET UP TO DO AT THIS POINT.
I WILL SAY THAT WE RECENTLY CONTRACTED WITH 'EM FOR OUR C R M PRODUCT, AND THEY'RE LIKE REALLY SLICK AND GOOD.
AND SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO MOVING, UM, ONLINE WITH THEM FOR OUR C R M.
BUT, UM, THIS SOLUTION THAT THEY'RE GONNA PRESENT TO YOU, UH, FITS EXACTLY WHAT WE'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR TO PROMOTE GOLAND SPENDING IN GOLAND COUNTY.
IT ACTUALLY INCENTIVIZES PEOPLE TO SHOP HERE IN DE GLIN INSTEAD OF JUST PROVIDING THEM AN ADDITIONAL OPTION.
SO YOU'LL SEE THAT THEY ACTUALLY GET REWARDS EVERY TIME THEY SHOP IN GLIN.
AND THOSE REWARDS ARE USED TO SHOP MORE IN GLIN.
UM, SO I'VE ASKED 'EM TO GIVE YOU A PRESENTATION 'CAUSE THEY'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO EXPLAIN IT MUCH BETTER THAN I CAN.
UM, THERE IS A COST, SO IT'S NOT FREE.
UM, SO WE'LL BE DISCUSSING THAT AFTER THE PRESENTATION, BUT IT WOULD BE SOMETHING, UM, THAT I AM LOOKING THAT THE COUNTY AND THE E D A CAN SPLIT.
UM, WE'RE NOT TALKING A LOT OF MONEY, UM, BUT JUST, JUST BASICALLY THE REWARDS PORTION.
THE COUNTY CAN'T, CAN'T PROVIDE JUST FROM SIMPLE, UH, UNDER STATE CODE, NOT ALLOWED TO DO IT.
SO, UM, WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, I'M GONNA TURN IT OVER TO SOPHIA AND JAKE AND LET THEM, UM, GIVE, UH, THE PRESENTATION.
AND I THINK YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO SHARE YOUR SCREEN.
IS MY SCREEN VISIBLE ON YOURS END? IT IS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, SARAH, FOR THE INTRO.
AND I ALSO HAVE JAKE WITH ME, UM, ON THE CALL TODAY.
UM, I DO WANNA APOLOGIZE IN ADVANCE IF YOU ALL HEAR NOISE.
I HAPPEN TO BE DIALING IN FROM THE BATON ROUGE AIRPORT TODAY,
SO BEHIND ME IS THE AIRPORT TERMINAL, BUT, UM, HOPEFULLY MY HEADSET DOES A GOOD JOB OF KNOWING
SO FOR TODAY, UM, I'M EXCITED TO PRESENT TO YOU ALL THE OPEN REWARDS SHOP LOCAL PROGRAM.
UM, LIKE SARAH MENTIONED, UM, WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO, TO HAVE THIS, UM, AS A MODEL TO ALLOW OUR CITIES AND COUNTIES PROMOTE SHOPPING LOCAL IN THEIR COMMUNITY IN A WAY THAT IS EASY FOR CONSUMERS, EASY FOR THE BUSINESSES, AND VERY EASY FOR THE ADMINISTRATORS AS WELL.
WE'RE OFTEN, YOU KNOW, SMALL TEAMS, UM, WITH OPEN REWARDS.
WE HAVE BEEN RUNNING IT IN ARLINGTON COUNTY, VIRGINIA FOR ABOUT A YEAR NOW.
UM, AND IT'S BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL.
UM, WE'RE ALSO RECENTLY LAUNCHED IN LAS VEGAS, AND WE HAVE, UM, LOTS OF OTHER JURISDICTIONS ACROSS, ACROSS THE COUNTRY, UM, RUNNING THIS PROGRAM.
DURING TODAY'S PRESENTATION, I WILL GIVE YOU GUYS A WALKTHROUGH OF HOW THE PROGRAM WORKS IN TERMS OF HOW A CONSUMER WILL GO ABOUT EARNING THOSE REWARDS AND REDEEMING THOSE REWARDS, HOW IT WORKS FOR A BUSINESS, ANY ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS WE HAVE.
UM, AND THEN I'M HAPPY TO TAKE QUESTIONS IF THERE'S, IF THERE'S TIME.
OPEN REWARDS IS A COMMUNITY-WIDE REWARDS PROGRAM TO INCENTIVIZE CONSUMERS TO SPEND MONEY AT THE LOCAL BUSINESSES THAT ARE WITHIN WORLD COMMUNITY.
UM, IT DOES A COUPLE OF THINGS, RIGHT DIRECTLY, UM, INCENTIVIZES CONSUMERS TO PUT ALL DOLLARS IN YOUR LOCAL BUSINESSES, AND YOU ALSO KEEP THOSE DOLLARS LOCAL, WHICH IS BY DESIGN, UM, THROUGHOUT THE PROGRAM.
OKAY? SO TO START AS A CONSUMER, WHAT THEY WOULD DO IS DOWNLOAD THE APP FROM EITHER OF THE APP STORES, UM, AND CREATE A FREE ACCOUNT.
THE APP IS ALREADY AVAILABLE, SO FEEL FREE TO DOWNLOAD IT AND GIVE IT A TRY.
UM, AS SOON AS A CONSUMER CREATES THEIR ACCOUNT, THEY WILL BE ABLE TO START EARNING REWARDS ANYTIME THAT THEY MAKE A PURCHASE AT A ELIGIBLE LOCAL BUSINESS WITHIN GOOGLE.
UM, WHICH BUSINESSES SHOULD BE INVOLVED IN THE PROGRAM IS ENTIRELY UP TO YOU GUYS.
UM, LIKE SARAH MENTIONED, WE DON'T REQUIRE THE BUSINESSES TO DO ANYTHING.
THEY DON'T NEED TO SIGN UP, THEY DON'T NEED BETWEEN ANYONE.
UM, SO WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT LAUNCHING THE PROGRAM AND DECIDING WHICH BUSINESSES SHOULD BE PART OF THE PROGRAM IS LITERALLY AS EASY AS, YEP.
HERE'S A LIST OF OTHER THE BUSINESSES THAT WE WANNA INCLUDE, AND WE GET THEM LOADED TO THE APP AND THEN WE'RE ALL SET.
UM, WE'VE SEEN CITIES THAT INCLUDE, FOR EXAMPLE, THE MOM AND POP SHOPS.
UM, WE HAVE SOME CITIES THAT ARE FOCUSING ON SPECIFIC SECTORS, SO ON AND SO FORTH.
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ALL OF THOSE ARE DECISIONS THAT YOU GUYS CAN MAKE.UM, ADDITIONALLY, THE AMOUNT OF REWARDS THAT CONSUMERS EARN IS ALSO CUSTOMIZABLE.
SO FOR EXAMPLE, IT COULD BE 5% OF THE PURCHASE, 10% OF THE PURCHASE.
IT COULD ALSO VARY ACROSS TIME, DEPENDING ON WHAT OTHER INITIATIVES OR EVENTS, OR PERHAPS IT'S A HOLIDAY SEASON, RIGHT? SO ALL OF THOSE CAN BE PART OF THE PROGRAM SET.
ONE MORE THING I WANNA HIGHLIGHT HERE, UM, IS THAT WE ALSO WANNA MAKE SURE THAT ALL METHODS OF PAYMENT, UM, ARE, ARE, ARE, ARE PART, ARE, ARE, UH, ELIGIBLE, UM, AS PART OF THE PROGRAM.
SO REGARDLESS OF HOW THE CONSUMERS ARE PAYING FOR THEIR PURCHASES, WHETHER IT'S CREDIT CARD OR DEBIT CARD OR CASH, REGARDLESS OF WHAT KIND OF DEBIT CARD OR CREDIT CARD, RIGHT? VISA, MASTERCARD, DOESN'T MATTER.
UM, ALL, ALL, ALL METHODS OF PAYMENT ARE EQUALLY, UM, ELIGIBLE, UM, AS PART OF MAKING A PURCHASE AND EARNING THOSE RULES.
DOES THAT INCLUDE APPLE PAY? DOES THAT INCLUDE APPLE PAY? YES, YES, YES IT DOES.
AND WE'VE SEEN, WE'VE SEEN ALL SORTS.
NOW, AS SOON AS A CONSUMER, UM, START EARNING THOSE REWARDS IN THEIR, LET'S SAY, GLAND WALLET IN THEIR OPEN REWARDS APP, UM, THEY CAN'T TAKE THE MONEY OUT.
THEY MUST REDEEM IT BACK AT ANOTHER BUSINESS ALSO WITHIN GLAND.
SO FOR EXAMPLE, IF I EARNED REWARDS BY GETTING DINNER AT A RESTAURANT, I CAN THEN REDEEM THOSE REWARDS BY GETTING COFFEE, GETTING ICE CREAM, GETTING A HAIRCUT, AS LONG AS IT'S ALL WITHIN THE GULA PROGRAM.
UM, WHAT THIS DOES IS TWO THINGS.
EIGHT ENSURES THAT EVERY SINGLE DOLLAR INVESTED INTO THIS PROGRAM BY YOU GUYS, STAYS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.
LITERALLY NO CONSUMER CAN CASH OUT FOR THE BENEFITS UNLESS THEY SPEND IT BACK AT ANOTHER BUSINESS.
SECONDLY, BY, BY ENCOURAGING THEM TO, YOU KNOW, HAVING TO GO BACK AND PERHAPS CHECK OUT ANOTHER BUSINESS, WE MAKE SURE THAT IT'S NOT JUST ONE OFF AND THEY MAKE SUBSEQUENT PURCHASES ALL WITHIN YOUR GLAND COMMUNITY, BUT STILL HAVING THE FLEXIBILITY TO BE ABLE TO CHECK OUT ANY OF THE OTHER DIFFERENT BUSINESSES, UM, THAT, UM, THAT PERHAPS THEY WOULD NOT HAVE GONE RIGHT.
IF, IF THE REWARDS INCENTIVE FROM THERE.
SO, UM, THE FLEXIBILITY IS REALLY KEY TO CONSUMERS PARTICIPATION.
UM, BUT STILL, BUT THIS DESIGN WILL ENSURE THAT EVERY SINGLE DOLLAR STAYS.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS HERE? I THINK WE'RE GOOD.
UM, ON THE NEXT TWO SLIDES, I WILL DESCRIBE EXACTLY HOW OUR CONSUMER WILL GO ABOUT OUR EARNING REWARDS AND REDEEM.
SO LET'S SAY THAT I WENT TO ONE OF THE LOCAL SHOP THAT'S PART OF THE GLAND PROGRAM AND MADE A PURCHASE.
AT THE END OF MY PURCHASE, I WILL PAY FOR MY PURCHASE, HOWEVER I NORMALLY PAY CREDIT CARD OR THIS RENT, RIGHT? OKAY.
ONCE THAT'S PAID, THERE ARE TWO WAYS FOR THE REWARDS TO GET INTO MY, UM, GLAND WALLET.
IF I LINKED MY CREDIT CARD WITH MY OPEN REWARDS ACCOUNT, WHICH IS AN OPTION TO EVERY USER THAT SIGNS UP, UM, THEY WOULD ACTUALLY EARN REWARDS AUTOMATICALLY BECAUSE WE'LL BE ABLE TO SEE THE TRANSACTIONS ON THOSE CALLS, RIGHT? SO IMAGINE YOU SWIPE YOUR CARD OF THE LOCAL BUSINESS, WE'LL BE ABLE TO SAY, OKAY, THIS CARD JUST SPENT $20 AT THIS BUSINESS, THIS BUSINESS IS PARTICIPATING IN THE GLAND PROGRAM, HERE'S YOUR 5% REWARDS BACK.
THEY'LL GET A NOTIFICATION IN THEIR PHONE AND THEY'RE ALL SET IN ALL THE OTHER SCENARIOS.
LET'S SAY I DO NOT USE MY CARD, I DON'T WANT TO LINK MY CARD, I DON'T HAVE A CARD, WHATEVER WE PAY BY CASH, RIGHT? SO IN ALL THE OTHER SCENARIOS, WHAT THEY WOULD DO IS THEY WOULD OPEN UP THE APP IN THEIR PHONE AND TAKE A PHOTO OF THEIR RECEIPT.
ONCE THAT'S SUBMITTED, THEY WILL THEN GET THE REWARDS IN THEIR ACCOUNT AS WELL.
SO BOTH OF THESE COVERS JUST ABOUT ANY, ANY METHOD THAT SOMEBODY WILL PAY FOR PROVISIONS.
ANY QUESTIONS HERE ON HOW TO EARN AWARDS? WE'RE GOOD.
OKAY, SO NOW THAT, LET'S SAY THAT I HAVE EARNED, UH, 5% OF, UH, REWARDS IN, IN, IN GOODLAND, UM, WHAT DO I DO? LET'S SAY THAT I WANT TO REDEEM MY $5 TOWARDS A WEEKEND BRUNCH.
SO I PICKED A RESTAURANT, HAD MY BRUNCH.
IN THE END, I WOULD AGAIN PAY FOR MY BRUNCH IN FULL AT THE RESTAURANT.
AFTER THAT, I WILL COME INTO THE APP, SUBMIT A REDEEM REQUEST, AND AGAIN, TAKE A PHOTO OF MY RECEIPT.
SO HERE I WILL SAY, I MADE THIS PURCHASE AND I WANT TO REDEEM $5 FOR MY REWARDS TOWARDS THIS PURCHASE.
OKAY? THEY GET THAT SUBMITTED, YOU PROCESS IT, AND ONCE IT'S PROCESSED, THEY WOULD RECEIVE THE $5 REDEMPTION VIA THEIR SELECTED PAYOUT METHOD.
SO EACH CONSUMER CAN CHOOSE WHAT IS THEIR PREFERRED METHOD OF GETTING THE PAYOUT.
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VENMO, PAYPAL, A CHECK MAIL TO THEIR HOUSE, WHATEVER IS THEIR PREFERENCE.THEY WILL SET THAT DIRECTLY IN THE APP AND, AND THEN THAT IS HOW THEY'RE GONNA GET THEIR REDUCTIONS.
ANY QUESTIONS ON HOW SHOULD WE SO THEY CAN GET CASH BACK INSTEAD OF JUST USING IT TOWARD A CREDIT, TOWARD ANOTHER PURCHASE SOMEWHERE? SO HERE, ESSENTIALLY THERE, IT, YOU CAN THINK OF IT AS A REIMBURSEMENT.
SO HERE, WHEN THEY WANT TO REDEEM THE $5 TOWARDS A PURCHASE, THEY FIRST PAY FOR FULL AND THEN GET A REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REWARDS THAT THEY WANNA REDEEM.
DID THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION? SO ARE THERE TWO WAYS OF, OF REDEEMING, THERE'S ONE WAY IN FASHION SAVE FIVE RIGHT HERE, THERE'S ONE WAY AS A CREDIT, ONLY ONE WAY TO REDEEM.
THEY FIRST HAVE TO PAY IN FULL AND THEN GET A, GET A GET THE REDEMPTION REIMBURSEMENT.
SO HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT WHEN YOU GET THAT MONEY BACK? LET'S SAY I PAID FOR BRUNCH AND I GET, I, I WOULD GET $5 REDEEMED.
LET'S SAY I GET A CHECK IN THE MAIL.
HOW DO, HOW DO WE KNOW THAT I'M GONNA SPEND THAT MONEY IN GOODLAND? YOU'VE ALREADY, BECAUSE THE FIVE, YOU ALREADY SPENT A CONTRACT SHEET.
I THOUGHT PART OF THE PROGRAM WAS TO, TO SPEND THE REDEEMED MONEY BACK IN THE COMMUNITY AS WELL.
SO LET'S SAY YOU WENT TO BELLA CECILIA AND YOU HAVE $5 BASED OFF YOUR PURCHASE THERE, YOU HAVE TO SPEND THAT $5 IN GOLAND AT ANOTHER RESTAURANT TO GET YOUR MONEY BACK.
SO AFTER THE SECOND TRANSACTION, YES.
YOU WOULD GET, OKAY, I MISSED THAT.
UM, CAN YOU ROLL IF YOU THINK THIS AS WELL AND KEEP, KEEP GOING? YEAH, YOU CAN BUILD IT UP.
SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO REDEEM REDEEMER RIGHT AWAY.
YOU CAN KEEP SAVING IT FOR SPECIAL TREATMENT DAY
SO EVEN THOUGH YOU ARE RECEIVING $5 BACK OFF THE PRICE OF THE FULL TICKET, DO YOU GET CREDIT FOR THE FULL TICKET AMOUNT OR FOR THE TICKET AMOUNT LESS THAN $5? YOU CAN STILL GET THE TICKET.
THE, THE, THE FIVE, LET'S SAY 5%.
YOU CAN STILL GET THE 5% OF THE FULL TICKET AMOUNT, WHICH YOU CAN REDEEM FOR THE NEXT PURCHASE.
SO IF IT WAS A $50 TICKET AND YOU APPLIED $5 TOWARDS IT, YOU STILL GET CREDIT FOR THE FULL 50, NOT THE 45.
AND THEN IT WILL HAVE TO BE APPLIED FOR THE NEXT, SO NO ANOTHER, YOU JUST KEEP GOING AND KEEP INCENTIVE WITH 'EM TO, TO COME BACK FOR ANOTHER, FOR ANOTHER PURCHASE.
AND ON YOUR APP, GREAT QUESTION.
AND ON YOUR APP, UM, HOW MANY ADVERTISEMENTS AND WHAT DO YOU, DO YOU OFFER OTHER THINGS ON YOUR APP FOR ADDED COST? THAT, THAT, OH, GREAT QUESTION.
UM, LET ME JUST REPEAT THAT QUESTION.
ADVERTISEMENTS IS THE QUESTION ABOUT, SORRY, SAY THAT AGAIN.
ON YOUR APP, ARE THERE ADVERTISEMENTS AND ARE THERE, UM, THINGS TO ADD ON TO AT COST TO GREAT QUESTION.
UM, WE DON'T CHARGE BUSINESS ANYTHING RIGHT NOW, UM, IN THE FUTURE MAYBE, RIGHT? UM, BUT RIGHT NOW, UM, WE DON'T CHARGE THE BUSINESS ANY FEES OF ANY KIND.
UM, HOW ABOUT THE USERS OR THE, OR THE BUSINESSES IN YOUR COMMUNITY ARE EQUAL THE USERS? UM, YEAH.
HOW ABOUT THE USERS? USERS DON'T PAY ANYTHING.
UM, WE DON'T CHARGE THE USERS ANYTHING TO BE PART OF THE PROGRAM.
UM, THEY WILL JUST BE EARNING AND REDEEMING THE REWARDS, WHICH ARE, YOU KNOW, SPONSORED BY YOUR NEW ADVERTISEMENT.
UM, SO THERE'S A REASON THAT, THAT WE, THAT WE DID IT THIS WAY, WHERE YOU ALWAYS HAVE TO PAY FOR YOUR PURCHASE FROM FULL AT THE BUSINESS IS THAT IS THE ONLY WAY WE CAN ENSURE THERE IS NOTHING THAT WE REQUIRE THE BUSINESSES TO DO WHATSOEVER.
UM, THEY DON'T NEED TO TRAIN ANY OF THEIR STAFF.
THEY DO NEED TO LEARN A NEW SYSTEM.
UM, THEY'RE ALWAYS GETTING PAID IN FULL IN ALL OF THESE PURCHASES REGARDLESS OF WHAT THE CONSUMERS MIGHT DO IN THE APP.
SO FOR THE BUSINESS OWNER'S PERSPECTIVE, IT'S LITERALLY BUSINESS AS USUAL.
UM, AND AGAIN, WE DON'T CHARGE THEM ANYTHING, UM, TO PARTICIPATE AT THE MOMENT AND THEN THEY, UM, CAN ATTRACT THE CUSTOMERS, RIGHT? IT'S A GREAT WAY TO BE LISTED IN THE APP, UM, TO BE ABLE TO, UM, YOU KNOW, LET CONSUMERS KNOW, HEY, IF YOU SHOP ON YOUR BUSINESS, YOU'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO EARN REWARDS.
AND ALSO IF YOU HAVE SAVED SOME DOLLARS IN YOUR G AND WATER, YOU CAN REDEEM IT HERE, RIGHT? SO, GREAT WAY TO, TO INCENTIVIZE CONSUMERS TO, TO VISIT THEIR, UM, TO VISIT THEIR SHOP.
UM, ON THIS SLIDE, THIS IS JUST A QUICK EXAMPLE OF, UM, THE, UM,
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A FEW PURCHASES MADE BY A LOCAL CONSUMER AT ONE OF THE CITIES WHERE OPEN REWARDS IS LIVE IN.SO AS YOU CAN SEE, THIS LOCAL CONSUMER, UM, MADE A FEW PURCHASES AROUND TOWN, UM, RIGHT.
WENT TO HER SUPERMARKET AND PICKED UP DINNER AND, AND SUCH.
SHE EARNED JUST OVER $10 REWARDS AND THEN SHE REDEEMED THAT FOR A, FOR A MEAL AT THE RESTAURANT.
SO THROUGH THESE PURCHASES, THE INVESTMENT IN TERMS OF THE REWARDS THAT SHE EARNED WAS JUST OVER $10.
BUT THE TOTAL ECONOMIC IMPACT IN TERMS OF REVENUE THAT SHE BROUGHT INTO THE LOCAL BUSINESSES, EX ACCELERATE TOWARDS.
UM, SO THIS IS WHY WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT A REWARDS MODEL LIKE THIS.
UM, EXCEPT FOR ANY OF OUR COMMUNITIES THAT ARE THINKING OF LAUNCHING SOME KIND OF A SHOP LOCAL CAMPAIGN, WE REALLY THINK THAT THE REWARDS MODEL HELPS YOU GUYS GET THE MOST BANG FOR YOUR BUCK, SO TO SPEAK.
A FEW MORE CONSIDERATIONS FOR OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS, WHICH WILL BE YOU GUYS.
THERE IS NO OVERHEAD IN TERMS OF RUNNING AND MAINTAINING THE PROGRAM.
EVERYTHING IS HANDLED BY US AS PART OF THE APP.
UM, SO YOU GUYS DON'T HAVE TO POUND THE PAVEMENT TO REMOVE ANY BUSINESSES.
YOU GUYS DON'T HAVE TO READ ANY RECEIPTS OR ANYTHING.
UM, ALL OF THOSE PROCESSING ARE DONE, UM, BY THE SYSTEM BETWEEN US AND THE CONSUMERS.
UM, LAUNCHING THE PROGRAM IS ALSO FAIRLY SIMPLE BECAUSE, UM, WE'LL JUST NEED TO KNOW WHICH FIT WE SHOULD BE INCLUDE, UM, AND THEN IS READY, READY TO GO.
UM, LASTLY, ONE THING I'LL JUST HIGHLIGHT IS THAT THERE WILL BE A DATA DASHBOARD AS WELL.
AND THAT IS REALLY INTERESTING 'CAUSE IT'S GONNA BE ABLE TO TELL YOU EXACTLY, YOU KNOW, WHERE PEOPLE ARE SHOPPING, WHERE PEOPLE ARE COMING FROM, WHICH BUSINESSES ARE MORE OR LESS POPULAR, UM, AND ALSO WHAT'S THE TOTAL ECONOMIC IMPACTS SO FAR, HOW MUCH REWARDS HAS BEEN DISPERSED AND WHAT'S
SO WHAT OF THOSE DATA WILL BE AVAILABLE, UM, LIVE THROUGH THE DASHBOARD.
ANY QUESTIONS HERE? SO IS THERE AN EXPIRATION FOR THE AWARDS? IS IS THERE AN EXPIRATION FOR THE AWARDS? HOW LONG THEY'RE GOOD FOR? GREAT QUESTION.
AND THAT'S A GREAT SEGUE INTO MY NEXT SLIDE.
AND HOW, ALSO, HOW DO YOU GET NEW BUSINESSES IN THERE, IN THE APP? GREAT QUESTION.
YOU CAN GIVE, YOU CAN SEND US A SPREADSHEET IF YOU LIKE, IF YOU ALREADY HAVE SOME.
UM, IF NOT, WE CAN ALSO QUERY OUR DATABASE AND WE ACTUALLY POPULATE A LOT OF THE INFORMATION THAT, UM, THAT WE CAN FIND.
I DO, WAIT, I HAVE A QUESTION.
UM, WHAT INFORMATION DO YOU GATHER FROM SOMEBODY WHO WANTS TO SIGN UP FOR THIS, UH, FOR A, FOR A CONSUMER THAT SIGNED UP? IS THAT THE QUESTION? CONSUMER? YES.
SO IN TERMS OF A CONSUMER, THE MAIN BASIC INCOME INFORMATION WILL BE NAME A PHONE NUMBER AND EMAIL.
AND THEN THE REST IS COMPLETELY OPTIONAL.
THEY CAN CHOOSE TO CONNECT THEIR CREDIT CARD IF THEY LIKE.
SO IF THEY CHOOSE TO CONNECT THEIR CREDIT CARD, THAT MEANS WE CAN SEE THE TRANSACTIONS ON THEIR CARD.
OTHERWISE IT'S JUST A RECEIPT THAT THEY SUBMIT ANYTIME THAT THEY ARE REQUESTING THE AND DO YOU SELL THAT INFORMATION TO OTHER, OTHER ENTITIES? WE DO NOT, NO, WE DON'T DO ANYTHING WITH THAT DATA.
DO YOU, DO YOU SHARE IT? WE DO NOT SHARE IT, NO.
ALL OF THAT IS STATED IN OUR PRIVACY POLICY, SO WE CAN SEND A LINK TO THAT AS WELL IF YOU GUYS WANT TO TAKE A LOOK.
GOING BACK TO THE PREVIOUS QUESTION, IS THERE AN EXPIRATION DATE? UM, THAT IS ACTUALLY ONE OF THE PROGRAM PARAMETERS THAT YOU GUYS CAN SET.
SO YOU CAN SEE HERE, UM, OUR DEFAULT IS NO EXPIRATION, BUT YOU CAN ALSO, YOU KNOW, HAVE AN EXCUSE.
IN FACT, I THINK HAVING AN EXPIRATION IS PROBABLY A GOOD IDEA TO MAKE SURE THAT THE REWARDS DOLLARS ARE NOT STUCK IN A ACCOUNTS THAT ARE, YOU KNOW, INACTIVE.
SO FOR EXAMPLE, YOU CAN SET THAT GP P THREE MONTHS, SIX MONTHS, A YEAR, WHATEVER IS THE RIGHT, UM, WHATEVER IS THE RIGHT, UH, TIME DURATION.
ADDITIONALLY, UM, THIS TABLE, THE REST OF THE PARAMETERS THAT CAN BE CHANGED AS PART OF THE PROGRAM, UM, WHETHER IT IS A PERCENTAGE VARY BY TIME OR ANY LIMITS THAT CONSUMERS CAN, UM, CAN EARN IN TERMS OF ON A PER TRANSACTION OR AS A WHOLE.
UM, SO, UM, ALL OF THESE PROGRAM, UM, SET UP CAN BE, UM, CAN BE ADJUSTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PROGRAM IS FITTING, UM, THE GOALS THAT, UM, THAT THE COMPANY HAS.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON, ON THIS PIECE? NO, WE'RE GOOD.
UH, SARAH, DID I MISS ANYTHING? I THINK THAT MIGHT BE THE BULK OF THE PRESENTATION IN TERMS OF, UH, THE OPERATIONS OF THE PROGRAM.
ANYTHING ELSE I SHOULD ADD? I DO HAVE A QUESTION.
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I I, I DON'T EVEN, I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHO PAYSSO YES, UH, WE'RE THE SPONSOR, RIGHT? SO WE, WE FINANCED THIS WHOLE PROGRAM.
SO THE E D A WOULD PUT IN SAY, TWO TO $3,000 AND WE WOULD THEN PROMOTE IT OUT FOR, UM, RESIDENTS AND THEN THAT WOULD BE THE, I DON'T WANNA CALL IT SEED MONEY BECAUSE ONCE THE MONEY'S GONE, LIKE YOU HAVE TO REFINANCE IT SO IT DOESN'T PAY FOR ITSELF.
BUT IT, THAT, THAT WOULD BE THE MONEY THAT IS THEN USED AS THE REWARDS AND DEPENDING ON HOW MUCH IT'S ACTUALLY USED, IS HOW QUICKLY IT WOULD GO DOWN.
UM, SO YOU KNOW IT, AND YOU CAN SET THE REWARD PERCENTAGE AMOUNT, SO YOU CAN DO SOMETHING LIKE TWO OR 3%.
AND SO THEN IT, IT WOULDN'T ADD UP AS MUCH.
AND LIKE, AND THEN WE ALSO CAN DECIDE WHICH BUSINESSES ARE PART OF THE REWARDS PROGRAM.
UM, SO, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE AREN'T GOING OUT SPENDING HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS.
SO, UH, LIKE YOU CAN'T BUY A NEW CAR UNDER THIS PROGRAM.
UM,
THERE'S, IT'S TWO SIDE TO ME, TO ME, UH, ONE SIDE IS, UH, THE COUNTY GETS TO UNDERSTAND WHAT PEOPLE'S SPENDING HABITS ARE OVER A PERIOD OF TIME.
BUT THE DOWNSIDE IS, IS THAT, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE ARE CALCULATING WHAT PEOPLE'S SPENDING HABITS ARE OVER A PERIOD OF TIME.
SO WHAT YOUR PRIVACY IS AT SOME, SOME LEVEL, UH, BUT THAT'S THE NEW NORM, I GUESS.
YOU KNOW, IT IS WHAT IT IS, BUT IT'S GREAT FOR THE COUNTY TO SEE WHERE PEOPLE ARE SPENDING MONEY AND HOW THEY DO IT AND WHEN, BUT I DON'T LIKE THE PRIVACY ASPECT OF IT, SO, WELL, YOU DON'T HAVE TO SIGN UP TAMMY
YOU CAN ALWAYS OPT OUT AND YOU MISS OUT.
YOU MISS OUT ON THE, YOU MISS OUT ON YOUR BONUSES AND YOUR, YOUR, YOU KNOW, YOUR POINTS, RIGHT? SO, RIGHT.
SO EACH CONSUMER, I HAVE A CREDIT CARD AND I HAVE A POINTS PROGRAM, THEY KNOW WHAT I'M DOING, RIGHT.
EACH CONSUMER GETS TO DECIDE WHETHER THEY WANT TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROGRAM.
UM, YEAH, SO I THINK WE HAVE A QUESTION FROM THE AUDIENCE HERE.
UH, I GUESS QUESTION IS, UM, HOW IS THE LIFT, HOW IS THE DELTA CALCULATED IN THIS? UM, I MEAN, HOW DO WE DETERMINE THAT WE ARE ACTUALLY GENERATING MORE SALES THAN WE WOULD'VE GENERATED ALREADY VERSUS EXISTING SALES AND NOW WE'RE ACTUALLY PAYING FOR SOMETHING THAT WAS GONNA HAPPEN ANYWAY? SO IS THERE ANY WAY TO DETERMINE THAT POINTS USED? GREAT QUESTION.
SO THAT DATA IS COLLECTED THROUGH THE APP THROUGH A QUESTION THAT WE ASK THE USERS WHETHER, UM, THE OPEN REWARDS HAS POSITIVELY INFLUENCED THEIR DECISION TO MAKE THIS PURCHASE.
AND SO FAR OVER 75% OF CONSUMERS HAVE SELECTED.
UM, IT'S NOT A PERFECT DATA, IT IS NOT A PERFECT PROOF, BUT, UM, SO FAR AT LEAST THAT'S ENCOURAGING PROXY, SO TO SPEAK, TO SHOW THAT HEY, OPRAH REWARD DOES INFLUENCE PEOPLE'S BEHAVIORS.
UM, AND ON A MORE GENERAL SENSE, REWARDS PROGRAMS HAVE EXISTED FOR QUITE A LONG TIME.
UM, I MYSELF USE A NUMBER OF THEM OBVIOUSLY.
SO, UM, THERE ARE LOTS OF STUDIES THAT HAVE BEEN DONE TO, TO SHOW THAT PEOPLE ARE INF FACT INFLUENCED BY REWARDS PROGRAMS OF SOME KIND, UM, IN THEIR POSITION DECISIONS.
SO, UM, THIS PROGRAM IS NOT TRYING TO REINVENT THE WHEEL IN TERMS OF, UM, HOW REWARDS MOTIVATES PEOPLE, BUT MORE SO IN THE, HOW IT'S IMPLEMENTED IN THE SENSE THAT IT'S GROUPING ALL THE LOCAL BUSINESSES IN THE JURISDICTION INSTEAD OF A PARTICULAR BRAND LIKE STARBUCKS, MCDONALD'S.
SO IF THE BUSINESSES ARE NOT PAYING AND THE CONSUMERS ARE NOT PAYING, AND THE COUNTY IS PAYING FOR THE REWARDS THEMSELVES, HOW DO YOU MAKE MONEY OFF OF THIS PROGRAM? THERE IS A, THERE IS A MONTHLY SUFFICIENT FEE, THE FLAT FEE IN TERMS OF JUST MAINTAINING A RUNNING PROGRAM.
SO THAT WOULD BE THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE COUNTY AND THE E D A.
THE COUNTY WOULD PAY THE SUBSCRIPTION FEE, WHICH WE'RE ALLOWED TO DO.
BUT THE E D A WOULD ACTUALLY FUND THE REWARDS PROGRAM.
AND SO THAT WOULD BE THE PARTNERSHIP.
YOU KNOW, THE DEMOGRAPHICS OF GOOSE AND GENERALLY JUST INFORMATION I COULD SHOW.
WHAT KIND OF NUMBERS WOULD WE BE LOOKING AT, UH, BASED ON YOUR EXPERIENCE? GREAT QUESTION.
SO AS COMPARISON, ARLINGTON COUNTY INVESTED 5,000 IN THE PROGRAM FOR THE YEAR.
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SORRY, THE, WAS THERE A QUESTION, SIR? INVESTMENT, I TALKED TO ARLINGTON, THE RETURN INVESTMENT.YEAH, IT IS OVER 20 X AT THE MOMENT.
UM, SO YEAH, SO I TALKED, I, SO I REACHED OUT TO ARLINGTON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JUST TALKED ABOUT HOW THE PROGRAM'S GOING THERE.
SO THEY PUT 5,000 IN LAST NOVEMBER JUST FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON.
THEY FLEW THROUGH THAT MONEY AND THEY PUT ANOTHER 5,000 THIS SPRING.
SO THEY'VE DONE $10,000 ALTOGETHER.
AND WHAT THEY TOLD ME IS THAT FROM THAT THEY'VE SEEN $120,000 OF SPENDING THROUGH THE PROGRAM, UM, FROM THAT $10,000 INVESTMENT THEY'VE PUT IN IT UP IN ARLINGTON.
AND I THINK THE OTHER THING YOU HAVE TO TAKE WITH THAT IS THAT ARLINGTON'S A MUCH LARGER COUNTY, BUT IT'S NOT AS INTERCONNECTED WHERE I WOULD SAY GOLAND COUNTY SUPPORTS GOLAND COUNTY REALLY WELL.
WHERE UP THERE YOU HAVE A LOT OF IMPLANTS, YOU HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE COMING IN AND OUT OF THE COUNTY CONSTANTLY.
WHERE I THINK IN A COUNTY LIKE GOLIN THAT'S SUPER TIGHT KNIT.
I THINK A PROGRAM LIKE THIS COULD DEFINITELY WORK WELL JUST BECAUSE WE DO TRY TO SUPPORT OUR OWN IN THIS COUNTY.
UM, SO I THINK THAT'S ANOTHER KIND OF ADVANTAGE WE HAVE TO THINK ABOUT.
UH, WITH GOLIN, I IMAGINE THERE'S A, A MARKETING ASPECT THAT WOULD BE VERY CRITICAL TO THIS CORRECT.
PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE BUSINESS SIDE AND ALSO ON THE CONSUMER SIDE.
AND I GUESS THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD DO, THE CHAMBER WOULD DO.
HOW WOULD THAT HAVE BEEN? WELL, WE WOULD DEFINITELY TAKE THE LEAD ON IT.
THE BUSINESSES ACTUALLY DON'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING.
WE WOULD LET THEM KNOW THAT WE ARE STARTING THIS PROGRAM AND THAT THEY DON'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING.
UM, BUT, UH, AND THEN WE WOULD DEFINITELY PUSH IT OUT ON SOCIAL MEDIA AS PART OF OUR, UM, SHOP LOCAL CAMPAIGN THAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO FOR THE, UM, UH, THE HOLIDAY SEASON.
UM, AND WE WERE EVEN TALKING ABOUT TRYING TO, UH, DO SOME LIKE PAID SOCIAL ADS FOR THAT, JUST TO TRY TO EXPAND THE REACH.
SO HOW DO WE, IF THE BUSINESSES DON'T HAVE TO REGISTER, HOW DO WE KNOW THAT A BUSINESS IS ACTUALLY IN LUIN COUNTY THEN WHERE IS THAT? SO WHEN WE GIVE THEM THE DATA, WE GIVE THEM ADDRESSES.
WE'RE, WE'RE GONNA PROVIDE THEM THE BUSINESS.
SO IF YOU, IF YOU GO ON A BLUE DOT, OR LET'S JUST SAY IF YOU GO ON BLUE DOT, IF YOU GO TO ARLINGTON AND IT PULLS UP A MAP OF ARLINGTON AND THEN YOU CAN SPIT PICK SHOPPING OR, OR RESTAURANT BUSINESSES, AND THEN IT WILL POP UP A BUNCH OF ICONS OF DIFFERENT RESTAURANTS THROUGHOUT ARLINGTON THAT ARE ACCEPTING THE BLUE DOT PROGRAM.
UM, SO YEAH, IT'S DONE THAT WAY TO TRACK ALL OF THAT.
I THINK SHE'S GOT SOME THINGS TO ADD ABOUT THAT AS WELL.
THIS IS JUST, UH, ONE OF THE SLIDES WE HAVE IN TERMS OF, UM, HOW TO HELP PROMOTING THE PROGRAM AND GET THE WORD OUT.
UM, IT'S ON, IT'S A COMBINATION OF ONLINE AND ONLINE CHANNELS LIKE SARAH MENTIONED.
UM, SO IN TERMS OF ONLINE, WE CAN HELP CREATE A BRANDED ENDING PAGE WHERE, UM, CONSUMERS CAN GO TO AND GET INFORMATION ON HOW TO INSTRUCTIONS.
UM, WE ALSO HAVE LOTS OF TEMPLATES FOR SOCIAL MEDIA AND THINGS THAT WE CAN SHARE WITH YOU GUYS AS WELL AS WITH, WITH BUSINESS OWNERS.
IF A BUSINESS OWNER IS ACTIVE ON SOCIAL MEDIA, THEY CAN SHARE THAT THROUGH THEIR ACCOUNT AND GET, UM, GET THE WORD OUT.
UM, IN TERMS OF OFFLINE WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST IS WE'VE DESIGNED FLYERS AND TABLE TENTS AND STICKERS AND THINGS THAT BUSINESS CAN CHOOSE TO PUT IN THEIR, UM, WINDOWS AND CHECKOUT COUNTERS THEMSELVES.
UM, SO THAT'S OBVIOUSLY ENTIRELY UP TO THE BUSINESS OWNERS THEMSELVES, BUT WE CAN PROVIDE THOSE RESOURCES, UM, FOR THE BUSINESS OWNERS THAT THAT WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE.
AND IS THAT PART OF WHAT WE GET? SIGNING UP IS NOT EXTRA.
SORRY, I DIDN'T QUITE CATCH THAT.
THERE'S NOT AN EXTRA FEE FOR THOSE RESOURCES.
UM, THE PRINTING IS, IS, UH, WE COULD PRINT IT AND JUST GIVE YOU GUYS A QUOTE AND PASS THROUGH THE COST.
OR IF YOU GUYS HAVE A LOCAL PRINTER YOU PREFER TO USE, BY ALL MEANS PLEASE.
IS THERE, IS THERE ANY, UH, EXCLUSIVITY TO THIS AND WOULD WE BE THE ONLY COUNTY IN OUR REGION TO, TO DO THIS? OR WOULD, DID, WOULD YOU BE GOING AND MAKING THIS DEAL WITH HENRICO COUNTY AS WELL? UH, THERE IS NO EXCLUSIVITY.
UM, BUT I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANYBODY ELSE DOING THIS IN VIRGINIA AT THE MOMENT BESIDES ARLINGTON COUNTY.
WE DON'T SHARE ANY STATS OR ANYTHING.
UM, ALL OF THE DATA THAT'S GENERATED THROUGH YOUR USAGE IS ENTIRELY PRIVATE TO YOU GUYS.
WOULD THIS BE HOUSED ON THE TOURISM WEBSITE? COULD BE.
I THINK IT'S GONNA BE ON BOTH.
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YEAH.DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? DO YOU HAVE OTHER INFORMATION, SOPHIE? I THINK THIS IS, I THINK THIS IS THE END OF MY SLIDES HERE.
SO I THINK THIS IS, UH, YEAH, ALL THE KIND OF INS AND OUTS OF HOW THE PROGRAM WORKS.
ARE YOU LOCATED IN SAN MATEO, SUNNYVALE OR PALO ALTO? RIGHT AFTER 1 0 1.
I WAS WONDERING WHERE YOU'RE LOCATED IN, UH, THE VALLEY? OH, YES.
UM, I LIVE IN REDWOOD CITY, WHICH IS IN THE SOUTH BAY.
UM, THAT'S WHERE I'M FLYING TO RIGHT NOW.
AND THE, THE BUSINESS IS OPERATED OUT OF A, UH, CORPORATE OFFICE OR ARE YOU DISTRIBUTED? THAT'S, UH, THAT IT'S, IT'S, IT'S, UH, IT'S COMPLETELY DISTRIBUTED.
WE DON'T HAVE AN OFFICE, UM, FRONT, SO JAKE IS CALLING FROM BALTIMORE, ACTUALLY.
UNDERSTAND JAKE? UH, DO YOU O C R THE INFORMATION COMING IN OFF THE VARIOUS, UH, RECEIPTS OR IS THAT JUST AN IMAGE? IT'S, IT'S A COMBINATION.
UM, SO IF O C R WORKS, UM, THEN GREAT.
BUT FOR IF IN CASE THAT THE SYSTEM IS DETECTING ANY ABNORMALITY OR THE SYS THE INFORMATION IS LOOKING SUSPICIOUS OR FOR WHATEVER REASON A HUMAN IS GONNA HAVE TO LOOK AT IT.
I UNDERSTAND WE HAVE A VERY, HAVE A VERY EXTENSIVE FRAUD CHECKING PROCESS ON THE RECEIPTS.
SOME THINGS PEOPLE DO ARE VERY CREATIVE.
AND SO THERE, THERE ISN'T A, A CHARACTERIZATION OF RECEIPT VERSUS INDIVIDUAL NECESSARILY.
IT'S MORE THE NUMBERS ON THE RECEIPTS THEMSELVES, THE NUMBERS ON A RECEIPT, WHO SUBMITTING THEM, UM, IS IT A DUPLICATE FROM ANOTHER RECEIPT OF SOMEBODY ELSE ARE ALREADY SUBMITTED? IS IT MODIFIED IN ANY WAY? IS IT COMPLETE? ALL OF THOSE ARE CHECKED THROUGH OUR, UH, THROUGH OUR VERY LENGTHY PROCESS.
AND IS THAT STORED IN A RELATIONAL DATABASE OR MONGODB OR, UM, IS IT JUST, UH, IF R D S EVERYTHING IS HOSTING ON A W SS A W S OKAY.
ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? NOT FOR ME.
THANK YOU GUYS FOR THE PRESENTATION.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
THANK YOU GUYS HELPING OFF NOW.
NOW, UM, IS, IF I MAY, UM, IS THERE A CONSIDERATION ALREADY BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS REGARDING THIS OR THIS WOULD COME OUT OF OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BUDGET? LIKE WE WOULD BE LOOKING AT AROUND $3,000 A YEAR FOR THE COUNTY SIDE, FOR THE SYSTEM.
IT WOULD COME OUT OF OUR OPERATING BUDGET, SO THEREFORE IT'D FALL UNDER THE MARKETING AND TOURISM LINE.
SO IT WOULDN'T REQUIRE A BOARD ACTION ON IT BECAUSE IS A KIND OF AN OPERATIONAL EXPENSE.
SO WE WOULD BRIEF THE BOARD ON IT AND LET 'EM KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING.
YOU'D ALWAYS WANT TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT FOR NEW PROGRAMS, BUT IT DOESN'T REQUIRE AN ACTUAL ACTION, THE BOARD TO SPEND THAT KIND OF MONEY.
AND THERE IS A STAFF PUSH TO DO THIS, OBVIOUSLY.
YEAH, WE THINK IT'S, WE THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA.
UM, LIKE WE SAID, WE SPENT LIKE THE LAST SIX MONTHS CHANCE DID, LIKE TALKING TO DIFFERENT VENDORS AND FINDING, TRYING TO FIND A DI A PROGRAM THAT DID NOT PUT THE ONUS BACK ON OUR BUSINESSES AND DIDN'T REQUIRE EMPLOYEES TO HAVE TO KNOW HOW TO RUN A CAR OR FIGURE OUT A CAR.
UM, AND ESPECIALLY GET CHARGEBACKS, LIKE IF SOMETHING WENT WRONG, A LOT OF THE PROGRAMS CHARGE THEIR BUSINESS BACK.
WELL, THIS PROGRAM, A CONSUMER COULD GO INTO, LET'S SAY A RESTAURANT LIKE MIHA ISCO AND EAT DINNER AND THE, THE RESTAURANT MIGHT NOT EVEN KNOW CORRECT.
AND THAT'S HONESTLY WHAT ARLINGTON DID.
ARLINGTON JUST PUT ALL THEIR BUSINESS IN IN THEM AND THEY, THEY, THEY GET CALLS FROM BUSINESSES SAYING, WE DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WE'RE PART OF THIS PROGRAM.
THANK YOU GUYS FOR LIKE, PUTTING US IN AND EVERYTHING.
SO YEAH, IT'S, IT'S COMPLETELY BUSINESSES.
THEY, SO WHAT DO, WHAT DO YOU DO FOR, DO WE ONLY DO STOREFRONTS FOR, OR LIKE FARMER'S MARKET? YOU KNOW, IF, IF YOU WANT TO ENCOURAGE TO SUPPORT THAT, BUT NOW YOU'RE NOT DEALING WITH AN ESTABLISHED BUSINESS HANDWRITTEN RECEIPTS IF RECEIPTS AT ALL.
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UH, I THINK THAT'S WHERE IT GETS A LITTLE TRICKY AND WE PROBABLY HAVE TO WORK WITH THE BLUE.TEAM TO LOOK MORE INTO THAT WITH HAND RECEIPTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT JUST 'CAUSE I DON'T, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE TECHNOLOGY LOOKS LIKE FOR RECEIPT SKIN AND EVERYTHING.UH, BUT YEAH, I THINK WHAT WE WANT TO KEEP IT TO IS KIND OF YOUR CLASSIC SMALL BUSINESSES, UH, FOCUSED ON KIND OF RETAIL AND, UH, YOUR, YOUR SERVICES LIKE YOUR, YOUR RESTAURANTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
I DON'T KNOW THAT YOU CAN NECESSARILY DO FARMER'S MARKETS BECAUSE A LOT OF THEM DON'T LIVE IN MUTUAL CASH.
WELL, THAT IS BUSINESS LICENSE MAYBE, BUT DON'T CREDIT RECEIPT.
SO YOU'RE SEEING 3000 UP UPFRONT FROM E D A, RIGHT? AND THEN, UH, FIVE OR 10% DISCOUNT IT COULD BE FOR AS WELL.
WHO PAYS FOR THE DISCOUNT? THAT 3000 PAY FOR ALL? THEY JUST CREATE POINTS AND THEN THEY FROM THAT.
SO YOU GUYS WOULD BE PUTTING IN THE FIRST POT OF MONEY WE WOULD BE PAYING FOR THE SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES, UH, FOR 3000, RIGHT? YEAH.
AND SO THEN ONE YEAR, AND THEN YOU GUYS, WE CAN DECIDE ON A DISCRETIONARY AMOUNT HOW MUCH MONEY YOU GUYS WANT TO PUT INTO THE POT FOR THE REWARDS.
AND THEN WE COULD A DOLLAR FOR, YOU KNOW, A POINT FOR A DOLLAR, OR YOU CAN $10, YOU CAN SEND IT TO LIKE A CENT FOR A DOLLAR, 5 CENTS FOR EVERY DOLLAR THEY SPEND.
I THINK TYPICALLY MOST, UH, THEY SEE BE USING 3%.
UM, SO WE WOULD THINK IN SOME WAY THAT THREE TO 5% RANGE AS THE REWARDS PERCENTAGE.
BUT THEN SOME COUNTIES WILL, WILL, UH, MIX IT UP IF THERE'S LIKE RESTAURANT WEEK, THEY'LL UP THE REWARDS THAT WEEK ON RESTAURANTS.
SO YOU COULD SAY, OH, THIS WEEK ON OPEN REWARDS, IF YOU SHOP AT A GOOSE AND RESTAURANT, YOU'LL GET 10% 'CAUSE IT'S GOOSE AND RESTAURANT WEEK BECAUSE, UM, SO THERE'S, UH, ABILITIES TO CHANGE THAT AND, AND CUSTOMIZE IT BASED ON WHAT'S HAPPENING AND WHAT WE WANT TO DO.
I GUESS THERE'S AN ASSUMPTION THAT IF IT IS VERY WELL SUBSCRIBED, MORE SO THAN ANTICIPATED THAT WE HAVE TO PUT MORE MONEY INTO THE ACCOUNT, OTHERWISE THE THE PROGRAM DIES IN THE MIDDLE OF IT IF WE RUN OUTTA MONEY.
YEAH, WE, BUT THE OTHER THING IS WE CAN ADVERTISE IT AS IT A SUPPLIES, AS SUPPLIES LAST.
UH, THERE'S COUNTIES WHO DO IT LIKE THAT.
IT'S AS LONG AS FUNDS ARE IN THE PROGRAM, THE PROGRAM IS RUNNING, UM, BECAUSE IT'S NOT LIKE THE, THE PERSON IS LOSING MONEY FOR SHOPPING AT GOOSE AND BUSINESSES AND, AND SCAM THEIR CARD AND GETTING THE REWARDS.
THEY JUST WON'T GET UP TO GET THOSE FINAL REWARDS.
BUT IT'S NOT LIKE WE'RE TAKING MONEY AWAY FROM THEM THAT THEY HAVE A RIGHT TO OR A GUARANTEED TO.
UM, SO WE CAN ADVERTISE IT AS, AS SUPPLIES LAST FOR IF WE WANT TO KEEP IT RUNNING, WE CAN KEEP IT RUNNING AND PUT IN A NEW POT OF MONEY.
SO WHAT ARE STAFF EXPECTATIONS ANTICIPATIONS COMING OUTTA THIS MEETING? IS IT JUST INTRODUCTION OR IS THIS A REQUEST AT THIS TIME? OR? IT WOULD BE IDEALLY A REQUEST AT THIS TIME IF YOU'RE COMFORTABLE, BECAUSE WE WOULD LIKE TO START OUR SHOP LOCAL CAMPAIGN IN OCTOBER.
SO, UM, WE COULD GET EVERYTHING UP AND RUNNING AND THEN IF YOU WANT A MONTH TO THINK ABOUT IT, UM, AND, AND LET US KNOW AT YOUR OCTOBER MEETING, THEN WE CAN HIT PLAY.
BUT, UM, LITERALLY WITH BLUE DOT, WE JUST HAVE TO TELL THEM THAT WE'RE GOOD.
UM, AND THEY CAN GET IT UP AND RUNNING OVERNIGHT.
UM, BUT WE WOULD WANNA BE ABLE TO GET THE PROMOTIONS OUT AND DO EVERYTHING WE NEED TO DO FOR THE HOLIDAY SHOPPING TIME.
I WOULD THINK LOGISTICALLY THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO PUT FORWARD A MOTION TO SAY WE COULD DO, START IT WITH THIS AMOUNT YES.
BUT NOT EXCEED THIS AMOUNT PER YEAR.
AND THEN WE WOULDN'T HAVE TO VOTE ON IT AGAIN, I WOULD THINK.
AND THAT, THAT WOULD BE A POSSIBILITY.
I, I, I'M QUITE INTERESTED IN THIS, BUT AT THE SAME TIME I'D LIKE TO GO, I JUST BRIEFLY WENT THROUGH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND OTHER INFORMATION.
I'D LIKE TO LEARN A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE ASPECTS OF, IN PARTICULAR, LIKE CAN A LITTLE BIT CONCERNED ON THE DATA, UH, ESPECIALLY DEALING WITH, UH, RECEIPT TIME TO INDIVIDUALS AND HOW THAT PLAYS IN.
BUT I DID HEAR THAT THEY ARE, UH, AND THE TNCS DO LOOK LIKE THEY DON'T DISTRIBUTE IT, UH, WITHIN CERTAIN RECEPTION, UH, CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS, BUT I, I'D LIKE PERSONALLY MORE TIME, BUT AT THE PLEASURE OF THE, THE BOARD, UH, DB, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE GOT ANY THOUGHTS OR I'D LIKE TO GO OVER THE, UH, PARAMETERS, YOU KNOW, AND, AND HAVE AN AGREEMENT ON THAT.
AND BASICALLY IF WE AGREE ON THE PARAMETERS AND AGREE THAT IT'S A GOOD IDEA, STAFF CAN NEGOTIATE THE REST.
I'M LEANING TOWARDS, UM, DOING A TRIAL RUN LIKE ONE YEAR AND THEN DO LIKE THE MINIMAL LIKE 3% AND SEE HOW IT WORKS.
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I'M CONCERNED ABOUT PRIVATE INFORMATION BEING OUT THERE, BUT TWO, THE INFORMATION ABOUT HOW, YOU KNOW, WE SPEND MONEY AND HOW WE, WHERE WE SPEND IT AND WHAT AMOUNT IS BENEFIT TO, TO THE COUNTY TO WHERE WE CAN HELP, YOU KNOW, GROW THE COUNTY TO WHERE THE NEEDS ARE, IF THAT MAKES SENSE.SO I THINK THERE'S A BENEFIT FOR LET'S SAY 3000 PLUS 3%, WHICH COULD BE PROBABLY WHAT, MAYBE 30,000 MM-HMM.
SO 33,000 TO GET A, AN IDEA OF HOW EVERYBODY'S SPENDING MONEY ISSUE COUNTY, AT LEAST FOR, UM, YOU KNOW, RESTAURANTS AND WHATNOT, WHATEVER THEY, YOU KNOW, IT WOULDN'T BE LIKE FOOD LINE WITH GROCERY STORE.
NO, WE WOULD THEIR FRANCHISES.
WE TRY TO STICK WITH MOM POPS AND, AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
UM, IF DEPENDING ON THE FRANCHISE AND HOW THE FRANCHISE IS STRUCTURED, WE COULD LOOK INTO FRAN, UH, FRANCHISES THAT THEY'RE STRUCTURED LOCALLY AND IT'S A LOCAL BASED OWNER, IWAY OR SOMETHING IN ADDITION, WE SHARE THAT INFORMATION WITH THEM MM-HMM.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU SAW ON AND DO, DO WE GIVE INFO? DO WE GET INFORMATION FROM UH, UH, ARLINGTON ON THEIR EXPERIENCE? YEAH, SO I TALKED TO ARLINGTON.
THEY, THEY'VE, THEY'VE HAD REALLY GREAT SUCCESS WITH IT.
THEY PUT 5,000 IN LAST NOVEMBER, UM, AND THEY FLEW THROUGH THAT IN THE HOLIDAY SEASON.
THEY PUT ANOTHER 5,000 IN THIS, UH, SPRING.
AND FROM THAT $10,000 POT THAT THEY'VE PUT IN, IT'S BEEN ABOUT, THEY'VE SEEN ABOUT $120,000 WORTH OF SPENDING THROUGH THE APP AND, UH, OR I GUESS REWARDED THROUGH THE APP, UM, OR, OR, UH, SPEND IT YEAH.
UM, AND SO THEY, THEY SAY THEY'VE HAD GREAT SUCCESS WITH IT AND BUSINESSES ARE, ARE HUGE FANS.
'CAUSE IT, IT, IT DOESN'T REQUIRE 'EM TO KNOW THAT THEY'RE A PART OF THE PROGRAMS WHICH, WHICH THE BUSINESSES LOVE.
SO, UM, ARLINGTON, I'VE, THEY'VE HAD NOTHING BUT POSITIVE THINGS TO SAY ABOUT IT.
I WOULD WANT TO KNOW, UM, LIKE IF THERE WERE SOME KIND OF A DATA BREACH, IF WE WOULD BE LIABLE.
THEY WERE, THERE IS INDEMNIFICATION IN THEIR T N C, BUT I, I HAVEN'T BEEN THROUGH IT ENOUGH TO KNOW.
UH, BUT YEAH, IT'S, IT'S A W S WHICH GENERALLY IS PRETTY SOLID.
UH, BUT THAT'S, THAT'S A VERY VALID QUESTION.
WELL, AND THEY OWN THE DATA, JUST SO YOU KNOW.
AND BY, SO, BUT THEM OWNING THE DATA THAT WE WOULD NOT, THEY SHARE IT WITH US, BUT THEY WOULDN'T, THEY WOULD BE THE ONES LIABLE, NOT US, THEORETICALLY BY AN INDEMNIFICATION THAT'S IN THEIR TERMS AND CONDITIONS.
IT, IT, IT, IT LOOKS LIKE, I, I CAN'T ANSWER THOUGH, WITHOUT HAVING OUR COUNSEL.
I WAS GONNA SAY, SAY, AND OUR COUNSEL COULD ENSURE THAT ADDED TO OUR TION, SINCE WE'RE PAYING FOR THE SUBSCRIPTION, I WILL RUN IT THROUGH THE, OUR COUNTY ATTORNEY MM-HMM.
SO OUR COUNTY ATTORNEY'S GOING TO BE LOOKING AT THAT AND, UM, AND ALL THAT ON NOTICE TO YEAH.
AND JUST MY OWN FEELINGS ON WHAT PERCENTAGE I, I WOULD TAKE THE A A DIFFERENT APPROACH ON THAT BECAUSE I WOULD WANNA GO OUT THERE WITH A BANG.
PERSONALLY FOR ME ON A ROAD REWARDS PROGRAM, IF I, THERE'S SOMETHING LIKE MENTALLY ABOUT 3%, EH, IT'S NOT THAT MUCH, BUT 5%.
I WOULD SAY MAYBE START OFF WITH FIVE AND THEN IF IT'S REALLY SUCCESSFUL, THEN MAYBE GO DOWN ONCE YOU GET 'EM HOOKED.
WE'VE HAD A LOT OF GENERAL DISCUSSION.
IS THERE A MOTION THAT WE CAN CONSIDER AND THEN GO INTO DISCUSSION IN REGARDS TO THE MOTION? OKAY.
I MAKE A MOTION THAT, UM, WE, WE ENTERED TO A, UH, ONE YEAR AGREEMENT FOR $3,000 WITH A 5% 5%, UM, DEFAULT DISCOUNT OR REWARDS.
AND, UM, AGAIN, THAT'S, AND THEN I DON'T KNOW IF WE NEED TO MAX IT OUT OR JUST STICK AT 5%.
WE CAN DISCUSS THAT, BUT RIGHT NOW IT'S ONE YEAR AND 5% DISCOUNT IS WITHOUT, UM, MY MOTION.
IS THERE A SECOND TO THE MOTION? I'LL SECOND IT AND THEN I HAVE A DISCUSS.
SO MY DISCUSSION WOULD BE TO, LIKE, LET'S SAY WE RUN THROUGH THE $3,000.
I WOULD WANT TO HAVE, UM, BE ABLE TO ADD, ADD TO IT, BUT CAP IT AT SOME POINT.
3000 IS THE BASE PAY, RIGHT? WHAT'S WHEN 5%, WHEN YOU RUN OUT $3,000 GRAND, LET'S SAY IF YOU RUN OUT THREE, $3,000 POT EMPTIES, IT'S GONE, SARAH.
AND THAT, LET'S SAY IT TAKES SIX MONTHS TO EMPTY THAT.
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JUST TO ENTER, ENTER INTO THE PROGRAM.NO, SO WELL, TO ENTER THE PROGRAM BRAND, WE'RE PAYING TO, WE'RE PAYING THE SUBSCRIPTION AND THEN WE CAN DETERMINE WHATEVER AMOUNT OF SEED MONEY WE WANT TO PUT INTO THE POT.
SO THE SUBSCRIPTION IS 3000 BUCKS.
AND WE'RE COUNTY'S PAYING, COUNTY'S PAYING THAT.
YOU GUYS ARE JUST, SO NOW WE'RE DECIDING ABOUT THE PERCENTAGE.
SO ANYTHING THAT E D A WOULD ADD, THAT'S WHAT THE REWARD POT IS.
YEAH, I REALIZED THE COUNTY WAS ALREADY PAYING FOR IT.
THE, THE COUNTY'S PAYING FOR THE SUBSCRIPTION.
THE E D A IS PAYING FOR THE REWARDS.
SO THE REWARD, CAN I AMEND MY MOTION? YOUR MOTION SECOND AGREE.
WE DID, SO WE DID PUT TOGETHER A LITTLE, UH, QUICK SHEET.
IT JUST SHOWS YOU THE AMOUNT SPEND, LIKE WHAT WE WOULD, OUR GOAL TO 5% WOULD BE 25,000.
SO IF WE WERE, IF WE WERE AIMING TO GET $25,000 IN SPENDING AND DID 5% FOR VOIDS, WE WOULD NEED A POT OF 1250.
AND SO THAT'S HOW I BROKE IT DOWN LIKE THIS.
AND I DID ALL THE AMOUNT SPENDS UP TO A HUNDRED THOUSAND AND REWARD PERCENTAGE TWO TO 10.
SO THE MOTION IS UP TO 20, UH, UP, I'M SORRY, UP TO, UM, $5,000 TO FUND.
SO IF YOU WANTED TO GO TO 5,000 AT 5%, 5%, 5%, YEAH, YOU COULD JUST RIGHT HERE.
WE MIGHT SEE A HUNDRED THOUSAND.
YOU MIGHT SEE A HUNDRED THOUSAND BACK.
WE CAN, WE CAN, WE CAN HANDLE THIS IN DISCUSSION.
THAT'S ABOUT YOUR, THAT'S MY MOTION.
SO FIVE, THAT'S ABOUT YOUR CECILIA BILL, ISN'T IT?
THAT'S A, THAT'S A GOOD INVESTMENT.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S BEING SPENT RIGHT NOW.
RIGHT? I DON'T KNOW THAT NUMBER.
I DON'T, SO I'M JUST THROWING THAT OUT THERE AS YEAH.
AND WHEN I THINK THE, EVERYBODY WOULD WANT.
YOUR MOTION TO 5,000, UM, TO, UH, 5,000 WHAT WE WOULD FUND AT 5%, FIVE YEAR, ONE YEAR, ONE YEAR TERM.
$5,000 FUNDING FROM THE E D A AND AT 5%.
AND IF WE RUN OUT OF THE 5,000 BEFORE THE YEAR IS OVER, WE WOULD HAVE TO, WE'LL COME BACK TO YOU, UH, ADDRESS THAT.
THEN I WOULD, I WOULD SECOND YOUR AMENDMENT TO DO 5,000.
SO WE HAVE A SECOND BASED ON THE ATTORNEY SIGNING OFF ON IT.
DB DO YOU HAVE ANY, UH, DISCUSSION? UH, I, NO, I'VE HEARD THE PARAMETERS.
UH, SO ONE YEAR, UH, TRIAL, UH, 5,000 FOR THE YEAR.
I, I THINK I'VE GOT ALL MY QUESTIONS ANSWERED.
SO I GUESS I WOULD SAY THAT WE WOULD WANT TO HAVE SOME SENSE OF IF THE PROGRAM IS, IS SUCCESSFUL OR NOT.
SO THERE NEED TO BE SOME KIND OF, OF, OF A EITHER METRIC OR DECISION POINT BY THE E D A THAT, THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS HAPPENING AND WORKING AND WE'RE, WE'RE HAPPY WITH IT OR NOT.
SO THAT WE DON'T AUTOMATICALLY JUST KIND OF FUND OURSELF RENEWING A PROGRAM THAT THE COUNTY'S GOTTA KEEP PAYING FOR.
SO WE
SO THEY DO DO MONTHLY RATES FOR THE COUNTY SUBSCRIPTION AND EVERYTHING AS WELL.
SO, UM, IT'S, IT'S, WE NEED THE RENEWAL PROCESS.
SO IS THERE ANY, UH, FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THE MATTER ON THE MOTION I SHOULD SAY HEARING THAT, UH, CALL FOR A VOTE.
DO WE HAVE CLARITY ON THE MOTION? YEAH.
ABSTENTIONS HEARING? NO ABSTENTIONS, NO NAYS.
I'M EXCITED ABOUT THIS PROGRAM.
IT TAKES OFF, YOU KNOW, BUT IT'S VERY NEAT.
MANY PEOPLE ARE, IF YOU'RE SPENDING MUCH MONEY, THAT'S A GOOD PROBLEM, YOU KNOW, BUT SOME PEOPLE IN OUR COUNTY AREN'T AS YOU AREN'T SAVVY OR DON'T, DON'T TELL YOU WHERE YOU PROMOTE IT ON THE RECEIPTS.
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PEOPLE LIVINGSO, OKAY, WE'RE MOVING ON TO THE NEXT ITEM OF BUSINESS, WHICH IS THE D A WORKSHOP SLASH POWERS DUTIES AND INVOLVEMENT AND ALSO THE EVOLUTION INTO DATA CENTER DISCUSSION.
UM, JUST TO START, DO YOU WANT TO PULL UP THAT P D F I SENT OR DO YOU HAVE A DIFFERENT AND THIS P D F IS WHAT'S PRESENTED TO TYPICALLY THE UH, UH OH, CHANGE YOUR DANGER.
UM, I NEED TO SHARE FOR DV GATORADE HERE, I HAVE SOMEBODY, A GATORADE, WE TALK ABOUT A COUPLE SLIDES IN HERE, NOT NECESSARILY MOVING THROUGH THE WHOLE PACKAGE, BUT IN DOING THIS, I WANT TO KEEP IT OBVIOUSLY AN OPEN AND GENERALIZED DISCUSSION.
TALK ABOUT, UH, ARE YOU ON THE FIRST PAGE OR SECOND PAGE YOU MEAN? OKAY.
UM, TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE BACKGROUND OF THE E D A, ITS PURPOSE.
WHERE IT COMES FROM IN TERMS OF ITS, UH, ALLOWANCES, WHICH REALLY COMES OUT.
THE CODE OF VIRGINIA, AS YOU CAN SEE UP THERE, 15.2, WHICH IS GENERAL SECTION APPLIES TO CITIES, COUNTIES, TOWNS OUT OF THE CODE.
AND IT REALLY, BECAUSE WE'RE DEALING RURAL STATE STATES, WHAT WE AS A COUNTY CAN DO.
AND THEN IN CHAPTER 49, SPECIFICALLY WHAT THE I D A AND WE'RE OBVIOUSLY KNOWN AS AN E D A, WHICH IS ALLOWED BY THE ACT IN CHAPTER 49 TO DO SO.
WITHIN THAT, THERE'S A WHOLE SERIES OF DISCUSSIONS ABOUT, UH, OR ACTUALLY THE LAW ABOUT WHAT THE E D A COULD DO.
ALSO IN CHAPTER TWO, UNLESS IT'S BEEN RECENTLY MODIFIED AND ARTICLE FOUR, IT'S, UH, OF THE COUNTY CODE.
THERE'S INFORMATION IN THERE ABOUT THE E D A, WHICH MORE OR LESS REPLICATES WHAT'S IN THE CODE OF VIRGINIA.
UM, SO ONE OF THE THINGS I ALWAYS POINT OUT TO THE G L E IS THE FACT THAT WE'RE NOT ACTUALLY A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE COUNTY.
WE'RE A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF COMMONWEALTH, WHICH GIVES US CERTAIN RIGHTS, UM, AND DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.
AND I ALSO INCLUDE THE TAGLINE THAT WE'RE NOT FUNDED BY THE COUNTY.
'CAUSE THE NUMBER OF THE CITIZENS THAT ARE IN THERE ALWAYS LIKE TO HEAR THINGS LIKE THAT.
UH, THAT, UH, WE DON'T DERIVE OUR MONIES FROM THE CITIZENS, CITIZENS THEMSELVES.
YOU TALKING ABOUT THE, WAIT, CAN I GO BACK IF WE HAVE YEAH, YEAH.
IF IT SAYS THAT WE HAVE FIVE MEMBERS, ARE WE LIKE NOT IN COMPLIANCE BECAUSE WE ONLY HAVE FOUR MEMBERS? NO.
'CAUSE IT, THE WAY IT'S ACTUALLY WRITTEN, IT'S UP TO FIVE MEMBERS.
THAT DOESN'T REQUIRE THE ABSOLUTE, IN FACT, I CAN, I CAN READ THE CODE FOR YOU, BUT I WON'T THAT THAT'S OKAY.
IT, IT, IT'S IN, ITS AN ALLOWANCE.
AND OF COURSE WE'VE MADE MODIFICATIONS, UH, OURSELVES TO BOTH OUR INDIVIDUAL, UM, BYLAWS YES.
TO ACCOMMODATE THAT AS YOU, I'M SURE YOU REMEMBER BACK.
SO, UH, IF YOU LOOK AT THE PURPOSE, AND THIS IS REALLY RIGHT OUT OF THE, UH, THE CODE OF VIRGINIA.
IT TALKS ABOUT WHAT WE'RE SUPPOSED TO DO.
AND HENCE DURING SOME OF OUR DISCUSSIONS, YOU'VE HEARD ME LITERALLY READ HOW THE CODE, WHICH ALLOWS US TO DO THINGS LIKE SUPPORT LING DATA, UH, 'CAUSE THAT'S A PART OF THE PROMOTION FUNCTION THAT WE HAVE, AND THEN OTHER THINGS THAT ALSO INVOLVE THINGS WE'VE NEVER BEEN INVOLVED IN.
YOU KNOW, YOU SEE UP THERE FOR, UH, ASSIST FACILITIES, WE'VE NEVER REALLY DONE THAT AND WE HAVE THE OPTION TO DO SO.
AND OF COURSE WE HAVE GONE INTO AGRICULTURAL AREAS, PROMOTION AREAS, AND SO FORTH, BUT WE CAN EVEN DO MORE.
I MEAN, WE CAN ACTUALLY OWN LAND THAT PROMOTES THIS AND DO OTHER THINGS, BOTH IN SPECIFICALLY WITH THE HORSE, UM, INDUSTRY, UH, THAT
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WE'VE NEVER DONE.SO THERE'S A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN THE EA STRUCTURE THROUGH THE CODE.
SO I, I THINK ALL OF THOSE THINGS, THE GREAT POWER, THE EXISTENCE OF THEIR TECHNOLOGY ZONES, UM, IT, YOU'LL NOTICE IN THE ANNOUNCEMENTS THEY DID NOT GIVE EXACT LOCATIONS AND THEY ALSO DID NOT GIVE EXACT DATES.
UH, THEY SAID, YOU KNOW, OVER THE NEXT 15 YEARS.
SO, UM, I THINK IT'S STILL PRETTY FLEXIBLE AT THIS POINT.
YEAH, BECAUSE I WAS GONNA ASK LIKE WHAT'S THE, WHAT DO YOU THINK THE STANDARD LIKE ACREAGE WOULD BE FOR GUCCI COUNTY TO ACCOMMODATE A DATA CENTER IF IN THE RIGHT LOCATION? LIKE THE DENTAL IS NOT OF THE DATA CENTER
WELL, THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING IS WHAT'S THE STANDARD DATA CENTER SIZE AND LIKE YOU SAID, IT'S GONNA BE TO WHERE THEY CAN EXPANDABLE, COULD ANYTHING IN BETWEEN 25 TO 150 ACRES.
THE BIGGEST PROBLEM THEY HAVE IS NOISE AMENT, BECAUSE THEY CAN BE EASILY 60 DECIBELS AT THE, AT THE BOUNDARY LINE.
SO IT'S HOW FAR YOU WANT TO KEEP ANYBODY FROM BEING ANNOYED, BUT IT'S ONE OF THE MAJOR CRITERIA.
ACTUALLY, UH, NORTHERN VIRGINIA IS RIGHT INTO THAT ISSUE NOW.
THAT'S WHY A LOT OF THEIR
SO SOME OF THE, UM, EXCUSE ME, I'M SORRY.
UM, SOME OF THE CHALLENGES WE HAVE IN WEST CREEK IS POWER DEMAND.
YOU KNOW, WE HAVE ANYWHERE, WE JUST, WE'RE SHORT
UM, AND SO, UH, I'M TALKING WITH THE LANDOWNERS NOW IN DOMINION TO SEE IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT WE CAN DO, UM, TO INCREASE THAT POWER WITHOUT AN END USER ON THE LINE.
AND I KNOW THAT IF THAT IS 1 38 KV LINE, THAT'S THAT.
BUT I DON'T WANT TO DIGRESS ANY FURTHER.
I'VE ALREADY LET US OFF THE TRACK.
SO, SO I, I THINK WHAT WE COULD DO IS PUT TOGETHER SOME INFORMATION TO ALSO DISCUSS WITH THE BOARD TO TALK ABOUT THE VIABILITY FEASIBILITY, UH, OF THE DATA CENTER.
PLUS THE FACT THAT IF YOU LOOK AT $11 BILLION DATA CENTER, I'M GOING TO GUESSTIMATE RIGHT NOW THAT, UH, OUT OF $11 BILLION, THE INFRASTRUCTURE, WHICH IS REALLY TAXABLE, THAT'S GONNA BE CHANGED OUT EVERY TWO AND A HALF YEARS.
UH, AT LEAST RIGHT NOW IS, IS GOING TO BE, UH, A VALUATION OF, OF OVER PROBABLY 7 BILLION, UH, MAYBE 8 BILLION.
REMEMBER WHAT TIMEFRAME? UH, WELL, IT, IT WOULD BE TWO YEARS.
IT, IT 17 YEARS IS THE WINDOW THAT THEY GAVE TO CONSTRUCTIVE DATA.
AND, AND SEE, I THINK IT'S WHAT HAPPENED FASTER THAN THAT.
BUT I COULD BE, I'VE BEEN WRONG BEFORE, AND I'LL BE WRONG AGAIN.
'CAUSE IF YOU LOOK AT WHAT THEY'RE DOING UP NORTH, AND YOU LOOK AT THE WHOLE AI, UM, CRAZE, UM, I THINK, BUT THAT WOULD BE SEVEN OR $8 BILLION THAT WOULD BE CHANGED OUT EVERY TWO AND A HALF YEARS.
SO THE, THE DEPRECIATION ON IT WOULD BE MINIMAL.
AND YOU JUST, UNLIKE LET'S SAY NORTH ANNA, NORTH ANNA WAS A HUGE CASH COW.
BUT AS IT DEPRECIATE, UH, FLUS, IT GOT LESS AND LESS OF THE, THE DATA CENTER IS DIFFERENT AND, AND IT'S NOT GONNA BE SHUT DOWN.
IT GOT LIFE EXTENSION UP RIGHT NOW.
SO I, I THINK YOU, YOU LOOK AT IT AS A DIFFERENT ECONOMIC MODEL.
IT'S EASY TO GET THE EXACT, THE DATA CENTER COSTS RIGHT NOW.
BUT YEAH, WE CAN SKETCH SOME STUFF TOGETHER, ESPECIALLY WITH THE LINES, ELECTRIC LINES AND THE FIVE FARM LINES.
UH, I WILL FINISH THIS DOCUMENT AND RESEND IT BACK OUT TO THE PD.
SO IS EVERYBODY HAPPY WITH WHERE WE'RE AT RIGHT NOW AND WHERE WE'RE GOING? MM-HMM.
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YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IS COUNTY IS LOOKING AT IS OF COURSE WE JUST FINISHED THE COURTHOUSE PLAN.AND THE COURTHOUSE PLAN HAS GOT SOME, SOME GUIDANCE AND SOME, SOME THOUGHTS ABOUT HOW THE COURTHOUSE VILLAGE CAN DEVELOP AND DEVELOP.
WE'RE ALSO NOW JUST STARTING THE BEGINNING OF THE, UH, FAIRGROUNDS ROAD EXTENSION THAT WILL CONNECT FAIRGROUNDS ROAD THROUGH THE ROUNDABOUT TO HIGHWAY SIX.
ALL THE LAND THAT THE, THE EXTENSION RUNS THROUGH WAS KNOWN BY THE COUNTY OR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
AND IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN FROM WHEN I WAS BEING INTERVIEWED, A DESIRE OF THE COUNTY THAT'S SOMETHING BE DONE WITH THAT LAND THAT IS OF A POSITIVE NATURE TO BENEFIT THIS COMMUNITY AND IT'D BE DEVELOPED.
SO THE COUNTY IS PROBABLY NOT THE BEST ENTITY TO TRY TO DEVELOP LAND.
AND SO THE THOUGHT IS THAT THE E D A COULD, UH, BECOME A STEWARD OF THAT LAND AND KIND OF GUIDE THE DEVELOPMENT OF IT AS AN ASSET OF THE E D A FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COUNTY AND DO THE NECESSARY, UM, WORKING WITH, UH, DEVELOPERS AND WHAT HAVE YOU TO, TO BUILD OUT THAT LAND.
AND IT'S, UH, IT'S A NUMBER OF 20, 30 ACRES AT LEAST.
UM, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS, UH, UH, SO FAR IS PREPARED TO TRANSFER TO THE COUNTY, THEIR LAND AND, UM, WORKING WITH THE BOARD, WE WOULD THEN LOOK TO TRANSFER IT TO THE E D A SO THAT IT WOULD THEN BECOME AN ASSET OF THE E D A.
UM, SO THERE'S ACTUALLY A DESIRE FOR THE E D A TO GET INVOLVED IN THAT KIND OF ASPECT OF, OF OWNING LAND AND DEVELOPING IT, UM, BECAUSE YOU WERE THE, THE LOGICAL ENTITY TO DO THAT, UH, AS WE SEE IT IN THE COUNTY.
SO JUST WANTED TO KIND OF PUT THAT OUT ON THE TABLE AND, AND, UM, GET YOUR THOUGHTS.
I I, I THINK IT'D BE A, A GREAT ASSET TO BE ABLE TO DEVELOP ON BEHALF OF, FOR THE COUNTY, FOR THE CITIZENS OF, OF THE COUNTY, AND BE FASCINATED TO LEARN THE CONSTRAINTS OR OBJECTIVES, GOALS THAT A, UH, BOARD WOULD PUT FORTH.
WELL, IT'S, AT THIS POINT, EVERYTHING IS, IS AN IDEA.
AND CERTAINLY THERE'S A, THERE'S A LONG WAY TO GO, BUT WHEN THE ROAD IS BUILT, THAT LAND WILL HAVE GREAT VALUE AND GREATEST VALUE, THE HIGHEST OF BEST USE, NOT FOR THE COUNTY TO USE IT FOR BALL FIELDS OR USE IT FOR OFFICE BUILDINGS OR PARKING LOTS.
HIGHEST OF BEST USE WOULD BE FOR SOME KIND OF RETAIL COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT THAT, THAT BENEFITS THIS COUNTY AND ADDS THE VALUE OF THIS COMMUNITY AND THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN THIS AREA.
UH, SO, YOU KNOW, THAT IS, I THINK SOMETHING THAT, THAT THERE'S GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR.
SO I WOULD ENCOURAGE THE E D A, NOT TO SAY THAT WE'RE GONNA GET OUTTA THE LAND BUSINESS AT THIS POINT,
THAT, THAT JUST, JUST TO HOLD, BECAUSE FOR EXAMPLE, THAT LAND THAT WE HOLD UP AT MIDPOINT RIGHT NOW, THAT'S BEEN IN OUR PURVIEW FROM VERY, VERY DECADES.
AND WELL, THAT WOULD NOT BE THE DESIRE.
THE DESIRE WOULD DEFINITELY BE TO FACILITATE OPERATIONS DEVELOPMENT THAT WOULD BENEFIT THE CITIZENS, COME UP WITH A MASTER PLAN FOR DEVELOPMENT AND THEN, THEN WORK WITH, WITH APPROPRIATE PROFESSIONALS IN THAT FIELD TO GET IT DEVELOPED AND THEN GET IT SOLD IDEALLY, UM, ON FACTUALS.
DO YOU ENVISION THE, THAT, UH, THAT, THAT THE E D A WOULD SELL THE LAND OR HOLD ONTO THE LAND AND LEASE IT? OR MAYBE A COMBINATION? I HAVE A VISION, YEAH.
UM, SO THE AREA IN THE NEWLY ADOPTED COURTHOUSE PLAN CALLS FOR COMMERCIAL MIXED USE MM-HMM.
IT'S SO EXPENSIVE TO DEVELOP IT, THEN THE LEASE RATES ARE INCREDIBLY HIGH AND WE'RE NOT GETTING THE MOM AND POP, WE'RE NOT GETTING THE, THE SMALL BUSINESS.
THEY JUST CAN'T AFFORD THE LEASES.
UM, AND SO IF YOU, IF YOU ALLOW IT TO DEVELOP ON ITS OWN, YOU'RE GONNA GET CHAINS AND PEOPLE THAT CAN AFFORD, UH, THE LAND PRICE.
AND SO WHAT I WOULD ENVISION IS SOME TYPE OF COMMERCIAL MIXED USE AS IT CALLS FOR IN THE PLAN, UM, THAT IT, UH, DEVELOPS INTO STOREFRONTS WHERE WE COULD ACTUALLY AFFECT THE COST OF THE LEASE.
LIKE IF WE CAN PROVIDE THE LAND TO THE DEVELOPER AT A LOW NO COST, THEN WE CAN ACTUALLY SAY TO THE DEVELOPER, YOU MUST PROVIDE, UH, AT BELOW MARKET LEASE RATES FOR X AMOUNT OF YEARS TO GET THESE MOM AND POP PLACES UP AND ESTABLISHED.
UM, SO THAT WAY THE DEVELOPER IS ACTING AS THE LEASING AGENT, BUT WE HAVE CONTROL OVER WHAT THOSE LEASE RATES ARE FOR A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE OF THE BUILDING.
I'M NOT SAYING THE ENTIRE BUILDING.
UM, AND SO WHAT WE WOULD DO IS WORK WITH, UM, LIKE AN ECONOMIC FORECASTING
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GROUP.THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO TELL US WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THE LEASES SHOULD BE AT THIS RATE AND WHICH PERCENTAGE CAN BE AT THIS RATE.
THAT WAY THE DEVELOPER'S MAKING MONEY, THE COUNTY'S MAKING MONEY.
THAT'S WHAT I'M WORKING TOWARDS.
THEN I WOULD ASK, WHAT ABOUT THE COMPETITION THAT THAT WOULD BRING TO THE EXISTING, BECAUSE THAT WOULD IMBALANCE THAT, THAT, AND I'M A, I'M A FAIR MARKET VALUE PERSON.
WELL, YOU'RE NOT, NOT, YOU'RE NOT GONNA GET THE DEVELOPMENT THAT YOU WANT IN THE COURTHOUSE VILLAGE AT FAIR MARKET.
YOU'RE NOT, YOU'LL GET CVS, YOU'LL GET CHAINS, YOU'LL GET STARBUCKS, YOU GET MCDONALD'S.
OR YOU'RE GONNA GET, YOU CAN'T EMPTY AND WE'VE ALREADY TURNED DOWN C V S AND STARBUCKS.
SO YOU WANT, THAT'S COMPETING WITH WHAT PEOPLE ARE PAYING RENT NOW.
THEY HAVE BUSINESSES HERE MARKET VALUE, THEY BOUGHT THE LAND.
LIKE IN THE CASE, I'M JUST THINKING RIGHT HERE.
BUT THAT'S, I THINK THAT'S A LOT OF THE DISCUSSION.
AND, AND MAYBE PUBLIC HEARINGS EVEN, RIGHT? SO YEAH, THERE'S A LONG WAY TO GO.
THERE'S SEVERAL YEARS ROADS DONE OR IT IS JUST IMPORTANT THAT THE E D A DIFFERENT AREA REALIZE YOU HAVE OUR MAIN STREET IS THE CANVAS SEASON.
VERSUS, UM, THE E D A PAYING THE MONEY, YOU KNOW, MAYBE WE GET, YOU KNOW, A, A GRANT TO CONSIDER SURE, YEAH.
BE PAID TO OFFSET THE, THE COST OF THAT FAIR MARKET VALUE PRICE.
SO THERE ISN'T ANY TYPE OF PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE OR ANY FOR THE ROAD? NO, NO.
FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OR YEAH, THAT WOULD ALL HAVE TO BE DETERMINED STILL.
I MEAN, I MEAN RIGHT NOW WE'RE IN THE STAGE OF, OF GETTING THE LAND ALL OWNED IN THE COUNTY NAME.
SO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT GOTTA TRANSFER TO THE COUNTY AND THEN ONCE ALL THE COUNTY'S NAME, THEN GETTING IT OVER TO THE E D A, AND THEN AT THAT POINT YOU STILL SELL THE YEARS FOR THE ROADS EVEN OPEN.
SO THAT GIVES YOU TIME TO KIND OF PLAN ON HOW YOU'RE GONNA DO IT.
BUT YOU KNOW, THE, THE, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THE, THE EARLY STUDY, UM, THAT, UH, CAME UP WITH WAS THE, THE SHRINKAGE RATE, HOW MUCH WE'RE LOSING FROM THE COURTHOUSE MARKET, THE COURTHOUSE, YOU KNOW, MARKET AREA, WHICH IS GOING ELSEWHERE TO SHOP, EAT AND WHATEVER.
SO IT CERTAINLY SEEMED TO INDICATE THAT THERE IS THE ABILITY TO TAKE IN AND HAVE MORE OF, OF THAT KIND OF COMMERCIAL RETAIL OR, OR, OR RESTAURANT BUSINESS BECAUSE THE DEMAND WOULD BE THERE.
AND AS WE SEE THE HOUSES COMING IN THERE, THERE, THERE'S MORE OPPORTUNITY THERE.
UH, SO, YOU KNOW, IS THERE A TIMEFRAME? NO, BUT, BUT I THINK OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT AGAIN, YOU DON'T WANNA SIT THERE AND HOLD IT FOREVER EITHER.
ONCE THAT ROAD'S OPEN, THE PRESSURE'S GONNA START AND DEVELOPERS WILL START LOOKING FOR IT.
AND SO, YOU KNOW, THAT'S, WE ALREADY KNOW 'CAUSE THEY'RE ALREADY REACHING OUT SIX.
IT'S BECAUSE THAT WE START PREPPING NOW.
OBVIOUSLY I'M HERE AHEAD OF YOUR TIME.
SO YES, WE WILL, WE WILL TAKE THAT UP AS PART OF THE CONSIDERATION OF, UH, ACTIONS WE HAVE TO DO EVEN NEXT STEPS MAYBE.
BUT, UH, ANY OTHER THOUGHTS OR ANNOUNCEMENTS WITH REGARDS TO, UH, DO WE NEED TO MOVE ON TO TALK ABOUT E D TOUR? YES.
SO DO WE HAVE A DATE YET? I HAVE THE DATES OF OCTOBER 13TH, OCTOBER 25TH, OCTOBER 27TH, AND NOVEMBER 6TH AVAILABLE.
I WILL CAVEAT NOVEMBER 6TH IS THE DAY BEFORE ELECTION DAY.
SO I DON'T KNOW IF WE CERTAIN WILL BE BUSY
I CAN HEAR ANY OF THOSE DATES.
UM, I THINK THE ONLY ONE THAT I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM IS MR. STALLONE.
I I APOLOGIZE TO THE, UH, IT'S OKAY.
WHAT ARE THOSE DATES AGAIN? 13, 20 13, 20 FIFTH AND 27TH.
WHEN'S, WHEN'S HALLOWEEN? BECAUSE I 31ST.
UH, YOU HAD TOLD ME THAT THE 13TH WAS OKAY.
UM, ACTUALLY 13TH IS OKAY AS WELL.
13TH LOOKS GOOD FOR 25 AND 27 IS FINE WITH ME.
SO THOSE THREE DATES ARE GOOD FOR ME.
YEAH, THOSE THREE DATES ARE GOOD FOR ME TOO.
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RIGHT.I WILL TRY TO GET BACK IN TOUCH WITH OUR, UH, TRANSPORTATION AND SEE IF WE CAN GET THAT LINED UP FROM ONE OF THOSE DATES THEN.
SO ARE THERE ANY OTHER MATTERS TO COME BEFORE THE E D A AT THIS POINT, OTHER THAN CLOSED SESSION? HEARING NONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF VIRGINIA CODE SECTIONS 2.2 3 7, 1 1 AND 2, 3, 7 2, I MOVE THAT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF FU COUNTY CAN BE A CLOSED MEETING FOR THE PURPOSE OF PARK CONCERNING THE PROSPECTIVE BUSINESS OR INDUSTRY LOCATED THE COMMUNITY WHERE NO PREVIOUS ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT THIS PLANS HAVE BEEN MADE IN DISCUSSION OR CONSIDERATION THE ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY FOR A PUBLIC PURPOSE OR OF THE DISPOSITION OF PUBLICLY HELD REAL PROPERTY OR DISCUSSION IN AN OPEN MEDIUM WITH ADVERSELY AFFECT THE BARGAINING POSITION OR NEGOTIATING STRATEGY OF THE PUBLIC BODY.
BODY AS PERMITTED BY VIRGINIA CODE SECTIONS 2.23711.
IS THERE A SECOND? ALL, UH, ALL IN FAVOR OF SAID MOTION, PLEASE STATE AYE.
ALRIGHT, LEMME ACTUALLY HAVE ONE CUT BACK.
ACTUALLY HAVE ONE THAT WOULDN'T LONG.