Nov 15, 2023 EDA Meeting 11-15-2023

OKAY,

[I. Call to Order, 5:30 P.M.]

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MADAM DIRECTOR AND SECRETARY, WOULD YOU TAKE BOTH? CALL

[Roll Call]

HERE.

MR. COLLIER? HERE.

MR. DEN, YOUR MR. SLOAN HERE, ALL PRESENT.

YOU DO HAVE A QUORUM.

THANK

[II. Determination of a Quorum]

AND, UH, DO WE HAVE ANYONE ON LINE FOR SOME CITIZEN COMMENT?

[III. Citizen Comment]

AND, UM, JUST TO BE CLEAR, I'M ONE OF SIX DIRECTORS, SO, AND DID NOT ENTRUST THE WHOLE OPERATION TO ME.

THANKS FOR SURE.

UM, I DID SHARE WITH YOU, UM, UH, A HANDOUT, UH, CHANCE AND I WERE DOWN AS WELL AS, UH, JENNIFER FROM, UH, DUCEN COUNTY AT THE, UH, VIRGINIA TOURISM DA ONE TOURISM CONFERENCE.

AND THIS WAS ONE OF THE BREAKOUT SESSIONS, AND I WANTED TO SHARE IT WITH YOU FOLKS.

UH, YOU CAN READ IT AT YOUR LEISURE OR NOT, BUT NUMBER TWO ON THE FRONT PAGE.

AND THEN NUMBER FOUR ON THE SECOND PAGE, UH, STRUCK ME AS THINGS THAT, UH, THE EDA OR I GUESS, GOLAND TOURISM.

AND I KNOW MS. BURLEY HAS TAKEN POINT ON THAT.

A LOT OF TIMES OUR OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERHAPS, UH, OUR TAX MONEY COMING BACK TO GOLAND, UH, THE MICRO BUSINESS MARKETING LEVERAGE PROGRAM NUMBER TWO MADE ME THINK OF, UH, DOVER HALL AND THEIR OPPORTUNITY WITH SEVEN LADY WINERY JUST NOW LAUNCHING, UH, OR MAYBE EVEN RAIC, UH, WINERY OR ANY OF THE WINERIES HERE.

UH, I, I BELIEVE THEY ALL QUALIFY WITH FEWER THAN 20 EMPLOYEES.

AND THE IDEA THAT THERE WOULD BE SOME OPPORTUNITY TO GET STATE MONEY VIA BTC, UH, CERTAINLY, UH, APPEALED TO ME.

AND NUMBER FOUR, ON THE SECOND PAGE, UH, IT'S THE VIRGINIA SPECIAL EVENTS AND FESTIVALS PROGRAM, WHICH IS THE SECOND UNDERLINE UNDER THAT HEADER.

UM, I TALKED WITH MS. LEESFIELD OUT OF WICK PROBABLY TWO YEARS AGO, AND, AND SHE EXPRESSED INTEREST IN SEEING IF SOMETHING COULD BE DONE TO PROMOTE IT.

I THINK THIS YEAR THEY HAD CLOSE TO 15,000 PEOPLE, 8,000 THE FIRST DAY, AND FIVE OR SEVEN OR SEVEN THE NEXT DAY.

UM, AND I, I AM OF AN OPINION, AND THAT'S ALL IT IS, IS AN OPINION ON HAVING DATA TO SUPPORT IT, THAT THAT COULD REALLY HAVE A SIGNIFICANT REGIONAL IMPACT THAT PEOPLE WOULD COME FROM FURTHER THAN WHAT THEY'RE CURRENTLY DOING, UH, TO PARTICIPATE IN IT.

IT'S A WONDERFUL LOCATION.

IT'S WELL DONE.

IT'S IN GLAND.

WHAT MORE, WHAT MORE COULD YOU ASK FOR? AND IF WE'VE GOT FOLKS THAT ARE SAYING, WELL, WE'RE GONNA PUT SOME MONEY TOWARDS IT, UH, ALL YOU HAVE, I, I WISH IT WAS ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS ASK.

UM, I, I, I SIMPLY WANTED TO SHARE THIS INFORMATION.

UH, IT MAY BE SOMETHING ALREADY ON Y'ALL'S RADAR, BUT I, I HAD THE BENEFIT OF AN HOUR PRESENTATION THERE AT THE VTC AND, UH, WRITE IT BACK.

AND, UH, THERE YOU GO.

KEEP DOING WHAT YOU'RE DOING.

UM, AND, UH, COME 2024, I'M CERTAINLY GONNA BE INTERESTED IN MAKING SURE THAT ANY REQUEST THAT THIS AUTHORITY HAS FOR SUPPORT, WHETHER IT'S BUDGETARY OR OTHERWISE, HAS A WILLING, RECEPTIVE EAR.

UH, THERE'S NOTHING MORE IMPORTANT IN MY OPINION, UH, FOR GOOSE LAND'S, LONG-TERM WELLBEING THAN A CONTINUED EXPANSION OF ITS COMMERCIAL ECONOMIC BASE.

UH, WE KNOW THAT HOUSES CAN GET BUILT HERE AT THE DROP OF A HAT, BUT, UH, THE, THE, THE LONGER SALES CYCLE, AND I THINK THE BIGGER CONTRIBUTION TO THE HEALTH OF THE COUNTY IS WHAT THE EDA IS, UH, FOCUSED ON DOING.

SO, UH, I I MAY BE, WHETHER THEY CALL IT FOOTBALL, THE 12TH PERSON OR 12TH MAN OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

BUT MY, MY HUGE INTEREST IS IN SEEING THAT YOU FOLKS HAVE THE TOOLS YOU NEED TO DO WHAT NEEDS TO GET DONE.

PROBABLY CLOSE TO THREE MINUTES.

SO I'LL STOP.

I HAVE A QUESTION.

UH, THE VA TWO 50? YES.

IS THAT FOR RE TWO 50? SORRY, AGAIN.

WHAT? DO YOU KNOW WHAT THAT IS? IT'S FOR THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE STATE.

YEAH.

OKAY.

THE SIGNING OF THE DECLARATION.

I SEE.

AND I KNOW HAS PARTICIPATED IN THE MARKETING LEVERAGE PROGRAM IN THE PAST.

YEAH.

BUT I DON'T KNOW IF THEY STILL HAVE.

THEY STILL DO.

AND, UM, LAST YEAR, HILLTOP AND, UM, BELLA CECILIA, BELLA CECILIA COMBINED TOGETHER AND GOT THE MICRO BUSINESS MARKETING LEVERAGE PROGRAM.

SO WE HAVE HAD SOME, SOME, SOME SUCCESS WITH

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UM, SO IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE PUSH OUT TO THEM WHEN THEY OPEN, UM, AND TRY TO GET THEM TO, UM, TO APPLY, UH, 'CAUSE SOME OF THEM ARE FOR BUSINESSES SPECIFICALLY, AND THEN SOME OF 'EM ARE FOR DMO DESTINATION MARKETING ORGANIZATIONS, WHICH WE ARE AS A OFFICIAL TOURISM, UM, ORGANIZATION.

UM, SO YEAH.

WELL, YOU GOT THE BENEFIT OF MY, UH, I, I GUESS, UH, CONFERENCE, UH, REGISTRATION THERE.

AND IT, AND IT IS A SEMI CENTENNIAL IS WHAT THE THANK YOU TWO 50 IS.

I WASN'T GONNA TRY TO SAY IT.

, HAVE A LITTLE SIP.

HILLTOP.

MAYBE YOU CAN .

YES, IT'S, UH, ONE OF THOSE THINGS.

WELL, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, SIR, FOR YOUR, YEAH, THANKS FOR GOING THAT.

YEAH, APPRECIATE THAT.

AND, AND I DID CIRCLE IT ONLINE, BUT NOT YOURS IN THAT FIRST PARAGRAPH AT THE BOTTOM, IT SAYS VTC.ORG IS, IS WHERE THEY'VE GOT A WHOLE APPLICATION.

HICKEY, I THINK IS THE TECHNICAL TERM.

SO, FANTASTIC.

WELL, THANK YOU.

AND SEEING

[IV. Approval of Minutes]

WE HAVE TWO MEETINGS TO CONSIDER FOR APPROVE.

WHAT MEETING MINUTES.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE EITHER BOTH OR SINGULAR ONE AT A TIME? UH, I'LL MOVE THROUGH, UH, APPROVE BOTH SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER MINUTES.

WE A MOTION ON FLOOR?

[1. Minutes of Sep 13, 2023 5:30 PM]

ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION

[2. Minutes of Oct 13, 2023 1:00 PM]

WE'LL MOVE FOR A VOTE ALL HERE.

PLEASE STATE AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

OPPOSED? ABSTENTIONS.

OKAY.

WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE TREASURER'S REPORT.

UH,

[V. Scheduled Matters]

[A. Treasurer's Report]

UH, AND, AND THE REPORT.

WE DO HAVE, UH, BILLS TO BE PAID TOTALING, UH, $328

[1. Bills to Pay - Christian & Barton $328.50]

THAT'S FOR SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER FOR, PARDON? ENOUGH, RIGHT? CHRISTIAN BAR? YEAH, CHRISTIAN BAR ENOUGH.

FORGOT THE CHRISTIAN PART.

UH, AND THAT'S FOR 0.9, UH, HOURS OF, UH, OF SERVICE.

SO, UH, I DO WE NEED A MOTION ON THAT, SIR? YES.

OKAY.

UH, I, I'LL MAKE THE MOTION THAT WE APPROVE, UH, PAYMENTS.

CHRISTIAN .

THERE'S THE FIRST OF THE SECOND.

SECOND, SIR.

SECOND.

OKAY.

ANY DISCUSSION ON THE, UH, PAYMENT OF THE BILL HEARING? NO DISCUSSION.

ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, PLEASE STATE AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

ALL OPPOSED? ABSTENTIONS, MR. CHAIR, THAT IT, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE TREASURER'S REPORT? HEARING NONE.

WE'LL MOVE ON TO NEW BUSINESS UPDATE.

ALRIGHT.

[B. New Business Update]

SO, UM, BUT OVERALL I DO FEEL LIKE THINGS ARE SLOWING DOWN A LITTLE BIT.

UM, IT, IT COULD BE HOLIDAYS.

UM, IT COULD BE, WE'VE HEARD FROM SEVERAL SOURCES THAT THE, THE BANKS ARE TIGHTENING ON THEIR LENDING.

UM, AND SO, YOU KNOW, JUST WE'RE NOT DOING AS MUCH ACTIVITY AS WE HAD SEEN IN THE PAST.

UM, SO JUST MORE OF LIKE A SITUATIONAL AWARENESS.

UM, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IS ALSO REPORTING A SLOW DOWN IN THEIR NEW CONSTRUCTION STARTS BOTH, UM, SINGLE FAMILY DWELLINGS AND COMMERCIAL.

SO, UM, SO MY ACTIVE PROJECT LEADS, UM, CURRENTLY WORKING 1.2 BILLION AND ACTIVE PROJECTS.

UM, AND WE ARE HAVE 494 MILLION UNDER CONSTRUCTION.

WE'VE HAD SOME STUFF FINAL OUT, SO, UM, OAK HILL APARTMENTS ARE DONE.

SO THOSE HAVE BEEN FINALED OUT OCCUPANCY ISSUED.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT OUR RATE OF OCCUPANCY IS, UM, UH, IN THERE.

BUT, UM, PARTNER VET FINALED OUT, UH, TODAY.

SO THEY'RE, UH, READY TO OPEN.

UM, AVERY POINT STILL IS, UM, APPLYING FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION FOR, FOR A NEW BUILDING.

SO THEY'RE STILL MOVING ALONG, UM, IN THEIR DEVELOPMENT.

UM, THE, UH, THE OTHER THING I WANTED TO SHOW YOU GUYS IS, UM, WE RECEIVED THE OILVILLE SITE CHARACTERIZATION REPORT.

UM, AND SO I HAVE A, I HAVE IT HERE.

UH, AND WE ALSO RECEIVED THE LANDOWNERS PORTION OF PAYMENT FOR THIS REPORT.

GOT TOO MANY POPUPS.

UM, SO IF YOU MIGHT RECALL THE EDA FRONTED, THE COST OF THIS

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SO THE EDA, UM, TECHNICALLY IS PAYING A QUARTER, UH, FOR THIS REPORT, BUT, UM, IT HAS TOLD US THAT IT IS AT A TIER TWO, IF I COULD GET THERE.

THERE YOU GO.

SO, UM, WHAT WAS REALLY KIND OF THE BIG TAKEAWAY I THINK FROM THIS SITE, WHICH I DON'T THINK I WAS AWARE OF, IS THE ACTUAL DEVELOPABLE AREA OF THE SITE IS 80 ACRES.

WHEN YOU LOOK AT IT, IT'S 152 ON PAPER, BUT WHEN YOU LOOK AT HOW IT CAN BE DEVELOPED DUE TO SOME OF THE FLOODPLAIN AND THE WETLANDS, AND THERE'S A GAS LINE THAT RUNS THROUGH IT, IT REALLY TAKES AWAY SOME OF THE DEVELOPER VOYAGE.

SO WE'RE DOWN TO ABOUT 80 ACRES THAT COULD BE DEVELOPED.

UM, SO THAT WAS REALLY HELPFUL INFORMATION TO KNOW.

UM, AND, UM, THEY ALSO GAVE US SOME OF THE OTHER BIG TAKEAWAYS HERE.

UM, SOME OF THE TOPOGRAPHY WAS GOOD TO HAVE.

UM, A LOT OF TIMES WHEN I GET, UM, UH, REQUESTS THAT COME IN, THEY WANNA KNOW SPECIFIC TO TOPOGRAPHY.

LIKE, IS IT 2% ROLLING? WELL, IF I DON'T HAVE THAT INFORMATION, I HAVE TO LEAVE IT BLANK.

UM, SO HAVING THAT INFORMATION IS HELPFUL.

UM, WHEN FILLING OUT THOSE REQUESTS, THEY TALK A LOT ABOUT THE WATER AND SEWER WHERE IT'S CURRENTLY LOCATED.

THEY MAKE A RECOMMENDATION THAT THE COUNTY, UM, OR THAT SOMEONE DOES A STUDY TO FIND OUT THE MOST FEASIBLE AND BEST WAY TO GET WATER AND SEWER TO THE OIL INTERCHANGE.

UM, WHICH WE CURRENTLY AGREE WITH.

UM, THEY TALK ABOUT THE ELECTRIC SERVICE.

WHAT WAS ALSO VERY INTERESTING THAT CAME OUT OF THIS IS THAT DOMINION DOES NOT ALLOW DIRECT CONTACT WITH THEIR 500 KB LINES.

THEY DON'T EVEN ALLOW STEP DOWNS OFF THE 500 KB LINE.

SO, UM, THERE IS A TWO 30 KB LINE THAT'S CLOSE TO IT THAT YOU COULD STEP DOWN FROM, WHICH COULD ACCESS THE SITE.

SO THE SITE IS STILL IN A GOOD SPOT FOR ELECTRICAL INFRASTRUCTURE.

YOU JUST, WE CAN'T TOUCH THAT 500 KB, WHICH I DON'T THINK I WAS AWARE OF.

UM, SO AS IT RUNS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY, IT'S KIND OF UNTOUCHABLE FOR US.

UM, THE OTHER KIND OF BIG TAKEAWAY HERE, LET'S SEE, WE'LL GET DOWN.

OH, UM, THEY TALKED ABOUT THE, UM, SO THE SITE, YOU KNOW, IS SPLIT FROM THE NORTH AND THE SOUTH AND THE INTERSTATE GOES THROUGH IT.

SO REALLY TO THE NORTH IT'S ONLY ABOUT 49 ACRES.

AND TO THE SOUTH IS 31 ACRES THAT ARE DEVELOPABLE.

UM, AND SO THAT'S HELPFUL INFORMATION TO ALSO HAVE.

UM, LET'S SEE, INFORMATION, RECOMMENDATIONS.

THIS IS WHAT I'M TRYING TO GET THROUGH.

UM, WELL, I WAS LOOKING FOR THE COST ANALYSIS, PUT MY HANDS ON IT.

LET'S SEE.

WE'LL GO BACK TO THE, UM, RECOMMENDATIONS.

SO THEIR FIRST RECOMMENDATION IS TO COMPLETE THAT PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING REPORT FOR WATER AND WASTEWATER TO DETERMINE WHETHER IT IS BEST SERVED BY PUBLIC SYSTEM SOMEHOW OR VIA WELL SEPTIC.

AND IF IT'S WELL IN SEPTIC, WHAT LIMITATIONS ARE THERE ON THE DEVELOPMENT, KNOWING NOW WHAT OUR DEVELOPABLE ACREAGE ACTUALLY IS.

UM, AND UM, THEN AFTER THAT'S BEEN ESTABLISHED, UM, REZONE THE SITE TO QUALIFY FOR M ONE OR M TWO, UM, AND THEN DO ATIA, WHICH IS A TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS TO SEE WHAT ALL WILL COME OUT OF THAT.

AND THEN POTENTIALLY CONCURRENT WITH THE REZONING, DO SOME DUE DILIGENCE THAT WILL ADVANCE IT TO A TIER THREE.

SO, UM, A LOT OF WORK, WHICH WE KNEW, UH, TO BE DONE ON THAT SITE, BUT, BUT BASICALLY GETTING, UM, THAT INFORMATION I THINK IS SUPER HELPFUL, UM, AS A STARTING POINT TO MOVE FORWARD,

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SO THEN, UM, TO GET TO A TIER FOUR, YOU WOULD ACTUALLY NEED TO DESIGN THE WATER AND WASTEWATER SYSTEM, UH, DESIGN THE ROAD IMPROVEMENTS THAT COME OUT OF THE TIA POTENTIAL TIA, UM, CONSTRUCT THE WATER AND WASTEWATER SYSTEM.

AT THAT POINT, YOU, YOU NEED TO HAVE A USER , BUT THAT WOULD GET US TO A TIER FOUR.

UM, AND THEN OBVIOUSLY A TIER FIVE IS IF YOU HAD A PAD READY ON THE SITE FOR A USER.

BUT, YOU KNOW, UM, I THINK TAKING THE NEXT STEP INTO TRYING TO GET THAT, UM, WATER AND SEWER ANALYSIS FUNDED WOULD BE HELPFUL, UM, FOR THIS SITE IN THE FUTURE.

AND I REALLY WISH I COULD, IT'S LIKE ALMOST TOO BIG FOR ME TO, YOU, ME TO JUST DO A SEARCH FOR YEAH.

COST.

LET'S SEE.

NO, IT JUST GAVE ME THAT ONE.

WELL, UM, THIS HAS BEEN PROVIDED TO THE LANDOWNER, SO, UM, HE HAS IT IN HIS POSSESSION.

WE'RE SETTING UP A MEETING TO DISCUSS NEXT STEPS.

SO I JUST WANTED TO EXPRESS MY THANKS TO YOU GUYS BECAUSE WE WOULD'VE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO GET THIS INFORMATION ANY OTHER WAY.

SO, , THANK YOU ALL FOR, FOR MAKING THAT INVESTMENT, UM, INTO THIS.

BUT WHO WOULD THAT SAME ENGINEERING FIRM DO THAT OTHER STUDY? YES, THEY, THEY ACTUALLY DO, UM, SPECIALIZED IN WATER AND SEWER MODELING.

UM, IF THE PRIVATE ENTITY WERE TO UNDERTAKE IT, HE COULD OBVIOUSLY CHOOSE WHO HE WANTS TO.

IF IT WAS GONNA BE SOME KIND OF EDA COUNTY COMBINATION, WE WOULD PROBABLY HAVE TO PUT IT OUT 'CAUSE IT'S, UM, A HIGHER COST.

SO WE WOULD'VE TO PUT IT OUT TO BID.

I SEE.

IS THAT SOMETHING WE MIGHT GET REIMBURSED FOR AS WELL? THIS SITE WOULD NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE BUSINESS READY SITES PROGRAM GRANT REIMBURSEMENT BECAUSE IT'S NOT A HUNDRED ACRES.

I'M, IT'S NOT A HUNDRED DEVELOPABLE ACRES.

ACRES.

SO IT'S GOTTA BE A HUNDRED, A MINIMUM OF A HUNDRED DEVELOPABLE ACRES TO BE ELIGIBLE TO GET ANY GRANT FUNDING FROM TO INCREASE THE TIER.

YEAH.

CAN THAT BE COMBINED WITH OTHER ACREAGE THAT IS SEPARATE? SEPARATE OWN.

AS LONG AS THEY'RE CONTIGUOUS.

OKAY.

AND DEVELOPABLE.

YES.

COUPLE QUICK THOUGHTS, IF I MAY.

UM, COULD YOU SEND THIS OUT OR TO D MEMBERS? UH, SECOND I NOTICED ON, IT'S, IT REMARKED ON, UM, INTERNET AVAILABILITY.

IT ONLY SHOWED COMCAST.

I'M ALMOST A HUNDRED PERCENT CERTAIN THERE'S A, A TERM BOX UP THAT ARE FOR A VERIZON LINE TOO.

I DON'T KNOW IF IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE TO GO BACK TO THE ENGINEERS AND ASK THEM ABOUT THAT, BUT IT'S ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD, UM, ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE PROPERTY.

UM, AND THEN, UH, WITH REGARDS TO THE, UH, THE PARTICULAR WASTEWATER THIS WOULD FIT IN, IF I SAW CORRECTLY, THERE WAS A REFERENCE TO HORSE PEN CREEK IN THERE.

MM-HMM.

.

UH, AND THAT WOULD, THAT WOULD FIT IN WELL WITH THE, THE, UH, LET'S SAY THE OPTION WE HAVE THERE, CORRECT? NOT WITH THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT PERMIT THAT WE ALREADY HAVE.

UM, IN A PERFECT WORLD, YES.

DISCHARGING INTO A CREEK OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, YOU CAN MAKE THAT WORK.

SINCE THAT THERE'S ONE AVAILABLE.

I THINK I'VE HEARD THAT HORSEMAN CREEK IS DRY, IT'S LIKE A DRY, IT'S NOT, IT'S NOT LIKE A FLOWING CREEK.

UM, SO IT MIGHT NOT BE THE BEST OPTION, BUT I WILL LET THOSE MUCH SMARTER THAN ME DETERMINE , THE, THE HOW, HOW TO FIGURE ALL THAT OUT.

BUT THE, THE STUDY WOULD IDENTIFY ALL THE OPTIONS.

DO WE HAVE THE INFORMATION READILY, READILY ACCESSIBLE ON THAT PERMIT? THAT IS, I I, I ONLY REMEMBER, YES.

YEARS AGO, SEEING JUST BITS AND DRIBBLES ABOUT THAT.

UM, I HAVE THE ACTUAL PERMIT ITSELF.

I HAVE A COPY OF IT.

UM, AND WHAT IT'S APPROVED UP TO THAT WOULD BE IF IT'S DIGITAL.

MM-HMM.

.

YEP.

THAT'D BE FANTASTIC.

IN ANY ENGINEERING THAT WENT ALONG WITH IT.

DON'T HAVE THAT.

YOU DON'T HAVE THAT.

DO YOU KNOW UTILITIES MIGHT OR MIGHT PROBABLY NOT.

IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN SHREDDED YEARS AGO.

, WE TALKING TO THE DOOR SOMEWHERE? NO, I'M THINKING SHREDDED, BUT THAT'S A BUT THAT'S FANTASTIC.

YES.

AT LEAST IT GIVES US A GOOD IDEA ON THAT ONE.

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THANK YOU.

UM, I HAD A GOOD MEETING WITH DOMINION POWER IN WEST CREEK TO DISCUSS HOW TO BETTER POSITION WEST CREEK FOR ELECTRICAL INFRASTRUCTURE.

UM, WE HAD CONVERSATIONS AROUND, UM, WHERE TRANSMISSION LINES COULD GO, UM, IF WE WANTED TO EXPAND THE ROCKVILLE SUBSTATION OR TRY TO DO A, A TAKE OFF OF, OFF OF THE TWO 30 LINE, WHICH RUNS ALONG AT 64 AND BRING IT DOWN INTO WEST CREEK.

UM, SO WE GOT A LOT OF GOOD INFORMATION OUT OF IT.

UM, AND D DOMINION DOUBLED DOWN ON THEIR PROMISE THAT THEY WILL NOT BE THE REASON FOR A PROJECT NOT TO LAND.

AND SO THAT IF A PROJECT IS GONNA COME AND POWER IS THE ONLY THING THAT'S HOLDING THEM BACK, IF THEY'RE UNDER CONTRACT WITH DOMINION, THEN DOMINION WILL MAKE IT HAPPEN.

SO IT MIGHT TAKE 36 TO 48 MONTHS , BUT, YOU KNOW, I'M ALWAYS HONEST WITH PROSPECTS WHEN I'M TALKING TO THEM.

SO THAT, YOU KNOW, WOULD NOT BE A SURPRISE IF THAT, YOU KNOW, IF THEY GOT THAT, THAT FAR ALONG IN THE CONVERSATIONS THAT THEY'LL ALREADY KNOW ALL OF THAT.

UM, SO THAT WAS A GOOD KIND OF, UH, REASSURANCE.

BUT, UM, I FEEL LIKE WE'RE BUILDING THAT RELATIONSHIP.

UM, AND SO THEN THAT WAY IF WE DO HAVE A PROJECT THAT'S INTERESTED, I CAN, WE CAN TALK FURTHER ALONG SPECIFICS.

WE DON'T HAVE SPECIFICS YET, BUT DID THEY TALK ABOUT WHY THAT TWO 30 LINE IS WHERE IT'S AT? I'M, I'M CURIOUS 'CAUSE I DON'T SEE THE TURN POINT FOR IT THAT IS IN THE BUSINESS.

YEAH, I DUNNO.

OKAY.

.

I DON'T SEE MUCH DOWN OFF OF IT ANYWHERE.

UH, THE OTHER THING I'VE BEEN WORKING ON IS FAIRGROUND ROAD EXTENSION.

THERE IS A PUBLIC HEARING TOMORROW NIGHT.

IT'S AB HILL PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE ROAD EXTENSION WHERE THEY'RE GONNA KIND OF UN UNVEIL WHAT THE ROAD, UM, ALIGNMENT IS GOING TO BE.

I'VE WORKED WITH BERRY TO GET A CONCEPTUAL RENDERING OF WHAT THE ROAD COULD LOOK LIKE IF WE WERE ABLE TO DEVELOP IT INTO SOME TYPE OF RETAIL COMMERCIAL MIXED USE ALONG BOTH SIDES.

WE GOT SIDEWALKS, WE HAVE TREES, BEAUTIFUL LANDSCAPING.

SO I'M GONNA HAVE SOME STILL SHOTS PULLED UP ON THE SCREEN TOMORROW NIGHT, UM, TO JUST KIND OF SHOW PEOPLE WHAT WE'RE ENVISIONING FOR THIS EXTENSION ROAD.

UM, WE'RE STILL HAVING POSITIVE CONVERSATIONS WITH THE COUNTY AND THE SCHOOL BOARD ABOUT TRANSFERRING THAT PROPERTY TO THE EDA FOR DEVELOPMENT.

SO EVERYBODY IS MOVING IN THAT DIRECTION.

ARE THERE PLANNED TURN LANES OFF OF THAT? THAT IS ONTO THE COUNTY PROPERTIES? UM, THE ROUNDABOUT GOES DIRECTLY ONTO THE EXTENSION AND THEN I CAN'T, I CAN'T RECALL WHAT THEY'RE DOING AT ROUTE SIX AND I'M THINKING OF IN BETWEEN ROUTE SIX AND THE ROUNDABOUT.

OKAY.

ANY TURN LANES THAT WOULD BE PRE-CONSTRUCTED AT THE TIME OF DELIVERY? I DON'T THINK SO.

YEAH, ACTUALLY, UM, THEY'RE NOT CONSTRUCTING ENTRANCES AT ALL AT THE TIME OF DELIVERY, SO THEY'RE GONNA HAVE TO BE CUT IN, WHICH IS, WHICH IS, IT IS A GOOD THING BECAUSE NOW YOU'RE NOT, BECAUSE ONCE THEY ESTABLISH THOSE ENTRANCES, THEN YOU HAVE TO ARGUE WITH THEM IF YOU DON'T LIKE THEM .

SO THAT ALLOWS MORE FLEXIBILITY ON THE PROPERTY, BUT YOU ALSO HAVE TO GO THROUGH A RIGOROUS PROCESS.

YES, IN SOME CASES TO EVEN GET ONE AND, AND TO, AND TO, TO CUT IT IN.

BUT YEAH, THE GOOD NEWS IS WE OWN IT ALL.

SO WE'LL BE IN CHARGE OF, OF WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.

SO IDEALLY IT WON'T BE PIECEMEALED, SO, WHICH IS WHEN YOU RUN INTO THOSE KIND OF PROBLEMS. MM-HMM.

WHEN THINGS ARE PIECEMEALED TOGETHER.

SO, UH, THAT'S TOMORROW NIGHT, UM, IN THE BOARD MEETING ROOM.

YOU ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND SIX O'CLOCK I THINK .

UM, THE OTHER THING I'M WORKING ON IS THE GLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL REDEVELOPMENT.

UM, SO AS WE KNOW, THE NEW EL GLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IS, UM, SCHEDULED TO BE COMPLETED AT THE END OF THIS YEAR, AND THEY'RE HOPING THAT THEY CAN BE OCCUPIED IN THAT NEXT SCHOOL YEAR.

AND SO THEN, UH, THE GOLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BUILDING IS GOING TO BE VACATED.

UM, AND WE'RE LOOKING AT POTENTIAL USES FOR THE SCHOOL BUILDING.

UM, THE GENERAL SERVICES HAS PUT OUT, UM, UH, A REQUEST

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UM, WE'VE ASKED 'EM TO LOOK AT SOME TYPE OF CONVERSION TO MULTI-FAMILY, LIKE AN, UM, APARTMENT CONVERSION.

WE'VE ASKED 'EM TO LOOK AT MORE GOVERNMENT OFFICES.

WE'VE ASKED 'EM TO LOOK AT A COMMUNITY CENTER.

WE'VE ASKED 'EM TO LOOK AT A CHILDCARE CENTER, AND WE'VE ASKED 'EM TO IDENTIFY ANY OTHER FEASIBLE USE THAT THEY THINK MAY WORK.

UM, AND THEY GIVE US COST ESTIMATES.

WE'VE ALSO ASKED 'EM TO GIVE US A COST ESTIMATE TO COMPLETELY DEMO IT AND BUILD A BRAND NEW BUILDING SO WE CAN HAVE A FULL ANALYSIS OF WHAT IT WOULD COST US TO DO SOMETHING WITH THAT BUILDING.

UM, I DID SOME VERY LIGHT REACH OUT TO A COUPLE OF FREE DEVELOPMENT FIRMS THAT SPECIALIZE IN TAKING OLD BUILDINGS, OLD SCHOOLS AND TURNING 'EM INTO MULTIFAMILY UNITS.

UM, AND BOTH THAT I'VE TALKED TO THUS FAR HAVE SAID IT'S A LITTLE TOO SMALL FOR THEIR KIND OF PROJECTS THAT THEY WOULD PREFER TO GET 50 OR SO UNITS AND THE SCHOOL WOULD NOT LEND ITSELF FOR THAT.

UM, SO IT MIGHT NOT BE FEASIBLE.

SO, BUT, YOU KNOW, STILL VERY EARLY STAGES, BUT SOME THAT'S SOME OF THE INITIAL FEEDBACK.

UM, SO THAT'S SOMETHING ELSE THAT I'VE BEEN WORKING ON.

AND THEN, UM, SO IS, IS THAT, IS THAT IN COURTHOUSE? YES.

SCHOOL.

YEAH.

OKAY.

YEAH.

THE, UH, VIEWPOINT VIDEO HAS BEEN OFFICIALLY RELEASED, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS HAVE SEEN IT ON LINKEDIN, BUT WE PAID TO DO A BOOST FOR THAT ON LINKEDIN.

SO WE'VE GOTTEN SOME GOOD RESPONSES FROM THAT.

BUT IT AIRED TWICE ON FOX BUSINESS NETWORK.

UM, I THINK IT WAS A THURSDAY NIGHT AND A SUNDAY NIGHT.

UM, AND THEN THEY'RE GONNA AIR IT, UM, ON PUBLIC TELEVISION.

THE PUBLIC TELEVISION PARTNERS HAVE A RIGHT TO AIR IT FOR A, FOR A YEAR.

WE DON'T KNOW WHEN THEY'RE GOING TO AIR IT, AIR IT BECAUSE IT'S ALL, UM, PUBLIC TELEVISION DOESN'T HAVE THE SAME, I GUESS, REQUIREMENTS FCC REQUIREMENTS THAT THEY HAVE TO LOG EVERYTHING AT THEY AIR, BUT THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO AIR IT, UH, FOR ONE YEAR.

UM, AND THEN THE TARGETED EMAIL CAMPAIGN IS UNDER DEVELOPMENT.

THAT'S GONNA GO TO 1 MILLION EMAILS THAT I'VE SELECTED BASED ON CERTAIN USERS, UM, BUSINESS TITLES, INDUSTRIES AND THOSE KIND OF THINGS.

AND THEN I HAVE THE, THIS IS WHAT THE EMAIL, THIS IS KIND OF WHAT IT'LL LOOK LIKE, UM, WHERE'S MY, WHAT I WANT.

SO THEY'LL GET AN EMAIL THAT LOOKS LIKE THIS.

SO IT SAYS, READY TO MAKE A MOVE AND IT SAYS, GOLAND COUNTY, VIRGINIA.

DISCOVER WHY BUSINESSES AND WORKERS ARE ESCAPING TO GOLAND COUNTY, VIRGINIA.

NESTLED IN THE HEART OF VIRGINIA.

GOOCHLAND PROVIDES A THRIVING COMMUNITY PITCH WRESTL LANDSCAPES AND UNMATCHED QUALITY OF LIFE FOR RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES ALIKE.

AND THEN WE TALK ABOUT OUR LOCATION, OUR LOW TAXES, THE FACT THAT WE'RE A GROWING LOCALITY AND QUALITY OF LIFE, OUR AVAILABLE WORKFORCE.

UM, AND THEN, UH, JUST KIND OF LINKED TO OUR WEBSITE HERE.

SO THIS EMAIL GRAPHIC IS GONNA GO OUT IN A BLAST TO A MILLION PEOPLE.

SO I'M EXCITED.

SO THERE'S NO LINK TO THE VIDEO.

THE WEBSITE LINKS, UH, WE CREATED A SPECIFIC PAGE ON OUR WEBSITE THAT HAS THE VIDEO ON IT.

I SEE.

UM, SO, AND THEN WE'RE ABLE TO TRACK ALSO FROM OUR WEBSITE ANALYTICS.

OKAY, COOL.

YEAH, THAT LOOKS REALLY GOOD.

YEAH, WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT ONE.

UM, AND THAT'S ABOUT THAT.

JUST A QUICK THING.

YEP.

I PULLED THE NUMBERS ON THE LINKEDIN CAMPAIGN YESTERDAY, UHHUH , AND WE WERE RIGHT AROUND WITH THAT RUNNING.

IT WAS RUNNING FOR TWO WEEKS AND IT WAS AROUND 65,000 IMPRESSIONS.

AND I THINK THE CLICK THROUGH RATE WAS, UH, 0.06%, WHICH IS RIGHT AROUND INDUSTRY AVERAGE.

UM, SO PRETTY GOOD NUMBERS FOR TWO AMATEURS DOING IT.

.

YEAH.

AND WE HAD TO BRUSH UP ON HOW TO MARKET ON LINKEDIN.

UM, SO WHICH IS REALLY EXPENSIVE IF YOU HAVEN'T DONE IT BEFORE.

IT'S QUITE EXPENSIVE.

YES.

COMPARED TO GOOGLE ADS AND FACEBOOK ADS.

YES.

YEAH.

OTHER OPPORTUNITIES.

LINKEDIN IS, IS EXPENSIVE.

UM, SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR, FOR NEW BUSINESS.

WELL, THANK YOU.

AND WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT SEGMENT PLEASE.

UH, SO JUST WANT TO TOUCH BASE, UH, SINCE WE HAVEN'T TALKED ABOUT SINCE.

SO WE, MAJOR BUSINESS EVENT THAT

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UM, AND THAT WAS VERY WELL RECEIVED BY THE BUSINESSES.

WE'VE GOTTEN VERY GOOD FEEDBACK.

UM, THEY LOVE THAT WE DID THAT.

THEY REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

SO IT'S GONNA BE SOMETHING WE, WE LOOK TO DO ON A ANNUAL BASIS.

UM, TOMORROW AFTERNOON WE'RE HOSTING SWAN WORKSHOP WITH THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF SMALL BUSINESS AND SUPPLY DIVERSITY, UM, JUST TO HELP WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES UNDERSTAND THE SWAN CERTIFICATION AND HOW IT CAN BENEFIT THEM.

UM, IN OCTOBER, WE CONTINUED TO EXPAND OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH GUEN COUNTY'S CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM, UH, BY HOLDING INDUSTRY TOURS ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18TH.

SO WE TOOK A GROUP OF THEIR, UH, CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION TEACHERS OUT TO FOUR INDUSTRIES IN THE COUNTY, UH, SO THAT THEY COULD MEET WITH THEM, BUILD THAT PARTNERSHIP WITH THE BUSINESSES, UM, AS WELL AS LEARN THE NEW SKILLS AND TECHNIQUES THAT THEY'RE USING IN THE FIELD SO THEY CAN TAKE THAT BACK TO THE CLASSROOM.

AND THOSE BUSINESSES WE VISITED WERE GENESIS UTILITIES, UH, MID-ATLANTIC SURFACES, UH, LUCK, LUCK COMPANIES, AND WELLMENT DYNAMICS.

UM, UH, THE LAST FEW MONTHS I'VE BEEN VISITING FARMS, UH, FROM OUR FARM TOUR TO DISCUSS WHAT WE CAN DO TO SUPPORT AVID BUSINESS MORE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.

UM, TOMORROW I'M MEETING WITH THE NEW EXTENSION AGENT, AARON SMALLS, UM, TO FURTHER DISCUSS HOW WE CAN BUILD THAT PARTNERSHIP.

UM, WITH THAT, WHAT I, WHAT WE'VE KIND OF HEARD FROM THE, THE IOWA BUSINESSES KIND OF DEVELOPING A FARM RESOURCE PAGE FOR 'EM.

UM, SO I'VE BEEN STARTING TO BUILD THAT OUT SLOWLY AND HOPING TO GET THAT, UH, LAUNCHED IN THE NEXT MONTH OR SO.

AND THEN ALSO LOOKING TO DO KIND OF A LOCAL FARM PRODUCE GUIDE FOR PEOPLE SO THEY CAN KNOW WHERE FARM STANDS ARE, WHERE THEY CAN GET LOCAL PRODUCE DURING THE SPRING, SUMMER AND FALL.

UM, BESIDES THE FARMER'S MARKETS, UH, SO WE HAVE STARTED PLANNING, UH, PLANNING FOR THREE ROUND TABLES IN 2024.

UM, SO WE WERE LOOKING TO JUST TRY TO GATHER, UH, SIMILAR LIKE BUSINESSES TOGETHER JUST TO TALK ABOUT ISSUES WE'VE HEARD FROM THEM THIS PAST YEAR, AS WELL AS SOME OF THE, UH, NEW PROGRAMS AND, AND SOLUTIONS THAT WE'RE WORKING TOWARDS.

UM, SO THE GOALS WITH THAT IS WE'RE DOING A SMALL INDUSTRIAL PARK.

SO THAT'S GONNA BE WITH MIDPOINT BUSINESSES, UH, OILVILLE INDUSTRIAL PARK, AND THEN BEACHLAND INDUSTRIAL PARK AND OLD DOMINION.

UH, WE'RE GONNA DO A TOURISM ROUND TABLE, AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO DO AN ASTON ROAD, UH, NORTHEAST QUADRANT CORRIDOR.

THAT WILL PROBABLY BE LATER IN, UH, LATER IN THE SPRING.

JUST 'CAUSE WE HAVE A STUDY COMING OUT IN JANUARY THAT WILL TELL US A LOT MORE ABOUT THE INTERCHANGE AND THE IMPACTS ON THOSE.

UM, SO WE WANNA MAKE SURE WE HAVE ALL OF THAT INFORMATION READY FOR THEM FOR THAT ROUND TABLE.

UM, SINCE WE LAST MET, WE'VE HAD A, A GOOD AMOUNT OF NEW BUSINESSES COME IN, SO JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW OF THEM.

UM, IN THE OLD FEED STORE, A, UH, UH, A STAINED GLASS MANUFACTURING AND SERVICE COMPANY MOVED IN THERE, RVA STAINED GLASS.

UM, THEY HAVE A STUDIO OUT IN PALM.

MYRA, I GOT TO GO IN THERE AND LOOK AT SOME OF THEIR WORK.

IT'S REALLY COOL WHAT THEY'RE DOING IN THERE.

UM, CURATED FURNISHINGS OPENED THAT, UH, OPENED IN THE OLD, UH, CHADWICKS BUILDING, UM, THAT THEY HAD THEIR, THEY OPENED IN EARLY OCTOBER.

THEY HAD THEIR GRAND OPENING, UH, LAST WEEKEND, UM, SELLING COMFORTS, ANTIQUES AND GIFTS.

THEY OVERTOOK THE OLD BROAD STREET, UH, ANTIQUES AND GIFTS, UH, NEXT TO GIGI'S PIZZA.

UM, AND THEY HAD, THEY GREW UP GRAND OPENING THIS PAST WEEKEND.

UH, WE HIGHLIGHTED THEM ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA.

UM, GOOSE AND GUN WORKS OPENED UP IN EARLY OCTOBER.

AND THEN CREEKMORE MEDICAL OFFICE, I'M PATTERSON, WE'RE STARTING TO SEE A COUPLE NEW RESIDENTS AND BUSINESS LICENSES FOR THAT, THOSE MEDICAL OFFICES.

SO THAT'S VERY EXCITING AND I'M PLANNING TO KIND OF DO A WALKTHROUGH OF THAT, THAT THOSE NEW MEDICAL OFFICES, UM, ONCE THEY GET A LITTLE BIT MORE FILLED, JUST TO INTRODUCE MYSELF AND, AND KNOW THAT WE'RE A RESOURCE FOR THEM.

UM, I THINK I MENTIONED THIS IN OCTOBER, JUST, BUT JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT IT AGAIN.

SHELTER IN ARMS. WE HAD A $25 MILLION EXPANSION ANNOUNCEMENT IN OCTOBER WITH, UH, THERE'LL BE ADDED 30 MORE BEDS.

UM, I'M CURRENTLY WORKING WITH FIVE BUSINESSES, LOOKING FOR POTENTIAL NEW SPACE IN THE COUNTY.

AND THEN THERE'S ANOTHER THREE BUSINESSES, UH, I'M WORKING WITH THAT ARE JUST EXPANDING THEIR CURRENT FOOTPRINT ON THEIR CURRENT LOTS.

UM, AND KIND OF ONE OF THE BIG THINGS THAT THAT IS, MAKES THIS HARD AND DIFFICULT IS JUST THE LACK OF, UH, SMALL INDUSTRIAL LOTS IN THE COUNTY.

UM, THAT'S, UH, THE DEMAND FOR THAT IS VERY HIGH RIGHT NOW.

AND SO, UM, CONSTANTLY TRYING TO WORK WITH THOSE BUSINESSES AND SEE WHAT WE CAN DO WITH 'EM.

UM, EARLIER THIS MONTH I DID A WALKTHROUGH OF, OF SEVERAL BUSINESSES.

I TRIED TO STOP AS MANY AS I CAN JUST TO, UH, INTRODUCE MYSELF, GET OUT TO THEM, TO THE ONES THAT I HAVEN'T MET WITH.

UM, REALLY HELP ME BECOME MORE FAMILIAR WITH JUST THE DIFFERENT SMALL BUSINESSES IN THAT, IN THAT AREA.

UM, LOOKING TO DO KIND OF THE RIVER ROAD AREA, UH, NEXT MONTH ALONG PATTERSON.

UM, JUST WANNA TO HIGHLIGHT THIS THAT I'VE BEEN HEARING A LITTLE BIT MORE.

UM, WHILE BUSINESSES,

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UM, AND SO THERE ARE SOME WHO HAVE ALREADY KIND OF CAN POINT THEIR BUSINESS LOSSES DUE TO ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY.

UM, THOSE ARE TYPICALLY THOSE THAT ARE, UH, KIND OF RELYING ON NEW CONSTRUCTION, NEW HOUSE BUILDS, AND THEN KIND OF THE SERVICE BASED INDUSTRIES THAT KIND OF HAVE HIGH DEMAND ELASTICITY.

PEOPLE JUST SAYING, UH, I I CAN DO THAT MYSELF AND I DON'T WANT TO PAY SERVICE FOR IT NOW.

UM, SO WE JUST, I JUST WANT TO KEEP MY EAR OUT AND LISTENING TO THOSE BUSINESSES.

AND THEN, UH, WE LAUNCHED THE SHOP LOCAL APP TWO WEEKS AGO.

UM, FOR THE MOST PART, WENT FAIRLY SMOOTH, HAD A FEW, UH, HICCUPS, BUT THE BLEW DOT WORKED VERY FAST TO, TO FIX ALL OF THOSE ON THEIR END.

UM, BUSINESSES WERE A HUGE FAN.

UM, WHEN I WAS OUT MEETING WITH THEM, PASSING MATERIALS, THEY CONSTANTLY HIGHLIGHTED THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE NOT, A LOT OF THE BUSINESS COMES FROM GOON COUNTY RESIDENTS, SO THEY'RE REALLY EXCITED TO SEE THE, THIS PROGRAM BEING, BEING IMPLEMENTED.

UM, AND SO SARAH'S GONNA PULL UP THAT DATA DASHBOARD WE HAVE FOR IT.

AND THEN WE DID, WE'RE DOING SH UH, SHOP LOCAL SOCIAL MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS FOR OUR DIFFERENT RETAIL AND RESTAURANT BUSINESSES.

AND THOSE HAVE BEEN GETTING GOOD TRACTION AND UH, UH, THE BUSINESSES REALLY, REALLY ENJOY WHEN THEY SEE THEIR BUSINESS HIGHLIGHTED ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE.

SO, UM, THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT FOR EXISTING BUSINESS.

YOU WANNA SHOW THAT? OH, .

YEAH.

UM, SO YOU CAN SEE YOU'VE GOT THE TOTAL DEPOSIT AMOUNT FROM THE GUYS 5,000, THE CURRENT BALANCE.

UH, SO THAT'S THE AMOUNT OF REWARDS THAT HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED.

YOU CAN SEE THAT 1 35 0 8 AND THEN THE TOTAL ECONOMIC IMPACT.

THAT'S THE AMOUNT OF SPENDING THAT PEOPLE HAVE LOGGED TO GET THE, UH, REWARDS DISTRIBUTED.

UM, YOU CAN SCROLL IT DOWN, YOU CAN SEE IT'S JUST BROKEN BY A MONTH, RIGHT? THERE WE'RE STILL JUST ONE MONTH IN, UM, ABOUT 68%.

IT'S, IT FLUCTUATES ANYWHERE FROM ABOUT 72 TO 65%.

YES.

UH, SAYING THAT THE APP INFLUENCED 'EM.

AND THEN, UM, SCROLL DOWN A LITTLE BIT MORE.

SARAH.

YOU CAN SEE WE HAVE TOTAL MAP TRANSACTIONS.

THE ONE KIND CONCERN I DO KIND OF HAVE, BUT UM, IS THAT CUSTOMER ORIGIN.

WE HAVE A HIGH CUSTOMER ORIGIN FROM OUTSIDE OF GOLAND COUNTY, UM, WHICH IS A LITTLE CONCERNING, BUT WHEN YOU CONSIDER, WE HAVE A LOT OF ZIP CODES THAT ARE RICHMOND AND HENRICO.

UM, SOME OF THE NORTHERN PART LOUISA, I, I THINK THAT COULD THROW IT OFF AS WELL.

UM, PLUS WE GET A LOT OF, UH, NEW, UH, IMPORTS INTO THE COUNTY AND IMPLANTS WHO MIGHT NOT HAVE CHANGED THEIR ZIP CODES AND ADDRESSES ON THE CREDIT CARDS.

UM, SO THAT, WHY WOULD YOU BE CONCERNED WITH THAT CHANCE? UH, BECAUSE MY, I REALLY WANT THIS TO BE GOOSE AND COUNTY RESIDENTS USING IT.

LIKE, I'M HAPPY IF HENRICO PEOPLE USE IT AND THEY'RE SPENDING MONEY IN OUR COUNTY.

LIKE THAT'S GREAT, BUT IT'S ALSO, IT'S A PROGRAM TO BENEFIT GOON COUNTY RESIDENTS AND, AND PUT SOME CASH BACK INTO THEIR MONEY.

UM, SO IT'S NOT A MAJOR CONCERN, BUT IT'S STILL SOMETHING I'D LIKE TO SEE MORE PICK UP FROM THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.

YEAH, IT DOES.

IT IS A PROGRAM TO BENEFIT GOOSE AND RETAILERS.

IT DOES BENEFIT GOON RETAILERS, BUT IT ALSO BENEFITS THE CONSUMERS AS WELL.

UM, AND SO THEN THE AMOUNT, YEAH.

AND THEN YOU CAN SEE THE DIFFERENT TRANSACTIONS AND BUSINESS AMOUNTS AND, AND HOW MUCH PEOPLE HAVE SPENT THERE GOES, YEAH.

WHAT'S THE FIRST ONE? VIRGINIA.

VIRGINIA.

VIRGINIA ARCHERY CENTER.

OH, ARCHERY.

WOW.

YEAH, SOMEBODY GOT NEW CROSS BILL, BUT WE DID CAP THE, SO WE CA YEAH, WE CAPPED THE AMOUNT YOU COULD GET ON ONE, UH, PURCHASE TO $10.

UM, 'CAUSE WE DIDN'T WANT PEOPLE GOING INTO GO AND GUM WORKS OR CURATED FURNISHINGS AND BUYING A $5,000 COUCH AND THEN GETTING 5% ON THAT.

SO, UM, WE DID CAP THAT TO YES.

HELP PROTECT OUR FUNDS A LITTLE BIT.

.

SO, SO ALL IN ALL, WE'RE REALLY HAPPY WITH, YOU KNOW, THE, THE WAY THAT, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE ARE USING IT AND THEY'RE SPENDING, UM, AND, AND THAT MONEY IS GOING BACK INTO THE LOCAL ECONOMY.

SO, UM, AND FROM WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE WE SHOULD, YOU KNOW, UNLESS IT REALLY PICKS UP, WE SHOULD, THIS $5,000 SHOULD LAST US THE YEAR THAT WE YEAH.

THE YEAR BEFORE.

YEAH.

SO , BUT IT IS HOLIDAY SHOPPING TIME, SO BEN DOESN'T START TILL CHRISTMAS EVE FIVE NEED TO RUSH .

OKAY.

THANK YOU FOR THAT.

ANY QUESTIONS ON, UH, NEW BUSINESS OR EXISTING BUSINESS UPDATE?

[00:40:01]

UM,

[D. Tourism Update]

UM, WE ALSO GOT A BLOG, SO, UH, WE JUST APPROVED IT TODAY.

IT'S A COZY COUPLE GETAWAY, SO IT'S A LITTLE BLOG ABOUT HOW YOU CAN COME TO GOOCHLAND AND REKINDLE YOUR ROMANCE AND HAVE A COZY COUPLE GETAWAY FOR, FOR A COLD WEEKEND.

SO, UM, WE'RE VERY EXCITED, UM, TO LAUNCH THAT AND TO GET THAT OUT.

SO THAT'LL BE COMING OUT SHORTLY.

AND THEN, UM, THE, THE GENTLEMAN WHO VISITED US FROM WEST VIRGINIA PUBLIC RADIO FINALLY GOT HIS, UM, RADIO POSTCARD PUBLISHED.

AND YOU CAN GET IT ON SPOTIFY, BUT IT'S NOT LISTED ON THE WEBSITE YET, BUT IT'S ABOUT A 10 MINUTE, UM, JUST WHERE HE WENT AND VISITED, UH, SEVERAL DIFFERENT FACILITIES AROUND THE COUNTY.

SO, UM, AND INTERVIEWED SOME OF THE, UH, BUSINESS OWNERS AND PEOPLE ABOUT LIVING AND DOING BUSINESS.

AND BEING IN GLAND COUNTY IS REALLY NICE.

IT'S A VERY NICE, UM, SO AS SOON AS IT'S, IF YOU HAVE SPOTIFY, WE CAN SEND YOU THE LINK.

IF YOU DON'T HAVE SPOTIFY MM-HMM.

THEN WE'LL WAIT UNTIL IT GETS OUT ON, YOU CAN GET IT WHEREVER YOU CAN GET IT, WHEREVER YOU LISTEN TO YOUR PODCAST.

YEAH.

SO, SO INSIDE, INSIDE APPALACHIA, WE KNOW WHAT IT'S, I HAVE SPOTIFY, INSIDE APPALACHIA, , AND UM, I'M WAITING TO GET A LINK.

THERE'S A LONGER VERSION.

OKAY.

UM, SO I'M WAITING TO GET A LINK FROM HIM YEAH.

THAT I'M GONNA THEN SHARE ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND THEN SHARE TO THE DIFFERENT BUSINESSES THAT HE VISITED.

SO YEAH, THAT WAS VERY NICE.

I LISTENED TO IT AND I WAS LIKE, I WOULD'VE GO TO LIN.

OH WAIT, THIS, I GET TO ENJOY IT EVERY WEEKEND.

UM, AND THEN, UH, CHANCE DID GET TO ATTEND THE TOURISM SUMMIT, IF YOU WANNA, YEAH, SO I DID ATTEND THE TOURISM SUMMIT, UH, YESTERDAY.

UH, I WANTED TO GO MONDAY, BUT I'M HAVING SOME HOUSE RENOVATIONS DONE AND WE RAN INTO A BUMPY SPOT, SO THAT KEPT ME AT THE HOUSE FOR THE DAY, UNFORTUNATELY.

BUT I ATTENDED SOME, UH, REALLY GOOD SESSIONS ON JUST, UH, UH, MARKETING AND THEN KIND OF USING DATA TO KIND OF IMPROVE YOUR MARKETING AND WHAT DATA METHODS TO, UH, REALLY, UH, MAXIMIZE YOUR EFFORTS AND YOUR, YOUR RETURN ON INVESTMENT THAT I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO SHARE WITH SARAH AND SEE WHAT WE CAN IMPLEMENT WITH OUR, UH, PRACTICES.

ANY QUESTIONS ON TOURISM UPDATE? NO.

, WE'LL MOVE TO OTHER BUSINESS.

[VI. Other Business]

[A. Nominating Committee for 2024 Officers]

I'LL, I'LL TAKE THAT AS

[1. Motion to elect 2024 officers]

I, I I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM, BUT I THINK STILL THE PROTOCOL WOULD HAVE A QUESTION FOR NOMINATION COMMITTEE.

SO IF ANYBODY WANTS TO VOLUNTEER FOR NOMINATION COMMITTEE, I'LL VOLUNTEER FOR THE COMMITTEE.

YOU VOLUNTEER.

HOW DO WE KNOW WHEN? WHO'S UP FOR WHAT? SO, SO, UM, MR. COLLIER IS THE ONLY MEMBER WHOSE TERM IS EXPIRING IN 2024.

YOU EXPIRE IN JULY.

OKAY.

EVERYBODY ELSE IS GOOD THROUGH 2024.

WE DO HAVE A VACANCY THAT HAS NOT BEEN FILLED WELL, AND I WOULD ASSUME THE NEW BOARD WILL TAKE THAT UP AS YEAH.

WHEN THE YEAR, ARE THERE LIMITS ON THE, UH, AS FAR AS HOW LONG YOU CAN HOLD IT OFFICE? HMM.

YOU, YOU, UH, IS IT FIVE YEARS? YEAR TERMS? FOUR, FOUR YEAR TERMS FOR FOUR YEARS.

BUT THERE'S NO LIMIT ON THE AMOUNT OF TERMS YOU CAN SERVE, UNLIKE OTHER BOARDS.

YEAH.

I MAKE IT REAL SIMPLE.

I CONTINUOUS AS, UH, CHAIRMAN AND, UH, YOU KNOW, AT LISA, I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOUR PREFERENCE IS.

YOU, YOU WANT, YOU KNOW, YOU WANNA BE VICE OR NOT? I, I TEND TO BE TREASURER IF THAT MEETS WITH EVERYBODY'S NO, I'M FINE WITH SEEING ADVICE.

IT'S SIMPLE FOR EVERYBODY.

I HAVE TOO MUCH.

SO THE PAPER.

OKAY, MR. TRUMAN? I, I, I DON'T SEE, BUT WE, WE HAVE, WE HAVE AN OPENING, SO WE, WE DO NEED TO ADDRESS THAT WITH THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE.

WE HAVE ONE CHAIR OPEN.

YEAH, BUT THAT'S NOT UP TO US.

RIGHT.

THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE WOULD BRING A SLATE OR, RIGHT? NO, THE BOARD.

THE BOARD DOES THAT.

OH, THE BOARD.

YEAH.

OH, WELL, OKAY.

I JUST MADE, SO IF YOU'RE MAKING THAT

[00:45:01]

YES, SIR.

OKAY.

THERE'S A SECOND.

MAKING IT SIMPLE.

I'LL, I'LL SECOND IT.

UH, ANY DISCUSSION ON MOTION? HEARING NONE.

ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, PLEASE STATE AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

AGAINST ABSTENTIONS.

OKAY.

MADE IT SO EASY.

THANK YOU.

YES, .

UH, PERFECT.

UH, NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS CHAMBER CATALOG.

YES.

YOU WANNA SPEAK TO THAT? UM, YES.

UH, THE, AND I DIDN'T MAKE ANY NOTES ON IT.

WHEN IS THE CHAMBER GALA, DID I PUT IT ON HERE? YES.

JANUARY 25TH.

UM, THE CHAMBER IS HAVING THEIR ANNUAL GALA ON JANUARY 25TH.

THE EDA IS PART OF THEIR MEMBERSHIP.

UM, I BELIEVE GETS TWO TICKETS.

SO IF YOU'LL LET ME KNOW IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN ATTENDING.

I'M JUST GONNA BE AT HERMITAGE COUNTRY CLUB AND IT IS BUSINESS TOO FORMAL AND IT'S A MASQUERADE PARTY, SO YOU HAVE TO BRING, YOU HAVE TO GET A MASK.