Apr 15, 2025 Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting & Budget Adoption

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TO CALL THE APRIL 15TH

[I. 3:00 PM - Call to Order]

UM, I HAVE VERY FEW COMMENTS OTHER THAN TO WELCOME YOU ALL.

IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY.

GLAD THE RAIN SUBSIDED, AND IT'S A WONDERFUL DAY IN GLAND COUNTY.

NOW I'LL TURN IT OVER TO MR. ALVAREZ INVOCATION.

OH, WE NEED TO DO THAT.

YES.

DO WE? I'M DOING INVITATION.

OH, YOU ARE? OKAY.

WE HAVE

[II. Invocation]

PLEASE RISE IF YOU'RE ABLE.

DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER, WE JUST THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY.

GOD, WE THANK YOU FOR OUR FREEDOM, LORD, WE THANK YOU THAT, UH, FOR ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU PROVIDE US, GOD, WE KNOW THAT WE ARE STEWARDS WITH WHAT YOU GIVE US, GOD.

SO I JUST PRAY FOR WISDOM AND GUIDANCE FOR THIS BOARD AS WE MAKE SEVERAL DECISIONS TONIGHT THAT IMPACTS YOUR CHILDREN GOD, AND THAT WE, YOU WOULD BE IN THE MIDDLE OF THAT.

SO WE INVITE YOU TO THIS MEETING NOW, LORD, WE THANK YOU TO PROTECT ALL OF OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, TO PROTECT THE, UH, THE, THE PEOPLE THAT ARE SERVING OUR COUNTY LORD, AND THAT WE WOULD, UH, SERVE YOUR CITIZENS.

THIS WOULD BE A PLACE THAT WOULD BE, UH, HONORABLE TO YOU.

LORD.

WE THANK YOU FOR THESE THINGS.

IN JESUS' NAME, AMEN.

AMEN.

THANK YOU MR. SPOON HOUR.

VERY NICE.

NOW COULD INTRODUCE, UH, INTERIM

[IV. Chair's Comments]

THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.

I JUST HAVE A FEW ANNOUNCEMENTS TO

[III. Pledge of Allegiance]

UM,

[V. County Administrator's Comments]

SO THANK YOUR TELECOMMUNICATORS AND YOUR ANIMAL CARE OFFICERS IF YOU SEE THEM.

UH, PARK AND RECREATION'S FIRST EXTREME EGG HUNT, UH, WILL BE HELD THIS SATURDAY, A HIDDEN ROCK PARK.

THE GLAND, PEAN MASTER GARDENS SPRING GARDEN FEST WILL BE ON SATURDAY, APRIL 26TH, RIGHT HERE IN THE, AT THE, UH, REYNOLDS CAMPUS.

UH, THE GLAND COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE DRUG TAKE BACK IS SCHEDULED FOR APRIL 26TH AT FIRE RESCUE COMPANIES ONE AND FIVE, AND THE GLAND COURTHOUSE FARMERS MARKET IS OPENING ON TUESDAY, MAY THE SIXTH.

UM, HOPE MANY OF YOU CAN GO.

UH, WE ALSO HAVE NOW A WEBSITE DEDICATED TO THE ROCKVILLE OPPORTUNITY CORRIDOR IS THAT AREA ON, UM, ASHLAND ROAD, WHERE A LOT OF THE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT IS GOING ON.

AND THE PAGE IS ON OUR WEBSITE AND IT HIGHLIGHTS ALL THE WORK THAT'S GOING ON THERE IN INCLUDING THE ROAD WORK AND THE, AND THE CONSTRUCTION.

UM, AND THANK YOU TO JESSICA FOR GIVING ME THE ANNOUNCEMENTS AND TO SARAH FOR PUTTING TOGETHER THE GREAT, VERY INFORMATIVE WEBSITE.

THANK YOU, SARAH.

MR. ALVAREZ.

UM, NOW ARE THERE ANY REQUEST TO POSTPONE AGENDA ITEMS AND ADDITIONS,

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

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[VII. Citizen Comment]

THIS IS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR RESIDENTS TO SPEAK TO THE BOARD ABOUT ANY ISSUE INVOLVING THE COUNTY THAT IS NOT ON THE MEETING.

AGENDA FOR PUBLIC HEARING.

IF YOU HAVE COMMENTS ABOUT AN ISSUE SCHEDULED FOR PUBLIC HEARING, YOU NEED TO SPEAK WHEN THAT MATTER IS CALLED.

EACH PERSON MAY SPEAK ONCE FOR UP TO THREE MINUTES.

PLEASE COME TO THE PO PODIUM AND PROVIDE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS BEFORE PROVIDING YOUR COMMENTS.

IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK LONGER THAN THREE MINUTES, YOU MAY EXTEND YOUR TIME BY HAVING OTHER RESIDENTS COME UP, GIVE THEIR NAME AND SEE THEIR TIME TO YOU.

YOUR TIME IS INCREASED BY TWO MINUTES FOR EACH PERSON WHO DOES SO UP TO A TOTAL OF 10 MINUTES, THE BOARD IS OFFERING A CITIZEN COMMENT PERIOD, BUT IT IS NOT INTENDED TO LAST MORE THAN AN HOUR.

THE LIGHT TIMER, WHEN THE GREEN LIGHT COMES ON, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.

THE FIRST YELLOW LIGHT, YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE LEFT TO SPEAK.

THE SECOND YELLOW LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY BLINKS WHEN 30 SECONDS ARE LEFT.

AND WHEN THE RED LIGHT COMES ON, YOUR TIME IS UP AND I'LL NOW OPEN THE CITIZEN COMMENT PERIOD.

ANYONE LIKE TO COME UP RIGHT HERE? OKAY.

YOU GOT IT.

I'M SEAN HICKS.

I LIVE IN DISTRICT FOUR.

UM, I HAD PLANNED WHAT I WAS GONNA SAY AND THEN I SPOKE WITH MR. LYLE.

SO I'M GOING OFF SCRIPT HERE A LITTLE, SO JUST BEAR WITH ME.

UM, I AM A MOTHER OF A KINDERGARTENER.

SO SHE'S AT, UM, RANDOLPH, UM, ELEMENTARY.

AND I'M REALLY NEW TO THIS WHOLE PARENTING THING WITH A PARENT OR WITH A CHILD BEING IN SCHOOL.

UM, I CAME BECAUSE, UM, I WANTED TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF ADDING TO THE EDUCATION BUDGET FOR THE THREE INTERVENTIONISTS.

AND I UNDERSTAND THAT'S NOT YOUR JOB TO DETERMINE WHAT'S GOING TO BE, UM, PAID FOR BY THE MONEY THAT YOU ALLOT EDUCATION.

UM, BUT I ALSO THOUGHT THAT, UM, I NEEDED TO DO MY PART AND SPEAK UP FOR THOSE KIDS.

RIGHT? UM, SO THEN I SPOKE WITH MR. LYLE AND, UM, I THINK MAYBE THERE IS SOME MONEY AND NOW IT'S UP TO THE SCHOOL BOARD AND I DO PLAN TO GO TO THEM.

UM, BUT I, I DO WANNA, YOU KNOW, TALK A LITTLE, SINCE I DO HAVE MY THREE MINUTES, UM, I WANNA SAY THAT I, I DID WATCH YOUR WORKING SESSIONS.

I WANTED TO SEE, I WANTED TO INFORM MYSELF.

'CAUSE AS YOU KNOW, RIGHT NOW, IT'S A, IT'S, UM, ROUGH WATERS OVER THERE WHEN YOU BRING UP THE SCHOOL BOARD.

AND THERE'S ISSUES ABOUT WORDING ABOUT THIS THAT, UM, I WANTED TO LEARN FOR MYSELF.

SO I WATCHED THE WORKING SESSIONS, UM, AND ALTHOUGH IT DOES SEEM LIKE MAYBE YOU GUYS SPOKE A LITTLE BIT MORE ON THE ISSUE AND I WASN'T ABLE TO SEE THAT, UM, DURING THE SESSION, I DID FEEL LIKE THE INTERVENTIONIST WAS PUT OFF A LITTLE.

THERE WAS A LOT OF BRAINSTORMING ON HOW YOU COULD SUBSTITUTE FOR THAT AND MAYBE COME UP WITH A LESS EXPENSIVE WAY TO DO THAT WORK.

BUT IT'S A REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT THING.

AND I DO WANNA THANK YOU ALL FOR AT LEAST ALLOTTING THE MONEY SO THAT WE CAN NOW TAKE OUR VOICES TO VOICES TO THE SCHOOL BOARD.

I DO APPRECIATE THAT.

UM, SO LIKE I SAID, I WENT OFF SCRIPT.

I HAD SOMETHING PLANNED.

I THOUGHT IT WAS GONNA BE POWERFUL, BUT NOW I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU .

UM, AND SINCE I HAVE ENOUGH TIME, I DO ALSO WANNA THANK YOU FOR, UM, ADDING TO, I THINK YOU ADDED TO THE FUNDING TO DEVELOP, UM, STAFFING AND RESOURCES FOR OUR EMS AND SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.

UM, I HEARD ONE OF YOU SAY THAT SAFETY IS PARAMOUNT FOR YOU AND ONE OF YOUR TOP CONCERNS, AND I REALLY DO APPRECIATE THAT AS WELL.

UM, SO THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME JUST GO ROGUE AND SAY A COUPLE OF WORDS.

I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.

THANKS.

THANK YOU, MA'AM.

ANYONE ELSE? IF NOT, I'M GONNA CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING, PUBLIC COMMENT.

[VIII. Reports]

THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY REPORT IS IN THE PACKET, UH, BOARD.

DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PERTAINING TO THAT REPORT?

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[1. Planning and Development Activity]

NO, SIR.

ALRIGHT.

UH, CONSENT ITEMS. MS. ALVAREZ WILL GIVE A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF ONE CONSENT

[IX. Consent Agenda]

YES, MR. CHAIRMAN, WE ONLY HAVE ONE CONSENT

[1. Resolution authorizing the County to file a Proffer Amendment Application to RZ-2018-00004 to remove access requirements for four lots identified as 58-16-0-2-0, 58-16-0-3-0, 58-16-0-4-0 and 58-16-0-5-0 on Pond View Lane, appointing the Director of Community Development as the County's Agent for the application, and referring the application to the Planning Commission]

AND THIS IS A, UM, RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY TO FILE A PROFFER AMENDMENT APPLICATION FOR THE REZONING CASE, RZ 20 18 0 0 0 4.

AND THIS IS TO REMOVE ACCESS REQUIREMENTS FOR FOUR LOTS.

UM, I WILL READ THOSE, UH, ON POND VIEW LANE.

UH, SO THIS IS BASICALLY APPOINTING THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TO, UM, REFER THIS ITEM TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR THEIR REVIEW AND VOTE.

AND WHAT IT, WHAT IT IS, IS WHEN THE UM, APPLICATION WAS ORIGINALLY COMPLETED, THERE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE TWO DRIVEWAYS WITH, FOR FOUR HOUSES.

THE FIRST DEVELOPER, THE FIRST BUILDER BUILT TWO HOUSES EACH WITH A DRIVEWAY.

SO IF THEY CONTINUE TO BUILD THE OTHER TWO HOUSES, THEY WOULD BE IN VIOLATION OF THIS PROFFER.

SO BY REMOVING THE PROFFER, WE MAKE 'EM WHOLE.

AND IT'S, UH, I THINK WE ALL OF YOU AGREED AND TWO BY TWOS THAT IT WAS THE RIGHT THING TO DO SINCE IT WAS OUR MISTAKE TO ALLOW THE, UM, TWO DRIVEWAYS FOR THE TWO HOUSES IN THE FIRST PLACE.

OKAY.

OKAY.

UM, BOARD, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEM AS PRESENTED? HIS DISTRICT, UH, MR. CHAIR, I MOVE THAT THE BOARD ADOPT THIS RESOLUTION, AUTHORIZING COUNTY TO FILE A PROFFER AMENDMENT APPLICATION TO RZ DASH 2018 DASH FOUR.

APPOINTING THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AS THE COUNTY'S AGENT FOR THE APPLICATION AND REFERRING THE APPLICATION TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND? ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? UH, YEAH, I, I'VE GOT SOMETHING.

SURE.

UM, I WAS NOT A FAN OF THIS, BUT I'M GONNA, I'M GONNA LET IT GO THIS TIME.

THIS IS JUST A WORD OF CAUTION TO THE DEVELOPERS.

WE WILL HOLD YOUR FEET TO THE FIRE IF, IF WE DO ANYTHING ELSE IN THIS KIND OF MANNER.

I THINK, I THINK WE NEED TO HAVE SOME ACCOUNTABILITY, UM, WHEN WE ARE DUE THE DEVELOPMENT AND SHOULDN'T COME BEFORE THE BOARD TO HAVE TO REMOVE PROFFERS AND SUCH.

THAT'S ALL.

THANK YOU.

ANY FURTHER COMMENT? DISCUSSION? OKAY.

ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT.

THAT CARRIES, UH, UNDER NEW BUSINESS.

MS. CARLA CAVE, FINANCIAL DIRECTOR WILL GIVE A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE FOLLOWING BUDGET.

I BUDGET ITEMS

[X. New Business]

RESOLUTION ADOPTING TAX RATES FOR THE 2025 CALENDAR YEAR, MS. KAY? YES.

HELLO.

WE HAVE HAD A LOT OF DISCUSSION ON THE BUDGET UP TO THIS POINT.

UM, WE'VE REACHED A 148 AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS BUDGET IS WHERE WE HAVE LANDED.

AND WE NEED FOUR MOTIONS FROM YOU ALL TO ADOPT THE COUNTYWIDE BUDGET TO INCLUDE SCHOOLS, CIP, SOCIAL SERVICES, ALL OF OUR DEPARTMENTS, AS WELL AS, UM, OUR TAX RATES AND OUR FEE ORDINANCE CHANGES.

SO THOSE ARE GONNA COME BEFORE YOU.

THE FIRST STEP IS TO ADOPT THE 2025 TAX RATES.

WE HAVE IMPLEMENTED ZERO CHANGES IN ANY TAX RATES FROM 2025 YEAR.

SO THOSE ARE ALL BEFORE YOU.

AND THE MOTION IS AT THE BOTTOM.

UNLESS YOU HAVE ANY DISCUSSION.

DO WE WANNA WAIT UNTIL YOU PRESENT 'EM ALL AND THEN VOTE ON 'EM OR VOTE ON 'EM AS WE GO ALONG? VOTE AS WE GO ALONG.

YEAH.

ALRIGHT.

IS THERE, UH, MR. CHAIR IN DISCUSSION MOTION

[1. Resolution Adopting Tax Rates for the 2025 Calendar Year]

NOW, UH, THE, ANY OF YOU WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS ANY ASPECTS OF THIS? YOU'RE LOOKING AT ME.

ALRIGHT, I'LL GO FIRST.

YOU AGREE? UH, YEAH.

I THANK YOU.

UH, YEAH, MR. CHAIRMAN, UH, I, I AM GOING TO VOTE IN FAVOR OF THIS, AND I'M DOING SO KNOWING I'M VOTING FOR A TAX INCREASE.

AND, AND I DID THE SAME THING LAST YEAR.

AND PART OF THAT IS BECAUSE WE HAVE INCREASED

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UM, I, I SO APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT MY COLLEAGUES, YOU ALL HAVE PUT IN ON THIS.

THIS IS NOT THEN SOMETHING THAT WAS DONE IN FIVE MINUTES OR EVEN FIVE DAYS.

UH, I SUBMIT EVEN FIVE WEEKS.

AND MS. CAVE, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

YOU HAVE, UH, LABORED IN THE VINEYARD AND, AND HUMORED ME WELL, WHEN I'VE ASKED MY QUESTIONS, BUT I FEEL MORE INFORMED AS TO WHY THESE TAX RATES, EVEN INCLUDING THE TAX INCREASE, UH, IS SOMETHING THAT I THINK OUR, I BELIEVE I'VE HEARD OUR CITIZENS WANT US TO DELIVER.

SO, UH, I AM VOTING TO INCREASE MY OWN TAXES.

MY TAXES, NOT THAT ANYBODY CARES BUT ME, BUT IT WILL BE $1,500 MORE THAN IT WAS THREE YEARS AGO.

AND, AND THAT'S BECAUSE OUR INCREASE IN SERVICES AND WHAT WE ARE GETTING FOR THAT, WHAT ARE WE GETTING FOR THAT? WE'RE GETTING MORE FIRE RESCUE, WE'RE GETTING MORE SHERIFF DEPUTIES.

WE'RE GETTING INCREASED COMPENSATION FOR OUR DISPATCHERS.

UH, WE'RE GETTING BETTER SCHOOLS, I BELIEVE.

SO THERE'S, THERE'S, THERE'S VALUE IN WHAT WE ARE PAYING FOR.

UH, SO, UM, AS MUCH AS I DISLIKE VOTING FOR A TAX INCREASE, UH, WE NEED TO SERVICE OUR DISTRICT, OUR, OUR CITIZENS IN OUR DISTRICTS.

AND, AND IT TAKES RESOURCES.

AND, UH, EVEN SO, WE ARE A WELL MANAGED TAX RATE COUNTY.

SO 53 CENTS IS STILL ADMIRABLE, LOWEST IN THE REGION.

THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.

THANK YOU, SIR.

I THINK WE ALL AGREE WITH YOU.

UM, ANY FURTHER? YES, MR. EY? YES.

UM, SO I, I DON'T WANT TO, I WON'T, MR. LYLE MADE A LOT OF MY POINTS AND THERE WAS A LOT OF CONVERSATION.

AND IT'S INTERESTING FOR AS MANY PEOPLE THAT I'VE ASKED FOR TAX RELIEF, I'VE HAD AS MANY PEOPLE ASK FOR TAX INCREASES TO INCREASE SERVICES.

AND MY CONVERSATION WITH THEM REVOLVES AROUND THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT.

AND, UM, SO IT'S INTERESTING TO HEAR BOTH SIDES.

AND, UM, THE ONE THING I WANNA REMIND FOLKS, BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN INTERESTING TO ME, AND WE HAVE MADE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO OUR TAXES, UM, IN, IN, IN THE POSITIVE FROM CITIZENS, MEANING KEEPING IT MORE IN YOUR POCKETS.

WE'VE LOWERED PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX RATES DOWN, UM, TO $2 99 CENTS FROM, I THINK IT WAS 3 75 2 YEARS AGO.

SO SIGNIFICANT.

AND WE CAME VERY CLOSE ON OUR BUDGET THAT YEAR.

UM, AND WITH THE UNCERTAINTY, UM, AND WITH JUST NOT, IT SEEMS LIKE EVER SINCE I'VE GOT ON THIS BOARD, YOU KNOW, MONTH, MONTH TWO AND A HALF WAS COVID.

SO EVER SINCE THEN, IT'S BEEN UNCERTAIN.

UM, BUT THE ONE THING I WANNA REMIND PEOPLE THAT I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG EVERYBODY'S LIVED HERE, I'VE LIVED HERE 23 YEARS, BUT IN 2007 WAS 2007, 2008, MY ASSESSMENT WENT DOWN 35 40%.

THEY DIDN'T RAISE THE TAX RATE, 35, 40% BECAUSE THEY WERE, WELL AT THE TIME, WE WERE WELL MANAGED AND WE'RE ABLE TO, UH, HAVE THE FUNDS TO COVER THAT, THAT GREAT, THEY CALL THE GREAT RECESSION.

SO THERE, THERE IS, UM, A STRATEGY TO THIS AND WE, WE ARE COMMITTED AND I AM COMMITTED TO KEEPING AS MUCH OF YOUR MONEY IN YOUR POCKET.

'CAUSE YOU SPEND IT BETTER THAN I DO.

AND I, AND I TRULY BELIEVE THAT.

THANK YOU, SIR.

MR. CHAIR.

UH, MR. VS.

I WILL STRESS THIS AGAIN AND 'CAUSE I CAN'T STRESS IT ENOUGH, IS WHEN WE MAKE THESE DECISIONS REGARDING TAX RATES, WE OFTEN TAKE IT ON THE CHIN BECAUSE PEOPLE WRITE THAT CHECK AT THE TREASURER'S OFFICE.

UM, BUT IT IS US MANAGING THE BEST THAT WE CAN.

MANY FEDERAL AND STATE POLICIES THAT WEIGH ON US ON A DAILY BASIS.

THE PRINTING OF MONEY MAKES EVERY SINGLE THING THAT WE HAVE TO PAY FOR, UM, IN ORDER TO MAKE OUR SCHOOLS RUN, IN ORDER TO PROVIDE OUR PUBLIC SAFETY GO UP.

THE, UM, WITH INFLATION COMES HIGHER PAY.

AS SCHOOLS HAS MENTIONED, SALARIES ARE THE BIGGEST PART OF THEIR BUDGET.

AND I THINK IT'S THE SAME FOR, UM, UM, OR AT LEAST ONE OF THE BIGGEST FOR OUR PUBLIC SAFETY AS WELL.

UM, THESE ARE THINGS THAT BECAUSE THEY'RE WE'RE CLOSER TO HOME BECAUSE IN MANY WAYS WE'RE SEEN AS BOOTS ON THE GROUND, UH, FOR GOVERNMENT.

AND UNFORTUNATELY, WE'RE NOT NAMELESS AND FACELESS LIKE A LOT OF OUR REPRESENTATIVES IN WASHINGTON OR IN RICHMOND.

UM, THESE ARE CHALLENGING, UH, TIMES TO MANAGE THROUGH.

I UNDERSTAND.

BUT WE DO IT WITH A LOT OF THOUGHT AND CONSIDERATION AND, UH, MINDFULNESS THAT WHERE WE CAN, WE WANT TO BE GOOD STEWARDS OF THE TAXPAYER'S DOLLARS.

UM, BUT PLEASE KNOW THAT WHEN RICHMOND DOES SOMETHING THAT'S A MAN THAT PASSES A MANDATE DOWN TO THE MUNICIPALITIES, WE HAVE TO DO OUR BEST TO HONOR IT.

WHEN WE NEED TO FUND OUR SCHOOLS, WE GET THE LEAST HELP FROM THE STATE.

AND, UM, I'M INCREDIBLY PROUD THAT WE FUND OUR SCHOOLS THE WAY WE DO AND WE PROVIDE ALL THE SERVICES THAT WE DO.

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SO, UM, THOSE ARE THINGS THAT WE KEEP AN EYE ON.

THEY ARE, DO NOT, OFTENTIMES THEY'RE OUT OF SIGHT OUTTA MIND, BUT IT'S AT TIMES LIKE THE BUDGET SEASON THAT WE DO HAVE TO BRING THEM UP SO PEOPLE ARE AWARE OF THOSE, UM, BIGGER TICKET ITEMS THAT, YOU KNOW, MIGHT IN THE NEAR TERM, UM, WHEN THEY SEE THEM NOT ON THE BUDGET.

OKAY.

LET'S, YOU KNOW, DROP SOME OF THESE THINGS.

WE HAVE TO BE MINDFUL OF HAVING THE FUNDS DOWN THE ROAD AND MAKING SURE THAT, UH, WE ARE WELL PREPARED, UM, EVERY QUARTER, EVERY YEAR AND FOR, UH, THE FUTURE.

SO IT'S A, WE PLAY A BIG PU WE WE ARE, BUT APART IN THE PUZZLE AND I, BUT WE DO HAVE TO BE MINDFUL OF THE ENTIRE PUZZLE THAT WE'RE DEALING WITH WHEN WE CRAFT THIS BUDGET.

THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR.

THANK YOU.

ANYONE ELSE? VERY GOOD COMMENTS.

THANK YOU ALL.

UM, THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION.

MR. ALVAREZ, WOULD YOU DO THE ROLL CALL FOR THE VOTE? YES, SIR.

UH, MR. ROGERS? YES.

MR. LYLE? YAY.

MR. CHRISTIE? YES.

MR. SAUER? YES.

AND MR. WINFREY? YES.

ALRIGHT, NEXT, MS. CABLE.

ALRIGHT.

UH, TALK ABOUT THE PERCENTAGE PERSONNEL PROPERTY TAX, PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX RELIEF FOR QUALIFYING VEHICLES, OBTAINING STATUS WITHIN THE COUNTY DURING

[2. Resolution Setting the Percentage of Personal Property Tax Relief for Qualifying Vehicles Obtaining Situs within the County during Tax Year 2025]

WE HAVE ALSO ELECTED TO NOT MAKE ANY CHANGES TO OUR P-P-T-R-A RATE.

UM, IT SET AT 32% TAX RELIEF.

UM, AND I SAW BRIDGET CARRINGTON, THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER IN THE ROOM.

UM, IF ANYBODY HAS ANY DETAILED QUESTIONS ON THIS, I'M SURE SHE CAN ANSWER THEM.

COMMISSIONER BROWNS AS WELL.

OH, MS. BROWN IS THERE TOO.

SO, UM, IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS, WE CAN ANSWER THOSE FOR YOU.

OKAY.

UM, DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE MR. CHAIR? I MOVE THE GUC COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ADOPT AS PRESENTED THE RESOLUTION REGARDING THE PERCENTAGE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX RELIEF FOR QUALIFYING VEHICLES WITHIN THE COUNTY DURING TAX YEAR 2025.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND? HOW ABOUT ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ANY COMMENTS? DISCUSSION? MR. ALVAREZ, WILL YOU DO THE ROLL CALL, PLEASE? YES, SIR.

UM, MR. AU? YES.

MR. CHRISTIE? YES.

MR. LYLE? YAY.

MR. WATERS? YES.

MR. WINFREY? YES.

OKAY.

ALRIGHT.

NOW WE HAVE AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE COUNTY FEE SCHEDULE, APPENDIX SEA TO THE COUNTY CODE TO INCREASE UTILITIES, WATER AND SEW OF VOLUME SERVICE

[3. Ordinance amending the County Fee Schedule, Appendix C to the County Code, to increase the utilities' water and sewer volume, service, and connection fees; and to increase the building inspection's commercial plan re-review fee and expand it to include residential plans]

CORRECT.

AND THESE HAVE ALL BEEN RECOMMENDED BY INDIVIDUAL DEPARTMENTS BRINGING THEM FORWARD.

THEY'VE ANALYZED WHAT IT TRULY COSTS TO PROVIDE THE SERVICES.

UM, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT, LET ME KNOW, BUT WE'VE DISCUSSED THOSE AT PRIOR MEETINGS AS WELL.

OKAY.

DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE MR. CHAIRMAN, MAY I JUST ASK A QUESTION AND CONFIRM YES.

THIS IS SELF-FUNDING.

THIS IS NOT A PROFIT OR A, UH, REVENUE GENERATING OPERATION.

CORRECT.

BUT THIS TRULY BRINGS US IF WE NEED A DOLLAR, WE COLLECT A DOLLAR.

YEAH.

AND THAT IS ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR THE WATER AND SEWER.

UM, THAT'S A SELF-SUSTAINING FUND, SO THAT IS A HUNDRED PERCENT NONPROFIT.

THE OTHERS, THAT'S THE GOAL TOO, TO NOT BRING IN ANY PROFIT, JUST LIKE ANY LOCAL GOVERNMENT SERVICE.

THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.

DO OKAY.

DO HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE MR. CHAIR? I MOVE THAT THE BOARD ADOPT THE ORDINANCE AMENDING THE GUCCI COUNTY FEE SCHEDULE.

PEN COUNTY CODE.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND? ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? YEAH, JUST ONE COMMENT, MR. CHAIR.

UM, MS. CAVE, I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT THE, THE, THE FEES AND, UH, BOTH CONNECTION AND SERVICE AND VOLUME ARE ALSO DONE IN COLLABORATION WITH OUR PARTNERS THAT HELP US SET THE FEE SCHEDULE WITH THE UTILITIES DEPARTMENT.

SO THIS IS NOT DONE WHOLLY BY OUR STAFF.

WE, WE, WE BRING IN PEOPLE THAT DO THIS ACROSS THE NATION.

YEAH.

THEY WORK WITH A THIRD PARTY VENDOR.

I BELIEVE IT'S DRAPER AIDEN, I MIGHT BE WRONG, BUT IT'S A THIRD PARTY VENDOR THAT ANALYZES THIS YEAR TO YEAR AND ALSO TAKES INTO ACCOUNT SURROUNDING COUNTIES AND EVERYTHING GLAND SPECIFICALLY HAS GOING ON.

SO, YES.

YEAH.

AND THERE WERE YEARS WHERE WE DIDN'T THINK THE FEES INCREASE WAS WARRANTED.

HOWEVER, WE HAVE SEEN A LOT OF, UM,

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YES.

THANK YOU, MR. THANK YOU.

ANY FURTHER? YES.

UH, THIS IS FOR THE PUBLIC.

UM, A LOT OF, UH, THE WATER INDUSTRY COSTS HAVE GONE UP OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS.

SO THIS IS TO PREVENT, YOU KNOW, WHAT HAPPENED IN RICHMOND AND IN RICCO FROM HAPPENING IS TO HAVE THE MONEY TO REPLACE PARTS AND CONSUMABLES AND TO KEEP EVERYTHING RUNNING SMOOTH.

THAT'S ALL THAT YOU, MR. LYLE.

ALRIGHT.

MR. ALVAREZ, WOULD YOU DO A ROLL CALL FOR US? YES, SIR.

MR. LYLES? YAY.

UH, MR. WATERS? YES.

MR. CHRISTIE? YES.

MR. S SPAU? YES.

MR. UH, WINFREY? YES.

NEXT, UH, WE HAVE A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE COUNTY BOARD BUDGET AND

[4. Resolution Adopting the County Budget and Appropriating Funds for the Fiscal Year beginning July 1, 2025 and ending June 30, 2026]

YES.

SO WE ARE AT $148 MILLION BUDGET, AS WE SAID EARLIER, AND THE PROPOSED BUDGET ORIGINALLY PRESENTED BY THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR AT THE TIME IN FEBRUARY WAS, UM, PRESENTED WITH A SURPLUS.

WE HAVE GONE OVER THIS AT THE PUBLIC HEARING, BUT IN FRONT OF YOU IS THE WAY WE'VE ALLOCATED THAT SURPLUS, UM, WHERE THOSE FUNDS HAVE GONE TO.

SO HIGHLIGHTS ARE, UM, SIX NEW FIREFIGHTERS.

UM, EVERY EMPLOYEE WILL RECEIVE A ONE AND A HALF PERCENT BONUS.

UM, I BELIEVE THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE IS CONSIDERING IT A MERIT INCREASE.

THEY, THEY HANDLE THEIR PERSONNEL SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT.

UM, AND $300,000 ADDITIONAL TO SCHOOL INSTRUCTION.

AND THEN THE OTHERS LISTED OUT BELOW.

SO THE 1.4 MILLION HAS BEEN ALLOCATED.

WE HAVE A COME BALANCE BUDGET AND HERE, HERE IT IS IN FRONT OF YOU, 148 MILLION 597, 9 0 6, AND THERE'S THE MOTION IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

THIS IS THE TIME , THIS IS THE ADOPTION OF THE FULL BUDGET.

ANY QUESTIONS? DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE MR. MR. CHAIR? I MOVE THAT THE BOARD ADOPTED PRESENTED THE COUNTY'S FISCAL YEAR 2026 BUDGET RESOLUTION AND APPROVE AS PRESENTED THE COUNTY'S 25 YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.

OKAY.

ANY, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ANY COMMENTS? MR. MR. CHAIRMAN? I JUST, BUDGETS ARE DYNAMIC AND WE'RE STARTING HERE, BUT IF THINGS COME UP, WE ARE ABLE TO MAKE CHANGES TO THE BUDGET IF NEEDED, BUT IT, IT IS WHERE WE'RE STARTING AND, UM, OUR OWN FISCAL POLICIES ADVOCATE ALLOW US TO MAKE CHANGES IF REVENUES CHANGE TO THE PLUS OR THE MINUS.

SO I JUST WANT TO EMPHASIZE FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, WE'RE STARTING HERE AND I LOVE THAT IT'S A BALANCED BUDGET.

UH, BUT, UH, WE STILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO BE DYNAMIC AS MR. VADER ACKNOWLEDGED OR OBSERVED.

WE SOMETIMES ARE IMPACTED BY THINGS WAY OUT OF OUR CONTROL AND WE, UH, WE HAVE THAT FLEXIBILITY STILL.

OKAY.

ANY FURTHER COMMENTS? MR. ALVAREZ, WOULD YOU DO A ROLL CALL FOR US, PLEASE? YES, SIR.

MR. SPOONER? YES.

MR. CHRISTIE? YES.

MR. LYLE? YAY.

MR. WATERS? YES.

AND MR. WILEY? YES.

ALRIGHT.

NOW, UM, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF HIS VIRGINIA CODE

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[1. Motion: In accordance with the provisions of Virginia Code § 2.2-3711(A)(1) & (A)(3), I move that the Goochland County Board of Supervisors convene in Closed Meeting for the purpose of discussing recruitment for the County Administrator position, and for the purpose of discussion 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]

DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND, MR. ALVAREZ, WILL YOU DO A ROLL CALL ON THAT FOR US? MR. LYLE? YAY.

UH, MR. VOS? YES.

MR. CHRISTIE? YES.

MR. SPOON.

HOWER? YES.

AND MR. WINFREY? YES.

WE ARE NOW GOING TO CLOSE SESSION.

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AND I MOVE THAT THE BOARD MEMBERS HEREBY CERTIFY THAT TO THE BEST OF EACH MEMBER'S KNOWLEDGE ONLY PUBLIC BUSINESS MATTERS, LAWFULLY EXEMPTED FROM OPEN MEETING REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT.

AND NUMBER TWO, ONLY SUCH PUBLIC BUSINESS MATTERS IDENTIFIED IN THE, IN THE MOTION CONVENING, THE CLOSED MEETING WERE HEARD, DISCUSSED, OR CONSIDERED IN THE CLOSED MEETING.

THAT'S MY MOTION.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.

SECOND.

WE HAVE A MOTION.

SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT? LET'S DO A ROLL CALL ON THAT.

MR. ALVAREZ.

UH, MR. LYLE? YAY.

MR. WATERS? YES.

MR. AUER? YEP.

MR. CHRISTIE? YES.

MR. WINFREY? YES.

UH, NOW WE WILL, UH, TAKE A DINNER, DINNER BREAK, RESET, AND RECONVENE AT SIX O'CLOCK.

THANK YOU.

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

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THE FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS CITIZEN COMMENT, PERIOD.

THIS IS THE OPPORTUNITY

[XIV. Citizen Comment]

IF YOU HAVE COMMENTS ABOUT AN ISSUE SCHEDULED FOR PUBLIC HEARING, YOU NEED TO SPEAK WHEN THAT MATTER IS CALLED.

EACH PERSON MAY SPEAK ONCE FOR UP TO THREE MINUTES.

IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK FOR LONGER THAN THREE MINUTES, YOU MAY EXTEND YOUR TIME BY HAVING OTHER RESIDENTS COME UP, GIVE THEIR NAME AND SEE THEIR TIME TO YOU.

YOUR TIME IS INCREASED BY TWO MINUTES FOR EACH PERSON WHO DOES SO UP TO A TOTAL OF 10 MINUTES, THE BOARD IS OFFERING A CITIZEN COMMENT PERIOD, BUT IT IS NOT INTENDED TO LAST MORE THAN AN HOUR.

LIGHT TIME OR GREEN LIGHT COMES ON.

YOU HAVE YOUR THREE MINUTES.

THE FIRST YELLOW LIGHT IS ONE MINUTE LEFT TO SPEAK.

THE SECOND YELLOW LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY BLINK BLINKS INDICATING 30 SECONDS LEFT.

AND WHEN THE RED LIGHT COMES ON, THE SPEAKER TIME IS UP.

I'LL NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.

GOOD EVENING.

UH, MY NAME IS MICHELLE GARMAN.

4,003.

WE'RE OVER VIRGINIA LANE LOUISA, BUT I DON'T REALLY LIVE IN LOUISA.

UH, ANYWAY, WHAT I'M BACK HERE FOR AGAIN IS TO BRING UP TO THE BOARD THAT WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING TO CHANGE THE CITY RESIDENCE ADDRESSES FOR THE COUNTY OF LOUISA COUNTY OF GLAND.

AND, UM, I'VE RUN INTO ISSUES AND I'VE SPEAK SPOKEN TO OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE RUN INTO ISSUES WHERE THEY HAVE AN ADDRESS OF LOUISA MINERAL, KEN STORE, VARIOUS OTHER PLACES, AND THAT'S NOT WHERE THEY LIVE.

THEY LIVE IN HAYDENVILLE AND OTHER SURROUNDING AREAS.

SO IT DOES CAUSE A PROBLEM.

UM, AGAIN, AS I MENTIONED WHEN I FIRST BROUGHT THIS UP, IT IS SOMETHING THAT CAN BE CHANGED.

AND I KNOW IT'S NOT AN OVERNIGHT THING, BUT I JUST DON'T WANT THAT ISSUE TO BECOME, YOU KNOW, A, A DEAD ISSUE.

SO, MR. ALVAREZ, AS THE REST OF THE BOARD KNOWS, I SHOW UP ALMOST EVERY MONTH AND BRING UP MY ISSUES.

AND, UH, THE ONE I HAD LAST YEAR, UH, BETWEEN PAUL DRUMRIGHT AND VIC, THEY CORRECTED THAT ISSUE.

IT WAS A HUNTING ISSUE AT ROYAL VIRGINIA STATES AND IT'S NO LONGER AN ISSUE.

SO I'M KIND OF THE SQUEAKY WHEEL UNTIL WE GET SOMETHING FIXED.

SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MA'AM.

I'VE NEVER SEEN HER BEFORE.

, I HAVE SEEN YOU NOT IN THIS MEETING.

ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK DURING CITIZEN COMMENT PERIOD C NINE.

I'LL CLOSE THE CITIZEN COMMENT PERIOD.

UH, OUR FIRST, UH, ITEM,

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[1. District 3 - CU-2024-00024 Application by Strickland MFG LLC requesting to amend conditional use permit (CUP) case CUP-2021-00010 to remove the boat and recreational vehicle storage and to amend the conceptual plan to show an additional building on 4.03 acres at 1090 Merchants Lane on Tax Map No. 45-5-0-1-0, subject to amended conditions. The property is zoned Industrial, Limited (M-1) with proffered conditions. The CUP is required by County Zoning Ordinance Sec. 15-262. The Comprehensive Plan designates this area as Industrial.]

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MAC NUMBER 55 45 5 0 1 0.

SUBJECT TO AMENDED CONDITIONS.

THE PROPERTY IS ZONED INDUSTRIAL LIMITED M1 WITH PROPER CONDITIONS.

MS. JAMIE SHERRY WILL PRESENT.

THANK YOU MR. CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD FOR THE RECORD.

I'M JAMIE SHERRY, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.

OUR FIRST PUBLIC HEARING THIS EVENING IS A REQUEST IN DISTRICT THREE.

IT'S AN APPLICATION BY STRICKLAND MANUFACTURING LLC TO AMEND AN EXISTING CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO ALLOW AN ADDITIONAL BUILDING ON THE PROPERTY.

THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED WITHIN THE GLAND INDUSTRIAL PARK.

THE VICINITY MAP SHOWS THE LOCATION OF THE PRO OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY WITHIN THE RED CIRCLE, AND THE AERIAL PHOTO SHOWS THE SUBJECT PROPERTY OUTLINED IN RED.

UH, THE PROPERTY APPEARS TO BE VACANT, UM, BUT WHEN IT WAS ORIGINALLY APPROVED BACK IN 2001, THE PROPERTY HAS BEEN IMPROVED WITH ONE BUILDING.

UM, THERE ARE NO CURRENT AERIALS.

I'VE LOOKED EVERYWHERE TO FIND, UM, SOMETHING TO SUBSTITUTE.

THE ZONING MAP SHOWS THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AND PROPERTIES WITHIN THE INDUSTRIAL PARK TO THE EAST AND SOUTH AS INDUSTRIAL LIMITED.

THE PARCELS TO THE NORTH ARE AGRICULTURAL LIMITED AND THE PARCELS TO THE WEST ARE ZONED BOTH INDUSTRIAL LIMITED AND INDUSTRIAL GENERAL.

OH, I'M SORRY, I JUMPED RIGHT OVER THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN MAP.

UH, THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, UH, SHOWS THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AND ADJACENT PROPERTIES TO THE NORTHEAST SOUTH AS INDUSTRIAL TO THE WEST.

THERE'S A PARCEL IN BLUE AND THAT'S OWNED BY THE COUNTY AND THAT IS DESIGNATED AS COUNTY STATE AND INSTITUTIONAL USES.

STRICTLY .

STRICKLAND MANUFACTURING HAS BEEN A LONGSTANDING EXISTING BUSINESS IN THE GLAND INDUSTRIAL PARK.

THE PARCEL OUTLINED IN RED IS THE MAIN PART OF THEIR OPERATION.

SO THEY CURRENTLY AND HAVE BEEN EXISTING ON THAT PROPERTY FOR, UM, QUITE A WHILE.

UH, THE COMPANY FABRICATES AND SELLS EARTH MOVING AND DEMOLITION EQUIPMENT, UH, ATTACHMENTS.

IN 2021, THEY EXPANDED THEIR BUSINESS TO THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IDENTIFIED, UM, IN THE MAP.

UM, AND, UH, THAT WAS THROUGH A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO ALLOW, UM, THE EXPANSION WITH THE SAME USES THAT THEY ARE CURRENTLY ALLOWED.

THE 2021 CEP APPROVAL INCLUDED ONE BUILDING, UM, UH, THE ABILITY TO DO METAL PRODUCT ASSEMBLY, CUTTING AND FABRICATION, AS WELL AS OUTSIDE STORAGE.

IN 2023, A FIRE DESTROYED A LARGE PORTION OF THE EXISTING BUSINESS, SO A WELDING SHOP WAS MOVED TO THE SUBJECT PROPERTY FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE BUSINESS, UH, TO ALLOW FOR THE ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE EXPANSION APPROVED.

IN 21, THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING TO ADD AN ADDITIONAL BUILDING.

UH, THAT BUILDING IS, UM, ON EXHIBIT A, WHICH IS PART OF THIS APPLICATION AND IS IDENTIFIED IN RED WITH THE IMPOSED CONDITIONS.

THIS USE IS CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

THERE WAS A COMMUNITY MEETING HELD BACK IN OCTOBER OF 2024.

ATTENDEES INCLUDED, UM, BOARD CHAIR, UH, WINFREY, PLANNING COMMISSIONER MR. KIMBERLY, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STAFF, AS WELL AS THE APPLICANT, BUT NOBODY FROM THE PUBLIC ATTENDED.

THERE WAS DISCUSSIONS SURROUNDED ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THE BUSINESS AS WELL AS THEIR OPERATION.

AT THE FEBRUARY 27TH, 2025 MEETING, THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THIS APPLICATION WITH A FIVE ZERO VOTE AND NOBODY SPOKE AT THE PUBLIC HEARING.

THE ONLY CHANGES, UH, TO THIS CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT WERE, UM, UH, THE, UH, REFERENCE TO EXHIBIT A AND ADDING THE SECOND BUILDING.

I DID WANNA MENTION THAT, UM, IN THE PUBLIC HEARING, UH, NOTICE THAT MR. WINFREY READ THERE WAS REFERENCE TO BOAT AND RECREATIONAL USES.

THAT WAS A PART OF A PREVIOUS APPROVAL.

AND SO THAT'S BEEN, UM, THAT'S NO LONGER ALLOWED WITH, WITH THESE CONDITIONS AS WELL.

BUT ESSENTIALLY, UH, THE CONCEPTUAL PLAN UNDER NUMBER THREE WAS ADDED AS WELL AS THE EXPIRATION DATE HAS BEEN CHANGED TO MARCH, 2023.

UM, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

I DO ALSO HAVE THE FULL SET OF, OF CONDITIONS IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE CONDITIONS, THE APPLICANT IS ALSO HERE IF YOU WANT TO, UH, HEAR FROM THEM AS WELL.

THANK YOU, MS. SHERRY.

OF COURSE.

DOES THE BOARD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? JUST, JUST REAL QUICK FOR UNDERSTANDING MM-HMM .

SO WE'RE NOT CONSIDERING THE ADDITIONAL USES OF THE BOAT STORAGE? NO, THAT, SO, UM, THE WAY WE HAVE, UM, WE'VE ELIMINATED THOSE USES.

SO ESSENTIALLY IT WAS SOMETHING THAT SOMEBODY APPLIED FOR, THEY NEVER ACTUALLY PROCEED.

UH OH.

LIKE WENT THROUGH IT.

UM, THAT NEVER OPENED THE BUSINESS.

AND WHEN, UM, UH, STRICKLAND PURCHASED THE PROPERTY, WHEN THEY WENT THROUGH THE REZONING

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BUT, UM, IN TALKING WITH THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE BEST TO JUST GO AHEAD AND ADD THAT TO THE CASE SO THAT THAT IS SOMETHING THAT NO LONGER IS IN EXISTENCE.

OKAY.

SO WHY BY RIGHT.

CAN'T THEY PUT AN ADDITIONAL BUILDING UP? BECAUSE IN THE ORIGINAL CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT, THEY, UM, HAD A CONCEPTUAL PLAN THAT ONLY SHOWED ONE BUILDING AND, UM, THAT BUILDING, YOU KNOW, THE, THE USES THAT THEY'RE ALLOWED WITH THE WELDING COULD OCCUR, BUT THE EXTRA BUILDING COULD NOT.

OKAY.

ALRIGHT.

THANK YOU.

MM-HMM .

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? OKAY.

I'LL, UH, NOW OPEN THE, UH, FLOOR, THE APPLICANT.

OH, DO WOULD THE APPLICANT LIKE TO COME FORWARD? UH, NO.

I'LL GO AHEAD AND NOT THE ADD.

I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT Y'ALL HAVE.

THANK YOU, SIR.

UHHUH.

ALL RIGHT.

UH, WOULD, UH, ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC LIKE TO COME FORWARD AND SAY ANYTHING? MR. CHAIRMAN, HONORABLE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, HONORABLE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR, MADAM COUNSEL, MADAM SECRETARY, UH, MY NAME IS BEN SLOAN.

I RESIDE AT 2 0 5 2 MAINES ROAD, MAINES, VIRGINIA.

I SERVE AT THE, UM, UH, UNDER THE PRIVILEGE OF THE BOARD ON THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY AND, UH, AS CHAIRMAN OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY.

BY THE PRIVILEGE OF THE MEMBERS OF THAT ON, UH, LAST YEAR IN 2024, YOU MIGHT REMEMBER THE FACT THAT YOU GRANTED $50,000 TO THE EDA FOR SUPPORT OF INCENTIVES TO BUSINESSES WITHIN THE COUNTY.

UH, AT THE FEBRUARY 25TH MEETING, WE ALSO, FROM THE EDA THROUGH OUR MONIES THAT ARE DERIVED NOT FROM TAXPAYERS EXCEPT FOR THE OTHER MONIES THAT YOU HAVE ALLOCATED TO US, WE, UH, GRANTED $10,000 OUR GENERAL FUND, TO MAKE IT A TOTAL OF $60,000.

AT THAT MEETING, WE HAD THREE BUSINESSES COME, ONE OF WHICH WAS DOVER HALL, SEVEN LADIES VINEYARD, THE OTHER WAS OUR TECH SERVICES, LLC, AND THEN ALSO STRICKLAND MANUFACTURING, LLC.

DURING THAT MEETING, WE APPROVED INCENTIVE, UH, REQUESTS FOR ALL THREE OF THOSE IN THE ORDER OF $20,000 A PIECE WITH IN CERTAIN CONDITIONS.

AND THEREFORE, I'LL SUGGEST THAT THE EDA FULLY SUPPORTS THIS CHANGE TO THE CUP.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MR. SLOAN.

IS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK ON THIS? IF NOT, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.

DO WE HAVE A MOTION? HMM.

DO WHAT NOW? OH, SO, OH, OKAY.

WELL, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS.

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I DID ATTEND THE, UH, THE COMMUNITY MEETING.

IT WAS A VERY NICE, CORDIAL TIME AND WE LEARNED A LOT ABOUT, ABOUT THIS GOOD COMPANY.

SO WITH PLEASURE.

I, I MAKE THE MOTION.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.

OKAY.

YOU HAVE A MOTION? A SECOND.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? MR. CHAIR? I, THIS IS A, THIS IS A SIGN OF A COMMERCIAL PARTNER IN OUR COUNTY THAT IS DOING GREAT WORK AND WE WANNA MAKE THE, UH, THEIR PROCESSES OF EXPANSION AS SMOOTH AS POSSIBLE.

SO I JUST CAN'T STRESS ENOUGH HOW, UM, AT LEAST I, AND I THINK THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AGREE THAT THERE, IT DOES GO A LONG WAY WHEN WE SEE GLAND BUSINESSES GROWING, THAT WE ALREADY HAVE A LOT OF FAMILIARITY WITH THAT, HAVE A GOOD TRACK RECORD AND THAT SHOW THEY'RE GREAT CORPORATE CITIZENS.

GREAT.

MR. CHAIRMAN.

I, I WILL SAY DITTOS TO WHAT MR. ERS JUST SAID, BUT ALSO I WANNA RECOGNIZE THAT STRICKLAND WAS JUST RECENTLY RECOGNIZED BY THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE, UH, FOR THEIR EFFORTS AS, UH, A BUSINESS MEMBER OF THIS COMMUNITY.

AND SO, UH, I'M SUPER ENTHUSED ABOUT SEEING THEM, UH, CONTINUE TO OPERATE AND EXPAND.

SO THANK YOU FOR BEING PART OF OUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY AND, UH, LET'S HOPE THE VOTE GOES THE WAY I THINK IT WILL.

AND ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD, WE WISH YOU CONTINUED SUCCESS.

AFTER YOU TAKE A VOTE, VOTE, LET'S TAKE A VOTE.

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ALRIGHT, MR. AU.

ABSOLUTELY.

ABSOLUTELY.

YES.

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MR. YES, MR. LYLE? YAY.

MR. CHRISTIE? YES.

AND MR. WI? YES.

OUR SECOND PUBLIC, EXCUSE ME.

OUR SECOND PUBLIC HEARING IS FOR DISTRICT FOUR CU

[2. District 4 - CU-2024-00023 Application by Rodney Harrison requesting to renew conditional use permit (CUP) case CU-1988-00001 for retail use on 19.10 acres at 270, 278, 280, and 288 Broad Street Road on Tax Map Nos. 47-1-0-12-0, 47-1-0-12-A, and 47-1-0-12-B. The properties are zoned Agricultural, Limited (A-2). The CUP is required by County Zoning Ordinance Sec. 15-112. The Comprehensive Plan designates this area as Rural Enhancement Area.]

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ONE FOR RETAIL USE ON 19.1 ACRES AT 2 72 78 AND TWO 80 AND 2 88 BROAD STREET ROAD ON TAX MAP NUMBER 47 1 0 12 0 47 1 0 12 A AND 47 1 0 12 B MS. JAMIE SHERRY WILL PRESENT.

THANK YOU MR. CHAIRMAN.

OUR NEXT PUBLIC HEARING IS A REQUEST FOR A RENEWAL OF AN EXISTING CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT IN DISTRICT FOUR BY RODNEY HARRISON TO ALLOW THE CONTINUATION OF A RETAIL BUSINESS AT TWO 80 BROAD STREET ROAD.

THE VICINITY MAP SHOWS THE LOCATION OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY WITHIN THE RED CIRCLE AND THE AERIAL PHOTO SHOWS THE PARCEL, UM, OUTLINED, THE PARCELS OUTLINED IN RED.

THE ZONING MAP SHOWS THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AND THE SURROUNDING PROPERTIES ZONED AGRICULTURAL GENERAL, AND THE COMPREHENSIVE MAP DESIGNATES THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AND ADJACENT PROPERTIES AS RURAL ENHANCEMENT AREA ACROSS THE STREET.

THE BROWN THAT SAYS SEMI PUBLIC, THAT IS A CHURCH AND THEN TO THE EAST IS SYCAMORE, UM, CREEK SUBDIVISION AS WELL AS PART OF THE, UM, THE GOLF COURSE.

THE ORIGINAL CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT WAS APPROVED IN 1988 FOR THE DISPLAY AND SALE OF UTILITY TRAILERS, UTILITY SHEDS, CAMPING, TRA, UH, CAMPING AND TRAVEL TRAILERS.

THE CEP WAS AMENDED IN 1989.

UH, IT WAS RENEWED IN 1999 FOR 10 YEARS, AND RENEWED MOST RECENTLY IN 2009 FOR 15 YEARS.

UH, PLAN OF DEVELOPMENT THAT'S ON THE SCREEN WAS APPROVED IN 2008, AND THEN REVISED IN 2009.

UM, THAT IS EXHIBIT A AND IS PART OF THIS APPLICATION WITH THE IMPOSED CONDITIONS.

THIS USE IS COMPLIANT, IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

THERE WAS A COMMUNITY MEETING HELD BACK IN NOVEMBER, 2024.

NO ONE FROM THE PUBLIC ATTENDED AT THE PLAN.

AT THE, AT THE FEBRUARY 27TH, 2025, UH, PLANNING, COMMISSION MEETING, THEY RECOMMENDED APPROVAL WITH A FIVE ZERO VOTE.

NO ONE SPOKE AT THE PUBLIC HEARING.

THE APPLICANT IS NOT PROPOSING ANY CHANGES TO HIS BUSINESS OPERATIONS.

THE CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN UPDATED TO REFLECT TODAY'S, UH, STANDARD CONDITIONS, BUT THE ONLY SUBSTANTIVE CHANGE FROM THE PREVIOUS APPROVAL IS THE EXPIRATION DATE.

SO IF APPROVED THIS EXPIRATION DATE WILL BE DUE, UM, IT WILL EXPIRE.

THIS UP WILL EXPIRE IN 15 YEARS.

THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.

I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTION.

UM, MR. AND MRS. HARRISON ARE HERE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THEM.

QUESTIONS, ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? WOULD THE OWNER LIKE TO SPEAK? I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING EXTRA TO SAY, BUT I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY.

THANK.

ALL RIGHT.

UH, I'LL NOW OPEN THE SESSION FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.

IS THERE ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK? SEEING NONE, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.

UH, DO I HAVE A MOTION, MR. CHAIR? I MOVE THAT THE BOARD GRANT CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT CU 2024 DASH 23, SUBJECT TO THE IMPOSED CONDITIONS AS PRESENTED.

SECOND.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY, DO YOU WANNA DO A ROLL CALL? LET'S DO A ROLL CALL.

UH, MR. CHRISTIE? YES.

MR. AUER? YES.

MR. LYLES? YAY.

MR. WATERS? YES.

AND MR. WINFREY? YES.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU ALL.

OUR THIRD PUBLIC HEARING IS FOR DISTRICTS FOUR AND FIVE, CU 20 24 22,

[3. Districts 4 & 5 - CU-2024-00022 Application by Columbia Gas Transmission LLC requesting to amend conditional use permit (CUP) case CU-1989-00014B to add a new office building on 29.6 acres at 1436 Hermitage Road on Tax Map No. 58-1-0-24-0. The property is zoned Agricultural, Limited (A-2). The CUP is required by County Zoning Ordinance Sec. 15-112. The Comprehensive Plan designates this area as Rural Enhancement Area.]