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HEREBY CALL TO ORDER THE JANUARY 15TH, 2025 MEETING OF THE GLAND COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY AND ECONOMIC DIRECTOR AND SECRETARY, WHO WOULD CALL THE CALL THE ROLL PLEASE.
KENNY COLLIER AND JENNY WOOD ARE ABSENT, BUT YOU DO HAVE A QUORUM.
AND OUR SECOND ORDER OF BUSINESS IS THE ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
AND IF I UNDERSTAND CORRECTLY, THE COMMITTEE, I DO NOT HAVE A SLATE FOR YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.
I, UH, WE, WE JUST NEVER GOT TOGETHER ON IT, SO I UNDERSTAND.
UM, I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU WANT TO DO WITH THAT.
TAKE IT TO THE NEXT MEETING OR I, I'LL COMMIT TO GETTING IT DONE BY THE NEXT MEETING.
I, I THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE WE CAN DO ANYTHING, QUITE FRANKLY.
'CAUSE I, I DON'T SEE IN OUR BYLAWS, AND CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, THAT WE HAVE ANY CONSTRAINTS TO DO WITH THIS PARTICULAR MEETING.
I THINK WE'VE DONE THAT BEFORE WE TAKE A TO THE NEXT.
SO YEAH, IF WE, WE'LL JUST PASS IT ON TO THE NEXT MEETING.
WELL, WE DON'T HAVE THAT FULLY ESTABLISHED YET, BUT WE WILL SHORTLY FEBRUARY MEETING.
SO MOVING ON TO THE NEXT BUSINESS.
UH, ORDER OF BUSINESS IS CITIZEN COMMENTARY.
IS ANYBODY ONLINE? NO, THERE'S NO ONE ONLINE.
THERE'S NO ONE HERE IN PERSON.
SO WE'LL MOVE TO THE NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS, WHICH IS APPROVAL OF MINUTES.
AND THAT IS FROM OUR LAST MEETING ON DECEMBER 4TH.
CLOSED SESSION OR NO? WE JUST STARTED, WE'RE INTO, OKAY.
THE MEETING MINUTES LAST MEETING.
IS THERE A MOTION TO, UH, I'LL MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM THE DECEMBER 4TH MEETING.
IS THERE SECOND? IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MINUTES HEARING? NO DISCUSSION.
UH, ALL IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE MINUTES, PLEASE STATE AYE.
ANY OBJECTIONS? ANY ABSTENTIONS? UM, KENNY, UH, WE HAD TALKED, UH, IN PREVIOUS ITEM THREE ON THE AGENDA, THE ELECTION OF OFFICERS TO KICK IT DOWN TO THE NEXT MEETING.
SO IF THAT, IF THAT'S OKAY, UH, WE'LL JUST GO AHEAD AND ADD THE, AT THE FEBRUARY MEETING.
SCHEDULED MATTERS TREASURERS OF REPORTS.
AND UNDERSTAND THERE'S NO BILLS TO BE PAID.
UH, I DUNNO IF YOU WANT WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SAY, MR. TREASURER? YEAH, MR. CHAIRMAN.
THE, THE TREASURER'S REPORTS AROUND THE TABLE HERE AND THERE'S ONLY A COUPLE OF, UH, A COUPLE OF THINGS TO NOTE.
UM, AN EXPENDITURES, UH, CHRISTIAN BARTON CAME AT TWO $90, UH, $2,293, UH, FOR INSURANCE PAYMENTS.
AND THERE'S A $5,000, UH,
UH, OTHER THAN THAT, THERE ARE, UM, THERE ARE NO CHANGES THERE.
UH, DO YOU HAVE THIS PAGE OR NO? NO.
UH, SO YOU DON'T NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THAT.
I DO HAVE A QUESTION ON THIS, ON THE BALANCE SHEET.
UM, WHAT IS THE LAND FOR? $28,642.
THAT IS, SO THAT'S CONSIDERED ONE OF THE ASSETS THAT THEY WERE TRACKING, UM, AS THE LAND VALUE ASSET.
AND THEN WHEN YOU SOLD IT, IT GOT MOVED.
UM, YOU CAN SEE THAT IT WENT AS A CREDIT THE SAME AMOUNT? NO, WELL, NO, IT'S MORE, AND THEN, AND THEN THE, THE BALANCE OF THE CASH THAT YOU RECEIVED WENT INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT.
SO I SEE IT ON, I SEE IT ON THE BALANCE SHEET AS YOU KNOW, POSITIVE.
BUT WHERE IS THE OFFSET? I DON'T SEE THE OFFSET.
IS IT, ON THE NEXT PAGE, THERE'S A SALE OF REAL ESTATE REVENUE ON THE NEXT PAGE.
AND THAT SHOULD ADD TO SOMETHING LIKE WHAT, 106,007 500? YES.
WHICH I SEE ON THE CHECK REGISTER MM-HMM
IT JUST, IT JUST WASN'T REAL CLEAR.
YEAH, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S HOW THE COUNTY VALUED YOUR LAND ASSET.
SO THEY DIDN'T, THEY DIDN'T, THEY WEREN'T TRACKING IT.
THE FINANCES DEPARTMENT WASN'T TRACKING AT A FULL, LIKE A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS RIGHT.
THEY WERE TRACKING IT TO 28,000.
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OKAY.AND SO, UM, I CAN ASK KATHLEEN.
WHEN IT'S GONNA COME OFF AS A ASSETS AND SINCE YOU DON'T HAVE IT ANYMORE, RIGHT.
BUT THIS IS AS OF DECEMBER AND THAT WOULD, THAT TOOK PLACE IN DECEMBER, SO IT WOULD MAKE SENSE THAT IT'S STILL THERE.
IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THE TREASURER'S REPORT? I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT, UM, THIS IS THE ADDITIONAL TRACKING THAT I'M DOING FOR THE FUNDS THAT YOU RECEIVE FROM THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
SO THIS IS A SITE INFRASTRUCTURE FUND, SO YOU CAN SEE THAT YOU ALL HAVE APPROVED 98,000 2 0 5 FOR THE OILVILLE WATER AND SEWER ANALYSIS, AND THEN 75,000 FOR THE WEST CREEK SITE DEVELOPMENT GRANT.
HAVEN'T PAID ANYTHING OUT OF THOSE FUNDS YET, BUT THEY'RE ENCUMBERED.
SO YOU'RE, YOU'RE $500,000 THAT THE BOARD GAVE TO YOU IS NOW THAT OUT OF 3 26 7 9 5, AND OF COURSE THAT AMOUNT WILL AUTO TRANSFER BACK TO THE BOARD IF IT'S NOT, UH, DISPERSED BEFORE JULY 1ST, CORRECT? NO.
UM, THEY CAN RECALL IT IF THEY WANT, BUT IT DOESN'T AUTOMATICALLY GO BACK TO IT.
BUT THERE'S NO TIME LIMIT THAT WE HAVE TO NOT FOR THE SITE AND INFRASTRUCTURE FUND.
AND THEN WHEN WE START DISPERSING GRANTS UNDER THE OTHER TWO FUNDS, YOU'LL ALSO HAVE A SHEET SHOWING YOU WHAT THOSE BALANCES LOOK LIKE.
UH, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON PRIVILEGE REPORT, COMMENTS, HEARING NONE, WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEW BUSINESS.
SO THIS EVENING, I THOUGHT SINCE, YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD THE HOLIDAYS, UM, THAT I WOULD LIKE TO REVIEW SOME OF THE 2024 ACCOMPLISHMENTS OKAY.
THAT, UH, OUR DEPARTMENT AND THE EDA HAS DONE TOGETHER.
AND SO WE'RE GONNA KIND OF BREAK IT UP INTO NEW BUSINESS.
AND THEN CHANCE HAS A PRESENTATION TO TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE, UH, ITEMS AND INFORMATION HE'S RECEIVED FROM EXISTING BUSINESSES OVER 2024.
UM, SO FROM A NEW BUSINESS RECRUITMENT STANDPOINT, UM, YOU KNOW, THE TWO MAIN GREAT THINGS THAT HAPPENED IN 2024 WAS THAT PROJECT ROCKY CLOSED ON THEIR LAND, UH, PROJECT ROCKY IN EARLY DECEMBER.
SO THEY WERE ABLE TO MAKE THAT REAL ESTATE CLOSING.
THEY TOOK POSSESSION, UM, EVERYTHING WAS STRAIGHT THERE.
THEY'RE STEADILY MOVING THROUGH THE PROCESS.
SO IF YOU'VE DRIVEN PAST THERE, YOU SEE LOTS OF BIG EQUIPMENT OUT THERE, LAND CLEARING HAPPENING.
UM, WHEN DOES THE ROADS, UM, WORK START THE ASHLAND ROAD INTERCHANGE? UM, THAT PROBABLY WON'T ACTUALLY PHYSICALLY START CONSTRUCTION UNTIL LIKE 20 27, 20 28.
SO THERE'S A LOT OF PREP WORK THAT HAS TO BE DONE IN ADVANCE.
UH, CRESCENT, UM, AXIAL, WHICH IS NOW KNOWN AS AXIAL ROCK HILL 64, THAT'S THAT 335,000 SQUARE FOOT SPEC INDUSTRIAL ON ASHLAND ROAD JUST NORTH OF THE ROCKY SITE, THEY WERE ABLE TO MAKE FINAL CLOSING LIKE DECEMBER 31ST.
SO THAT LAND HAS CLOSED TRANSFERRED.
THEIR POD SHOULD BE ISSUED HERE SHORTLY.
WAS THAT THE ONE THAT YOU'RE WORKING ON WITH
BUT THAT WAS THE ONE WE WERE TALKING ABOUT MONTHS AGO.
IT WAS IN ADDITION TO THE PROJECT ROCKY SITE, RIGHT? MM-HMM
IS THAT THE, THAT'S THEY WENT THROUGH REZONING BACK IN 2023.
UM, YEAH, YOU GUYS HAVE HEARD ABOUT IT BEFORE, BUT IT'S, UM, IT, IT'S ACTUALLY HAPPENING.
AND I HAVE THEIR MARKETING MATERIALS AND I'VE UPDATED THE WEBSITE WITH THE NEW MARKETING MATERIALS FOR THEM.
SO WE CAN NOW START, UM, PUSHING OUT, UH, BUILDING SPACE, WHICH IS EXCITING BECAUSE WE, WE'VE NEVER REALLY HAD THAT BEFORE IN THE COUNTY.
IS IT IT'S SPEC WAREHOUSE THOUGH, CORRECT? MM-HMM
NOT AT ALL SPEC INDUSTRIAL WAREHOUSE, SO IT COULD BE MANUFACTURING.
WHAT'S THE VALUE ON THAT, DO YOU KNOW? YEAH.
UM, IT'S SOMEWHERE AROUND 30 MILLION INVESTMENT.
SO IT'S LIKE ONE 10TH OF THE COUNTRY.
ROCKY, ROCKY, ROCKY'S LIKE 300 MILLION, RIGHT? YEAH.
UM, THE BUILDING IS LARGER AND ALL THE, UM, ROBOTICS AND STUFF THAT GO INSIDE THE BUILDING MAKE THAT INVESTMENT MUCH HIGHER.
SO THE CRESCENT INVESTMENT BASICALLY IS A SHELL BUILDING, AND THEN WHEN TENANTS COME IN, THEY, THEY INVEST MORE TO FIT UP THEIR SPACE, TENANT UPFITS ON THEIR SPACE.
SO IT WILL CONTINUE AN INVESTMENT AS THE TENANTS COME IN.
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SO SOME PRIVATE ENTITY IS TAKING THE RISK ON THAT.THEY'RE BUILDING IT, SAYING SOMEONE'S GONNA COME AND OCCUPY.
IT'S NOT A, A DISTINCT, UH, ED EDA OR WHATEVER WE CALL IT NOW, OR NO, IT IS MAINLY WAREHOUSE BASED.
UM, IT IS IT, LIKE I SAID, IT'S A, THERE ARE TWO BRING UP IT A SHOW THEY CAN MAKE ANYTHING THEY WANT WITHIN YEP.
SO IT'S LIKE A BLANK CANVAS HERE.
AND HERE'S A LITTLE SNAKE PEEK HERE.
ALL OF OUR WEBSITES HAVE BEEN SUPER SLOW AND IT HAS BEEN LOOKING INTO IT AS TO WHAT'S, I DON'T KNOW IF IT HAS TO DO WITH, ARE THEY HOSTED OR THEY'RE HOSTED PACIFICS PLUS.
I KNOW THEY'VE BEEN, BUT YEAH, THAT'S JUST LIKE RIDICULOUS.
UM, BE, UM, SO THIS IS WHAT IT KIND OF YEAH.
BUILDINGS LIKE THAT IN HANOVER, THEY'RE SUPER UGLY, BUT THAT YOU HAVE ONE, LIKE THAT'S THE PLACE TO HAVE IT
THEY'RE UP AND DOWN ROUTE ONE.
WELL, I MEAN, THEY BUILT ONE LIKE THAT RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM THIS BEAUTIFUL FARM, AND IT RUINED THE VIEW.
BUT I KNOW WHERE YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT TO HAVE TO HAVE A BUILDING LIKE THAT IN ADDITION, WE REALLY NEED ONE.
AND THAT'S A GOOD PLACE TO HAVE IT.
SO EXPLOS, IS THAT PART OF UNA SOLUTIONS? I HAVE NO IDEA.
HERE'S SOME LIKE, UM, RENDERINGS OF WHAT IT'S GONNA LOOK LIKE.
UM, THERE'S TWO BUILDINGS, BUILDING ONE, BUILDING TWO, AND, UH, WHAT, WHAT THEY COULD LOOK LIKE.
BUT, UM, SO THEY OFFER LIKE 32 FEET CLEAR HEIGHT, 40 DOCK DOORS, 130 MILE PARKING SPACES, UM, LARGE COLUMN SPACINGS.
SO THE TENANTS CAN COME IN AND TAKE A SMALLER PORTION OR THEY COULD TAKE THE ENTIRE BUILDING IF IT'S A LARGE ENOUGH TENANT.
UM, SO THEY ARE BUILDING ONE IS 154 SQUARE FEET, BUILDING TWO IS 181, UH, SQUARE FEET.
AND, UH, THEY'RE VERY, VERY FLEXIBLE.
UM, SO I AM PUSHING THIS OUT AND TRYING TO GET, UH, YOU KNOW, BUSINESSES TO, IT'S IN SUCH A GOOD AREA.
LIKE, AND CHANGE IS GREAT, I THINK, I THINK YOU'RE GONNA GET TENANTS PRETTY QUICKLY.
SO IT'S, THAT'S A HUGE, UM, A HUGE WIN THAT HAPPENED RIGHT AT THE END OF THE YEAR.
UM, GREAT LAKES AUTO BROKE BROWN ON ITS FIRST VIRGINIA DEALERSHIP, SO THAT'S THE HONDA DEALERSHIP ON BROAD STREET.
UM, THE, WHERE IS THAT? IT'S, UM, RIGHT AT THE HENRICO GLAND LINE.
IT'S LIKE THE FURTHEST PARCEL YOU CAN GET
UM, SO IF YOU ARE DRIVING DOWN BROAD STREET, YOU SEE LAND CLEARING ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE IF YOU'RE IN SHORT PUMP, THAT'S WHAT THAT IS.
UM, OF COURSE, THE BOARD AND THE EDA HELD, UH, WORKSHOP AND BACK IN AUGUST, WE GOT SOME GREAT INITIATIVES OUT OF THAT.
YOU'VE APPROVED 75,000 FOR THE PRIME SITES IN WEST CREEK AND 98,000 OILVILLE WATER AND SEWER STUDY, WHICH IS UNDERWAY NOW.
UM, MONEY FOR SMALL BUSINESS EXPANSION INSTEAD.
AND I'M HAPPY TO SAY THAT WE LAUNCHED THAT AND PUT THAT OUT.
AND WE'RE GONNA BE BRINGING THREE APPLICATIONS TO YOU NEXT MONTH FOR REVIEW.
OUR PLAN IS TO DO A REPORT ON EACH ONE, KIND OF AN OVERVIEW, UM, GIVING YOU THE ROI AS TO WHAT THEY'RE
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ASKING FOR AND HOW MUCH TAX RETURNS GONNA BE BACK WANTED, SO YOU HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION OF FULLY THAT AND, UM, CONSIDER THESE APPLICATIONS FOR YOU.SO THAT'S GONNA BE ON THE AGENDA FOR THE FEBRUARY MEETING.
IS THIS LAND WE'VE ALREADY LOOKED AT, OR
UM, AND THEN OF COURSE, THE MONEY FOR THE TODD'S LOGO PROGRAM.
AND THAT'S GONNA BE LAUNCHING IN MARCH.
AND WE ALREADY KNOW OF, I KNOW OF AT LEAST ONE BUSINESS THAT'S PLANNING ON APPLYING FOR IT WHEN IT LAUNCHES.
SO ALL OF THESE INITIATIVES ARE BEING VERY ACTIVE AND, UM, WELL RECEIVED IN THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY.
UH, WE, IN 2024, WE INCREASED OUR DIGITAL MARKETING PRESENCE FOR BUSINESS RECRUITMENT WITH TRADE AND INDUSTRY MAGAZINE.
AND WE'VE SEEN, UM, AN INCREASE OF FIVE POINT, UH, 5,700, UH, VISITORS TO OUR WEBSITE ALONE, BASED ON THAT INFORMATION WAS 144% INCREASE.
SO WE'VE SET UP A SPECIFIC, UM, WEB PAGE THAT WE ARE DIRECTING PEOPLE TO.
AND SO BASED ON THAT ALONE, WE'VE SEEN THAT AS NUMBERS INCREASE SINCE WE'VE BEEN ADVERTISING IN THIS.
SO, UM, IT'S FOLKS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD, UM, THAT HAVE PAINTED IT.
A LOT OF THE MAR SITE SELECTORS, UM, YOU CAN JUST TELL FROM THEIR LOCATIONS.
UH, AND SO, UM, THAT, THAT'S BEEN A HUGE, UH, BENEFIT THAT WE'VE SEEN IN 2024.
UH, WE HAD A SUCCESSFUL ORDINANCE AMENDMENT TO REMOVE FOUR AREA RATIO REQUIREMENTS FROM THE ORDINANCE, UH, WORKED ON THAT.
AND, UH, CAN I ASK YOU ANY FURTHER FEEDBACK ON THAT? OR IS EVERYBODY KIND OF RESIGNED TO THAT BECAUSE THERE'S SOME CONTROVERSY ABOUT IT, BUT YEAH, THERE, THERE WAS, I THINK, I THINK, UM, THERE WAS A LOT OF, UH, FEAR AROUND WHAT, WHAT IT COULD OPEN UP IN GLAND COUNTY, BUT, UM, IT, IT WAS MORE OF A REDUNDANT REQUIREMENT.
AND SO OUR OTHER REQUIREMENTS THAT ARE ALREADY IN PLACE REALLY WOULD PROHIBIT A LOT OF WHAT I THINK FOLKS WERE SCARED OF HAPPENING.
SO I CAN GET BACK WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE CONCERNED, ESPECIALLY TO ME, IT STILL DOESN'T PROHIBIT THE, UH, PLANNING COMMISSION FOR MATT FOR ASKING FOR A FAR ANALYSIS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
IT WOULD NOT FOR DURING A REZONING OR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT.
THEY CAN, THEY CAN ASK FOR THOSE THINGS OR REQUIRE THEM FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT.
I THINK THERE'S, THERE'S A LOT TO IT, FOR EXAMPLE, NOBODY AROUND US REALLY HAS IT.
AND, AND THE FACT ALSO THERE'S, SO THAT'S REDUNDANCY, KIND OF BACK TO YOUR POINT.
ANYWAY, SO I, I THINK WE'RE SAFE FROM A PROPAGATION STANDPOINT.
I THINK THAT SOME OF THE FEARS WERE ON THE BOARD, YOU KNOW, SAILED RIGHT THROUGH THE PLAN COMMISSION, THEN 4 0 1 ON THE BOARD, SO YEAH.
I JUST HAD A COUPLE PEOPLE WERE TALKING ABOUT IT AND, YOU KNOW, AND I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE I CAN REPORT BACK AT ACCURATELY WITH WHAT WAS DONE.
UM, WORK CONTINUES TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL REUSE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE FORMER GLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
UM, WE ARE COORDINATING WITH, UM, THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT FOR THE DESIGN OF THE FUTURE FAIRGROUNDS ROAD EXTENSION.
SO THAT WILL CONTINUE IN 2025.
WE WON THREE IEDC AWARDS IN 2024.
AND THEN CHANCE RECENTLY WON THE RISING STAR AWARD.
CONGRATULATIONS WITH OUR VIRGINIA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION.
UM, WE HAD $36 MILLION IN NEW CAPITAL INVESTMENT COME THROUGH IN 20 24, 940 5 MILLION UNDER CONSTRUCTION, 1.7 BILLION IN THE PROJECT PIPELINE.
AND THEN OVER A MILLION SQUARE FEET OF INDUSTRIAL SPACE UNDER CONSTRUCTION RIGHT NOW IN UGLAND COUNTY.
IT'S STILL, THE MAJORITY OF THAT UNDER CONSTRUCTION IS COMMERCIAL RESIDENTIAL? NO, UH, THE, OH, THE 945 MILLION INVESTMENT UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
SO HOW MUCH OF THAT WILL AFFECT THE SCHOOLS? THE NONE OF THE COMMERCIAL INVESTMENT IN THE COUNTY WILL AFFECT THE SCHOOLS.
SO THAT'S ALL JUST STRAIGHT TO THE FACE TAX REVENUE.
IT WILL AFFECT, SOME OF THAT WILL AFFECT
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THESE AS, AS, UM, AVERY POINT IS INCLUDED IN THAT.AND THEN THE SHELTERING ARMS FOURTH FLOOR BUILD OUT IS ALSO INCLUDED.
AND THEY, THEY HAVE AN IMPACT ON FIRE RESCUE, BUT FOR THE MAJORITY, NO, NO IMPACT TO SCHOOLS.
SO, UM, AND THEN THE MILLION SQUARE FEET OF INDUSTRIAL SPACE UNDER CONSTRUCTION, I THINK IS VERY EXCITING.
UM, I HAD IDENTIFIED THAT AS, AS A MAJOR NEED IN GOLAND.
YOU REMEMBER ME PUSHING THAT MM-HMM
AND WE'VE GOTTEN, UM, SOME INDUSTRIAL PROJECTS APPROVED AND THE SPEC INDUSTRIAL IS HAPPENING.
SO IT'S, THOSE ARE ALL VERY GOOD THINGS THAT HAPPENED IN 2024.
UM, AND THEN WE LAUNCHED, YOU MIGHT NOTICE THAT IT'S GOT A LITTLE BIT OF A DIFFERENT LOOK TO IT, A WEBSITE UPDATE HERE.
SO, UM, SOME OF THESE STILL ARE THE SAME UP AT THE TOP, BUT WE'VE CHANGED, LIKE WHY GOLIN LEARN ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY DEMOGRAPHICS, BUILDINGS AND SITES, BUILDING SUPPORT LIVE HERE, LEARN ABOUT LIFE IN GLAND COUNTY, OUR WORKFORCE, AND THEN ABOUT US ABOUT THE EDA AND ABOUT THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OFFICE HERE.
AND THEN WE HAVE, UM, MAPS DETAILING WHERE WE ARE, BECAUSE IF, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE A SITE SELECTOR OR YOU'RE A COMPANY FROM, UM, ACROSS THE WORLD, YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW WHERE UCHIN COUNTY VIRGINIA IS.
SO WE
AND THEN WE HAVE A FAST FACTS THAT KIND OF COUNT UP THERE.
UM, AND THEN A VERY NICE SHOT OF WHERE WE HAVE LATEST NEWS AND UPDATES.
AND THEN OUR VIDEO THAT, THAT WE DID, WHO DID THIS, UH, CIVICS PLUS IS, UM, THE, THE COMPANY THAT HOSTS OUR WEBSITE.
AND SO WHAT THEY BASICALLY DID WAS GAVE US, UM, SOME OPTIONS AND WE SCOURED OTHER CIVICS PLUS WEBSITES AND CHOSE WHAT WE LIKED.
AND THEN, UM, THEY TOOK OUR BRANDING COLORS AND INCORPORATED A BUNCH OF THINGS.
UM, I HAD SET THROUGH A LOT OF SITE SELECTOR KIND OF, UM, WEBINARS ON LIKE BEST PRACTICES FOR HOW TO SET UP YOUR WEBSITE AND WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR MM-HMM
AND SO WE TAILOR OUR WEBSITE TO THAT.
AND SO I THINK IT'S GOT A VERY CLEAN, UPDATED, CRISP LOOK.
UM, I WILL SAY THAT WE ARE GOING TO CLEAN UP SOME OF THESE MEGA MENUS, MAYBE DO A LITTLE REORGANIZATION, AND THEN WE'RE GONNA DO A, UM, A PUSH OUT AND, UM, MARKETING TO LET FOLKS KNOW THAT WE HAVE A NEW WEBSITE.
AND THEN, UM, IF THERE'S NOTHING ELSE FOR NEW BUSINESS, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO CHANCE AND HE CAN KIND OF GO THROUGH HIS PRESENTATION.
ONE THING I WANTED TO SUGGEST BY SEEING THIS HERE, JUST BROUGHT TO THE MIND MM-HMM
UM, I'VE LOOKED AT THE, UM, OVER THE PAST YEARS, THEY DID A, I THINK IT WAS THE, UH, UH, VIRGINIA STATE BP OR SOMEONE WITHIN THE STATE.
THEY HAD A, A MAP OF VIRGINIA AND WHERE, JUST LIKE WHAT YOU HAD MM-HMM
WHAT'S THE MILD RADIUS? UH, LIKE A HUNDRED MILE RADIUS OF LIN.
IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT? WHERE DC UM, I, I SAY THAT 'CAUSE THERE WAS A STATE, UM, MAP THAT WE MADE, BUT ADD TO THAT, IF YOU TAKE, UM, AND DO A CIRCUMFERENCE OF UCHIN COUNTY AT A 500 MILE RADIUS MM-HMM
YOU GET NEW YORK, YOU GET PHILLY, YOU GET ATLANTA AND, AND ALL THOSE BIG MAJOR CITIES.
AND WE HAVE EASY ACCESS THROUGH TRANSPORTATION TO THOSE AREAS.
SO MAYBE ADD, LIKE, OR INCLUDE A SECOND.
ADD SOMETHING, ADD A SECOND ONE.
UM, IT KIND OF SAYS THAT UP TOP, BUT I THINK MAP COULD SHOW TOO, BECAUSE THE TOP, IT SAYS PATIENT'S OKAY.
BUT I MAP TO VISUALIZE IT WOULD BE GOOD TOO.
JUST A THOUGHT ALREADY SITTING OUT ALL.
UM, SO I FIGURED OUT, GO AHEAD AND, UH, START THIS YEAR KIND OF JUST GIVING YOU GUYS A ROUNDUP OF WHAT 2024 BUSINESS RETENTION EXPERIENCE CAN LOOK LIKE, KIND OF THE DIFFERENT EFFORTS THERE.
UM, SINCE WE HAVEN'T DONE THIS IN THE PAST, IT'S KIND OF A BEST PRACTICE.
I, I PICKED UP FROM SOME OF THE COURSES I, I'VE TAKEN, UH, OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS.
I JUST THOUGHT IT'D BE A GOOD IDEA TO START THE YEAR OFF THIS WAY AND GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT BUSINESSES ARE SAYING AND WHAT WE'RE ALSO DOING.
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OVERVIEW.IN 2024, UH, WE HAD 395 INTERACTIONS WITH 224 BUSINESSES IN THE COUNTY.
UM, AND THESE NUMBERS ARE PROBABLY HIGHER WHEN WE INCLUDE EMAILS, CALLS, AND JUST RANDOM RUN-INS WE HAVE, UH, WITH BUSINESSES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
AND THERE'S JUST A LITTLE BREAKOUT OF THE COUNT.
THOSE ARE USUALLY MORE IN DEPTH MEETINGS, 45 MINUTES TO TWO HOURS LONG.
TALKING ABOUT WHAT'S THE BUSINESS PLANS, WHAT'S THE FUTURE LOOKING LIKE, UM, GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES, UH, CHALLENGES NEEDS.
WHERE, WHERE CAN WE HELP? UH, TOUCH POINTS ARE REAL GENERAL.
THEY CAN BE ANYTHING FROM, UH, SOMEBODY GIVES ME A CALL, ASK ME A QUESTION.
I, I RUN INTO THE, AT A CHAMBER MEETING, THEY SAY, HEY, I, I REALLY NEED TO HELP FIND A WORKFORCE.
AND I SAID, LET ME SEND YOU A FEW LINKS TOMORROW MORNING AND, AND THAT WAY.
UM, THOSE ARE ME GOING THROUGH THE INDUSTRIAL PARKS AND A FEW OF OUR, OUR MORE MAJOR COMMERCIAL, UH, CORRIDORS AND JUST, JUST DROPPING IN AND SAYING, HEY, WHAT'S UP? ANYTHING WE CAN HELP WITH? AND, AND JUST CHECKING IN.
UM, THAT'S A REALLY GOOD WAY TO GET THE FOOT IN THE DOOR WITH BUSINESSES THAT WE'VE NEVER INTERACTED BEFORE WHERE THEY JUST AREN'T, DON'T REALLY WANNA INTERACT WITH THE GOVERNMENT, BUT JUST A GOOD CHECK IN TO SEE IF THERE'S ANYTHING WE CAN HELP WITH OR, OR ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THEY HAVE.
UM, SO BUSINESS NEEDS, CONCERNS AND CHALLENGES.
I EACH ON EACH SLIDE TO KIND OF SHOW WHAT THE TOP KIND OF CHALLENGES I'VE HEARD FROM BUSINESS NEEDS CONCERNS.
AND THEN I'LL HAVE SOME, UH, UH, FEW SLIDES ON, UH, KIND OF JUST EXPLAINING 'EM.
SO IF YOU GUYS WANT HOLD YOUR QUESTIONS TO END.
SO AS YOU CAN SEE ON THIS ONE, PERMIAN ZONING IS, IS ONE OF THE TOP BUSINESS NEEDS CONCERNS AND CHALLENGES I HEARD 42 TIMES THIS YEAR.
UM, AND THEN STATE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND BUSINESS RESOURCES, THOSE ARE USUALLY TALKING ABOUT KIND OF DIFFERENT STATE RUN PROGRAMS THAT THEY WANT TO GET INVOLVED IN.
UM, OR, OR, UH, BDP PROGRAMS. UH, BUSINESS LICENSING IS VERY LOW.
ACCESS TO CAPITAL IS ACTUALLY SURPRISINGLY PRETTY LOW FOR THE COUNTY.
UM, THEY DON'T GET A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT.
WORKFORCE IS THE NUMBER 1 64 BUSINESSES BRING THAT UP.
UM, TRANSPORTATION, THAT'S GONNA TIE IN WITH ANOTHER CONCERN ON ANOTHER PAGE.
AND THEN NETWORKING, PROVIDING CONTACTS, THAT'S USUALLY A, A BUSINESS.
IT SAYS THEY'RE IN THE SAME INDUSTRY OF ANOTHER BUSINESS THAT I HAVE CONTACT FOR.
THEY'RE TRYING TO NETWORK WITH THEM TO SEE IF THERE'S PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES.
UM, THAT'S USUALLY WHERE THAT, THAT STEMS FROM.
UM, ENTREPRENEURIAL AND SMALL BUSINESS RESOURCES, THOSE ARE USUALLY WHAT I'M TALKING WITH, WITH STARTUPS.
UH, BUSINESSES THAT ARE ONE, TWO YEARS OLD LOOKING FOR, UH, HELP FROM THE SBDC OR HELP RUNNING BUSINESS PLANS, THINGS OF OF THAT NATURE.
SITE SELECTION, THOSE THAT IT IS LOW, BUT USUALLY WHEN I'M TALKING SITE SELECTION WITH BUSINESSES, IT'S BUSINESSES LOOKING TO EXPAND AND GROW.
UM, AND ICC EXPANSION NUMBER 43, UH, 43 TIMES.
UM, I TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT ON A FUTUR SLIDE, SO I'LL HOLD OFF OF THAT.
UM, AND THEN, UH, TAXES SURPRISINGLY LOW BECAUSE MY FIRST YEAR WE TALKED A LOT ABOUT THAT.
NOT TOO MANY SHOP LOCAL PROGRAM, THAT'S USUALLY BUSINESSES.
UH, JUST HELPING THEM KIND OF FIGURE OUT THE PROGRAM A LITTLE BIT BETTER SO THAT THEY CAN BETTER ADVERTISE IT TO THEIR, UH, CUSTOMERS.
UM, AND THEN MARKETING AND SOCIAL MEDIA PROMOTION, THAT'S USUALLY AROUND BY TOURISM BUSINESSES, ASKING ABOUT HOW TO GET, UH, THEIR EVENTS ON EXPLORE GOLAND OR, OR GET PROMOTED ON THE SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES.
UM, SO REOCCURRING THEMES, WORK WORKFORCE STRUGGLES THAT CAME OUTTA COVID-19 REMAIN A CHALLENGE FOR BUSINESSES, UH, ESPECIALLY IN THE TRADES INDUSTRY.
UH, YOU'RE JUST NOT SEEING THAT, THAT WORKFORCE THERE.
UM, HOWEVER, I, I DID HEAR SEVERAL BUSINESSES INDICATE THAT AN EASING OF THE LABOR MARKET, UM, HAS IMPROVED COMPARED TO 2022 AND 2023.
UM, AND, AND, UH, YOU CAN KIND OF SEE THAT THE LABOR PARTICIPATION MADE NATIONALLY HAS BEEN SLIGHTLY INCLUDING BACK UP FROM COVID.
WE'D LIKE IT TO KEEP GOING UP.
UH, BUT LIKE I SAID, SHORTAGES MOSTLY FOCUSED ON THE TRADES OF BLUE COLLAR INDUSTRIES.
UM, AND IT'S USUALLY, IT IS, IT'S BOTH A LACK OF APPLICANTS AND, BUT ALSO LACK OF QUALIFIED APPLICANTS IS, IS WHERE THEIR STRUGGLES ARE.
UM, THE EXPANSION CATEGORY IS A GOOD INDICATOR OF BUSINESSES WANTING TO GROW IN THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS.
UM, AND THAT'S EVERYTHING FROM ADAPT, ADDING AN ADDITIONAL FOOTPRINT, ENTERING NEW MARKETS, UH, WHETHER IT'S, UH, HEY, I WANT TO START EXPORTING AND, AND I'M LIKE, WELL, LET'S GET YOU INTO THE STATE'S PROGRAM FOR THAT.
UM, BIGGEST HURDLE FOR THEM MOST OF THE TIME IS FINDING THE SPACE AND GETTING THROUGH PERMITTING IF THEY'RE GONNA BE OUT AND BUILDING, UH, EXPANSIONS.
UH, BUT FOR EXAMPLE, LIKE ONE OF OUR BUSINESSES, UH, THEY STARTED MANUFACTURING THEIR OWN PARTS FOR THEIR OWN SELF PRESERVATION TO, TO FIX WHAT THEY NEEDED TO FIX.
AND THEN THEY WERE LIKE, WELL, WE CAN SELL THESE PARTS TO PEOPLE.
AND SO THEY STARTED SELLING THESE PARTS AND, UH, I CONNECTED
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WITH THE STATE PROGRAM FOR THAT AND HELPING THEM, UH, KIND OF LEARN MORE HOW TO ENTER NEW MARKETS.SO THAT, THOSE ARE KIND OF EXPANSIONS THAT I ALSO ADD INTO THERE.
UM, PERMIT ZONE CHALLENGES COME IN VARIETY FORMS, AND I HEAR A LOT OF DIFFERENT, SOME IN BUSINESSES INDICATE THAT, YOU KNOW, COMPARED TO 10, 15 YEARS AGO OR EVEN FIVE YEARS AGO, GETTING THROUGH PERMIAN ZONE IS SO SLOW NOW.
IT, IT'S REALLY TOUGH FOR THEM.
NOT AS EFFICIENT AS IT USED TO BE.
UM, THE PROCESS IS SO CONVOLUTED AND DIFFICULT, UH, TO UNDERSTAND THAT THEY KIND OF AVOID IT AS MUCH AS THEY CAN.
YOU SAY THEY GO, YOU KNOW, I HAVE THIS SPACE.
I COULD PUT A ANOTHER BUILDING ON THERE AND I THINK IT WOULD HELP ME, BUT THINKING ABOUT GOING THROUGH THE PERMANENT ZONES, THAT JUST, I DON'T WANT TO DO IT.
AND SO THAT'S SOMETHING I'M, I, I TRY TO TALK 'EM THROUGH AND KIND OF REALLY OFFER MINE SARAH'S ADVICE.
'CAUSE YOU KNOW, SARAH SPENT A LOT OF TIME IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HAS A LOT OF KNOWLEDGE THAT SHE'S PASSED ON TO ME FOR THAT.
UM, ONE OF THE BIG RECOMMENDED RECOMMENDATIONS FOR BUSINESSES WAS TO CREATE A KIND OF A STEP-BY-STEP CHECKLIST OF THE PERMANENT ZONING PROCESS FOR THEM AND DEVELOPING THEIR LAND, UM, AND GETTING THE BUILDING.
AND KI STARTED PUTTING THAT TOGETHER.
SARAH'S CURRENTLY REVIEWING SOME OF THE DIFFERENT DRAFTS I PUT.
UM, I ACTUALLY WENT TO CHAT GPT AND, AND ASKED FOR A STEP BY STEP FOR GETTING THROUGH, UH, GOIN COUNTY'S PERMIT ZONING.
I TOOK SOME OF THAT, TOOK WHAT I'VE PUT TOGETHER, MIXED IT SERIES, REVIEWING THAT AND TRYING TO JUST MAKE IT EASIER FOR THEM TO UNDERSTAND AND WRAP THEIR HEADS AROUND OF, OF WHAT THE TIMELINE LOOKS LIKE AND, AND WHAT, WHAT'S NEEDED FROM THEM.
UM, AND THEN OTHER COMPLAINTS WERE, WERE, WAS THAT PERMIAN ZONING, THEY, THEY, THEY DON'T USE COMMON SENSE.
UM, AND, YOU KNOW, IT JUST DEPENDS ON KIND OF WHAT THE BUSINESS IS TRYING TO DO.
AND THEN INFRASTRUCTURE AND TRANSPORTATION, I SAID ARE MOSTLY TIED TO ASTON ROAD AND THE I 64 AND THE CHANGE IN THE TRAFFIC THAT IMPACTS THE BUSINESSES THERE.
UM, AND, AND THAT'S SOMETHING WHERE IT, WHEN I'M TALK TO 'EM, I TALK ABOUT THE DVI AND THE POTENTIAL FOR THAT.
BUT WHEN, AND THEN I HAVE TO REMIND 'EM THAT WE'RE, WE'RE ON
WE CAN'T, WE CAN'T SPEED IT UP AS, AS MUCH AS WE'RE TRYING TO, WE'RE WE'RE TRYING TO GET PUSH AS, AS AS POSSIBLE.
BUT, UM, THE TRAFFIC THERE IS DEFINITELY A HINDRANCE WITH BUSINESSES.
BUT THE LOCATION IS SO GOOD 'CAUSE THERE'S SO MANY RESOURCES FOR THE TYPE OF BUSINESSES THERE.
YOU HAVE CORALS THERE FOR THE GAS.
A LOT OF THE LANDSCAPING BUSINESSES, YOU HAVE YARDWORKS THERE.
SO THEY CAN PICK UP MULCH, THEY CAN DROP OFF ALL THEIR DEBRIS THERE.
UM, IT'S JUST SUCH A GOOD CLUSTER THERE THAT THE, THE, THE GOOD OUTWEIGHS THE TRAFFIC FOR MOST OF 'EM.
UM, AND THEN THE OTHER COMMON ISSUES WERE WERE LACK OF WATER DOWN PLAZA DRIVE IN CENTERVILLE.
UM, AND THEN, AND THE INDUSTRIAL PARKS, UM, WORKSHEET.
JUST GO OVER OUR WORKSHOPS AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES.
UM, IN 2024, WE HOSTED FOUR QUARTER WORKSHOPS AND ONE SMALL BUSINESS RESOURCE BREAKFAST.
UH, WE ALSO PARTNERED WITH THE CHAMBER TO HELP 'EM HOST THEIR OWN WORKSHOP.
UM, THE TOPICS INCLUDED ACCESSING CAPITAL, HOW TO WIN GRANTS, UH, BENEFITS OF A-B-B-R-L-T-A MEMBERSHIP, UH, QUICKBOOKS 1 0 1 AND SMALL BUSINESS ACCOUNTING.
UM, AND THEN THE SMALL BUSINESS RESOURCE, UH, BREAKFAST PROVIDE BUSINESSES AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET AND LEARN ABOUT, UH, THE CAPITAL REGION SPVC NETWORK TO WORK RVA VIRGINIA SMALL BUSINESS FINANCING AUTHORITY AND THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF SMALL BUSINESS AND SUPPLIER DIVERSITY.
AND THAT'S THE END OF WHAT, UH, KIND OF QUICK RECAP OF, UH, 2024 TO BRE.
DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT? I DO, YES.
UH, THE, ON THE ZONING AND REGULATION AND THE, AND THE CONFUSION OF, YOU MENTIONED THAT IT'S, I DON'T KNOW WHETHER YOU SAID IT TAKES LONGER NOW THAN IT USED TO OR SEE, OR FROM THEIR PERSPECTIVE, IT TAKES MUCH LONGER.
AND I KNOW THERE'S SOME CONFUSION OVER THE PROCESS AND THAT TYPE OF THING, BUT HAS ANYBODY LOOKED AT, IS THE PROCESS LONGER AND MORE CONFUSING NOW THAN IT WAS SEVERAL YEARS AGO? WE IS IS THAT DOCUMENTED SOMEHOW? UH, THAT'S JUST WHAT I HEAR FROM BUSINESSES.
I WASN'T HERE SEVERAL YEARS AGO.
DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY TO THAT? IT IS, IT IS.
AND CAN WE HAVE AN INFLUENCE ON THAT? WE, THE BOARD CHANGED PART OF THE SCHEDULING BETWEEN WHAT HAPPENS AND I THINK THERE'S THIS WHOLE SERIES OF INTERNAL, THE ZONING BOARD, UH, SUPERVISOR, FOUR SUPERVISORS.
AND SO IT, IT IS ADDED TIME UP TO THAT.
IT'S 10 YEARS AGO WHEN I WAS TRYING TO GET MY, I HAD TO DO A CEP FOR MY, UH, COMM KITCHEN.
AND AT THAT TIME, THE BUILDING INSPECTOR WAS NOT REAL EASY TO WORK WITH.
AND THE PROCESS WAS VERY CONFUSING.
AND IT WAS, THE BALL GOT DROPPED BY DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS.
SO I WORKED A LOT WITH JOANNE, WHICH IS PARTLY WHY I GOT ON THE COMMITTEE FOR THE AGRICULTURE COMMITTEE.
'CAUSE I STARTED TO GET MORE INVOLVED.
AND THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT GETTING SOME KIND OF A LIAISON POSITION AT THAT
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TIME TO MAKE SURE THAT IF SOMEBODY CAME THROUGH THE DOOR AND THEY STARTED THAT PROCESS, THAT THAT PERSON KEPT TRACK OF WHERE THAT WAS, WHERE THAT APPLICATION WAS AT ALL TIMES.AND YOU COULD GO BACK TO THAT PERSON AND SAY, I'VE MOVED OUTTA THIS DEPARTMENT.
WHAT'S NEXT? OR I, YOU KNOW, WHERE'S THE BALL GOTTEN DROPPED? OR, I THINK THAT WOULD BE A, A GOOD RECOMMENDATION.
I'VE SPENT A LOT OF TIME, UH, RECENTLY MAKING SURE THAT THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS DON'T GET DROPPED.
AND SO, UM, I THINK IT WOULD BE A HUGE BENEFIT TO HAVE SOMEBODY, UM, IN THAT DEPARTMENT THAT, THAT THEY COULD KEEP TRACK AND MAKE SURE THAT, UM, INFORMATION'S COMING TO AND FROM THE, THE BUSINESSES WHEN THEY, IT'S LIKE A PROJECT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE THING.
LIKE IT GOES IN AND THEN IT GOES HERE AND THEN IT GOES THERE.
IT MIGHT COME BACK OVER THERE, BUT SOMEBODY'S GOTTA KEEP TRACK OF THAT.
AND, AND WHAT WE'RE FINDING IS IT SEEM LIKE ROCKET SCIENCE EXCAVATOR, BUT IT'S PROBABLY DOLLAR SIGNS IT WOULD COST TO HAVE SOMEBODY LIKE THAT.
SO, UM, AN ADDITIONAL EMPLOYEE.
IT'S ALMOST LIKE A MENTOR THAT YOU GET ASSIGNED WHEN YOU APPLY.
BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE'S EVEN MORE OF A NEED FOR IT NOW.
SO, UM, THAT COULD BE SOMETHING THAT YOU ALL COULD HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH YOUR BOARD MEMBERS ABOUT.
I LIKE THE IDEA OF COMING UP WITH SOME KIND OF MARKETING MATERIAL TO GIVE TO A NEW PERSON WHO WANTS TO APPLY THE, THE, THE PROBLEM IS ANY TYPE OF MARKETING MATERIAL IS GONNA BE SO HIGH LEVEL YEAH.
LIKE IT GIVES THEM A GOOD OUTLINE.
EVERY, EVERY PROJECT IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT.
MAYBE YOU NEED SEPTIC, MAYBE YOU DON'T, MAYBE YOU NEED THIS, MAYBE YOU DON'T.
AND SO, IN ORDER TO LIKE GET THAT INTO A FLOW CHART, SOMEBODY'S GONNA LOOK AT IT AND GO, WHAT THE, YOU KNOW, I CAN'T DO THIS.
UM, SO THAT'S FINDING THAT SWEET SPOT IS WHAT WE'RE STRUGGLING WITH.
PROVIDING ENOUGH INFORMATION, BUT NOT TOO MUCH INFORMATION THAT IT'S OVERWHELMING.
UM, AND SO I THINK THAT'S WHY IT HASN'T BEEN, WELL, I KIND OF HAD TO DO THAT WHEN I, FOR MY COMMISSARY BUSINESS, BECAUSE I HAD TO EITHER REFER PEOPLE TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
AND SO WHENEVER I HAD A NEW PROSPECT COME INTO, I HAD THIS SOFTWARE WHERE I DEVELOPED A CHECKLIST MM-HMM
AND IT WAS A NEW PROSPECT CHECKLIST AND IT SAID, DO THIS, THIS, THIS, THIS AND THIS AND THIS ORDER.
AND THEN WHEN YOU GET TO THIS POINT, YOU CAN EITHER GO THIS WAY OR YOU CAN GO THAT WAY.
AND THEN THAT'S A TIME WHEN WE HAVE MORE CONVERSATIONS.
SO THAT IS WHERE MAYBE SOMEBODY LIKE A LIAISON MM-HMM
WOULD BE ABLE TO SAY, WELL, YOU MIGHT NEED TO GO, YOU KNOW? MM-HMM
AND, AND I THINK, WELL, I THINK IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA, BUT I THINK IT HAS TO COME FROM THE DIRECTION OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, UM, TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
SO IT COULD BE A VERY GOOD CONVERSATION THAT YOU ALL COULD HAVE IS A POSSIBILITY OF HAVING ONE OF THE REGULATORS RIDE ALONG WITH YOU WHEN YOU VISIT, DO A VISITOR TWO, UH, JUST TO HEAR SOME OF THE COMMENTS.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN REGULAR? UH, WHOEVER DOES ITS OWN THIS, IT'S TYPICALLY NOT BEST PRACTICE.
IT'S TYPICALLY NOT BEST PRACTICE JUST BECAUSE, UH, IF IF SOMEBODY THEY'VE WORKED WITH IN A DIFFERENT DEPARTMENT THAT THEY HAVE THAT RELATIONSHIP WITH THIS, THEY MIGHT NOT WANT SHARE AS MUCH INFORMATION WITH ME.
UM, WHICH MAKES IT HARDER FOR ME TO KIND OF REALLY GET TO THE BOTTOM OF, OF WHAT THEIR PROBLEMS ARE.
WELL, ALSO, THEY DON'T MAKE THE REGULATIONS.
NO, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PROCESS HERE.
WE'RE NOT, WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT WHETHER THEY DO SOMETHING OR DON'T.
THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT HOW LONG IT TAKES TO DO TO GET THROUGH THE PROCESS.
AND IF THERE'S BOTTLENECK HERE OR IF THERE'S BOTTLENECK THERE.
YOU KNOW, SOMEONE WHO'S IN THAT DEPARTMENT SHOULD BE ABLE TO SAY, WOMEN, YOU DON'T NEED TO DO THAT.
OR, OR WE COULD, IT WOULD HELP IF YOU DO THIS INSTEAD OF THAT.
WELL, THAT'S USUALLY WHEN I, WHEN I DO HEAR BOTTLENECKS AND EVERYTHING, I FIGURE OUT WHO THEY'RE TALKING TO AND THEN I EMAIL THEM AND TRY TO OKAY.
FIGURE OUT WHAT'S GOING ON AND TALK TO SARAH ABOUT IT.
AND WE TRY TO PUSH IT AS MUCH FORWARD AS WE CAN.
BUT, BUT IF THERE WAS SOMEBODY WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT WHOSE SOLE JOB WAS TO SHEPHERD THESE KIND OF THINGS THROUGH AND TO MAKE SURE THAT, UM, THAT THEY'RE NOT GETTING LOST OR LOOKED OVER OR WHATEVER, I THINK THAT COULD BE A, A BENEFIT.
THERE'S NO DOUBT THERE'S A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY FOR SUCCESS HERE, BUT IT, IT, YEAH.
AND, AND YOU'LL SEE WHERE IT PLAYS OUT WITH WHAT YOU'RE DOING RIGHT NOW.
AND LIKE I SAID, I'VE, I'VE BEEN, I'VE A LOT OF MY TIME, UM, IS, AND YOU COULD, I MEAN, BASED ON LIKE, IF IT'S AN EXISTING BUSINESS, WE TRACK IT AND IT'S OBVIOUS THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING A LOT OF THAT WORK.
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CORRECT,UM, SO IS THERE ANY ADDITIONAL, UH, JUST A FEW FEW THINGS I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT.
UM, TOMORROW I'M GONNA SEND YOU GUYS AN INVITATION.
WE ARE HOSTING ANOTHER TOURISM ROUND TABLE ON FEBRUARY 25TH AT THE RESIDENCE INN.
IT'S A TUESDAY FROM 8:00 AM TO NINE 30.
'CAUSE A LOT OF THOSE BUSINESSES, WE WANT THEM TO BE ABLE TO GET THEIR RESTAURANT, GET BACK TO BACK LUNCH OR, OR WHATEVER.
UM, SO I'LL BE SENDING AN INVITE TOMORROW OUT.
UM, AND NO PRESSURE FOR YOU ALL TO, TO ATTEND, BUT IF ONE OR TWO CAN ATTEND, THEN THEY, THEY MIGHT APPRECIATE, YOU CAN GIVE SOME MORE INSIGHT FROM THE BUSINESSES.
UM, HOSTING, WE'RE WORKING WITH THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF, UH, SMALL BUSINESS AND SUPPLY DIVERSITY TO HOST A GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING WORKSHOP IN MARCH.
UM, AND I'M GONNA HAVE THE DIRECTOR OF PURCHASING FOR GSON COUNTY THERE, SO THAT IF THERE'S LOCAL BUSINESSES THAT WANNA DO BUSINESS WITH THE COUNTY, THEY CAN NETWORK WITH HER AND KIND OF LEARN ABOUT BEST PRACTICES WHEN WITH DOING BUSINESS WITH THE COUNTY AS WELL.
UM, WORKING WITH, UH, CTE PROGRAM RIGHT NOW TO PUT, PUT ON OUR INDUSTRY TOYS, TAKING OUT THE CTE TEACHERS TO DIFFERENT BUSINESSES.
UM, AND THEN, UH, THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ALLIANCE OF CENTRAL VIRGINIA.
UH, SARAH AND I ARE WORKING WITH THEM TO PLAN SOME, UH, EMERGING EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS COURSES FOR THE BUSINESSES, UM, IN CASE THEY, THEY WISH TO TENDER IT OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
SO CAN WE, UM, ADD OF THE RECENT SNOW STORM AND WATER CRISIS THAT HAPPENED WITH THE CITY, UM, AND OUR BOIL WATER NOTICES THAT WENT OUT, IT DID AFFECT A HANDFUL OF BUSINESSES THAT WERE ON WATER THROUGH THE HOE CREEK SERVICE DISTRICT.
AND SO THEY HAD TO BOIL THEIR WATER AND OR NOT OPERATE IF THEY WERE A RESTAURANT UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO, UM, OUT OF THAT, WE ARE TALKING ABOUT DOING SOME MORE EMERGENCY PLANNING, UM, FOR THE BUSINESSES SO THEY CAN BE PREPARED IN AN EVENT LIKE THIS COULD HAPPEN, OR, OR A TORNADO.
OR A HURRICANE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
SO SPEAKING OF EVENTS YOU SENT ON CAL, EXCUSE ME, A CALENDAR ITEM TODAY.
WE'RE GONNA TALK ABOUT THAT LATER.
EXPLORE, UM, EXPLORE GLAND FOR 2024 ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
RECEIVED THE FIRST VIRGINIA TOURISM GRANT, YOU KNOW, IN 2024 TO INCREASE OVERNIGHT VISITATION.
IT FUNDED OUR CAMPAIGN, THE COZY COUPLE GETAWAY IN GLAND.
AND, UM, I WANTED TO KIND OF BRING UP WHAT SOME OF THOSE GRAPHICS LOOK LIKE.
IT'S A LITTLE BIT HARD TO SEE, UM, BUT IF YOU CAN IMAGINE, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE TROLLING AROUND ON THE WEB AND YOU'LL SEE SOMETHING LIKE THAT POP UP, UM, COZY UP IN GOOCHLAND AND, UM, SO DIFFERENT ROMANTIC RETREAT, PLAY YOUR TRIP.
THIS WAS, UM, ON, UM, UH, WEB, SOCIAL MEDIA AND THEN SPOTIFY.
AND SO WE HAD SPOTIFY ADS WHERE SOMEONE, UM, AT A VERY SHORT KIND OF SNIPPET ABOUT PLANNING A COZY COUPLE GETAWAY IN GLAND COUNTY WITH SOME FUN PHOTOS GROWING, GOING ACROSS.
UM, AND OUT OF THAT, WE HAVE TO DO OUR REPORTING AND VERIFICATION AT THE END OF FEBRUARY.
SO CHANCE HAS PULLED A LOT OF OF NUMBERS AND DURING THE FIVE MONTHS THAT THIS PROGRAM RAN, THE COZY COUPLE GETAWAY PAGE HAD TWO 22,871 VIEWS.
SO THAT'S AN AVERAGE OF AROUND 4,500 VIEWS PER MONTH OF PEOPLE LOOKING AT THAT PARTICULAR COZY COUPLE GETAWAY PAGE.
WHEN COMPARED TO THE SAME TIME PERIOD IN 2023, THE VIEWS ON OUR ACCOMMODATION PAGE HAS INCREASED BY ALMOST 500%.
SO FOLKS ARE DRIVING AND IT'S DRIVING PEOPLE TO GO LOOK AT OUR ACCOMMODATIONS AND WHERE THEY CAN COME AND SPEND OVERNIGHT VISITATION IN GLAND.
UM, OUR OCCUPANCY TAX REVENUE, WE EXCEEDED WHAT WE THOUGHT WE WERE GONNA DO BY NEARLY $2,000 IN OCCUPANCY FOR OUR Q4.
UM, SO OUR 2023 COMPARED TO 2023 AND 2024 Q4 TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX, THERE WAS A 8.37% INCREASE.
SO DOES THAT INCLUDE RISK
DOES THAT INCLUDE AIRBNB? YES.
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AND T APPROXIMATELY THE TOTAL VALUE IT WAS, UH, TOTAL VALUE.IT WAS JUST SHY OF $40,000 FOR Q4.
AND IN 2023 Q4, WE DID, UH, JUST NORTH OF $36,000.
AND WE, I, WHEN I HAD APPLIED FOR THE GRANT, THAT WAS ONE OF OUR PERFORMANCE METRICS.
AND I JUST USED, WE HAD A BASE INCREASE OF VISITORS OF LIKE 3.3% USING PLACER AI DATA.
SO I JUST DID A 3.3% INCREASE ON THE OXYGEN TAX REVENUE.
SO OUR PROJECTED OUTCOME WAS LIKE 38 AND SOME CHANGE.
AND THEN WE DID JUST SOUTH OF 40.
SO, UM, YEAH, UH, IT WAS, UH, IT WAS A HUGE, UM, BENEFIT TO, TO DO IT AND BEING ABLE TO GET THE GRANT TO HELP PAY FOR IT.
UM, FOR THE FIRST TIME, GOLAND IS REPRESENTED IN SEVERAL STRATEGIC WELCOME CENTERS ACROSS VIRGINIA.
SO OUR EXPLORER GOLAND, UH, BROCHURES THAT WE CREATED, UH, WE SUPPLIED 'EM TO THE WELCOME CENTERS ALONG THE 64 AND NINE FIVE CORRIDORS.
THAT'S SO EASY TO GET IN THOSE.
AND THEN ALSO WE HAVE, UM, WE HAD A RADIO BLOCKS SPOTLIGHTS AND INSIDE APPALACHIA, UM, THAT HAPPENED IN 2024.
AND THEN WE WERE ALSO PART OF THE VIRGINIA RESTAURANT LODGING TRAVEL ASSOCIATION'S 2024 VISITOR GUIDE.
SO ALL OF THOSE WERE BRAND NEW THINGS THAT EXPLORE GOLIN HAD NEVER DONE IN THE PAST.
WE WERE ABLE TO GET THOSE DONE IN 2024, UM, WITH OUR TOURISM IMPACT.
NUMBERS ARE NOT OUT FOR 2024, THEY WON'T COME OUT UNTIL SEPTEMBER OF 2025.
UM, BUT JUST THE SIMPLE IMPACT OF TOURISM FOR 2023.
THIS WAS BEFORE WE WERE RUNNING ANY OF THESE PROGRAMS, SO I IMAGINE IT'S GONNA GO UP TREMENDOUSLY WHEN WE GET THOSE NUMBERS NEXT YEAR.
UM, WE HAD 89 MILLION IN TOTAL IMPACT SPENDING, UM, JUST IN TOURISM 633 JOBS IN THE COUNTY WHERE TOURISM SUPPORTED TOURISM JOBS.
AND, UM, VTC ESTIMATES THAT WE ARE RECEIVING A TOTAL OF 3 MILLION IN LOCAL TAXES JUST FROM THE TOURISM INDUSTRY IN UGLAND.
SO WE'RE GONNA HOPE TO INCREASE THAT AND SEE THAT GO UP IN 2024 WITH EVERYTHING THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING.
SO THAT KIND OF CONCLUDES OUR 2024 UPDATE.
UM, SO ARE YOU GIVING THE SAME PRESENTATION TO, TO THE, TO THE BOARD? UM, I HAVE PROVIDED ALL OF THIS INFORMATION, UM, TO JESSICA KREMBERG WHO'S OUR MARKETING.
UM, AND SHE'S PUTTING TOGETHER A COUNTYWIDE 2024 UPDATE.
UM, HONESTLY, I WAS JUST SO SLAMMED AT THE END OF 2024.
I DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO DO ANYTHING PRETTY
IT'S JUST NOT IN A DISPLAYABLE FORMAT.
UM, BUT I DID GIVE IN PARTICULAR THESE BULLET POINTS ALONG, UM, TO MR. LYLE AND MR. WINFREY.
THEY CAME IN AND HAD A TWO HOUR MEETING WITH US.
THEY JUST WANTED TO TALK THROUGH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
UM, I BELIEVE THEY'RE GOING AROUND TO EVERY DEPARTMENT IN THE COUNTY SINCE THEY ARE NEW BOARD MEMBERS MM-HMM
UM, AND SO WE WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE 'EM WITH THAT INFORMATION AS WELL.
BUT AT LEAST AT THIS MOMENT, NOTHING IS SCHEDULED TO GO TO IN FRONT OF THE BOARD LIKE THIS.
SO, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, DISCUSSIONS REGARDING SCHEDULED MATTERS? OKAY, WE'LL MOVE ON TO OTHER BUSINESS.
UM, ON PAGE, I BELIEVE SEVEN OF THE PACKAGE.
YOU'LL SEE THE PROPOSED DATES FOR MEETINGS NEXT YEAR, UH, THIS YEAR, EXCUSE ME, NOT NEXT YEAR, THIS YEAR.
UM, IS THERE A MOTION TO CONSIDER THIS? TRYING TO FIND
I THINK I'VE ALREADY ACCEPTED THEM ALL.
JUST SO YOU
SO WE NEED TO APPROVE IT THERE.
WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR.
ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION REGARDING THE DATES FOR MEETINGS THIS YEAR? HEARING NO DISCUSSION.
ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE STATE AYE.
APPROVAL OF PURCHASE EDA BUSINESS CARDS AND NAME TAGS.
OH MY GOODNESS, THAT WOULD'VE BEEN VALUABLE IN 2019
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WHEN I OUT, WELL HERE WE'RE IN 2025.I WAS OUT IN SO VALLEY AND IT WAS AT NVIDIA
SO HOW MUCH WAS IT? THREE $85 AND 80 CENTS.
THAT'S NOT BAD FOR FIVE PEOPLE, RIGHT? YEAH, YEAH.
IS THIS PLASTIC WITH A MM-HMM
SO IS THERE A MOVE TO MAKE THAT PURCHASE HAPPEN? I'LL MOVE.
UH, ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? HEARING NONE.
ALL IN FAVOR OF MOTION, PLEASE STATE AYE.
ANY OPPOSED? ABSTENTIONS? SO WE HAVE BUSINESS CARDS AND ANY THANKS COMING.
I, NEXT MEETING I DO HAVE TO MENTION THAT, UH, MR. WINFREY, UH, AND I HAD MET AND HE ASKED ME FOR A BUSINESS CARD,
HE IS LIKE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ASKING ME FOR A BUSINESS CARD.
HOW LONG HAVE I BEEN ASKING FOR? FOR NAME TEXT? YEAH.
YEAH, YOU COULD HAVE AND LITTLE THINGS.
THE CHAMBER OF IT COMING UP? YES.
UM, WANTED TO MAKE SURE IT'S ON YOUR CALENDAR TO SEE WHO'S GONNA BE ATTENDING AS PART OF YOUR, UH, CHAMBER DUES.
THE EDA GETS FOUR TICKETS TO THE CHAMBER ANNUAL GALA THIS YEAR.
IT'S GONNA BE HELD ON FEBRUARY 20TH AT THE, UH, ESTATE AT RIVER RUN.
IT'LL BE A VERY, A LOVELY EVENING.
I HEAR THERE'S GONNA BE LIKE AN AFTER PARTY, SO SHOULD BE FUN.
IS THAT THE ONE THAT USED TO BE HELD IN HERMITAGE? YES.
YES, IT'S AT RIVER RUN AND UP HERE THAT THE DRESS CODE IS ANYTHING FROM BUSINESS TO SPARKLES.
SO YOU CAN, I CAN SPARKLE RIGHT SPARKLES ON THE BUSINESS TO BALL GOWNS IF YOU WILL.
UM, BUT IF I ATTEND, IT'LL BE YES.
AND SO, SO AT LEAST FOUR, UM, I YOU'RE GONNA ATTEND? I WILL.
KENNY, IS IT FEBRUARY 20TH? IT'S FEBRUARY 20TH, YES.
I'VE SEEN AN ARM SLING, BUT WHATEVER
OH, REALLY? WELL, NEXT THURSDAY THE 20, NO, I'M WRONG.
THE 22ND OF THIS MONTH IS THE GLE.
I ASSUME BOTH OF YOU'LL BE THERE PRESENTING YES.
WELL, JASON, JUSTIN VOLUNTOLD.
JUSTIN, HOW DO YOU KNOW YOU'VE NEVER BEEN THERE?
OH, YOU ALL ABOUT IT? OH YEAH.
BUT IF, YOU KNOW, AT SOME POINT, YOU KNOW, IT OUGHT TO BE PROBABLY MIGRATED TO SOMEONE ELSE.
SO, UM, I WELCOME AND IT'S USUALLY THE BEST PRESENTATION OF YEAR, RIGHT? IT'S ALWAYS VOTED THAT WAY.
I DON'T THINK WE'VE LOST IN A NUMBER OF YEARS.
SO IT'S, IT'S PROBABLY, IT'S PROBABLY SARAH AND I'LL THROW KEN IN ON THE SIDE TOO.
THAT'S THE ONLY OTHER, OTHER BUSINESS ON WHATEVER AT THE MOMENT.
UM, THE, I SENT OUT A CALENDAR INVITE TO YOU FOR JANUARY 22ND, UM, AT 1130.
IF YOU CANNOT ATTEND, UM, OPENING IT UP TO OTHER EDA MEMBERS, THE GOOCHLAND COUNTY PARKS AND REC IS UPDATING THEIR MASTER PLAN.
AND SO THEY'VE ASKED FOR INPUT FROM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND THE EDA.
AND SO THAT IS THE TIME SLOT THAT THEY HAVE AVAILABLE FOR US TO GO AND TALK TO THEIR CONSULTANTS THAT ARE DOING THE MASTER PLANNING UPDATE.
UM, SO, UH, JANUARY 22ND AT 1130, IT'S, THAT'S GONNA BE AT CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL.
UM, SO IS IT LIMITED IN TERMS OF AMOUNT OF PEOPLE THAT THEY WANT TO SEE? THAT IS, YES.
I MAY POSSIBLY BE ABLE TO GO, BUT, UM, THEY COMMISSARY MIGHT BE GETTING IT.
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SO I, SO WERE YOU AVAILABLE? I, I AM AVAILABLE.
SO I DO HAVE A MEETING ONE, BUT YES.
SO WE'LL BE CHANCE, AND I'LL ALSO BE ATTENDING WITH YOU, BUT, UM, WHAT'S THEIR INTEREST IN EDA PARK? UH, SO I WOULD SAY SPORTS TOURISM IS A, IS A VERY GOOD, UM, PARKS AND REC AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
SO IS THAT FROM A, A CAPITAL OUTLAY, UH, PERSPECTIVE OR A PROGRAMMING PERSPECTIVE? PROGRAMMING NEW PARKS, UM, WHAT, UH, SPORTS TOURISM IS LOOKING FOR IN A NEW PARK AND RECRUITMENT OF TOURNAMENTS AND ALL THAT OTHER GOOD STUFF.
SO ONE OTHER ITEM AND, AND I'M SORRY.
UH, WE HAVE NOT APPROVED OR CONSIDERED, AND I THOUGHT WE DID THIS LAST YEAR, THE STATEMENT OF ETHICS OR CODE OF CONDUCT, I THINK IS THAT IT IS DIRECTED DOWN FROM THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
THERE IS A STATEMENT, STANDARDS OF CONDUCT AND CODE OF ETHICS FOR GLAND COUNTY APPOINTEES.
I, SO, AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO, UM, THE BOARD, THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ADOPTS IT.
IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE WE REVIEWED IT THOUGH, AND THEN PUT, PUSHES IT DOWN.
THEY HAVE NOT ADOPTED THEIR 2025 YET BECAUSE THE JANUARY MEETING GOT POSTPONED UNTIL NEXT TUESDAY.
SO I ASSUME AFTER NEXT TUESDAY YOU'LL PROBABLY GET THE 2025 PUSH DOWN.
BECAUSE I THOUGHT THERE WAS SOME, BUT I DON'T THINK THAT THE EDA NECESSARILY ADOPTS A DIFFERENT CODE OF YEAH, I THINK WE HAVE JUST REVIEWED IT, BUT IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME.
AND I THINK ONE OF THE PROBLEMS IS BECAUSE WE'RE APPOINTED BUT WE'RE NOT PART OF THE COUNTY.
THAT'S WHERE I'LL SAY GOING BACK IN TIME WHERE THE DISCUSSION WAS THAT WE HAVE TO, BECAUSE IF YOU LOOK AT WHAT'S HAPPENED AT TWO OTHER LOCATIONS WITHIN THE COMMONWEALTH, UH, THERE WERE PROBLEMS. SO JUST PUT PUTTING THAT OUT THERE.
DO WE HAVE MATTERS PER A CLOSED SESSION? WE DO.
BUT BEFORE WE GO INTO THAT, I JUST WANNA REMIND EVERYONE THAT KOYA FORMS ARE DUE TO LISA BY THE END OF JANUARY.
SO ARE WE FINISHED WITH ALL PUBLIC SESSIONS? YES.
AND OF COURSE, WITH PROVISIONS OF VIRGINIA CODE SECTIONS 2.23711 AND 2.23712, I MOVE THAT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF
IS THERE A SECOND? I SECOND IT.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION HEARING NO DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, PLEASE STATE AYE.
A AGAINST OPPOSED, UH, EXTENSIONS.
OH YEAH, ON ALL THE BEDROOM SIX OH.
PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.23712 PARAGRAPH D OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA, I MOVED TO THE UCHIN COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY HEREBY CERTIFY THAT TO THE BEST OF EACH MEMBER'S KNOWLEDGE, ONE, ONLY PUBLIC BUSINESS MATTERS, LAWFULLY EXEMPTED FROM MEETING REQUIREMENTS UNDER PETER, INFORMATION TO ACT AND TWO, ONLY SUCH PUBLIC BUSINESS MATTERS AS WERE IDENTIFIED IN THE MOTION CONVENING.
THE CLOSE MEETING WERE HEARD, DISCUSSED, OR CONSIDERED BY THE UCHIN COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY.
IN THE CLOSED MEETING OF THIS STATE, MADAM E NOT MAKE DIRECTOR AND SECRETARY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE VOTE? IS THERE A SECOND? OH.
IS THERE MOTION TO ADJOURN? I SO MOVE.
AND IT IS NOT UNDER DISCUSSION.
ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE STATE AYE.