Oct 09, 2024 EDA Meeting 10-9-2024

BUT I WOULD LIKE TO REVIEW THE SALE OF LOT 44

AGAINST ABSTENTIONS PASSES ON TO SCHEDULED MATTERS, UH, BILLS TO BE

[V. Scheduled Matters]

PAID IN ABSENCE OF DB.

NO BILLS TO BE PAID.

NO BILLS

[A. Treasurer's Report]

TO BE PAID,

[1. Bills to be Paid: None]

[2. Sale of Lot 44 In Midpoint]

IN MIDPOINT.

IT DID GO THROUGH, SO IT CLOSED ON SEPTEMBER 27TH.

UM, SO I HAVE DEPOSITED A TOTAL OF $97,500 IN THE EDA CHECKING ACCOUNT.

YOU MAY RECALL THE TOTAL PURCHASE PRICE WAS 1 0 5, BUT THE PURCHASER PAID 7,500 FOR THE OPTION FEE, SO THAT WAS REDUCED.

SO THAT CHECK, UM, IS IN THE WELLS FARGO JUDGMENT ACCOUNT.

DO YOU KNOW THE ADVOCATE OF THE OR OF OUR MONIES RIGHT NOW? OH, RIGHT NOW I DON'T.

IT SHOULD BE, I BELIEVE 800 AND I GUESS 40 SOME THOUSAND.

BUT THAT'S ALL I GUESS, YEAH.

JUST, JUST AS A QUESTION, LIKE, UH, THIS MIGHT BE A SILLY QUESTION, BUT WE DON'T HAVE TO PAY CAPITAL GAINS ON THAT, DO WE? NO.

JUST BECAUSE IT'S JUST PROPERTY OR I'LL, I'LL SAY NO AS FAR AS I UNDERSTAND BECAUSE IT, IT'S A STATE HOLDING.

JUST MIGHT BE SOMETHING WORTH CHECKING.

NO.

IF, IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY BECAUSE, AND WE ARE PART OF THE STATE WHEN WE OWN PROPERTY AND SELL PROPERTY AND TRANSACT, I BELIEVE THE GOVERNMENT FROM GOVERNMENT.

SO, UM, SO IT, IT, UH, WE DO HAVE SOME MORE FUNDS IN OUR, WE CAN CROSS MIDPOINT OFF OUR LIST FOR NOW THEN IT'S TAKEN A NUMBER OF YEARS TO GET THAT HANDLED.

AND THAT'S A GOOD POINT.

I THINK IT, AND I THINK WE DISCUSSED IT, UH, THAT WE ACTUALLY, EDA ACTUALLY OWNS NO PROPERTY.

OPEN REWARD SHOP, LOCAL FUNDING REQUESTS.

ANY LONGER IN PERSON COUNTY.

CORRECT.

SO THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN, UH, WE CAN DISCUSS WHEN TIME COMES TO IT.

UH, ARE YOU AWARE OF ANYTHING ELSE THAT WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT WITH REGARDS TO TREASURER'S REPORT? MM-HMM.

ANY, ANY DISCUSSION? OKAY, MOVING ON.

UH, THE 2025

[B. 2025 Open Rewards Shop Local Funding Request - $5,000]

AND THAT'S FOR $5,000 AND IT'S A SUPPLEMENT, UH, WHAT WE'VE ALREADY PUT INTO.

SO HAPPY TO REPORT THAT WE HAVE UNDER $400 LEFT.

UM, SO, UH, LEFT IN THE ACCOUNT.

SO THE 5,000 WAS A PRETTY GOOD NUMBER TO LAST FOR ABOUT A YEAR, IF YOU REMEMBER LAST YEAR AT THIS TIME.

SO IT WAS FUNDED, WE LAUNCHED IT.

SO, UM, IT'S LASTED FOR ABOUT A YEAR.

WE HAVE A TOTAL OF 398 USERS ON THE SITE.

UM, SO 398 PEOPLE USING IT.

UM, IT'S BEEN VERY POPULAR IN OUR RESTAURANTS.

UM, AND AROUND 75% OF THE USERS ARE FROM GLAND, AT LEAST THAT'S WHERE THEIR PHONE SAYS THAT THEY LIVE IN GLAND.

SO, UM, WE'RE SEEING A LOT OF LOCAL ACTIVITIES SPENDING LOCAL MONEY.

UM, IT, IT IS A TOTAL OF $110,887 ECONOMIC IMPACT.

BUT WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO CAVEAT THAT WITH IS, IF YOU REMEMBER, THERE'S A QUESTION EVERY TIME YOU USE IT THAT SAYS, DID THIS PROGRAM ENCOURAGE YOU TO SHOP LOCAL? RIGHT.

SO USING THIS, IS THIS HELPING YOU TO DO THIS OR WOULD YOU BE DOING IT ANYWAY? 68% OF THE PEOPLE HAVE INDICATED THAT IT DOES ENCOURAGE THEM TO SHOP LOCAL.

AND SO WHEN YOU TAKE THAT 68% OF THE TOTAL ECONOMIC IMPACT, UM, IT'S $75,957.

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RIGHT.

SO YOU PUT IN 5,000, SO IT'S ROUGHLY A 15 TIME RETURN ON YOUR INVESTMENT INTO THE COMMUNITY.

DO YOU THINK THAT WE COULD GET SOME KIND OF A, UM, CONTRIBUTED STORY WRITTEN ABOUT THIS FOR THE PAPER? YEAH, YEAH.

ESPECIALLY PR FOR THE EDA VERY GOOD POINT.

AND, AND ALSO REALLY EXPAND.

HONESTLY, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE SIGNAGE.

SOME OF THESE RESTAURANTS, I DON'T KNOW IF THEY JUST DON'T PUT IT OUT OR LISTEN, I'M, I FORGET TO USE IT.

I JUST FORGET I'M ON THE MEDIA.

SO I USE IT AND IT'S A NOT PLEASANT EXPERIENCE.

OH, HMM.

'CAUSE THE APP IS DIFFICULT OR YEAH.

AND LIKE, YOU KNOW, I HAVE IT UP RIGHT NOW AND UH, 'CAUSE YOU HAVE TO LIKE HOOK UP YOUR BANK ACCOUNT SO THAT THEY CAN SEE THE TRANSACTIONS.

IT'S ONLY SHOWING MUTUAL TRANSACTION IN AUGUST AND WE'RE IN OCTOBER.

AND LIKE I EMAILED THEM FOR TECH SUPPORT BECAUSE I WASN'T RECOGNIZING MY TRANSACTIONS AND NOBODY EVER GOT BACK TO ME.

AND IT'S BEEN JUST A REALLY BAD EXPERIENCE.

AND LIKE I HAVE IT HOOKED UP STILL AND I, I HAVE $3 AND 15 CENTS IN REWARDS I GUESS.

BUT I KNOW I'VE HAD TRANSACTIONS THAT MANY MORE BUSINESSES IN THE AREA THAT ARE PARTICIPATE AND IT'S PICKING UP ON.

MAYBE YOU COULD COME IN AND WHILE THEY TALK TO HIM, SHOULD YEAH, YEAH.

AND GET THAT RESOLVED AND, AND MAYBE GET SOME SUGGESTIONS ON HOW TO IMPROVE THAT EXPERIENCE A MEMBER.

IT'S A GREAT IDEA.

I LOVE IT.

I'D LOVE, I WOULD, I SHOULD HAVE MORE THAN WE PITCHING.

YEAH, THAT'S STRANGE CALL SPECIAL RESTAURANT HOUSE IN THERE.

THAT'S STRANGE.

'CAUSE I'VE HAD, I HAVE HOOKED UP AND EVERYTHING AND WHEN I DO IT, IT'S PRETTY INSTANTLY.

SO I DON'T, I WONDER WHERE, WHAT KIND OF PHONE IS IT? FIVE IPHONE? YEAH, I DON'T, NOT SURE.

BUT YEAH.

HAVING TO CONNECT YOU WITH THE PEOPLE THERE AND EVERYTHING.

UM, YEAH.

SO I MEAN, I JUST WANT US TO BE AWARE OF THAT AND COGNIZANT OF IT.

WHILE WE'RE IF YOU'RE HAVING PROBLEMS. YEAH.

WHO ELSE MIGHT BE HAVING PROBLEMS? PRETTY TECH SAVVY, SO YEAH.

UM, YEAH, WE WILL, WE CAN SET UP A CALL BETWEEN THEM, SEE IF WE CAN FIGURE THAT OUT.

DISCUSSION AND POTENTIAL DENIAL OF THE OIL, OIL, WATER, AND SEWER FEASIBILITY STUDY, WHICH IS SOMETHING

ONLY HAD THREE TRANSACTIONS.

IT'S VERY INCORRECT.

YEAH, RIGHT.

IT SOUNDS INCORRECT.

UM, WELL, OH, YOU SECOND.

NO, I WAS JUST GONNA SAY SINCE WE'RE, UM, IF YOU DO, UH, APPROVED TO RE-UP THE PROGRAM, WE'LL DO A NEW PRESS RELEASE AND GET MORE INFORMATION OUT.

WE'VE ALREADY ORDERED MORE PLACARDS TO GO IN THE RESTAURANTS AND MAKE SURE THAT GETS OUT.

WE'RE GONNA DO A BIG PUSH FOR, UM, THE SHOP LOCAL CHRISTMAS SEASON.

SO IS THERE MOTION NEEDED TO APPROVE OR DENY? I MOVE.

WE APPROVE AGAIN.

SECOND, SECOND OF DISCUSSION.

I JUST WANNA NOTE THAT I WANNA APPROVE THIS FOR ONE MORE ROUND SO WE CAN WORK OUT THE KINKS AND THE ISSUES AND GROW IT A LITTLE BIT MORE.

AND THEN IF THAT'S NOT ALL RESOLVED NEXT ROUND, I I WOULD PROBABLY RECONSIDER MYSELF.

UM, WHICH PROBABLY HAVE A BIGGER DISCUSSION ABOUT I AGREE WITH THAT.

WE DO ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.

ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE STATE AYE.

AGAINST ABSTENTIONS.

ANY APPROVE, PLEASE.

UM, NOW WE'RE UP TO THE

[C. BOS/EDA Workshop Follow Up Discussion]

[1. Approve funding for Oilville water & sewer feasibility study - $98,205]

THAT WE DISCUSSED AT OUR JOINT MEETING WITH THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND THEY JUST RECENTLY APPROVED MONIES COMING INTO US IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF, UH, $5,000.

SO I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR EITHER APPROVAL OR DENIAL OR TABLE OF THE, UH, FEASIBILITY FOR OILVILLE WATER AND WASTEWATER.

SO TO REFRESH YOUR MEMORY, UM, THIS WAS PART OF THE ORIGINAL REQUEST THAT, UH, WE WAS MADE TO THE BOARD DURING OUR WORKSHOP SESSION.

UM, FOR $560,000.

IT WAS BASICALLY TO DO THREE MAIN THINGS.

ONE SITE AND INFRASTRUCTURE FUND OF 500,000.

THIS WAS PART OF THAT TO ANALYZE, UH, BRINGING WATER AND STORAGE AT OILVILLE AND, UM, ASSOCIATED COSTS ALONG WITH THAT.

AND THEN, UM, DOING SITE CHARACTERIZATION STUDY AND SOME DUE DILIGENCE ON PRIVATE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SITES.

AND THEN ALSO $50,000 FOR THE SMALL BUSINESS EXPANSION FUND AND $10,000 FOR THE TODD LOGO SIGNED GRANT PROGRAM, WHICH IS A SIGNAGE PROGRAM.

THE BOARD DID APPROVE THE TOTAL FIVE 60 FOR ALL THREE OF THOSE PROGRAMS. SO,

[00:10:01]

UM, WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING THAT CHECK INTO YOUR ACCOUNTS.

I WILL BE TRACKING THAT VERY SPECIFICALLY IN SEPARATE SPREADSHEETS.

SO THEN THAT WAY WE CAN REPORT OUT HOW MUCH MONEY HAS BEEN USED OUT OF THOSE THREE FUNDS ANNUALLY TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

SO THIS MONEY WOULD COME OUT OF THAT MONEY? YES.

SO THIS $98,205 WOULD COME OUT OF THAT 500,000 THAT WAS GIVEN TO THE EDA? YEAH.

WELL, I MOVE IT.

WE GO AHEAD AND APPROVE IT.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION ON THE APPROVAL THEN OF THE MOTION FOR THE, I JUST HAVE A QUESTION.

UM, DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY BUSINESSES AND OR RESIDE THIS COULD POSSIBLY IMPACT IF IT WERE UNDER PROMOTION? BRING WATER AND SEWER? OR WILL THIS STUDY TELL US THAT? IMAGINE A GOOD WAY.

MAYBE THEY'LL BE ABLE TO HOOK UP.

UM, I DON'T KNOW OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD HOW MANY PARTIALS IT COULD IMPACT BECAUSE WE'RE LOOKING AT AT LEAST THREE DIFFERENT OPTIONS ON HOW TO DO IT COULD COME FROM THE COURTHOUSE AREA, COULD COME FROM THE TCSD, COULD COME FROM AN ONSITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT.

UM, AND WE'RE ASKING THE ENGINEERING FIRM TO EVALUATE ALL THREE OF THOSE AND PROVIDE THEIR BEST RECOMMENDATION ON, BASED ON HOW MUCH IT COULD COST AND CAPACITY AND ALL THAT GOOD STUFF.

SO WE WON'T HAVE MORE SPECIFIC ANGLE UNTIL AFTER THEY, YES.

GOT IT.

THE OTHER QUESTION IS, HOW LONG DO YOU THINK THIS STUDY WILL TAKE? IT IS, UM, THERE IT IS DUE BACK IN JUNE.

SO WE'RE THINKING IT'S GONNA TAKE A GOOD, GOOD CHUNK OF TIME FOR THEM TO DO ALL THIS.

TYPE OF PLANNING AHEAD KIND OF THING, RIGHT? YES.

AND DO WE KNOW IF THE STATE IS STILL INTERESTED FROM THE STANDPOINT OF THE REST AREAS? THAT WAS A CONSIDERATION ON THE ORIGINAL, UH, THAT IS ONE OF THE OPTIONS THAT BERRY IS LOOKING AT.

SO IT'LL BE PART OF THEIR ANALYSIS.

SO THE STATE WOULD BE HOOKING UP TO IT BECAUSE THEY HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THEIRS.

MM-HMM.

, UH, THEIR FACILITIES, I THINK THROUGH TO AGE AND SOME OTHER ISSUE.

AND, AND THEY DID MAKE ONE, I THINK THEY MADE AN UPGRADE TO ONE OF THEIR FACILITIES ON ONE OF THE SIDES OF THE INTERSTATE, BUT I THINK THE OTHER ONE IS STILL A CHALLENGE FOR THEM.

SO, SO WHAT WOULD THEY PAY US TO HOOK INTO IT? OH, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT.

I MEAN, ORIGINALLY GOING BACK YEARS AGO THAT WAS, THEY WERE ACTUALLY GONNA DO THAT, AT LEAST FOR USAGE, RIGHT? OH YEAH.

I MEAN, THEY WOULD'VE TO PAY FOR USAGE.

AS FAR AS I KNEW THEY WERE ACTUALLY GONNA PAY FOR LINES AT THAT TIME.

BUT THAT THINGS HAVE CHANGED AND YEAH.

DATES HAVE CHANGED.

IS THERE ALSO THE POSSIBILITY OF LOUISA? THEY'RE LOOKING AT THAT POSSIBILITY AS WELL? SO THERE'S, THERE'S UM, ACTUALLY FOUR, FOUR DIFFERENT POSSIBILITIES.

AND I DO KNOW THAT THERE ARE SOME LIMITATIONS OF WHAT'S DONE IN THIS SHOPPING AREA, UM, IN OILVILLE THAT'S, I KNOW THE SHOPPING AREA AFFORD TO USE.

THEY, THEY DO HAVE SOME LIMITATIONS.

SO AT ONE POINT THEY WERE IN INTERESTED IN IT.

I THINK, UH, I KNOW EARL BUILT THAT.

I DON'T KNOW IF, EXCUSE ME, MR. UH, UH, ? YES.

OH, WHERE DOMINO IS? YES.

UH, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S STILL AN OPTION TOO.

PLUS THERE WERE SOME OTHER THINGS, OTHER CONSIDERATIONS AT THE TIME.

SO, UH, AND THERE'S STILL NO, UH, INDICATION OF WHERE THAT ORIGINAL STUDY IS.

I HAVEN'T FOUND IT.

I'M GONNA ASK SOME ADDITIONAL PEOPLE TOMORROW, BUT I, I'M STILL NOT GONNA GIVE UP ON THE SEARCH WARRANT 'CAUSE THERE'S TOO MUCH INFORMATION THAT, UH, IS IT, IS ONE, IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THE MAYOR HEARING THEN? LET'S MOVE FOR A, UH, VOTE ON THE, UH, EXCUSE ME ON THE MOTION.

UH, ALL FAVOR, PLEASE STATE AYE.

AN ACTIVE PROJECT IN LEEDS.

A ALL OPPOSED DISTENTIONS PASSES.

UM, AS PART OF THE MONIES, WHEN WILL WE LOOK AT THE, AT THE TWO TO FOUR TIER CHANGE STUDY? I AM IN CONVERSATIONS RIGHT NOW WITH THE LANDOWNER, UM, DOING, UM, GOING BACK AND FORTH, TALKING WITH 'EM, UM, ABOUT SOME POTENTIAL REQUIREMENTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO HOPEFULLY IN NOVEMBER WE'RE ALSO GONNA BE BRINGING BACK TO YOU THE APPLICATIONS AND THE FORMAL PROGRAMMING AROUND BOTH OF THE SMALL BUSINESS EXPANSION INCENTIVE AND THE SIGNING GRANT PROGRAM FOR YOUR REVIEW AND APPROVAL FOR, TO GET THOSE ACTIVE AND OUT AS WELL.

SO, FANTASTIC.

UH, MOVING ON TO NEW BUSINESS.

ALL RIGHT.

UM, SO I CURRENTLY HAVE 3.2 BILLION

[D. New Business Update]

IT'S LIKE 46 DIFFERENT PROJECTS AND LEADS THAT I'M TRACKING.

WE HAVE 457 MILLION

[00:15:02]

UNDER CONSTRUCTION RIGHT NOW, UM, IN THE COUNTY.

THAT DOES INCLUDE A THREE POINT.

UM, AND, UH, AS YOU SEE HERE, WE HAVE OUR BEAUTIFUL IUDC AWARDS.

THIS, THESE ARE FROM THE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL.

WE WON A SILVER FOR OUR EXPLORER GLAND PAID ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN THAT YOU GUYS, UM OH YEAH.

HAVE BEEN KEPT, UH, UP TO DATE WITH IT.

BASICALLY BROUGHT AWARENESS TO OUR NEW TOURISM INITIATIVES, UM, AND EVERYTHING THAT WE'VE DONE IN THAT SPACE.

AND THEN WE GOT THE BRONZE FOR OUR, ONE OF THE BRONZE FOR THE MULTIMEDIA, UH, PROMOTION CAMPAIGN WHERE WE DID THE VIEWPOINT VIDEO AND HOW WE UTILIZED THAT VIDEO.

AND THEN USED, UM, INDUSTRY TRADE MAGAZINE TO TRY TO DO SOME DIGITAL MARKETING AND DRAW PEOPLE BACK TO OUR WEBSITE.

WE'VE SEEN SOME GREAT SUCCESS WITH THAT FROM THE WEBSITE PERSPECTIVE.

AND THEN THE OTHER, UM, THE OTHER BRONZE WAS FOR, UM, THE EXPLORE GLAND WEBSITE AND HOW MUCH, UH, TRACTION IT'S GOTTEN SINCE IT'S BEEN UP AND LIVE.

SO VERY HAPPY TO RECEIVE THOSE AWARDS.

CHANCE DID A LOT OF WORK AND, AND GETTING ALL THE DATA TOGETHER AND SUBMITTING THE APPLICATIONS.

AND WHAT IS THE WELL RECEIVED, WHAT IS IT, WHAT ORGANIZATION IS IT FROM? THE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL.

I WAS JUST TELLING.

YEAH, MR. SLO.

IT'S THE HIGHEST PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPERS.

SO WE'RE GONNA, UM, PUT UP, UH, UH, SOME SHELVING IN THE FOYER AREA AND DISPLAY THEM.

YEAH, VERY, VERY EXCITED.

AWESOME.

UM, THE FAIRGROUNDS ROAD EXTENSION, I GOT THE, A PRETTY, UH, GOOD FIRST DRAFT OF THE ECONOMIC ANALYSIS AND WENT TO MY INBOX TODAY.

SO WE'RE GONNA BE DIGGING INTO THAT.

I'VE SENT IT OVER TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT STAFF SO THEY CAN DIG INTO IT AND SEE WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE.

UM, I DON'T, IT'S NOT SHOWN AS MUCH RETAIL AS I WOULD'VE HOPED, BUT AGAIN, I'M NOT, I HAVEN'T REALLY DUG INTO IT TO, TO REALLY UNDERSTAND WHAT, WHAT THAT'S LOOKING LIKE.

BUT BASICALLY RETAIL FOLLOWS HOUSEHOLDS AND WE NEED HOUSEHOLDS SO WE CAN GET RETAIL.

ANECDOTALLY, EVERYBODY WANTS A NEW RESTAURANT.

WE CAN PROBABLY DO THAT, BUT LIKE SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF RETAIL IS, IS QUESTIONABLE AT THIS POINT.

WHAT ABOUT DISTRIBUTION TO THE EDA? YES, I WILL AFTER STAFF HAS A CHANCE TO DIG INTO IT AND INTO IT.

SO THAT WAY YOU CAN, WHEN YOU ASK ME QUESTIONS, I'LL HAVE RESPONSE .

UM, VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

UH, WE DID FINALLY GET THE VIRGINIA HOUSING GRANT.

I HAD MENTIONED BEFORE, IT WAS AROUND, UH, $34,000 TO DO DUE DILIGENCE FOR THE FAIRGROUND ROAD EXTENSION.

SO THEY'RE HELPING TO PAY FOR, UH, PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING REPORT FOR WATER AND SEWER AND, UM, A BOUNDARY SURVEY WITH A TITLE REPORT TO GET ALL THAT DONE FOR ALL OF THAT PROPERTY.

UM, SO THEN WE CAN MATCH THOSE TWO ITEMS, THE SURVEY, THE DEVELOPABLE AREAS WITH THE ECONOMIC ANALYSIS REPORT AND START TO FLESH OUT WHAT THESE SPACES COULD ACTUALLY LOOK LIKE ALONG THE EXTENSION.

AND THERE'S BEEN NO FURTHER DEVELOPMENT ON THE OLD WELL, YEAH, IT'S THE OLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

SO THAT'S NEXT BULLET POINT.

UM, WE RECEIVED AN INITIAL ANALYSIS FOR THE POTENTIAL REUSE OF THAT.

UM, THE BUILDING IS IN PRETTY GOOD CONDITION, BUT STRUCTURALLY, BUT OF COURSE ALL THE MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, FIRE SUPPRESSION, ALL OF THAT WILL NEED TO BE OVERHAULED, OBVIOUSLY TO REUSE THE BUILDING.

SO THAT'S REALLY WHERE THE COSTS ARE GONNA COME IN.

UM, THEY'VE GIVEN US SOME POTENTIAL THOUGHTS ON HOW IT'S LIKE AN OLD SCHOOL.

SO IF YOU THINK LIKE THE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, UM, THE EXTERIOR WALLS ARE STRUCTURAL AND THEN THERE'S SOME STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS AS YOU GO DOWN THE HALLS.

AND SO, UM, THEY'VE GIVEN US SOME IDEAS ON HOW YOU CAN BLOCK THOSE UP, UM, AND HAVE DIFFERENT USES IN THEM.

ONE OF THEM BEING APARTMENTS.

THEY THINK THAT WE COULD GET ROUGHLY 36 APARTMENTS OUT OF, UM, THAT BUILDING AND THE BACK BEHIND IT.

UM, OBVIOUSLY IT'S GONNA TAKE A LOT OF BUILDING CODE UPGRADE TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT FROM A FIRE SUPPRESSION STANDPOINT, PLUMBING STANDPOINT, ALL THAT GOOD STUFF.

UM, A BOUTIQUE HOTEL COULD BE ANOTHER OPTION THERE.

UM, COUNTY OFFICES IS AN EASY OPTION.

UH, ARTISAN SPACE OR LIKE A MARKET, A COMMUNITY CENTER CHILDCARE,

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A RESTAURANT CAFE.

SO, UM, THERE'S A INTERNAL TEAM, UH, THAT'S MADE UP OF SCHOOLS, UH, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT STAFF, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STAFF, COUNTY ADMINISTRATION.

THEY'RE KIND OF REVIEWING THESE, UM, TO COME UP WITH WHAT WE THINK ARE ACTUALLY VIABLE OPTIONS.

SO, UM, IS THAT ANYBODY FROM THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE IN THERE? NOT YET.

NOT YET.

RIGHT NOW IT'S JUST STAFF, UM, BECAUSE WE DON'T WANNA PUT OUT AN IDEA THAT'S NOT VIABLE.

RIGHT.

WE DON'T WANNA GET PEOPLE EXCITED ABOUT SOMETHING THAT WILL WORK .

SO WE'RE AT LEAST TRYING TO, TO FIND SOME VIABLE SOLUTIONS FOR IT.

UM, AND, AND THERE HAS BEEN RECENT DISCUSSIONS WITH THE SCHOOL BOARD ABOUT, ABOUT POTENTIALLY THE SCHOOL BOARD WANTING TO KEEP THAT FACILITY.

SO NOW WE'RE AT A LITTLE BIT OF A, WE'RE NOT SURE HOW TO MOVE FORWARD, SO WE WE'RE LETTING THOSE TWO, THE BOARD SUPERVISORS AND THE SCHOOL BOARD WORK THAT OUT BEFORE WE REALLY CAN, CAN DIG FURTHER INTO IT, ACTUALLY OWN THE BUILDING.

RIGHT NOW IT'S IN THE SCHOOL BOARD'S NAME.

AND THE PROPERTY.

SO, UM, NO ASBESTOS THOUGH, CORRECT? UM, THERE HAS, THERE WAS SOME ASBESTOS, UH, THE MAJORITY OF IT HAS ALREADY BEEN REMEDIATED SINCE IT WAS A SCHOOL THAT HAD TO HAVE BEEN DONE AND RECORDS, GOOD RECORDS WERE KEPT ABOUT HOW IT WAS DONE.

BUT THEY SAID THAT YOU CAN ALWAYS FIND LIKE A TILE AND STUFF LIKE THAT WHEN YOU GO TO EXPOSE THE TILE.

IT COULD BE UNDER THE TILE, BUT MOST OF THE OTHER ASBESTOS HAS BEEN REMOVED AND REMEDIATED OUT OF IT, SO THAT'S GOOD.

IS THERE ANY IDEA HOW MUCH IT WOULD COST TO BRING ALL THAT STUFF UP TO CODE? NOT YET.

WE WANTED TO, UM, NARROW DOWN THE USES AND THEN AS PART OF THEIR SCOPE, THEY ARE GONNA PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION TO US.

UM, AND THEN LASTLY, I WANTED TO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SUPPORT FOR THE FLOOR AREA RATIO REQUEST.

AND I KNOW IT'S BEEN A COUPLE MONTHS SINCE WE'VE MET, BUT THAT WAS PASSED BY THE BOARD.

SO, UM, FLOOR AREA RATIO FOR COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE ORDINANCE AND THAT'S ALL THEY HAVE FOR NEW BUSINESS.

WILL YOU KIND OF KEEP US POSTED AS TO WHAT IMPACT THAT, THAT THEY HAD? IF YOU CAN WHAT? I'M SORRY.

LIKE WHAT IMPACT THAT THAT HAS ON ANY NEW PROJECTS THAT COME INTO CONSIDERATION? YES.

I THINK THAT WOULD BE INTERESTING FOR US TO AT LEAST KNOW, HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING.

WHICH KIND OF LEADS BACK TO THE QUESTION ON THE, ON THE 3.4 BILLION OPPORTUNITIES, HOW MUCH OF THAT IS BACK TO COMMERCIAL, RESIDENTIAL VERSUS TECHNOLOGY VERSUS, DO YOU HAVE ANY SEGREGATION ON THAT OFF THE TOP OF YOUR HEAD? NONE OF THAT IS RESIDENTIAL.

NONE OF MY EXISTING PROJECTS AND LEADS THAT I'M TRACKING IS RESIDENTIAL AT, IN ANY WAY, SHAPE OR FORM, COMMERCIAL, RESIDENTIAL.

RIGHT.

SO IT'S ALL A VARIED INDUSTRY BETWEEN TECHNOLOGY, DISTRIBUTION, UM, ADVANCED MANUFACTURING, AND THEN THERE'S ALSO SMALL RETAIL AND THERE THAT'S INTERESTED.

SO RUNS THE GABIT.

WHAT'S THE MAJORITY WOULD YOU SAY? MAJORITY, I WOULD SAY WOULD PROBABLY BE DISTRIBUTION AND TECHNOLOGY BUSINESSES.

ALTHOUGH THERE IS ONE REALLY LARGE ADVANCED MANUFACTURING, UH, PROJECT IN THERE, SO THAT'S SAME.

A WHILE SINCE I'VE TALKED TO YOU AND GIVEN YOU UPDATES ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON WITH BRE.

SO MOVING ON TO 16 BUSINESS.

[E. Existing Business Update]

SO, UH, LAST MONTH I SENT MY INDUSTRIAL PIPE BLOCKS.

SO, UH, I'VE COMPLETED FOUR OF THE INDUSTRIAL PARKS.

SO, UH, I SENT THE BUSINESSES A LETTER ABOUT THREE WEEKS IN ADVANCE, AND THEN I JUST TAKE A DAY AND I JUST STOP BY EVERY BUSINESS IN THE INDUSTRIAL PARK THAT I CAN THAT'S WILLING TO TALK WITH ME AND JUST HAVE 15, 30 MINUTES OF CONVERSATION.

UM, IT'S A REALLY GREAT WAY TO KEEP A PULSE ON THE INDUSTRIAL PARKS AND KIND OF WHAT'S GOING ON IN THERE.

ANY MOVEMENTS OF BUSINESSES, NEW BUSINESSES.

UM, WAS IT YESTERDAY I WAS IN THE OIL OIL BUSINESS PARK AND A COUPLE OF NEW EXCITING BUSINESSES HAVE, UH, UH, STARTED IN THERE.

ONE IS VIRGINIA CONTROLS.

THEY ARE A ELEVATOR CONTROL FABRICATION COMPANY HEADQUARTERED OUT OF ARKANSAS, UM, THAT BROUGHT, UH, KIND OF SISTER COMPANY AND ESTABLISHED THEM IN OIL, THE OIL OIL BUSINESS PARK.

AND THE OTHER ONE IS, UH, MOTO, AND THEY ARE A MOTORCYCLE PARTS MANUFACTURING COMPANY.

MM-HMM.

UH, WHICH IS EXCITING TO SEE THEM GETTING UP AND RUNNING IN THERE.

UM, HAVE MULTIPLE EXPANSIONS, UH, HAPPENING THROUGHOUT THE DIFFERENT INDUSTRIAL PARKS.

SO THAT'S EXCITING TO SEE SOME GENERAL BRE VISITS.

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UH, SO I WAS, WE ALL KNOW BANDIT'S RIDGE IS EXPANDING TO ADD A WINERY AND VINEYARD.

UH, I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH, UH, DONNA REYNOLDS PRETTY CLOSE.

UH, HAD A MEETING WITH HER END OF LAST WEEK WHERE, AND CONNECTED HER WITH SEVERAL RESOURCES THAT SHE'S BEEN WORKING WITH TO HELP WITH HER EXPANSION.

UH, GOT TO GO SEE PARTNER VET FOR THE FIRST TIME AND LEARN MORE ABOUT THOSE OPERATIONS.

UH, HUGE OPERATIONS, OVER 115 EMPLOYEES THERE.

UH, GREAT BUSINESS TO HAVE IT IN THE COUNTY.

UM, ANOTHER HIGHLIGHT, GOT TO GO SEE FIELD STATION FARMS, WHICH IF YOU GUYS HAVEN'T HEARD OF, THEY ARE ON THE MOST EASTERN PART OF THE COUNTY ISLAND, THE HANOVER BORDER.

AND THEY, UH, THEY GROW TREES AND SHRUBS FOR, YEAH, FOR NURSERIES AND LANDSCAPES.

UH, WHOLESALE, PRETTY INTERESTING BUSINESS.

I GOT TO GO SEE MARTIN MARIETTA, BUT EXCITING, I DON'T THINK ANYBODY FROM MY APARTMENT HAD BEEN TO MARTIN MARIETTA.

AND SO WENT DOWN TO THE PIT, BROUGHT OUT THE STATE WITH ME, UM, WHICH IS, SO THAT WAS A VERY FUN VISIT.

UH, VISITED HOME MASONS, WHICH IS A HIGH END, UH, HOME RENOVATION COMPANY.

BEEN IN THE COUNTY FOR 31 YEARS, SO IT WAS GREAT TO CATCH UP WITH THEM.

UM, PAGE CUSTOMS, WHICH IS A CUSTOM CAR, UH, MANUFACTURER, AND THEY'RE ACTUALLY GROWING INTO MANUFACTURING THEIR OWN PARTS AND DISTRIBUTING THOSE.

I'M WORKING WITH THEM THROUGH A, UH, STATE PROGRAM RIGHT NOW TO HELP 'EM GROW THEIR MANUFACTURING PART OF THEIR BUSINESS.

AND THEN OF COURSE, UH, OUR BUDDIES THAT RICHMOND MACHINERY, THEY KNEW HOW TO GOOD MEET WITH THEM WITH CTE ABOUT HOW THEY CAN GET MORE CONNECTED WITH STUDENTS AT, AT THE HIGH SCHOOLS.

UM, IT'S, THIS WAS TWO, ALMOST TWO MONTHS AGO NOW, BUT WE HAVEN'T HAD A MEETING SINCE.

SO WE HAD THE ASHTON ROAD NETWORKING EVENT THAT WAS, UH, PRETTY WELL ATTENDED, ESPECIALLY SINCE WE HAD TO RESCHEDULE IT DUE TO STORMS A FEW WEEKS PRIOR.

UM, HAD ABOUT 30 TO 40 PEOPLE ATTEND.

WOW.

UH, WANTED GIVE A QUICK THANKS TO MIDNIGHT BREWERY FOR HOSTING AND BLAKEMORE CONSTRUCTION, UH, SPONSORED THE, THE BEER TICKETS.

SO THAT WAS GREAT.

UH, NEXT WEEK WE HAVE A QUICKBOOKS 1 0 1 WORKSHOP, UM, THAT WE'RE PARTNERING WITH THE CHAMBER ON.

UH, THE REASON WE'RE DOING THAT IS WE HAVE AN ACCOUNTING WORKSHOP BACK IN, UH, AUGUST, AND EVERYBODY THERE SAID, YOU KNOW, IT'D BE REALLY GREAT IF YOU GUYS DID A QUICKBOOKS WORKSHOP, AND I DIDN'T HAVE A WORKSHOP SET UP FOR Q4.

AND I SAID, OKAY, WELL LET'S DO IT, UH, PARTNERING WITH THE CHAMBER ON IT SO, UM, THEY CAN, UH, BE A PART OF IT AND OFFER IT TO THEIR MEMBERS.

AND, UH, SO FAR WE HAVE 10 PEOPLE REGISTERED AND I IMAGINE WE'LL GET A FEW MORE IN THE NEXT, UH, NEXT WEEK BEFORE IT STARTS.

AND IS THAT GONNA BE HERE? YEAH, IT'LL BE HERE.

UH, WE HIRED A PERSON TO COME AND DO IT.

SO THE CHAMBER IS, UH, CHARGING PEOPLE SO THEY CAN MAKE A LITTLE BIT MONEY, BUT WE SPLIT THE COST WITH THEM, UM, TO HELP OUT THE CHAMBER.

UH, AS WE TALKED EARLIER, OPEN REWARDS IS STILL GOING STRONG WITH GOOD ECONOMIC IMPACT.

UH, OH, WE HAVEN'T TALKED ABOUT THIS SINCE THE END OF JULY.

WE HAD A SMALL BUSINESS RESOURCE BREAKFAST AT THE END OF JULY THAT WAS ALL ATTENDED, ABOUT 20 OR SO BUSINESSES ATTENDED.

AND, UM, I KNOW SOME OF THEM MADE REALLY GOOD CONNECTIONS WITH THE RESOURCES THERE.

SO IT, THAT WAS REALLY HAPPY TO SEE THAT.

UM, NEXT WEEK WE'LL BE LAUNCHING OUR SHOP LOCAL SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN LIKE I DID LAST YEAR.

SO EVERY WEEK I'LL BE HIRING ABOUT TWO OR THREE BUSINESSES ON FACEBOOK JUST TO REMIND PEOPLE THIS HOLIDAY SEASON TO TO SHOP AND EAT LOCAL WHEN THEY CAN AND, UH, SUPPORT OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES.

UH, ON OCTOBER 27TH, THAT'S A SUNDAY, WE ARE SPONSORING THE RICHMOND WEST TRAIL SHOWCASE EVENT.

SO THEY HOST A SHOWCASE EVENT AT DOVER HALL EVERY YEAR, UH, WHERE THEY SELL TICKETS AND PEOPLE AND ALL THE, UH, PARTNERS ON THE TRAIL COME TOGETHER AND THEY ALLOW PEOPLE TO COME AND TASTE AND BUY BOTTLES AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT.

LAST YEAR, UH, WE GOT A LOT OF GOOD FEEDBACK FROM SOME OF OUR TOURISM STUFF WE WERE PASSING OUT.

SO WE'LL HAVE A TABLE AGAIN WITH ALL THE EXPLOIT EXPLOITATION ON INFORMATION.

UH, SOMETHING FOR YOU GUYS TO NOTE, THE CHAMBER IS HAVING A RIBBON CUTTING ON OCTOBER 23RD AT 6:00 PM FOR BELLA CECILIA.

THEY EXPANDED AND ADDED A BAR WITHIN THE LAST FEW MONTHS, AND SO THEY WANTED TO DO A RIBBON CUTTING, SO THE CHAMBERS PUTTING THAT ON.

SO JUST WANT YOU GUYS TO KNOW ABOUT THAT.

UM, A FEW WEEKS AGO, UH, WE HAD OUR FARM PORTS AND THOSE, THOSE WERE REALLY GOOD SUCCESSES HERE.

SO FARMS HAD BETWEEN 30 AND 80 PEOPLE ATTENDING.

UH, SO REALLY GOT GREAT FEEDBACK FROM ATTENDEES.

I WAS OUT AND ABOUT, UH, VISITING THE FARMS MYSELF.

UH, GOOD FEEDBACK FROM THE FARM.

SO LOOKING TO CONTINUE TO GROW THAT.

AND THIS YEAR WE ACTUALLY HAD SIGNS MADE FOR EACH FARM AND THE FARM BUREAU PRINTED AND SPONSORED THOSE.

SO JUST WANT TO GIVE A THANK YOU TO THE VIRGINIA FARM BUREAU FOR THAT.

UM, I'M SURE ALL YOU GUYS HAVE THIS ON THE CALENDAR, BUT WE HAVE A MAJOR BUSINESS EVENT OCTOBER 24TH AT HARDYWOOD FROM FIVE TO SEVEN.

UH, WE

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HAVE ABOUT 65 RSVPS.

UH, AMY POINT IS THE MAIN SPONSOR FOR THE EVENT.

AND WE ACTUALLY GOT FOR, WE'RE GETTING FLORAL ARRANGEMENTS, UH, SPONSORED BY, UH, CRANE AND CLOVER, WHICH IS A FLOWER FARM.

THEY'RE GONNA DO FLOOR ARRANGEMENTS AND PUT THEIR BUSINESS CARDS FOR US TO, UH, HAVE AT THE EVENT.

SO STARTING TO GET SOME SMALL BUSINESSES INVOLVED.

AND THE FOOD IS ALSO GONNA BE CATERED BY SMALL BUSINESS.

UM, NEXT WEEK OR NOT NEXT WEEK, NEXT MONTH, I HAVE GOLIN CTE INDUSTRY TOURS WITH THE TEACHERS HAVE TAKEN 'EM OUT TO A FEW BUSINESSES, UH, JUST TO SEE WHAT OTHER INDUSTRIES THERE ARE OUT, TALK TO 'EM ABOUT WHAT THEY SHOULD BE DOING BETTER IN THE SCHOOLS TO, TO GET KIDS READY FOR THE, FOR THE WORKFORCE.

UM, AND THEN IF YOU GUYS ARE INTERESTED, NEXT MONTH ON NOVEMBER 4TH, UH, COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS WILL HAVE THEIR CTE ADVISORY BOARD MEETING AT FOUR 30 OVER IN THE, UM, GREEN TECHNICAL EDUCATION CENTER YOU GUYS WOULD, WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND.

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

AND JUST A QUICK SNAPSHOT.

SO CAN I ASK A QUESTION ABOUT, UM, SOCIAL MEDIA? 'CAUSE I KNOW WHENEVER I SEE A POST, LIKE IT JUST DOESN'T SEEM LIKE IT GETS A LOT OF TRACTION.

IS THERE ANY ADS YOU CAN DO TO BOOST, LIKE JUST GENERAL PROMOTION OF THE PAGE ITSELF? SO WE DO DO THAT THROUGH OUR, UM, MARKETING PROGRAMS. UH, NOT SO MUCH FOR THE, WE DO IT MORE FOR THE TOURISM PAGE THAN OUR GENERAL PAGE.

MM-HMM.

WHEN YOU START BOOSTING POSTS, PROBABLY LIKE IT CAN ADD UP PRETTY QUICK.

AND I, WHAT I'VE NOTICED IS THAT IT REALLY DEPENDS.

SOME POSTS WILL GO REALLY DO REALLY GOOD AND THEN SOME POSTS JUST DON'T HIT.

AND SO I'VE KIND OF JUST BEEN TRYING TO PLAY AROUND AND FIGURE OUT WHAT'S BEST.

UM, LIKE POSTS THAT HIGHLIGHT LOCAL BUSINESSES, SOMETIMES THEY, THEY GO CRAZY AND SOMETIMES YOU HARDLY GET ANY, LIKE, SO I, IT IS, I'VE BEEN, I'VE BEEN HAVING DIFFICULTY TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT'S THE BEST WAY TO, TO GET THOSE GOING.

ARE YOU, ARE YOU UM, SHARING 'EM ON GOOD LIVING? NO, NOT, NOT AS MUCH.

UM, THE REASON IS I TRY TO AVOID NEGATIVE COMMENTS AND SO I DON'T WANNA POST A BUSINESS ON THERE AND THEN GET NEGATIVE COMMENTS.

SO I, THAT'S ONE THING I AVOID.

JUST CURIOUS.

TRY THAT OUT BECAUSE THEN THEY ALSO HAVE THEIR MERCHANT MONDAY.

AND JUST TRY TO OBEY THE RULES.

SO YEAH, PLEASE.

DO WE HAVE EMAILS ON ALL THOSE DATES? I KNOW, I KNOW WE DO ON THE HARDYWOOD AND I KNEW ON THE ONE, I THINK I, UH, REPLIED TO THE HARDYWOOD.

I HAVE IT ON MY CALENDAR.

BUT YOU YOU DID.

I THINK THE ONLY ONE I HEARD FROM IS MR. COLLIER FOR THE PARTY WOULD'VE EVENT.

YEAH, I'LL PROBABLY BE THERE.

BECAUSE I WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE OCTOBER 24TH.

YEAH, I SHOULD BE IN TOWN.

UM, THE OTHER STUFF, I JUST MADE A NOTE TO SEND YOU A CALENDAR INVITE FOR THE BELLA RIBBON CUTTING.

UM, I DON'T THINK THERE WAS ANY OTHER, THERE'S A CT ADVISORY ON NOVEMBER 4TH.

SEE THE GROWTH CONTINUING.

FOUR 30.

YEAH, WE CAN SEND OUT A, UH, AN EMAIL ON THAT ONE TOO.

[F. Tourism Update]

I HAVEN'T SEEN DR.

WHAT'S IT BEEN A LONG TIME.

AWESOME.

ANYTHING ELSE? ANY QUESTIONS? NO, LET'S MOVE ON TO TOURISM UPDATE.

SO WE'VE GOT OUR 2023 NUMBERS, UH, BACK.

SO WE'RE EXCITED TO REPORT THAT WE HAVE AN INCREASE OF SPENDING IN GLAND FROM 20, FROM 2022 TO 2023.

WENT UP 7.2%.

UM, YEAH, SO THAT'S 51.4 MILLION IN SPENDING, WHICH KIND OF EQUATES TO 2.1 MILLION IN TAX REVENUE FOR GLAND COUNTY BASED ON THE TOURISM IMPACT.

SO THAT'S LODGING, EATING, RECREATION, TRANSPORTATION, OUR SHARE OF TRANSPORTATION FUNDS, UM, ALL THAT GOOD STUFF KIND OF GOES INTO HOW, HOW DID, HOW TO GET ALL THAT DATA.

IT, UH, THE VIRGINIA TOURISM CORPORATION CAN PAUSE IT, UH, ANNUALLY AROUND SEPTEMBER.

UM, AND SO THEY HAVE A VERY DOCUMENTED APPROACH AS TO HOW THEY GET THE INFORMATION AND THEY DO IT THE SAME EVERY YEAR.

SO IT'S A CONSISTENT, CONSISTENT ANALYSIS.

SO YEAH, IT WOULD BE VERY DIFFICULT FOR US TO GET THAT INFORMATION TOO.

YOU'RE A BRILLIANT GIRL.

THEY USE A GROUP CALLED TOURISM ECONOMICS, UM, AND SOME OTHER LOCALITIES HIRE 'EM DIRECTLY TO DO IT.

BUT WHY PAY FOR? IT'S VERY EXPENSIVE.

YOU CAN WAIT FOR IT FOR THREE.

YEAH, IT'S VERY EXPENSIVE.

UM, NOT 51.4 MILLION IS JUST DIRECT SPENDING.

SO THEY ALSO GIVE YOU INDUCED AND INDIRECT SPENDING AS WELL.

SO LITTLE HIGH WHEN WE ADD ALL THAT TOGETHER.

BUT IT'S GOOD TO

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OF VIRGINIA CODE SECTIONS 2.23711

WOW.

UM, AND THEN I WANTED TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE.

THE GLAND TWO 50, UH, CELEBRATION HAD A REALLY GOOD EVENT AT ELK HILL.

THEY DID A RACE, UM, AND THEY HAD AROUND 75 RUNNERS, UM, AT ELK HILL.

IT LOOKED LIKE THEY HAD A GREAT TIME.

AND THEY HAVE ANOTHER, UH, EVENT COMING UP, WHICH I WILL ALSO EMAIL YOU THAT, UM, 'CAUSE IT MIGHT BE FUN TO ATTEND.

SO IT'S ON GOING TO BE ON, UM, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2ND.

IT IS THE LAFAYETTE EVENT.

SO LITERALLY 200 YEARS AGO TO THE DAY GENERAL LAFAYETTE WENT THROUGH BELAND COUNTY AND HE STOPPED HERE IN THE COURTHOUSE AREA AND SPENT THE NIGHT.

UM, SO HE'S GONNA COME AGAIN AND HE WILL BE AT TUCKAHOE PLANTATION DURING THE MORNING WHERE THEY WILL SERVE HIS FAVORITE FAIR.

SO THE GLAND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS HAVE GOTTEN TOGETHER AND THEY ARE, UM, MAKING, UM, HISTORICALLY ACCURATE FOOD AND THERE'LL BE, UM, FOOD THERE.

UM, AND UH, I THINK I TORE UP THE HOUSE.

AND THEN, UM, AND THAT AFTERNOON THEY'RE GONNA COME OUT TO THIS PARKING LOT AND THEY'RE GONNA UNVEIL A MARKER THAT STATES, UH, THAT LAFAYETTE WAS, UM, HERE ON THIS DAY, 200 YEARS AGO.

IT'S GONNA GO RIGHT OUT IN THE, UM, THE SIDEWALK AREA.

SO IT'S A VERY FUN EVENT FOR THE TWO 50 COMMITTEE.

UM, THE TUCKAHOE EVENT DOES COST MONEY, BUT THE UNVEILING OF THE MARKERS FREE.

SO I'LL SEND YOU THAT INFORMATION.

BUT APPARENTLY THEY'RE USING MY BIG TENT, I'M SURE WHERE THEY'RE PUTTING IT.

TUCKAHOE PROBABLY MAYBE.

UM, SO, UH, LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.

BUT THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR TOURISM.

ANY QUESTIONS ON TOURISM? HEARING NONE.

GOOD JOB.

THAT'S

[VI. Other Business]

GREAT.

THANK YOU.

OTHER BUSINESS, ANY OTHER BUSINESS THAT COME BEFORE US? I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE.

EITHER.

UH, SO WHAT WE'LL DO IS MOVE INTO CLOSED SESSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROVISIONS

[VII. Closed Session]

[1. Closed Session: In accordance with the provisions of Virginia Code Sections 2.2-3711 and 2.2-3712, I move that the Economic Development Authority of Goochland County convene a Closed Meeting for the purpose of discussion concerning a prospective business or industry locating in the community where no previous announcement about its plans has been made and discussion or consideration of the acquisition of real property for a public purpose, or of the disposition of publicly held real property, where discussion in an open meeting would adversely affect the bargaining position or negotiating strategy of the public body, as permitted by Virginia Code Sections 2.2-3711 (A)(3) and (A)(5).Comment]

AND 2.23712.

I MOVE THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF BUTIN COUNTY CONVEN A CLOSED MEETING FOR THE PURPOSE OF DISCUSSION OF CONCERNING A PROSPECTIVE BUSINESS OR INDUSTRY LOCATING IN THE COMMITTEE WHERE NO PREVIOUS ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT ITS PLANS HAS BEEN MADE IN DISCUSSIONS OR CONSIDERATION OF THE ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY FOR A PUBLIC PURPOSE OR OF THE DISPOSITION OF PUBLIC HELD PROPERTY, REAL PROPERTY WHERE DISCUSSION IN AN OPEN MEETING WOULD ADVERSELY AFFECT THE BARGAINING POSITION OR NEGOTIATING STRATEGY OF THE PUBLIC BODY AS PERMITTED BY VIRGINIA CODE SECTIONS 2.23711.

SUBSECTION A THREE AND A FIVE.

I SECONDED.

ANY DISCUSSION, HEARING, NO DISCUSSION.

ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE STATE AYE.

PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.23712 PARAGRAPH D OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA, I MOVE THAT THE OCHIN COUNTY ECONOMIC BILL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY HEREBY IS CERTIFIED THAT TO THE BEST OF EACH MEMBER'S KNOWLEDGE ONE, ONLY PUBLIC BUSINESS MATTERS, LAWFULLY EXEMPTED FROM OPEN MEETING REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT.

ALL OPPOSED ABSTENTIONS.

SO WE ARE HEREBY AND CLOSE.

OKEY DOKE.

[2. Certification of Closed Meeting:]

AND TWO, ONLY SECTION BUSINESS MATTERS AS WE'RE IDENTIFIED.

THE MOTION CONVENING, THE CLOSE MEETING OR HEARD, DISCUSSED, OR CONSIDERED BY THE GMAN COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY IN THE CLOSED MEETING IN THIS DATE.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND.

THERE IS A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR OF THE, UH, HEARING? NO DISCUSSION.

UH, ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, PLEASE STATE ON A DO A ROLL CALL.

VOTE.

OH, THAT'S RIGHT.

I WAS GOING, I'M RUNNING DOWN THE SEQUENCE, SO, OR IT'S NOT.

SO MAY THE DIRECTOR AT SECRETARY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL DEARIN? YES.

COLLIER PRESENT, YES OR NO? HEAR YES.

WOOD? YES.

? YES.

UH, MOTION PASSES.

IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION TO COME BEFORE THE AUTHORITY HEARING? I, I'LL OBTAIN A

[VIII. Adjournment: Next Regular Meeting of the Authority is November 20,2024]

MOTION FOR ADJOURNMENT.

IS THAT MOVED? IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? ADJOURNMENT, PLEASE.

STATE AYE.