Nov 06, 2024 Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting

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YOU SEE YOUR SUCCESS.

YOU SEE YOUR SUCCESS.

I'LL NOW CALL TO ORDER THE

[I. Call to Order]

WE WILL START, UH, BY HEARING THE INVOCATION, UH, LED BY PASTOR, OR GIVEN BY PASTOR HARDIN CROWDER OF DOVER BAPTIST CHURCH, FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, LED BY VICE CHAIR TOM WINFREY.

PLEASE STAND AS YOU WERE ABLE.

[II. Invocation]

HEAVENLY FATHER, TODAY WE LIFT UP THE MEMBERS OF THE GLAND BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AS WE MEET TODAY.

LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR THEIR DEDICATION AND THEIR WILLINGNESS TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY.

LORD, PLEASE GUIDE THEM WITH WISDOM AND UNDERSTANDING.

HELP THEM TO MAKE DECISIONS THAT ARE FAIR AND JUST AND ALWAYS KEEPING THE WELLBEING OF OUR RESIDENTS IN MIND.

LORD, WE PRAY FOR PATIENTS TO LISTEN WITH ONE ANOTHER, COURAGE TO FACE THROUGH ISSUES AND UNITY IN OUR PURPOSE.

LORD, MAY THIS MEETING BE MARKED BY RESPECT AND PEACE AND A MIND FOR PROGRESS.

LET EACH VOICE BE HEARD AND LET THE WORK TODAY BRING BLESSINGS TO OUR COMMUNITY.

WE ASK ALL OF THIS IN YOUR NAME, AMEN.

AMEN.

ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE

[III. Pledge of Allegiance]

NEXT, WE'LL HAVE THE PRESENTATION OF A PROCLAMATION,

[IV. Presentation of Resolution Recognizing Sally Graham Upon Her Retirement from GoochlandCares]

NOW, WHEREAS IN 2024, SALLY GRAHAM MARKS HER 25TH ANNIVERSARY AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF GLAND CARES, AN ORGANIZATION PROVIDING NEIGHBORS IN NEED WITH BASIC HUMAN SERVICES AND HEALTHCARE.

AND WHEREAS SALLY GRAHAM HAS EPITOMIZED THE QUALITIES OF A VISIONARY LEADER, SOLIDIFYING THE ORGANIZATION'S REPUTATION AS A SAFETY NET FOR IMMEDIATE FOOD, HOUSING, HEALTH, SAFETY, AND OTHER BASIC NEEDS.

AND WHEREAS WITH BOTH A DEEP PASSION MAG GLIN CARE'S MISSION AND A COMPREHENSIVE UNDERSTANDING OF RURAL HEALTHCARE CHALLENGES, SALLY GRAHAM HAS FOSTERED THE SUCCESS OF BOTH THEIR EMPLOYEES AND THE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE.

AND WHEREAS SALLY GRAHAM HAS ENHANCED GLAND CARE'S VISION OF AN EQUITABLE COMMUNITY THROUGH HER LIMITLESS ENERGY AND COMPASSION, AS WELL AS HER COMMITMENT TO EMPOWERING GLAND COUNTY RESIDENTS TO LEAD LIVES OF SELF DIGNITY AND WELLBEING.

AND WHEREAS SALLY GRAHAM WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN THE MERGER OF GLAND FELLOWSHIP AND FAMILY SERVICES AND FREE CLINIC OF GLAND IN 2007, AND THE SUBSEQUENT GROWTH OF THE ORGANIZATION TO ENCOMPASS 12 HUMAN SERVICES PROGRAMS. AND WHEREAS DURING SALLY GRAHAM'S TENURE AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, GLAND CARES RAISED $8 MILLION TOWARDS THE CONSTRUCTION OF A ONE-STOP SHOP CAMPUS OF INTEGRATED HUMAN SERVICES DELIVERY.

AND WHEREAS IN RECOGNITION OF HER DEDICATION TO HER PROFESSION, SALLY GRAHAM HAS BEEN HONORED BY HER PEERS AS AN ALLEN AND ALLEN HOME TOWN HERO IN 2015 WAS NOMINATED FOR THE RICHMOND TIMES DISPATCH PERSON OF THE YEAR IN 2016, WAS NAMED A-Y-W-C-A RICHMOND OUTSTANDING WOMAN OF THE YEAR IN 2019, AND WAS HONORED TO BE ON THE GLAND COUNTY WALL OF FAME IN 2023.

AND WHEREAS SALLY GRAHAM HAS ALSO GIVEN GENEROUSLY OF HER TALENTS TO HEALTH INITIATIVES AND MEMBERSHIPS LIKE PATIENT-CENTERED MEDICAL HOME COLLABORATIVE, THE CAPITAL REGION FREE CLINICS COLLABORATIVE, THE VIRGINIA ASSOCIATION OF FREE AND CHARITABLE CLINICS, THE RICHMOND REGION DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COLLABORATIVE, EMPOWER NET GLAND COMMUNITY PARTNERS COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP FOR ORAL HEALTH GLAND ROTARY, ST.

MARY'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH, AND HAS SERVED BY APPOINTMENT BY THE VIRGINIA GOVERNOR TO THE RICHMOND REGION INITIATIVE RELATED TO HEALTHCARE REFORM.

AND WHEREAS WITH GREAT VISION AND ENTHUSIASM, SALLY GRAHAM HAS MADE A PROFOUND AND LASTING IMPACT ON THE

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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE GLAND COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON BEHALF OF THE CITIZENS AND STAFF OF GLAND COUNTY, HEREBY COMMENDS, RECOGNIZES, APPRECIATES AND SINCERELY THANKS MS. GRAHAM FOR HER EXEMPLARY AND UNREMITTING DEDICATION AND SERVICE TO GLAND COUNTY AND OFFERS HER BEST WISHES FOR A WELL-EARNED AND HAPPY RETIREMENT.

AND THAT'S NOT ALL .

MR. CHAIR? MR. CHAIR? YES, MR. CHAIR.

I MOVE THAT THE GLAND BOARD APPROVE THE RESOLUTION, RECOGNIZING MS. SALLY GRAHAM UPON HER RETIREMENT FROM GOIN CARES.

WE A SECOND.

SECOND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE.

RE ? I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY EXCEPT.

THANK YOU.

IT'S BEEN AN HONOR.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

CONGRATULATIONS.

WELL DESERVED.

I LIKE TO TELL PEOPLE WE'RE HONORING THAT IF THEY DO SO MANY AWESOME THINGS, THAT'S WHY THEY HAVE TO STAND UP THERE WITH ME FOR A LONG TIME.

.

SO THANK YOU, MR. UH, WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO CHAIR COMMENTS.

UM, LET ME SAY, IT'S

[V. Chair's Comments]

UM, WE HAD THE GLAND FALL FESTIVAL, WHICH HAD A GREAT TURNOUT AND THE WEATHER COULD NOT HAVE BEEN BETTER.

WE'VE HAD TOWN HALL MEETINGS TO PROVIDE OUR CITIZENS WITH AN UPDATE ON WHAT'S GOING ON WITH OUR, UH, ALL OUR COUNTY DEPARTMENTS AND SCHOOLS.

UH, THANKS TO ALL STAFF FOR THEIR GREAT PRESENTATIONS AND RESPONSES TO CITIZEN QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS.

UM, I REALLY VIEW THESE TOWN HALLS AND THE ONES THAT WE'LL DO, UM, NEXT YEAR, UH, IN THE FIRST HALF AS TRANSPARENCY AND ACTION FOR GETTING LIVE UPDATES AND BEING ABLE TO QUESTION ALL THE SUPERVISORS.

AND, UM, VIC AND DR.

KUMAR AS WELL.

UH, WE HAD A LEGISLATIVE DISCUSSION WITH THE GLAND DELEGATION.

THAT IS JOHN MCGUIRE, TOM GARRETT AND DAVID OWEN AT CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL.

THAT WAS A GREAT, UM, TWO HOURS WHERE WE GOT TO DISCUSS IDEAS THAT WERE PRESSING TO THE COUNTY AND HOW OUR, UH, DELEGATION COULD BEST, UH, ENACT, UH, THOSE THINGS.

AND IN THIS UPCOMING SESSION AND IN FUTURE SESSIONS, UM, IN REGARDS TO STATION EIGHT, WE HAVE PUT UP A SIGN AND THE DESIGN IS IN PROGRESS.

SO, UM, THAT WILL BE, YOU KNOW, OVER THE NEXT, UH, UH, 12 TO 18 MONTHS, YOU'LL SEE THAT RISE.

AND, UH, WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

WE HAD A NEW PRECINCT, PRECINCT 4 0 3 OPEN IN EASTERN GO EASTERN GOOCHLAND.

AND AS FAR AS, UM, WE CAN TELL EVERYTHING WAS A RESOUNDING SUCCESS.

SO I KNOW AVERY POINT IS VERY HAPPY ABOUT THAT.

AND WE HAD A BUSINESS APPRECIATION EVENT AT HARDYWOOD.

SO A LOT OF GREAT EVENTS THAT, UH, STAFF DID AND THAT SUPERVISORS ATTENDED.

AND, UM, UM, SHOWS VERY WELL FOR GLAND COUNTY.

UM, I WILL ALSO REPORT THAT THE 20 25, 20 26 BUDGET PREPARATION HAS STARTED.

UH, DEPARTMENTS ARE STARTING THE PROCESS AND BRAINSTORMING BETWEEN SUPERVISORS AND STAFF LEADERSHIP HAS BEGUN.

WE WILL HAVE A BALANCE.

I I WILL SAY, UH, AND COMMIT TO US HAVING A BALANCED BUDGET WITH FIRST CLASS SERVICES AND FACILITIES, THE FOCUS AS ALWAYS.

AND FINALLY, I WANT TO, UH, EXPRESS APPRECIATION ON BEHALF OF, I THINK ALL THE BOARD FOR THE HARD WORK OF GLAND'S, ELECTORAL BOARD, AND THEIR ENTIRE TEAM, BOTH STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS.

UM, EARLY VOTING IS A LONG AND ARDUOUS PROCESS.

I KNOW IT ALLOWS EVERY VOTE TO BE COUNTED, BUT YOU KNOW, THE COUNTY HAS TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE ALL THE PEOPLE MANNING THOSE STATIONS AND DOING IT THE RIGHT WAY.

SO IF YOU SEE SOMEBODY ON THE ELECTORAL BOARD OR ANYBODY YOU NOTICED AT THE POLLS, UH, GIVE THEM A ATTABOY OR A HUG IF , IF YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE.

UM, AND THEN, UH, PARTICULARLY I WANT TO THANK, UH, RYAN MULLIGAN, OUR REGISTRAR AND OUR ELECTORAL BOARD MEMBERS, PAM JOHNSON AND ROBERT WALKER, AND THEIR SECRETARY, WANDA TAYLOR.

UM, SO THOSE ARE THE CHAIR COMMENTS FOR THIS PAST MONTH, MR. CARPENTER.

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[VI. County Administrator's Comments]

UM, AS A REMINDER, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11TH WILL BE VETERANS DAY.

UH, THE COUNTY OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED AS WE RECOGNIZE AND THANK THOSE OF US AMONG US WHO SERVE IN ALL THE BRANCHES OF THE MILITARY, EITHER PRESENTLY OR HAVE IN THE PAST.

ALSO, ON NOVEMBER 16TH WILL BE OUR SHRED DAY, ENTIRE AMNESTY DAY.

THAT'S GONNA BE OVER AT THE OLD FAIRGROUNDS LOCATION BY THE ROUNDABOUT.

UH, SATURDAY FROM 9:00 AM TO 1:00 PM UH, WE WILL BE ACCEPTING, OF COURSE, 10 TIRES, BUT ALSO THIS YEAR WE'RE ACCEPTING AGRICULTURAL TIRES THAT JUST HAVE TO BE OFF THEIR RIMS WHEN YOU'RE BRING IT IN.

YOU DO NEED TO BE A RESIDENT OF GOEN COUNTY.

UM, THEN THANKSGIVING COMING UP AS WELL, THIS MONTH, UH, COUNTY OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED HALF A DAY ON WEDNESDAY, ALL DOWN THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28TH AND 29TH IN OBSERVANCE OF THAT.

AND THEN FINALLY, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MAKE US SO SPECIAL, THE, UH, COUNTY CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING AND HOLIDAY CELEBRATION WILL BE FRIDAY, DECEMBER THE SIXTH, AGAIN IN THE FIELD BY THE ROUNDABOUT NAPA FIELD.

AND WE'LL ALSO BE DOING THE SANTA CALLING ON DECEMBER 12TH.

IF YOU HAVE YOUNG CHILDREN, GRANDCHILDREN, NIECES, NEPHEWS, OR FRIENDS WHO WOULD LIKE TO GET A CALL FROM SANTA, UH, REACH OUT TO PARKS AND REC.

IT'S ONE OF THE NEATEST THINGS WE DO.

AND AGAIN, JUST ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF WHAT, WHAT, WHAT MAKES GOOCHLAND SUCH A GREAT PLACE, MR. CHAIR.

THANK YOU MR. CARPENTER.

UM, WE WILL NOW, UH, I WILL NOW ASK FOR A REQUEST TO POSTPONE AGENDA ITEMS AND ADDITIONS,

[VII. Requests to Postpone Agenda Items and Additions, Deletions or Changes in the Order of Presentation]

ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS FROM SUPERVISORS? NO.

SEEING NONE.

WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO CITIZEN'S COMMENTS.

UM, WE'LL NOW OPEN THE FLOOR TO CITIZEN

[VIII. Citizen Comment]

EACH SPEAKER MUST GIVE THEIR NAME AND ADDRESS.

CITIZENS ARE REMINDED THAT COMMENTS SHOULD BE ABOUT ITEMS NOT COVERED BY THE PUBLIC HEARINGS BEING HELD LATER TONIGHT.

COMMENTS SHOULD BE RESPECTFUL AND NO MORE THAN THREE MINUTES IN LENGTH.

SHOULD MULTIPLE CITIZENS WISH TO HAVE A COMMON SPEAKER, THEY MAY SEE THEIR TIME IN TWO MINUTE INCREMENTS, UP TO A TOTAL ALLOTTED TIME OF 10 MINUTES PER BOARD'S RULES OF PROCEDURES.

SECTION 3.2, A REASONABLE PERIOD OF TIME INTENDED TO NOT BE MORE THAN AN HOUR IS ALLOCATED FOR CITIZENS COMMENT.

I'LL NOW OPEN.

GOOD AFTERNOON.

LINDA MOORE, 2164 PROFIT ROAD, MANNEQUIN SAPP, VIRGINIA, DISTRICT FOUR.

UM, I AM PLEASED TO TO REPORT THAT OCTOBER WAS A VERY PRODUCTIVE MEETING AND, UH, UH, FOR OUR SMALL GROUP THAT WE'VE NOW, UH, ASSEMBLED.

UM, I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK, UM, MS. SHERRY FOR GETTING BACK TO US TO OUTLINE WHAT THE CONCERNS ARE WITH MANNEQUIN TOWN.

WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE KIND OF UNDERSTAND THE GUARDRAILS AROUND, UH, DEVELOPMENT.

UM, WE ALL KNOW THAT DEVELOPMENT IS GOING TO BE HERE, BUT WE ALSO NEED IT TO BE IN LINE WITH THE STANDARDS THAT WE EXPECT HERE IN GLAND COUNTY.

SO, UM, I I WOULD LIKE TO THANK, UM, MS. SHERRY FOR GETTING BACK.

I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK MR. CARPENTER, UH, AND SHERIFF, UH, UH, I MEAN SHERIFF, UM, CHIEF FERGUSON, UM, AND THE FIRE MARSHAL FOR COMING TO DO A PROGRAM FOR THE TUCKAHOE BRIDGE, UM, COMMUNITY, UH, EARLY IN, IN OCTOBER.

UM, YOU ARE ALL DOING A WONDERFUL JOB AND YOU, IT'S SOMETIMES I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ENOUGH, UH, APPRECIATION FOR THE HARD WORK THAT GOES ON, UH, BEHIND CLOSED DOORS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

HAVE A BEAUTIFUL REST OF THE DAY.

THANK YOU.

MS. MOORE.

CAN WE GIVE THEM MORE THAN THREE MINUTES IF SHE COMPLIMENTS? NO, I COULD BE HERE ALL NIGHT.

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GOOD AFTERNOON.

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

KEITH BURGESS, DISTRICT MANAGER FOR MONICA AND SOLE AND AWARD OF CONSERVATION DISTRICT.

UH, UH, HOPEFULLY YOU ALL SHOULD HAVE ONE OF THESE, UM, THAT WE PASSED.

RAIN.

IF NOT, I'LL MAKE SURE YOU GET ONE.

IT'S A COPY OF OUR ANNUAL REPORT.

I WON'T GO OVER THAT.

I'LL LET YOU ALL LOOK THROUGH THAT THROUGH YOUR AT YOUR LEISURE.

UM, LAST WEEK, MONICA COORDINATED, UH, THE AGRICULTURAL PORTION OF THE GUCCI LEADERSHIP ENTERPRISE PROGRAM.

VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY, DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, AGRIBUSINESS, VIRGINIA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION, AND MONICA, UH, PRESENTED PROGRAMS. AND I THINK WE SHOULD ALL BE PROUD OF THOSE PARTICIPATING IN THAT PROGRAM TO BECOME BETTER EDUCATED CITIZENS AND HOPEFULLY FUTURE LEADERS.

UM, COMMUNITY LEADERS OF OUR COUNTY.

SKY BRICKHOUSE, THE VIRGINIA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION AGENT, UH, WAS NOMINATED TO FILL THE ABSENTEE TO FILL THE VIRGINIA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION POSITION ON OUR SOIL AND WATER DISTRICT BOARD.

HIS NOMINATION WILL GO BEFORE THE VIRGINIA SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION BOARD FOR

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UM, MONICA CONTINUES CONVERSATIONS WITH THE COUNTY STAFF AS RELATED TO CONSERVATION EASEMENTS.

UM, WE HAD OUR FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE AUDIT, UH, A FEW WEEKS AGO, AND THERE WERE NO FINDINGS, UM, RELATED TO ABUSE, MISUSE, OR UNACCOUNTABILITY OF FUNDS, NOR OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESSES.

SO THERE WE CONTINUE TO IMPLEMENT AND DEVELOP NEW POLICIES AND PROCEDURES TO MAKE SURE WE'RE IMPLEMENTING BEST BUSINESS PRACTICES FOR THE AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITY.

MONICA HAS APPROVED JUST OVER $900,000 FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF AGRICULTURAL BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES.

AND LAST MONTH WE WERE LOOK FACING A FLOOD.

LAST MONTH WHEN I PRESENTED BEFORE YOU ALL, LUCKILY THE FLOOD ELEVATION STAYED ABOUT A FOOT TO A FOOT AND A HALF BELOW WHAT WAS PREDICTED.

SO WE DIDN'T HAVE THOSE DISASTERS THAT WE HAD ORIGINALLY PROJECTED LAST MONTH WHEN I TALKED TO YOU ALL.

SO THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. BURGESS.

ANY OTHER CITIZEN COMMENTS? OKAY, SEEING NONE, I WILL NOW CLOSE THE FLOOR.

WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO APPROVAL OF MINUTES.

UH, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU THE MINUTES FROM THE MEETING OF OCTOBER 1ST, 2024,

[IX. Approval of Action Minutes]

DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THEM, MR. CHAIR? I MOVE THE BOARD, APPROVE THE ACTION MINUTES FOR OCTOBER 1ST AND 23RD REGULAR AND LEGISLATIVE MEETINGS.

THANK YOU.

DO I HAVE SECOND? SECOND.

OKAY.

ALL OF THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

OPPOSED? OKAY.

10 MINUTES ARE APPROVED.

WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO REPORTS.

I'LL NOW ASK MR. MARSHALL WIND TO PRESENT THE VDOT REPORT TO THE

[X. Reports]

ALL OTHER REPORTS ARE INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKET.

MR. WIND, MR. CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, MR. CARPENTER, MARSHALL WIND WITH VDOT.

[1. VDOT - October 2024]

AND A COUPLE OF STOP SIGNS DOWN FOR THE MONTHS WE'VE BEEN DOING REGULAR MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES, POTHOLE AND ASPHALT REPAIR, UH, INS, INSPECTION AND CLEANING, DITCHING SHOULDER REPAIRS, UM, TREE AND BRUSH REMOVAL AND CLEAN UP, COMPLETED THEIR SECOND CYCLE OF SECONDARY MOWING AND HAVE STARTED THEIR FOURTH CYCLE OF PRIMARY MOWING.

THEY SHOULD HAVE THAT DONE WITHIN, PROBABLY NOT THE, BY THE END OF THIS WEEK.

BY THE END OF NEXT WEEK, BE THE LAST CYCLE FOR THE YEAR.

ALL RESURFACING SCHEDULES HAVE BEEN COMPLETED.

ONLY OTHER THING I HAVE UP AT, UM, ELK ISLAND, UH, W WHEN WE DID HAVE THAT FLOOD, UH, WE HAD A LOT OF DEBRIS UP THERE.

A BRIDGE CONTRACTOR IS OUT THERE RIGHT NOW CLEANING THE DEBRIS UP RIGHT NOW.

SO SHOULD BE FINISHED PROBABLY NEXT WEEK.

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

NOT UNLESS Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, MR. ANY QUESTIONS? MR. WHIP? YES, MR. CHAIRMAN.

WELL, HEY, MR. WYNN.

HOW ARE YOU? ALRIGHT.

UM, I, I MAY BE GIVING YOU UNDUE CREDIT, BUT I WANT TO GIVE CREDIT THAT THE BOSQUEVILLE CREEK ROAD, I WAS THERE YESTERDAY AND THERE HAS BEEN SOME PACKED GRAVEL PUT DOWN TO ALLEVIATE THE SPEED BUMP, UH, BETWEEN THE THREE INCH RESURFACE THAT WAS PUT DOWN.

THIS, I'LL SAY THIS SUMMER, UH, IT LOOKS LIKE A TEMPORARY 'CAUSE A GOOD HARD RAIN WILL, WILL WASH THAT OUT.

SO, UM, I BELIEVE YOU AND MR. GILLESPIE ARE HAVING ONGOING CONVERSATIONS YES.

AS TO HOW WE MIGHT MAKE THAT A MORE, UH, PERMANENT BECAUSE IT REALLY WAS BECOMING A SAFETY HAZARD WHERE YOU WERE HITTING THAT THREE INCH LIP AND TRYING TO GET OUT INTO TRAFFIC IN A 55 MILE ZONE.

SO, OKAY.

UM, MR. POTTERS IS ADVISED I WILL PROBABLY BE GETTING THE MAJORITY OF THESE SPRAYING HERBICIDE QUESTIONS 'CAUSE I GOT TWO THIS WEEK AS TO, UH, AND, AND WE NEVER SURE IF IT'S VDOT OR U BUT, UH, THE QUESTION WAS WHY IS THE SPRAYING BE DONE 10 FEET OFF THE ROAD ON SCRUB BRUSH THAT IS MAYBE TWO FEET HIGH? AND MY COMMITMENT WAS I WOULD ASK, SO I'M ASKING, I HAVE TOLD, I I HAVE TOLD ROADSIDE NO MORE SPRAYING AND GOOSE ONES.

SO IT'S GOTTA BE EPCO, UH, DOMINION, SOMEBODY THAT'S LIKE THAT, WHAT I CALLED CALL THEM TOO EPCO.

YES.

SO OUR ROADSIDE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN INSTRUCTED NOT TO SPRAY ANYMORE 'CAUSE OKAY.

ALRIGHT.

I WILL CARRY THAT, THAT BACK.

ALRIGHT.

UM, AND, AND OUR SHERIFF AND OUR COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR GOT TO SEE WHAT I THINK IS A JACKSON P*****K PIECE OF ART ON THE ROAD THERE WHERE RIVER ROAD COMES INTO SIX WITH, UH, I BELIEVE COPPER STONE.

THERE IS SOME VERY FASCINATING STRIPING THAT HAS BEEN DONE ON THAT INTERSECTION.

I WAS PULLING THROUGH THAT INTERSECTION YESTERDAY, COMING FROM RIVER ROAD LOOKING TO HEAD WEST ON SIXTH.

RIGHT.

SO WHEN I PULLED OUT AND WAS IN THE INTERSECTION,

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IT WAS LIKE A NASCAR STARTING BECAUSE THEY WERE PARALLEL WITH ME.

I'M NOT SURE WHAT WE CAN DO TO EDUCATE FOLKS, BUT THAT INTERSECTION IS, IS, I'M GONNA USE THE WORD CONFUSING, UH, BECAUSE I'M NOT SURE THAT WE HERE IN THE COUNTY UNDERSTAND WHAT THE INVERTED DIAMONDS MEAN IN THE, IN THE CROSSWALK STRIPING.

AND, AND THAT THAT INTERSECTION JUST NEEDS ATTENTION BEYOND THE STRIPING IS WHAT THE MESSAGE IS.

WE'LL, WE NEED TO GET TOGETHER AND TAKE A LOOK AT IT.

BUT THAT, THAT WAS PART OF THE, THE SIGNAGE AND, AND TRYING TO ELIMINATE THE WIDE INTERSECTION WHERE THREE PEOPLE ARE ABREAST GOING THROUGH THE INTERSECTION.

WELL, THEY WERE DOING THAT YESTERDAY WITH THE NEW SIGN, WITH THE YES SIR.

WITH THE STRIPING AND EVERYTHING.

OH, YES SIR.

OKAY.

AND I WAS, I THINK, FOLLOWING THE RULES 'CAUSE I WAS THE FIRST THERE, SO I THINK I WAS IN MY LANE, BUT UNDERSTOOD.

IT'S, UM, AND MR. CARPENTER HAS SEEN IT, SO IT'S, UM, JACKSON P*****K WOULD BE PROUD.

I WOULD JUST SAY UNDERSTAND.

UM, AND I DID ATTEND THE PUBLIC MEETING, UH, LAST WEEK OR LAST MONTH ACTUALLY, THERE, THAT WAS AT THE, UH, WYNDHAM.

AND I REALLY DO APPRECIATE THAT YOU ALL PUT THAT ON.

IT WAS WELL ATTENDED.

THERE WERE A NUMBER OF G***H LANDERS THERE.

YES.

UH, AND I'M NOT SURE IF ANY HURRY UP OR ANY ABBREVIATION ON THE DIVERSION DIAMOND HAS COME OUT OF THAT.

I KNOW I SPOKE TO SOME OF YOUR COLLEAGUES ABOUT THE, THE, THE 6 23 DIVERSION DIAMOND AS TO, I MEAN, THAT, THAT'S MOVING FORWARD.

YES, SIR.

THAT'S BUT AT WHAT PACE? I CANNOT TELL YOU.

SO, AND, AND I GUESS I COULD ASK THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR, BUT YOU'RE HERE, THE ROCKVILLE ROAD SAFETY STUDY, I KNOW THAT HAS BEEN A WORK IN PROGRESS, IS THAT IT'S NOT COMPLETED YET.

OKAY.

FOR THE SPEED LIMIT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT AND THE SAFETY STUDY, IT JUST, IT WAS A SAFETY STUDY, I BELIEVE.

YEAH.

NOT JUST SPEED, BUT, OKAY.

IT'S THAT A WORK IN PROGRESS.

I, YES, YES, SIR.

IT'S A DRAFT IS OUT THERE, BUT IT'S NOT A FINAL PRODUCT YET.

OKAY.

I, I'VE GOT QUESTIONS.

I WAS ASKED ABOUT THAT TOO.

SO I'M THE MESSENGER.

OKAY.

AND LET'S SEE, STRIPING S SPRAYING.

OH, AND, UH, THAT, THAT'S IT, THAT'S IT FOR ME, BUT THANK YOU.

AND IF YOU, YOU CAN PUT THE GRAVEL DOWN.

THANK YOU FOR THAT.

YOU CAN CALL ME ANYTIME.

I, I, AS YOU KNOW, WELL, I DO.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU MR. LYLE.

UH, MR. AUER, UH, MR. LYLE'S COMMENTS, UH, CREATED A THOUGHT.

WANTED TO THANK, UH, YOU AND YOUR, UH, PEERS, UH, FOR MEETING, UH, LAST MONTH TO GO OVER THE COSTS, UM, AND HOW THE ESCALATIONS HAVE BEEN OCCURRING.

I, I JUST, UM, IT WAS VERY WELL ATTENDED.

UM, AND, UH, THE FOLKS WERE OPEN TO HEARING OUR CONCERNS AND I JUST REALLY APPRECIATE THAT, SIR.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

AND YOUR TEAM FOR THAT.

ALRIGHT.

THANK YOU MR. MAYOR.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ALRIGHT.

DO ANY BOARD MEMBERS WISH TO REPORT ON ANY REGIONAL BOARDS THAT THEY'RE SERVING ON? UH, WE'RE DO.

SO NEIL, MR. SPIN .

THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

UM,

[6. Board Reports]

THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR.

I'VE BEEN A BUSY MONTH, UH, SINCE KIND OF REENGAGING WITH CVT AND PLAN RVA ON CVTA.

I WAS, UH, VOTED IN AS FINANCE CHAIR.

UH, SINCE THAT TIME WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON, UM, GETTING APPROVAL TO, AND, AND, AND SORT OF BETA TESTING OUR ABILITY TO ISSUE BONDS FOR PROJECTS.

UM, KEPT, UH, THE COUNTY HAS WEIGHED IN.

COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR AND TEAM HAVE PUT TOGETHER A WHITE PAPER REGARDING THE COUNTY STAFF, WHICH WE WILL BE TAKING A LEAD TO, UH, EDUCATE ALL OF THE REGION ON OUR THOUGHTS SO THAT FOLKS UNDERSTAND GLAND'S POSITION ON AND HOW WE COULD POTENTIALLY BENEFIT FROM BONDING, BUT ARE ALSO PROTECTED, UH, AND ENSURING THAT WE'RE PROTECTING OUR AAA RATINGS.

UM, SO THAT'S BEEN, UM, INTERESTING.

ANOTHER THING THAT WE DISCOVERED WAS THAT, UH, LAST YEAR THE, THE BOARD HAD, UH, UH, IMPLEMENTED A POLICY TO, UH, CREATE SOME RESERVES.

HOWEVER, NO PLAN WAS EVER CREATED TO FUND THE RESERVES.

SO WE ARE WORKING ON THAT.

WE, WE HAD, UH, SOME, UH, INTEREST REVENUE THAT WE HAD EARNED.

UH, SO WE PUT HALF OF THE MONEY TOWARDS, UH, THE FUNDING OF THAT AND HAVE, AND ARE CREATING THE PLAN TO MOVE FORWARD.

SO THAT WOULD BE, UM, IN PLACE, UH, FROM A PLAN RBA PERSPECTIVE.

WE HAD OUR, UH, AUDIT, UM, AND EVERYTHING CAME OUT GREAT.

UH, WHY I'M BRINGING THIS UP TO YOU, TO Y'ALL IS THAT, UM, THERE, THE, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MET WITH A LOT OF THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATORS TO DISCUSS A SHORTAGE OF ABOUT $50,000 FOR SOME PROJECTS THAT THEY WANT TO DO.

MOST OF WHAT PLAN RVA BESIDES FOR GRANT, UH, MONIES, WHICH IS HOW THEY OPERATE, OPERATES ON WITH MONEY FROM EACH LOCALITY BASED ON THE SIZE OF THE CITIZENRY.

UH, SO TO COVER THAT GAP, UH, THEY'RE PROPOSING A 5 CENT PER HUNDRED PERSON INCREASE, WHICH WOULD PROBABLY BE A LITTLE BIT LESS THAN A THOUSAND DOLLARS TO GLI.

UM, I SPOKE IN OPPOSITION TO THAT.

UM, UH, HOWEVER, IT WILL BE GOING FORWARD TO THE FULL, UH, COMMISSION FOR SUPPORT.

UH,

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UM, BUT IT WAS MORE THAT I KIND OF, I FELT THAT IN A, YOU KNOW, $5 MILLION BUDGET, WE COULD FIND $50,000 SOMEWHERE ELSE.

SO, UM, JUST WANTED TO ALERT THE BOARD OF THAT, AND IF YOU HAVE THOUGHTS ON THAT, UM, OBVIOUSLY THIS IS NOT A, UH, THIS IS A BOARD DECISION THAT NEIL DECISION, I'M HAPPY TO CARRY THAT.

JUST, UH, REACH OUT AND LEMME KNOW.

THANKS.

THANK YOU, MR. SPOONER.

MR. LAW.

UH, YES, MR. CHAIRMAN.

THANK YOU.

THE, UH, R-R-T-P-O DID MEET ON, UH, THE 31ST OF LAST MONTH.

AND A NUMBER OF THINGS WERE COVERED.

UH, ONE, WHICH IS, UM, ADMINISTRATIVE, BUT WE ARE GOING TO A, UH, A BI-ANNUAL FUNDING SCHEDULE.

SO WE WILL BE IN SYNC WITH THE SMART SCALE AND I BELIEVE THE CVTA.

UH, SO ALL OF THE FINANCING WILL BE ON THE SAME SCHEDULE.

WHAT HAD BEEN POINTED OUT OR HAVE BEEN DISCOVERED IS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, UH, WE WOULD DO SOMETHING AND THEN IT WOULD WAIT A YEAR AND A HALF BEFORE THE, UH, UH, SMART SCALE FOLKS WOULD GET TO IT.

AND THEN ALSO THERE HAD NOT BEEN SUFFICIENT TIME FOR RESERVES TO BE BUILT.

SO ANY ALLOCATIONS THAT WERE DISPERSED WERE, UH, SOMEWHAT ALMOST INCONSEQUENTIAL.

THEY WEREN'T LARGE ENOUGH TO DO SOMETHING WORTHWHILE.

UH, I ALSO, UH, HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO, UH, SEE THAT WE HAVE, UH, ALLOCATED THE R-R-T-P-O IS ALLOCATED ANOTHER $19 MILLION TO GRTC, TO, UH, HELP THEM WITH THE PARATRANSIT PROGRAM.

AND THAT PIQUED MY INTEREST, UH, BECAUSE AS I THINK ALL OF US IN PUBLIC SAFETY ARE AWARE, WE DO A, A LOT OF TRANSPORT CALLS IN, UH, THE EASTERN PART OF THE COUNTY FROM, UH, AVERY POINT, UH, TUCKO PINES AND, AND SHELTERING ARMS. AND IT, UH, WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION BY THE, UH, CEO OF GRTC THAT WE, ANYBODY THAT IS WITHIN THREE QUARTERS OF A MILE OF AN ESTABLISHED ROUTE, WHICH WE HAVE IN GLAND, UH, CAN UTILIZE THE PARATRANSIT SYSTEM.

AND SO I WOULD, UH, ENCOURAGE US TO AGGRESSIVELY, POLITELY, BUT AGGRESSIVELY PURSUE, UH, MEETINGS WITH, UH, SHELTERING ARMS. AVERY POINT AND TUCKER HOPE.

WELL, TUCKER HOPE PINES FALLS OUTSIDE OF THE THREE QUARTER MILE, I'M SORRY, BUT, UH, TO LET THEM KNOW THAT PARATRANSIT IS AVAILABLE AND IT, UH, CAN BE DONE WITH NO CASH BOX BECAUSE GRTC CURRENTLY HAS NO FAIR BOX POLICY IN PLACE.

UH, THAT THEN LED ME TO REQUEST THE INFORMATION ON THE SINGLE OR THE ONLY, UH, GRTC LINE WE HAVE IN THE COUNTY.

AND, UH, I LEARNED THAT, UH, WHEN PEOPLE GET OFF THE BUS, IT'S CALLED AN A LIGHTING.

AND I WAS TOLD, WELL, WE HAVE SO MANY A LIGHTINGS IN.

AND I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THAT MEANT, BUT NOW I DO.

SO I'M HAPPY TO SHARE THAT.

BUT, UH, WE HAVE BEEN, UH, SEEING IN A CONDITION, UH, AN INCREASING A LIGHTING, UH, NOT TO GET, UH, INTO IT, BUT IN JANUARY THERE WERE ONLY 500.

I SAY THERE WERE 529 IN JANUARY AND SEPTEMBER, THERE WERE 1,325.

UH, SO, AND THAT IS AT THE SHELTERING ARMS. UH, SO THE STAFF ARE UTILIZING THAT.

THEY BROKE IT DOWN ON A DAILY AVERAGE.

UH, IT STARTED OUT AT 223 BACK IN JANUARY, AND IT'S UP TO 514.

SO I DID NOT GET THE NUMBER OF TIMES I, SO I MISSED THAT DETAIL AS TO HOW MANY TIMES THE BUS IS TRANSITING.

THERE ARE TWO SHELTERING ARMS, BUT THERE ARE 500, OR I SHOULD SAY 415 PEOPLE IN SEPTEMBER, 505 IN AUGUST THAT ARE UTILIZING THAT.

SO TRANSPORTATION IS BEING USED.

SO BETWEEN THAT AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO USE PARATRANSIT, UH, GRTC MAY BE ABLE TO HELP US ADDRESS SOME OF OUR ISSUES THAT WE'VE GOT THERE.

AND THEN THERE WAS ALSO A PRESENTATION BY ONE OF THE MEMBERS, UH, AND THEY WERE SHARING FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES WHAT, UH, I BELIEVE IT IS THE, UH, ESSENTIALLY THE VACO LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM ON TRANSIT.

AND SO THEY HAVE A NUMBER OF POSITIONS THAT THEY HAVE TAKEN.

I'LL SHARE THIS WITH MR. CARPENTER, BUT ONE THAT CAUGHT MY ATTENTION IS THAT THERE IS AN OPTION FOR COUNTIES IF THEY WERE SO INCLINED TO PURSUE WHAT'S CALLED AGAIN, THE DEVOLUTION OF SECONDARY ROADS, WHERE THE COUNTY COULD ACTUALLY RE, UH, ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE.

NOW, IT WOULD BE AN EXTREMELY COMPLICATED, AS YOU WOULD IMAGINE, FINANCING PROCESS, BUT IT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT AT LEAST FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES, AND MR. CARPENTER'S FREE TIME, WHICH HE HAS NONE OF, UH, WE COULD EXPLORE AND SEE IF THERE WERE SOME OPTION WHERE WE WOULD HAVE A LITTLE MORE, UH, CONTROL OVER LOCAL ROADS WHERE IF WE NEEDED TO WIDEN ONE, PERHAPS PUT IN A TURN LANE, UH, OR, OR SOMETHING THAT, UH, WOULD MAKE ME HAPPY.

UH, WE, WE COULD PURSUE THAT, BUT IT WOULD INVOLVE SOME KIND OF FUNDING MECHANISM.

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AND SO I SHARE THAT WITH YOU, UH, BECAUSE I LEARNED SOMETHING AND THOUGHT YOU WOULD FIND IT OF INTEREST ALSO.

AND, UM, THAT'S WHAT WE DID FOR TWO AND A HALF HOURS AT THE R-R-T-P-O.

WONDERFUL.

THANK YOU, MR. LYLE.

UM, I JUST WANNA ADD MY THANKS TO MY COLLEAGUES.

UM, THE BOARD SPENDS A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF TIME.

THE BOARD MEMBERS SPEND A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF TIME, UM, WORKING WITH THESE REGIONAL BOARDS AND IN REGIONAL COOPERATION, AND THEY BRING, THESE BOARDS HAVE HISTORICALLY BROUGHT GREAT RESOURCES TO THE COUNTY.

AND, UM, THEY'RE A BIG, UH, THEY'RE, THEY'RE SOMETHING THAT MOVES THE NEEDLE WHEN WE DO PROVIDE A BALANCED BUDGET FOR OUR CITIZENS.

SO I THINK, UM, THE ONGOING EFFORTS ARE TO BE COMMENDED.

AND THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR THE WORK Y'ALL ARE DOING.

UH, WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.

I'LL ASK MR. CARPENTER TO SUMMARIZE THE

[XI. Consent Agenda]

MR. CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, WE HAVE SIX ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA TONIGHT.

THE FIRST ITEM, THE BOARD IS REQUESTED TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION AFFIRMING UCHIN COUNTY SUPPORT AND PARTICIPATION IN FIREFLY FIBER BROADBAND'S EXPANDED REGIONAL INTERNET SERVICE EXPANSION PROJECT RISE, AND THE RELATED 2024 VIRGINIA TELECOMMUNICATION INITIATIVE, BATTY BROADBAND GRANT, AND AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENTS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS NECESSARY IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE PROJECTS.

THE NEXT ITEM, THE BOARD HAS REQUESTED TO AMEND AND APPROPRIATE FUNDS TOTALING $352,998 TO THE FISCAL YEAR 25 SCHOOL CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND FEDERAL GRANTS FUNDS AS FOLLOWS, AN APPROPRIATION IN THE AMOUNT OF 300,000 TO THE SCHOOL CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FUND FOR A GLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LEARNING PARK TO BE FUNDED BY THE PRESERVATION TRUST FUND FROM THE VIRGINIA OUTDOORS FOUNDATION, AND AN APPROPRIATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $52,998 TO THE FEDERAL GRANTS FUND FOR BIRD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL INSTRUCTIONAL INITIATIVES TO BE FUNDED THROUGH TITLE ONE A FUNDS NO COUNTY FUNDS ARE NEEDED FOR THIS REQUEST.

THE BOARD HAS REQUESTED TO BUDGET AND APPROPRIATE FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $300,000 TO THE CONTRIBUTION DEPARTMENT'S FISCAL YEAR 25 GENERAL FUND BUDGET TO BE FUNDED BY GENERAL FUND UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCE.

THE CONTRIBUTION WOULD ALLOW THE GLAND EDUCATION FOUNDATION TO PROVIDE A THREE YEAR AFTER SCHOOL ENRICHMENT PROGRAM WITH THE GOAL OF IMPROVING STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND SCHOOL PERFORMANCE.

THE PROGRAM WILL BE FOR KINDERGARTEN THROUGH FIFTH GRADE, STUDENTS WILL BE HELD IN ALL THREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.

BENEFITS TO FAMILIES WILL INCLUDE BUDGET FRIENDLY, EXTENDED LEARNING, A SAFE ENVIRONMENT, HOMEWORK, COMPLETION, REMEDIATION AS NEEDING AND EXPERIENCING ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES.

THEY HAVE COMMITTED TO ANNUAL DELIVERABLES AND METRICS.

NEXT, THE BOARD IS REQUESTED TO ADOPT THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION REQUESTING THAT THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ACCEPT 0.45 MILES OF ROADS AND ROCKETS RIDGE SECTION ONE SUBDIVISION INTO THE SECONDARY SYSTEM OF ST.

HIGHWAYS FOR MAINTENANCE.

THE BOARD HAS REQUESTED TO AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR TO EXECUTE A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE CENTRAL VIRGINIA WASTE MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY FOR HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION AND PROCESSING SERVICES, WHICH WILL ALIGN WITH THE TERMS OF AN EXISTING CONTRACT BETWEEN THE C-V-W-M-A AND ITS FENDER CLEAN HARBOR ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES INC.

AND FINALLY, THE BOARD IS ASKED TO APPROVE A REQUEST TO SUPPORT THE PROPOSED NAME OF FERN CREEK FOR AN UNNAMED TRIBUTARY LOCATED WITHIN GLAND AND LOUISA COUNTIES.

A LETTER WAS FORWARDED TO THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR FROM THE VIRGINIA BOARD ON GEOGRAPHIC NAMES ON A PROPOSAL BY THE US BOARD OF GEOGRAPHIC NAMES TO NAME AN UNNAMED STREAM IN GLAND AND LOUISA COUNTY'S FERN CREEK.

THIS ITEM WAS PROVIDED TO BOTH GLAND AND LOUISA COUNTY STAFF, AND WAS REVIEWED AND RESEARCHED BY BOTH THE GLAND AND LOUISA COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETIES.

NEIGHBORS WERE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO WEIGH IN BOTH HISTORICAL SOCIETIES, FOUND NO PRECEDENT NAMES OR CONFLICTS WITH THE PROPOSED NAMES KNOWN OBJECTIVE MR. CHAIR.

THOSE ARE THE ITEMS IN FRONT OF YOU.

THANK YOU, MR. CARPENTER.

UM, UH, DO WE HAVE, OH, UH, DO WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR DISCUSSION ON MS. CONSENT AGENDA? OKAY.

UH, DO WE HAVE A MOTION FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA? MR. CHAIRMAN? I MOVE THAT WE ADOPT THE CONSENT AGENDA, AND I ASSUMING THEN WE WOULD HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT SECOND, BUT I JUST, OKAY.

I DO MOVE.

OKAY.

NOW WE'LL MOVE ON TO COMMENTS AND DISCUSSION.

UH, AS FAR, MR. CAR, MR. SPINER? OKAY, THANKS.

UM, I DID WANT TO TALK, TALK ABOUT ITEM THREE, UH, THE UCHIN COUNTY BUDGET, $300,000 FOR THE, UH, AFTER SCHOOL

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UM, WE, I FIRST THOUGHT ABOUT THIS.

OBVIOUSLY, THE, THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT COMES IN PLAY AS FAR AS, YOU KNOW, WHAT IS OUR ROLE IN THIS AND MY, UH, OPINION THAT MOST THINGS ARE BETTER WHEN GOVERNMENT IS NOT INVOLVED.

AND AFTER, UH, SIGNIFICANT DISCUSSION.

I FEEL LIKE THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COUNTY, UH, TO KICKSTART A PROGRAM THAT ISN'T A COMPETITION WITH EXISTING AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS, BUT ACTUALLY FILLING IN A GAP.

UM, AND IF THIS GOES, IT IS SUCCESSFUL.

I DON'T SEE THIS AS SOMETHING THE COUNTY CONTINUES TO FUND, BUT THEN IT BECOMES SELF-FUNDED.

BUT I DO THINK WE HAVE TO LOOK AROUND AND, AND WE HAVE TO LOOK AT OUR COMMUNITY AND SEE WHAT OUR COMMUNITY NEEDS ARE AS A GOVERNMENT, UM, AND, AND DO WHAT WE CAN TO SEE THE BEHAVIORS THAT WE WANT.

WE WANT OUR KIDS HERE TO BE SUCCESSFUL.

WE WANT THEM TO BE SAFE AFTER SCHOOL.

WE WANT PARENTS TO HAVE OPTIONS SO THAT THEY CAN, UH, WORK AND FEEL, BUT KNOW THAT THEIR CHILDREN ARE, ARE BEING CARED FOR AND, UM, AND, AND, UM, THEY, THEY, THAT HELPS MAKE THEIR LIVES A LITTLE BIT EASIER.

THANK YOU, MR. AUER.

MR. LAU.

THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.

UM, I ALSO WILL COMMENT ON THE, UH, $300,000, UH, WELL, WHICH IS NOW BECOMING A GRANT.

UM, READING COMPREHENSION IS SOMETHING I AM EXTREMELY FOCUSED ON.

IF YOU CAN READ AS A STUDENT YEARS, EVERY OTHER COURSE, UH, IT BECOMES A LOT EASIER TO HANDLE.

AND MY UNDERSTANDING IN TALKING WITH THE GOSLIN FOUNDATION AND, AND, UH, FOLKS THAT HAVE RUN THIS PROGRAM IN AN ADJOINING COUNTY, IS THAT IT IS MEASURABLE THAT WE'LL HAVE METRICS AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND IF IT'S WORKING OR NOT.

AND IF IT'S NOT WORKING, I WILL BE EXTREMELY COMFORTABLE SAYING IT SHOULD NOT RECEIVE ADDITIONAL FUNDING.

UH, READING IS JUST THE CORNERSTONE OF EVERYTHING IN EDUCATION, WHICH, UM, I BELIEVE IS I'VE BEEN LED TO, WELL, I I TRULY DO BELIEVE THIS IS WHAT IT'S GOING TO FOCUS ON.

UH, AND SO IF WE CAN GET MORE PEOPLE READING, SO THIS IS NOT FOR GUITAR LESSONS, THIS IS NOT FOR PAINTING, THIS IS NOT FOR, UH, NOTHING WRONG WITH THE FINE ARTS, BUT THIS IS EXTREMELY FOCUSED ON READING COMPREHENSION.

AND, AND THAT FOCUS IS, IS WHY I'M HAPPY TO SUPPORT THIS, UH, AND, AND LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THE METRICS DR.

KMAR MENTIONED AT THE TOWN HALL MEETINGS.

OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL WAS A, A, A CODE RED READING COMPREHENSION ENVIRONMENT AND NOW IS UP TO GREEN, BUT IT TOOK SOME WORK.

AND SO IF WE CAN DO THIS AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL, COMPREHENSION GOES UP, I THINK THAT'S MONEY WELL INVESTED IN IS ONE OF THE COURT SERVICES I THINK GOVERNMENT SHOULD PROVIDE.

SO THANK YOU MR. CHAIR.

THANK YOU, MR. HALL.

I JUST WANT TO ADD, THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN VERY WELL PLANNED.

UM, THEY'VE COME TO US AND ANSWERED ALL OUR QUESTIONS, AND I'M INCREDIBLY EXCITED FOR THE POTENTIAL OF THIS.

AND, UH, LIKE MR. LYLE SAID, THE ABILITY TO, UM, HAVE THE DATA TO HOPEFULLY BACK IT UP FOR MANY, MANY YEARS TO COME.

SO THIS IS AN EXCITING OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO OFFER AS A COUNTY.

MR. WINFREY, I JUST WANT TO ADD, UM, AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT ALL ALL BOARD MEMBERS HAVE ENGAGED IN AND, AND, AND SORT OF DELVE INTO, AND I APPRECIATE THAT.

UM, I JUST WANTED TO ADD THAT, UH, WE'VE ALSO MADE, UH, DR.

CMAR AWARE OF THIS AND HE IS IN SUPPORT OF IT.

THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS? SEEING NONE, UH, WE WILL TAKE A VOTE.

UH, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? IS THIS VOICE VOTE? OKAY, MR. CARPENTER? NO.

OH, OH, NO.

ALL.

OKAY.

SINCE IT, UM, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

OPPOSED? MOTION.

UH, THE CONSENT AGENDA PASSES.

OKAY.

WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO NEW BUSINESS.

UNDER NEW BUSINESS TODAY WE HAVE ONE ITEM,

[XII. New Business]

[1. November Appointment]

DO I HAVE A MOTION I MOVE, UH, THAT THE BOARD APPROVE THE REAPPOINTMENT OF PATIENTS ARMSTRONG, TO THE DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE AS PRESENTED? DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.

YOUR CHOICE, MR. SPEAR? OKAY.

SECOND.

UH, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, MR. CHAIRMAN? AYE, MR. CHAIRMAN, THIS IS AFTER THE FACT, BUT I, I SO APPRECIATE THE CITIZENS VOLUNTEERING TO DO THIS.

UH, WITH THE RECENT GROUNDBREAKING WE HAD ON THE NEW HONDA STORE COMING INTO THE COUNTY, THE DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE PLAYED AN INTEGRAL PART IN MAKING THAT NEW DEVELOPMENT A BETTER DEVELOPMENT.

UH, THEY, THEY COLLAB, COLLABORATED, AND TOOK INTO ACCOUNT OUR, OUR NEIGHBORS TO THE WE EAST.

UM, THEY MADE SOME DESIGNS OR RECOMMENDED SOME DESIGN CHANGES THAT WERE INCORPORATED.

SO I, I CERTAINLY DO APPRECIATE MS.

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IT'S ONE OF THOSE UNSUNG BEHIND THE CURTAIN TYPE OF ACTIVITIES THAT MANY FOLKS DON'T REALIZE CITIZENS ARE DOING.

ABSOLUTELY.

THANK YOU FOR THOSE COMMENTS.

UM, AND I WILL ADD THAT, THAT, UM, HONDA DEALERSHIP, UM, WILL RISE QUICKLY AND, UH, BE A GREAT COMMERCIAL, UH, BUSINESS PARTNER FOR THE COUNTY FOR YEARS TO COME.

UM, AND WE HAD A GREAT GROUNDBREAKING LAST WEEK.

SO WITH THAT AND SEEING NO OTHER COMMENTS, WE'LL NOW RECESS UNTIL OUR 6:00 PM UH, EVENING BOARD MEETING.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENDANCE.

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NO WORRIES.

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[XIV. 6:00 PM - Chair Calls Meeting Back to Order]

WE WILL START WITH A CHRISTMAS MOTHER, 2024 PRESENTATION FROM MS. ROBIN HILLMAN, WHO IS PRESENTING ON BEHALF OF GUCH AND CHRISTMAS MOTHER, BELINDA BOWLES.

MS. HILLMAN,

[XV. Presentation by 2024 Goochland Christmas Mother Belinda Bowles]

ROBIN HILLMAN, 1458 TIMBER RIDGE.

AND, UM, I'M HERE AS YOU MENTIONED, TO, UH, SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THIS YEAR'S CHRISTMAS MOTHER, WHICH WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO SAY THAT.

IT'S BELINDA BOWLES, WHO'S A LONGSTANDING MEMBER OF OUR COMMUNITY, ALONG WITH HER FAMILY.

AND, UM, SHE SENDS HER DEEPEST REGRETS FOR NOT BEING HERE TONIGHT.

SHE WAS ORIGINALLY PLANNED TO COME, UM, AND SPEAK AND WAS UNEXPECTEDLY, UM, NOT ABLE TO COME.

THE GLAND CHRISTMAS MOTHER PROGRAM HAS BEEN PROVIDING RESOURCES SINCE 1959 TO ENABLE QUALIFIED, UM, GLAND RESIDENTS TO PURCHASE FOOD, CLOTHING, AND OTHER ESSENTIAL NEEDS DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON.

TO QUALIFY, THE APPLICANTS WE SERVE HAVE TO MEET, UM, TWO TYPES OF QUALIFICATIONS.

THE FIRST THING THAT THEY HAVE TO BE ABLE TO MEET IS THEY HAVE TO BE A GLAND RESIDENT AND THEY HAVE TO MEET INCOME REQUIREMENTS.

AND THEN THEY HAVE TO MEET ONE OF THE OTHER CATEGORIES OR QUALIFICATIONS, WHICH IS TO HAVE A FAMILY WITH CHILDREN, OR TO BE A SENIOR AT THE AGE OF 60 OR OLDER, OR TO HAVE A DOCUMENTED DISABILITY.

IN OCTOBER, WE HAD TWO DAYS AT GLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL WHEN THE RESIDENTS COULD APPLY FOR THE CHRISTMAS MOTHER PROGRAM.

THIS SLIDE SHOWS THE INFORMATION THAT WE COLLECT DURING THAT PROCESS FROM EACH APPLICANT.

ON THIS SLIDE, UM, THE NUMBER OF PERSONS IN A FAMILY THAT WE SUPPORT TYPICALLY RANGES ANYWHERE FROM ONE TO 10 MEMBERS AND A FAMILY.

AND THIS SLIDE SHOWS THE MONTHLY MEDIUM INCOME BY THE NUMBER OF PERSONS IN THAT FAMILY.

SO, AS AN EXAMPLE, YOU'LL SEE THAT THE ONE MEMBER AND A FAMILY WOULD BE, UM, $2,472 FOR THAT FAMILY.

IF YOU LOOK AT THE RANGE OF, AT THE END OF THAT RANGE OF 10 PEOPLE IN A FAMILY, IT'S $6,845, WHICH, UM, EQUATES TO $684 PER PERSON THIS YEAR.

EACH FAMILY WILL RECEIVE A FOOD LINE GIFT CARD AND A WALMART GIFT CARD AND A BOX OF NON-PERISHABLE FOODS.

THE FOOD LION GIFT CARD THAT WE ARE PROVIDING IS, UH, $175 PER FAMILY AND EACH MEMBER IN THAT FAMILY WILL RECEIVE THE WALMART GIFT CARD, WHICH WILL BE A HUNDRED DOLLARS PER GIFT CARD.

THIS YEAR, WE WILL BE SERVING 239 FAMILIES THROUGH THE GLAND CHRISTMAS MOTHER PROGRAM THROUGH IN THAT APPLICATION PROCESS.